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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

UST maintain edge in UAAP taekwondo

The University of Santo Tomas maintained their hold atop the men's taekwondo standings, defeating La Salle, 4-3, to win their fifth straight match at the San Juan Arena.

Aries Capispisan clinched the win after defeating Gerry del Rosario in the light-heavyweight division for the Tiger Jins, with the other three victories coming from Joaquin Mendoza, Paul Romero and Rhey Catris.

Meanwhile, National University gained solo third place with a 4-3 win over the University of the Philippines, while FEU entered the win column with a 6-1 decision over Ateneo.

In the women's side, defending champions La Salle dominated their University of the East counterparts, 6-1, to forge a three-way tie atop the standings.

This was the case after UST dealt the first loss of UP, 4-3, with Jane Narra clinching the win with a 7-6 result over Cyrmyn Perlas.

Providing the other three wins for the Lady Tiger Jins are Season 76 MVP Nicole Cham, Colleen Heria, and Korina Paladin.

Meanwhile, in the other match, National University won their second match with a 5-2 victory over Ateneo.

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