THAIS AIM TO REACH PEAK AT LPGT SUMMIT

Premier Volleyball League Season 2 Reinforced Conference at the Filoil Flying V Center in San Juan.

Import Arielle Love and former MVP Myla Pablo combined for 34 of the Lady Warriors’ 57 spikes as against the Angels’ 49 as the defending champions banked on their power and blocking, 11-7, to cushion the impact of their sloppy service reception that yielded six aces for the Angels.

for the Lady Warriors, who also drew 15 markers from Madeline Palmer and matched the BaliPure Water Defenders and BanKo Perlas Spikers’ reversals over their respective elimination round tormentors.

BaliPure turned back Iriga-Navy, 25-17, 18-25, 20-25, 26-24, 18-16, while BanKo- Perlas dominated Tacloban, 25-22, 25-20, 25-18, as the three gained the head-start in the single round quarters where

Creamline and PayMaya in the Final

22 points while fellow import Anastasia Trach added 16 hits but the locals failed to come up big with Alyssa Layug scoring seven and Cherry Nunag adding six markers for the Angels.

Pocari, meanwhile, guns for the solo lead as action resumes tomorrow (Wednesday) with the Lady Warriors taking on the Lady Oragons in the 6:30 p.m. main game. PetroGazz and Tacloban try to get back into the think of things as they tangle at 4 p.m. A 21-PLAYER strong Thai contingent, led by leg winners Yupaporn Kawinpakorn, Supakchaya Pattaranakrueang and Onkanok Soisuwan, sets out for another crack at the Ladies Philippine Golf Tour crown when The Women’s Cham Wednesday at the Summit Point Golf Club in Lipa City, Batangas.

Kawinpakorn beat Chihiro Ikeda by three at Beverly Place in Pampanga last January; Pattaranakrueang edged Cyna Rodriguez in sudden death at Luisita last April; and Soisuwan romped off with a seven-stroke victory over amateur Mikha Fortuna and fellow Thai Tiranan Yoopan last month as the Thais, including Pavarisa Yoktuan’s win at Splendido last February, took four of Intuon Detkhum, Jaruporn P Na Ayuttaya, Kanokwan Yospark, Mookharin Ladgratok, Pannapa Polnamin, Pattraporn Kratururk, Pimpadsorn Chaiyapan, Saraporn Chamchoi, Trichat Cheenglab and Yoopan.

But focus will be on Kawinpakorn, who will be coming into - dence following a victory in the China LPGA Zhuhai Heritage in Guangdong over the weekend are Japanese Ayaka Morimitsu and Natsuki Kishikawa, Korean Choeun Bang and Lisa Kang of the US.

Spicing up the event is the participation of a slew of top amateurs, including Kelly Marutani of Japan, Korean Hyun Ji Rho, Kim Hui Won, Kwon Tae Won and Jang Yunji, Sharon Park of Canada and locals Kristine Torralba, Diana Araneta, Mafy Singson and Laia Barro of The Country Club, and LK Go.

The event also serves as a prelude to two Taiwan LPGA-sanctioned events on July 18-20 at Manila Southwoods and on July 25-27 at Tagaytay Midlands Golf

and Country Club.