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Alas pairs drop opening assignments
Four Alas Pilipinas pairs are in must-win situations after dropping their initial main draw matches in the Volleyball World 2025 Beach Pro Tour Challenge in Nuvali, Santa Rosa, Laguna.
James Buytrago and Ran Abdilla lost to the Australian duo D'Artagnan Potts and Jack Pearse, 21-14, 21-18.
Kly Orillaneda and Gen Eslapor were defeated by Finland's Anniina Parkkinin and Vilhelmiina Prihti, 11-21, 15-21.
Sonny Villapando and Dij Rodriguez bowed to New Zealand's Shaunna Polley and Olivia MacDonald, 19-21, 14-21.
The celebrated pair of Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons yielded to the world-ranked Brazilian duo Thainara Mylena Feitosa de Oliveira and Talita Simonetti, 17-21, 16-21.
Despite the setbacks, Rondina expressed gratitude for the learning experience, stating the team is not yet eliminated and needs to win their upcoming matches and potentially tiebreaks to advance.
The men's pairs Ronniel Rosales and Rancel Varga, and Edwin Tolentino and Larry John Francisco, had begun their campaign on Wednesday.
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