California Precision Sports (CPS) cruised past Santa Rosa City (SRC), 25-10, 25-19, for another straight-set victory and the early lead in girls’ Pool C on Day 2 Saturday of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) Under-18 Championships at the Rizal Memorial Sports Coliseum.
Chemistry was the key to CPS’s second consecutive victory in the tournament revived by the PNVF through its president Ramon “Tats” Suzara and supported by the Philippine Olympic Committee and Philippine Sports Commission.
Team captain and setter Kizzie Madriaga willed the Antipolo City-based CPS most of the way with precision plays that set her teammates up for the win.
Also on Saturday, Bethel Academy defeated Ateneo, 25-14, 25-11, in a girls’ Pool D match in the tournament where, according to competition director Oliver Mora, most of the players from the 20 girls and 16 boys team are experiencing playing on FIVB-standard and world-class Gerflor floor, Senoh nets and Mikasa balls.
In Friday’s matches, Volida Volleyball Club defeated Hiraya, 25-22, 25-14, in girls’ Pool D and Justice CM Palma High School rallied past Team Makati, 23-25, 25-13, 25-22, in boys’ Pool A.
In other boys’ results Friday, Nagcarlan Laguna survived Queen Anne School (Quezon City), 25-19, 18-25, 26-24, in Pool D and MNHS-Antipolo City beat Philippine Christian University, 25-16, 25-12, in Pool B.
