FEU, La Salle ahead in UAAP table tennis

Far Eastern University and La Salle are leading the men's and women's divisions of the 74th UAAP table tennis after the first round over the weekend at the Blue Eagle Gym. The Tamaraws, the 2009 champions, completed a seven-game sweep with a 3-1 victory over University of the Philippines. La Salle managed to stay in second place after the Green Archers capped their weekend with a 6-1 victory over defending men's champion University of Santo Tomas (UST). University of the East (UE) placed third with a 5-2 card, capped by a 3-1 win over National University (NU). UST, UP, Ateneo, NU and Adamson University complete the rankings in the men's division. In women's action, La Salle also completed a first-round sweep after a 3-2 win over Ateneo. UP also scored a 3-2 triumph over UST to take second place with a 5-1 card followed by reigning titlist FEU's 4-2 slate after a 3-0 blanking of NU. UST, Ateneo, NU and Adamson rounded out the standings in the women's first round. The second round will be played on October 1 and 2 also at the Blue Eagle Gym. — JVP, GMA News