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PHL teams enter Last 8 of Asian University beach volleyball tilt


Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) and University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF) finished third in their respective groups after the elimination round phase of the 1st Asian University Beach Volleyball Championship in Laizhou City in Shandong province, China. Ateneo's Alyssa Valdez and Bea Tan, representing Philippines Team-1, won two straight games after losing back-to-back to finish with a 2-2 card after the preliminaries. Valdez and Tan downed Nepal, 22-20, 21-11, and Mongolia Team-2, 22-20, 21-14 for a 2-2 record in Group B. Their two losses were against Thailand, 21-13, 21-7, and host China's Team-1, 21-12, 21-9. The Ateneo duo will face China Team-2 in the quarterfinals while Erika Camille Verano and Apple Eve Saraum, PHL Team-2, will have Mongolia Team-2 as their Last 8 opponent. USPF's Verano and Saraum also finished with a 2-2 mark in Group A. They defeated Mongolia-1, 21-17, 20-22, 15-8, and China-2, 21-18, 21-17, but lost to China-3, 21, 21-17, and Hong Kong, 18-21, 21-17, 15-10. - JVP, GMA News

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