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Monday, February 17, 2025

Altas, Lady Knights seek beach volley 3-peat

THE Perpetual Help Altas men’s sand spikers shoot for a grand-slam when the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Season 100 beach volleyball tournament begins on February 4 at the Sand Courts of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

Klint Mateo will fill up the spot vacated by last season’s Most Valuable Player Louie Ramirez and team up with Jefferson Marapoc and Dexter Arrozado in an attempt to defend the crown for the club’s third consecutive title.

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Meanwhile, Letran’s Lara Mae Silva, Gia and Jogi Maquilang also aim for a third straight title, while the Sandy Rieta-coached Junior Altas try to regain the title the Emilio Aguinaldo College (EAC) Brigadiers won in Season 99.

Perpetual won the men’s title after defeating Mapua University in the finals, 21-19, 21-13, last season.

The duo of Ramirez and Marapoc, with Mateo, struggled early in the match before eventually finding their groove en route to their second straight title.

Ramirez was named the Most Valuable Player while De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde’s James Harold Marasigan was Rookie of the Year.

Perpetual finished with a 7-2 card at the end of the elimination round, along with Mapua and Arellano University.

JRU clinched the bronze medal as it swept Arellano University in the battle for third, 21-11, 21-9.

The Letran women’s team swept the elims of the women’s division as it took down rival San Beda University in the finals, 21-16, 21-16.

Silva, together with Gia and Jogi Maquilang, did not drop a single set en route to the title. Gia Maquilang won all the individual awards, bagging the Freshman of the Year and Rookie-MVP plums.

EAC finished third after beating Perpetual, 21-16, 16-21, 15-10, in the battle for bronze.

The Altalettes will parade Nathan Ciriaco, JM Regorosa and Kirby Alecida in their effort to secure a fourth overall beach volleyball title. The team last won in Season 94, with a team composed of Noel Kampton, Hero Austria and Louis Gamban.

The teams from Las Piñas are now in intensive training at the Villa Buenaflor Beach Resort in Tanza, Cavite in preparation for the NCAA.

Meanwhile, the EAC Brigadiers reclaimed the juniors’ title after taking down Lyceum of the Philippines University in the finals, 21-17, 16-21, 15-10.

Letran claimed the bronze medal with a win against Perpetual, 21-19, 21-10.

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