{"id":42012,"date":"2019-05-24T12:22:22","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T12:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=42012"},"modified":"2019-05-24T12:22:22","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T12:22:22","slug":"rondina-and-pons-step-up-for-philippines-in-boracay-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/rondina-and-pons-step-up-for-philippines-in-boracay-open\/","title":{"rendered":"RONDINA AND PONS STEP UP FOR PHILIPPINES IN BORACAY OPEN"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Boracay, Philippines, May 24, 2019 \u2013 Cherry Ann Rondina and Bernadeth Pons saved the day for the Philippines in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Boracay Open with a straight-set win against Japan, following the losses of their compatriots Maria Beatriz Tan\/Floremel Rodriguez and Jackielyn Estoquia\/Dhannylaine Mae Demontano on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42014\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2-29.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2-29.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2-29-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2-29-768x287.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2-29-1024x383.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/2-29-600x224.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, top seeds Eliza Chong and Lau Ee Shan of Singapore eluded Tan and Rodriguez in a tight three-setter (21-17, 13-21, 14-16) in Pool A and second seeds Brittany Kendall and Stefanie Wieler of Australia beat Estoquia and Demontano in straight sets (21-18, 21-14) in Pool B.<\/p>\n<p>However, Rondina and Pons stepped up and gave the Philippines their first win in the Boracay Open with a straight-set (21-14, 21-8) triumph against the more experienced tandem of Shinako Tanaka and Miyuki Matsumura in Pool D.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really want to win this match and avenge the losses of the other Philippine teams today,\u201d Pons said. \u201cWe are overwhelmed by the support of the crowd and they boosted our morale in this match.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI only had two days to prepare for this tournament but I believe that focusing on winning and thinking of good plays would help complement the great performance of my partner,\u201d Rondina said. \u201cWhen I was already on the court I was able to easily adjust on my game and that made it easier for me to play on deep sand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, two other Japanese teams won their respective pool play matches. Sakurako Fujii and Minori Kumada beat Lithuania\u2019s Karole Virbickaite and Gerda Grudzinkaite 2-0 (21-19, 21-16), while Satono Ishitsubo and Asami Shiba outplayed Slovenia\u2019s Klara Kregar and Katarina Fabjan 2-0 (21-13, 21-17).<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s Sofia Starikov and Anika Dave, Slovenia\u2019s Tjasa Kotnik and Tjasa Jancar and Thailand\u2019s Pawarun Chanthawichai and Thatsarida Singchuea won their respective matches in straight sets.<\/p>\n<p>The women\u2019s pool play matches will continue on Saturday starting at 7:00 local time.<\/p>\n<p>Related links of AVC<br \/>\nAVC Website: click www.asianvolleyball.net<br \/>\nAVC Facebook: click www.Facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation<br \/>\nAVC Twitter: click: https:\/\/twitter.com\/avcvolley<br \/>\nAVC Instagram: click: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en<br \/>\nAVC Youtube: click: Asian Volleyball Confederation<br \/>\nAVC WeChat: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boracay, Philippines, May 24, 2019 \u2013 Cherry Ann Rondina and Bernadeth Pons saved the day for the Philippines in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Boracay Open with a straight-set&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":42013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beach-volleyball-news","category-slider"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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