Fan favorite Gonzales-Carro at Bello twins, matibay sa BPT Challenge

ni MC @Sports News | Dec. 1, 2024

Photo: Ang fan favorites na sina Sofia Gonzalez at Maria Belen-Carro ng Spain.

Makapigil-hiningang laban ang nalampasan ng fan favorite na sina Sofía González at María Belén Carro ng Spain laban kina Piper Ferch at Madison Shields ng US, 21-18, 14-21, 20-18 nitong Sabado sa Round of 12 sa Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Challenge Nuvali Santa Rosa City.

Ang world No. 66 na mula sa kampeonato sa Copa de La Reina Madrid, nangunguna ang Spaniards sa bakbakan sa Nuvali Sand Courts kung saan nagtala si Gonzalez ng 24 attack points at si Carro ay may 11 kontra Shields’ 24 at Ferchs’ 11.

Isang magarang laro ang ipinakita nina Gonzalez at Carro laban kina world No. 84 Malgorzata Ciezkowska at Urszula Lunio ng Poland na tumalo kina Hailey Harward at Kylie DeBerg ng US, 21-14, 21-15.

Napanatili pa rin ng top-rated men’s pair nina Javier at Joaquin Bello ang kanilang tikas at nagpatuloy na maging paborito ng fans lalo na nang idispatsa ng English twins ang Dutch rising stars na sina Leon Luini at Ruben Penninga, 21-18, 21-19, sa torneo na inorganisa ni Philippine National Volleyball Federation head Ramon “Tats” Suzara, na pangulo rin ng Asian Volleyball Confederation and Executive Vice President of the world governing body Federation Internationale de Volleyball.

Kumamada si Javier ng 26 attack points habang si Joaquin ay umiskor ng 4 at five blocks.

“Whenever you’re the No. 1 seed in any international tournament and to have a target on your back is sometimes difficult but for us we think of the same way every tournament,” ani Joaquin.

“Regardless of what seed we are or what the expectation is if we go game by game, point by point, stay together united and just fight point by point, that’s what we do,” dagdag niya.

Ginapi muna nina Germany Sagstetter brothers Jonas at Benedikt ang Alas Pilipinas pair nina James Buytrago at Rancel Varga bago isinunod na biniktima sina No. 44 Vinicius at Heitor ng Brazil, 21-13, 21-18. Unang tinalo nina Ferch at Shields sia Aleksandra Wachowicz at Julia Radelczuk, 21-16, 17-21, 15-13.