Tag: October 1

THE UST Male Shuttlers retained their crown for the second straight season, outsmashing strong contender Ateneo de Manila University, 3-2, last September 26 at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall.

The team’s bid to keep the title began in defeat as team captain Salvador Kapunan bowed down to Ateneo’s Antonio Gadi, 9-21, 14-21, in the first singles match.

But national player RJ Ormilla put UST in the win column as he handed Patrick Natividad a 21-18, 21-15 loss to even the score at 1-1.

The Shuttlers came within a win away from another title after Ariel Magnaye and Benjude Cajefe subdued Ateneo’s Paolo Sunga and Justin Natividad, 21-18, 21-16.

IT ALL boiled down to experience as the UST Tigresses tumbled against defending champions Adamson University Lady Falcons, 79-92, in the Final Four of the UAAP women’s basketball hostilities at the San Juan Arena last September 18.

The Lady Falcons propelled a staggering 10-point lead in the opening quarter alone, 27-17, and sustained the momentum down the stretch to clinch a Finals seat, sending the undersized Tigresses to a respectable third place.