THE UST Lady Paddlers advanced to the semifinals of the UAAP Season 89 women’s doubles table tennis tournament on Friday, Nov. 13, at the Gameville Central Park.
Team captain Janna Mae Paculba and Alliah Encarnacion executed 3-0 sweeps against the UE Lady Warriors Jherccy Valenzuela and Daisy Calo (11-5, 11-9, 11-8) and the UP Women’s Table Tennis Varsity Team Bethel Sadora and Faye Obaña (11-5, 11-8, 11-9).
Trexiemay Alarcon and Kaye Encarnacion fought in the other bracket and toppled Adamson’s Trisha Mae Ramoneda and Wayne Cutab (11-8, 11-5, 11-5) and Lasalle’s Leslie Faye Dizon and Kaira Agreda (11-5, 12-10, 11-8).
The duo of Alarcon and Encarnacion, however, fell to the reigning champions of the team event, the FEU Lady Tamaraw, 5-11, 11-9, 6-11, 8-11.
Alarcon and Encarnacion made a dominant 3-0 comeback after the tough elimination loss in the quarterfinals, 11-5, 11-5, 11-6, against the Blue Eagle duo of Jelaine Monteclaro and Andrea Deondo.
Paculba and Kaye Encarnacion were denied by Anna Sophia Fabregar and Aubrey Lyn Faye Solis after an intense contest of 11-5, 7-11, 12-14, 6-11, handing Ateneo the 3-1 victory.
Both of the doubles pairs will face the Ateneo Women’s Table Tennis Team in the semis, on Nov. 15, Sunday, at the same venue. F
