Tanduay beach volley tourney lures 30 teams

MANILA, Philippines - The new season of the Tanduay Beach Volleyball Challenge kicks off this Sunday with a big field clashing for top honors at the twin sand courts of the Cantada Sports Center in Bagumbayan, Taguig City. 

The Marleen Cortel-Amanda Villanueva and Air Force’s Joy Cases-JosemerTapic tandems head the early roster of teams seeing action in the Open competition featuring the men’s and women’s categories. 

The organizers are expecting 30 teams in both divisions of the tournament, which serves as part of the Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF) efforts to provide a year-round program for volleyball, both for beach and indoor in its grassroots development program.

Cash prizes and dinner gift certificates at Century Park Hotel will be up for grabs with all participants, officials and guests provided with complimentary meals and drinks.  The event, organized by Boy, Tonnette and Gerard Cantada, is sponsored by Tanduay through its president Lucio “Bong” Tan Jr. and Century Park Hotel.