Ateneo whips La Salle shuttlers; faces NU in UAAP finals

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 08:55:50 +0000

National University and Ateneo bested their respective opponents Wednesday and forge a title showdown in the UAAP men’s badminton tournament at the Centro Atletico Badminton Center.

The Bulldogs, the reigning five-time champions, survived some scary moments before eking out a 3-2 win over the stubborn UP Maroons.

Ateneo’s Keoni Asuncion and Arthur Salvado rejoice after nailing a crucial point in their match against La Salle.

Thirdy Bacalso kept the undefeated streak of the Bulldogs to 50 straight ties as he dominated Michael Clemente in the deciding singles match, 21-16, 21-10.
NU needed to complete the comeback in the second doubles match as UP super senior Vinci Manuel and rookie Jason Vanzuela threatened to clinch the tie. Solomon Padiz Jr. and Keeyan Gabuelo had other plans, taking a three-set win, 21-16, 15-21, 21-17.
UP captain JM Bernardo steered his squad to a 2-1 lead after beating Keeyan Gabuelo in the first singles match, 13-21, 22-20, 21-16, before teaming up with Harvey Tungul in outlasting James Villarante and Julius Villabrille, 21-17, 13-21, 21-10.
Earlier, Padiz Jr. stopped Kyle Legaspi in the second singles r
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