Tiger Sands zoom to hot start

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UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas’ Sofiah Pagara and Khy Progella saw their bid for a seven-peat and 10th women’s crown overall is off to a smashing start in the UAAP Season 87 collegiate beach volleyball tournament at the Sands SM By The Bay on Friday.

Progella’s collegiate debut was triumphant as the two-time UAAP high school girls beach volleyball champion joined forces with Pagara in beating Far Eastern University’s Lovely Lopez and Melody Pons 21-16, 21-14 and Ateneo’s Liz Lomocso and Grydelle Matibag 21-17, 21-13.

Pagara, last season’s top rookie, Progella has a vast experience, as the Alas Pilipinas pair was fresh from a stint in the recently-concluded Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championship in Santa Rosa, Laguna.

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National University’s Honey Grace Cordero and debuting Kat Epa also recorded two wins to start the season on a high note.

Cordero and Epa made quick work of University of the Philippines’ Euri Eslapor and Julia De Leon 21-16, 21-14, before returning in the afternoon session with a 21-17, 21-18 conquest of Adamson University rookies Shai Nitura and Fei Sagaysay.

Progella took over the spot from last year’s MVP Gen Eslapor, who has already graduated.

The Tiger Sands-Blue Eagles match saw the first meeting between former high school teammates Progella and Matibag, who teamed up in UST’s first-ever girls beach volleyball championship last year.

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