UST, NU lock in postseason berths

UAAP Season 87 Women's Beach Volleyball Standings

*UST 5-0

*NU 5-0

AdU 2-2

FEU 2-2

Ateneo 2-2

UP 1-3

UE 1-4

DLSU 0-5

*Final Four

SEVEN-PEAT seeking University of Santo Tomas and National University continued their unbeaten run to secure the two Final Four slots in the women's division Friday in the UAAP Season 87 beach volleyball tournament at Sands SM By The Bay.

Alas Pilipinas standouts Sofiah Pagara and Khy Progella bested Adamson University's Shai Nitura and Fei Sagaysay, 21-12, 21-10, and University of the East's Van Bangayan and Krisha Revilla, 21-5, 21-14, as the Tiger Sands rose to 5-0 in the tournament.

Honey Grace Cordero and Kat Epa also gave the Lady Bulldogs a fifth straight victory, defeating UE's Bangayan and Revilla, 21-11, 21-17, and De La Salle's Sophia Sindayen and Ela Raagas, 21-10, 21-8, in the process.

The Lady Falcons, who prior to yesterday was in solo third, absorbed their second loss in four matches.

Far Eastern University and Ateneo posted important wins to bolster their bids for the two remaining Final Four berths to tie Adamson in third spot at 2-2.

The Lady Tamaraws' Lovely Lopez and Melody Pons swept the Lady Spikers' Sindayen and Raagas, 21-12, 21-17, while the Blue Eagles' Liz Lomocso and Grydelle Matibag bucked a second set loss to beat University of the Philippines' Euri Eslapor and Julia de Leon, 21-12, 16-21, 15-11.

The Fighting Maroons and the Lady Warriors dropped to 1-3 and 1-4, respectively. De La Salle, meanwhile, stumbled to 0-5.

Action resumes Saturday with UST and NU facing De La Salle and Ateneo, respectively, before their Finals rematch on Sunday.