Rondina, Pons rule Beach Volley Open

SISI RONDINA and Bernadeth Pons ruled the 2019 Rebisco Beach Volleyball International Open with a masterful 21- 10, 21- 16 win over Dij Rodriguez and Dzi Gervacio in an allPhilippines final before an appreciative crowd at the Sands SM By The Bay Sunday night.

Undefeated in six matches, Rondina and Pons got the needed confidence booster being the country’s best medal bets in the women’s division in the 30th Southeast Asian Games to be held in Subic later this month.

“Napakahirapnamakipagbakbakan international

Ladies Invitational which featured teams, lalo na’t matatangkad, mas experienced at mas beteranong mga player,” said Rondina, a four- time UAAP champion for University of Santo Tomas.

“What we did is makakuha kaming experience. Makaranas kaming preparation for the SEA Games, okaynakamidoon.

- expect na aabotkamisa Finals. Thankful kami,” she added.

Rodriguez and Gervacio, the Philippines’ second team in the biennial meet, gave their fancied

Juvic Pagunsan had earlier clinched the PGT OOM diadem by posting a couple of records, vying

and winning four in consecutive fashions. But the region’s former No. 1 missed the awards rites as he was in his base in Japan priming up for the rich Dunlop tremendous composure to prevail in the championship match.

Efraim Dimaculangan and Rancel Varga, reunited for this tournament, scored a 21- 12, 21- 18 win over KR Guzman and Jaron Requinton to annex the men’s crown of the tournament presented by Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas Inc., in cooperation with Beach Volleyball Republic.

“Thankful and blessed Unexpected

said Varga, one of the country’s rising stars in the sand court. “Siguropo, lucky charm itong year naito .”