Cignal HD reaches Superliga quarters

The unheralded tandem of Wensh Tiu and April Ross Hingpit of Cignal HD Spikers B downed its fancied foes to advance to the quarterfinals of the PLDT Home Ultera-Philippine Superliga (PSL) Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup 2015 presented by Smart Live More late Saturday at the Sands By the Bay in SM Mall of Asia.

Tiu and Hingpit played with grace under pressure in pulling the rug from under Charo Soriano and Gretchen Ho of Petron XCS, 21-16, 21-13, before storming back to the sand to frustrate Tripoli Aurora and Rochet Dela Paz of Accel Quantum Plus B-Perpetual Molino, 21-12, 21-12, on opening day of this tournament aired over TV5 with Accel as official outfitter, Sands By the Bay as venue partner and Maynilad as official water provider.

Also emerging victorious were Fiola Ceballos and Patty Orendain of Foton Tornadoes, who clobbered Cindy Benitez and Florence May Madulid of Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco), 21-9, 21-18; Rossan Fajardo and Aileen Abuel of Philips Gold, who dominated Kim Ygay and Evangeline Pastor of Accel Quantum Plus A-Perpetual Molino, 21-12, 21-16; and Jusabelle Brillo and Jem Guttierez of Meralco, who crushed Beneco, 21-11, 21-12.

In the men’s division, the Cebuano pair of Jade Becaldo and Hachaliah Gilbuena of SM By the Bay A made its presence felt as it smothered Ian Conde and Karl Dela Calzada of Instituto Estetico Manila, 21-17, 21-13.