MANILA – Ilongga Roma Joy Doromal and Gen Eslapor capped a dominant run in the BVR Recharged with a 21-15, 21-8 victory over Negrense Bea Tan and Dzi Gervacio of Petro Gazz in the championship game held over the weekend at San Juan, Batangas.
Eslapor, a silver medalist in the 2022 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Futures in Subic and a two-time UAAP champion, was fluid on her attacking game, while Doromal unleashed sharp serves to prevail in the 28-minute contest.
On their way to the finals, Eslapor and Doromal made short work of Grace Pharmacy 2’s Cherilyn Sindayen and Raprap Aguilar, 21-13, 21-8, while Tan and Gervacio topped Negrense Bianca Lizares and Jannine Navarro of Delimondo, 21-11, 21-19.
The silver medal finish has turned out to be a good comeback for the Tan-Gervacio pair, who maintained their tried and tested chemistry that resulted in numerous success in the past.
Tan and Gervacio, two of the founders of the BVR tournament, last played as partners in the sandcourt in 2018 where they won the BVR On Tour December Open at the Sands SM By The Bay.
Lizares, meanwhile, bucked cramps to help her former college teammate Navarro in subduing Sindayen and Aguilar, 24-22, 21-19, to secure the bronze medal in the women’s division.
UST 1’s Dominique Gabito and Alchie Gupiteo, on the other hand, defeated AMC Cotabato 1’s Krung Arbasto and Rancel Varga, 21-15, 21-17, to rule the men’s division via five-match sweep.
Seasoned campaigners AJ Pareja and Henry Pecaña completed the men’s podium finishers following a 21-17, 21-17 conquest of AMC Cotabato 2’s Pemie Bagalay and Julius Sioson.
Gabito and Gupiteo, who also went perfect in five matches, tripped Pareja and Pecaña, 21-15, 21-15, in the men’s semis, while Arbasto and Varga beat Bagalay and Sioson, 21-12, 21-10, in an all-AMC Cotabato pairing.
Completing the women cast are Ateneo’s Pia Ildefonso and Jana Cane, Grace Pharmacy 1’s Yumi Furukawa and Negrense Melody Pons, UST’s Khylem Progella and Grydelle Matibag, and Gozos’ Derie Virtusio and Criselda Rondina.
The men’s division was also participated by DF Bulacan Star’s Evan John Michael Cruz and Alecson Hernandez, UST 2’s Kenneth Salvador and Ron Poja, Ateneo’s Anjo Almadro and Onyl Canson and FEU’s Judi Garriedo and Vincent Nadera./PN
