Bulldogs beat Maroons, near five-peat
at the start of the ICTSI Camp John Hay Ladies Championship in Baguio City. Atcharerk appeared headed to seizing control of the compact field aft e r reboundi n g from a
36 card at the front with three birdies but dumped her tee shot into the greenside bunker on the par-3 18th of the John Hay layout and three-putted for 5.
That kept Princess Superal and amateur Mariel Tee, Thais the UAAP Season 81 badminton tournament.
The Fighting Maroons
Bulldogs a tough battle in the rematch of last year’s
step with the 18-year-old Atcharerk, who launched her pro career
at the ICTSI Champion Tour Midlands last July.
“I just want to play my game. Not expecting anything big,” said Atcharerk, who also dropped two strokes on No. 4 and made a bogey on No. 7 against two birdies at the front before rattling off birdies on Nos. 11, 12 and 5 to take charge.
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group composed of Atcharerk and Superal, also holed out with a bogey for a 35-34 card while Superal,
all parred the tricky closing hole, start to a Ladies Philippine Golf
The six stood just a stroke ahead of Cyna Rodriguez and Thai Onkanok Soisuwan with the former, winner here in 2014, ral-
latter missing joining the packed Finals before yielding the opener.
JM Bernardo fashioned a 21-16, 21-14 conquest of Ros Lee Pedrosa in the opening singles to put UP
- nuluan scoring a 21-15, 21-8 win
After the Bulldogs took the and Alem Palmares’ 21- 11, 21-
doubles, the Maroons sent the tie to a decider, as Bernardo and Vinci and Pedrosa, 21-17, 21-19, in the second doubles.
Morada, the reigning MVP,
Michael Clemente in the deciding singles to seal the deal for NU, which extended its winning run to 42 ties.
The Bulldogs, seeking their
years, go for the jugular on Friday at 8 a.m. at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall.