Tag: 2007

UST LADY Jin Esther Marie Singson is back in the national training pool early March after her two-year ban from joining international competitions due to alleged doping to win a South East Asian (SEA) Games gold.

“It feels great that the ban has finally ended,” Singson, the 2005 UAAP MVP, told the Varsitarian. “It is very heartwarming and I feel motivated to train harder.”

SHE WAS the tournament “dwarf” who feasted on giants.

Despite chocking in the homestretch, Thomasian poolshark Rubilen Amit proved naysayers wrong as she barged into the final round and captured the silver medal in the 2007 Amway World Pool Association (WPA) Women’s World 9-Ball Championship last April 8 in Taiwan at the expense of highly-rated opponents.

A 26-YEAR-OLD woman who allegedly stole around P152,000 worth of items from six UST Lady Spikers was caught by the UST security force last April 16.

The suspect, Annabela Peral Lising, almost got away with the players’ six cellular phones worth P150,000 collectively and a wallet containing P1800 after hiding them all inside her underwear, a report from the UST Safety and Security Services (UST-SSS) said.

UST’S COLLEGIATE sports supremacy has been reaffirmed as the mighty Tigers registered sensational performances all year long to devour the opposition of all sorts and empower the University to its ninth straight UAAP overall crown.

Fabled UAAP Mythical Five member Jervy Cruz, UAAP Finals MVP Jojo Duncil, UAAP Sixth Man Dylan Ababou, and UAAP Coach of the Year Pido Jarencio highlighted UST athletes’ conquest of UAAP titles after leading the Tigers to a Cinderella finish to bring the men’s basketball diadem back to España after 10 years.

SUSPENDED for a year for alleged game-fixing during last year’s Tanauan Open and 2nd Prospero Pichay Cup, UST Lady Woodpushers head coach and International Master (IM) Ronald Dableo has appealed for a reinvestigation of his case from the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP).

REIGNING UAAP champions UST Tennisters’ tentative on-ball defense faltered against the powerful hits of the Kobe Gakuin University of Japan in an exhibition game held last March 3 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium Tennis Court.

“Our opponents are very precise with their strokes and we are hoping to achieve that skill, now that we already played with them,” UST ace Wilbur Orillano said.

Orillano lost in singles action to Taira Masaya, who practically led the entire game, 4-6, 2-6.

KNOWN for their resiliency under pressure, the UST Golden Sox chose to stick with their fighting image at crunchtime.

And the trick paid off as the Golden Sox overcame a rough start and the spirited challenge of darkhorse Adamson University to claim its second UAAP baseball title in three years via an emphatic 2-0 finals sweep last March 4 at the Rizal Memorial Ballpark.

LACK OF composure may be the story behind the UAAP Champions UST Tigresses’ so-so start in the ongoing Home and Away Invitational League (HAIL). They ended the eliminations with a 9-2 win-loss slate, good for only third place behind Season 69 bridesmaids Far Eastern University (FEU) Lady Tamaraws and De La Salle University Lady Archers.

UST ended the first round on a positve note with a thrilling 59-55 win over the College of St. Benilde Lady Blazers last Feb. 18 at the CSB Gym.

YEARNING for redemption against their perennial tormentor, the UST Golden Sox turned to ace pitcher Jon-Jon Robles.

And the explosive southpaw hurler responded superbly, casting a no-hit, no-run spell over defending champion University of the Philippines (UP) in the first four innings of their 16-5 conquest of the Maroons to force a deciding Game 2 in the semifinals of the UAAP baseball tournament last Feb. 22 at the Rizal Memorial Ballpark.

WITH the stigma of a dismal fourth-place finish last year, the UST Male Fencers redeemed themselves this year by finishing second with a 2-1-2 gold-silver-bronze medal tally in the UAAP Fencing tournament last Feb. 11-12 at the Blue Eagle Gym in Quezon City.

“We were able to accomplish this feat because the players are helping each other to become better,” UST epee coach Arman Bernal told the Varsitarian.