The UST Tiger Sands swept the National University Bulldogs in the UAAP Season 84 men’s beach volleyball finals, 28-26, 21-15, to claim their third consecutive title at the SM Sands by the Bay on Sunday.
A quick attack by UST’s Rancel Varga sealed the deal to take home championship number six for the hitters, making them the winningest team in the league for the men’s beach volleyball events.
UST was up 12-9 in the second salvo when they launched four unanswered points to put them up, 16-9.
In a tight first frame, the set point had to be raised to 28 after consecutive kills from both squads.
A crosscourt kill from Varga and an off-the-block hit from Jaron Requinton snapped the deadlock to take a 1-0 lead, 28-26.
It was only during the semifinals when two-time Southeast Asian Games bronze medalist Requinton was activated after being on the bench during the elimination round.
Varga was named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament, a title he has claimed back in Season 82.
The Tiger Spikers secured a finals berth after winning over the De La Salle Green Archers: 21-9, 21-10 on Saturday.
The Tiger Sands’ title is also the University’s third gold medal of the season, with the Poomsae Jins securing the first and the 3×3 Growling Tigers clawing the second.
