PH kiteboarder Tio wins silver in summer YOG
high 21 points on top of 11 rebounds, two steals, two blocks and an assist in 34 minutes of action, helping the Blue Eagles return to the winning track after a 60-63 loss to Far Eastern University in Season 81 University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball tournament at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The victory allowed Ateneo to reclaim the top of the standings with a 6-2 record.
“Well, for me, I’m just doing what I need to do. I’m not really looking after my scoring,” said Ravena, who also wowed the defending champion’s fans late in the game with an explosive two-handed slam.
“I’m just ready for what is needed to be done coming into the game,” he added.
With the Nieto twins injured — Matt with a fractured
2 Ravena had to double his effort against the rampaging Maroons out to rebound from a defeat.
“Coming into this game, we know that we’re both coming off losses. We know that UP would play intense as well because we’re both trying to prove something. You saw that they fought until the end. So, we needed to match their effort.”
assists, two rebounds and a steal in 26 minutes of play. Prior to the game, the former Xavier School stalwart only had a season total of 13 points.
“I tried to do my best during practices to earn the trust of the coaches. But we have a philosophy in our team, which is 'next man up.' When Matt went down, we were hurt because he’s one of our better players and one of our leaders,” said Tio.
“The coaches talked to us point guards. They told us that they really need us to step up,” he added.
Ateneo assistant coach Sandy Arespacochaga was happy to see the Eagles execute their game plan resulting in a repeat of their 87-79 win against UP.
“It’s important for us to come out strong especially in the second round, especially we’re coming off a loss to FEU. But more than just that, we wanted to come into this game and focus on UP. It was just more than the standings for us. We wanted to make sure to come out and play well because UP is going to play well also. We wanted to focus mainly on our intensity, our effort. I think we did a pretty good job,” said Arespacochaga. CHRISTIAN TIO won the first medal for the Philippines in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games on Sunday night ( Manila time) after bagging silver in the boys’ IKA twin tip racing at the Club Náutico San Isidro in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Filipino-Norwegian kiteboarder al-
a day prior.
Tio shared the second place plum with Slovenia’s Toni Vodisek while Dominican Republic’s Deury Corniel won the gold.
The 17-year old Boracay native trained for two months for the competition — four weeks in the Dominican Republic and four weeks in Buenos Aires.
Tio became the lone representative from Asia after securing a berth in a qualifying tournament held in Pranburi, Thailand last March.
The competition was initially scheduled to end last Friday but the lack of strong winds prompted the organizers to postpone several races.