MANILA, Philippines - Central Philippines University bested eight other teams to capture the first PVF Women’s Beach Volleyball National Invitational crown at the Cantada Sports Center’s sand courts in Bagumbayan, Taguig City.
Jovelyn Gonzaga and Fiola Mae Ceballos showed top form and used a variety of shots to topple Tagum City’s Lourdelyn Catubag and Karen Kay Quilario in the finals to annex the crown for CPU.
The Metro Manila team of Angela Benting and Nerissa Bautista and the Pangasinan pair of Jennifer Manzano and Cindy Benitez took the next two spots in the event backed by industrialist/sportsman Lucio “Bong” Tan Jr. and sanctioned by the Philippine Volleyball Federation under the chairmanship of Pedro Mendoza Jr.
The other teams that saw action in the two-day event organized by PVF director Edgardo “Boy” Cantada and sportsman Gerard Cantada were Dela Salle Univeristy-Dasmariñas, Philippine Air Force, University of the East, Rizal Technological University and University of St. La Salle-Bacolod.
The organizers provided complimentary air tickets, provincial land transportation, board and lodging and other assistance to the participants who were billeted at the Cantada Sports Center.
The games, meanwhile, will be telecast nationwide at a later date on Pinoy Extreme on Destiny Cable and worldwide on ABS-CBN Global Limited’s The Filipino Channel.