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Saturday, September 13, 2014

UST, UP lead charge in UAAP Season 77 Taekwondo

The first two playdates for UAAP taekwondo at the San Juan Arena sees UST pave the way for the men, while UP leading the way for the women.

The Tiger Jins opened their campaign on Tuesday with a 6-1 thrashing of FEU, followed by a narrow 4-3 win over UE. They followed that up on Thursday with a 5-2 win over NU and a 7-0 trouncing of Ateneo to accomplish a 4-0 record.

Defending champions La Salle and UE are just behind UST at 3-1, with the Green Jins' lone loss coming from last season's cellar dwellers NU, 4-3 on Thursday.

Alfred Joseph Avila, Aljon Ortonio, Dave Cea and Alven Alcantara secured the wins for NU, who had just joined the competition last season. The Bulldogs in solo fourth place with a 2-2 mark, one game ahead of Ateneo and UP. Far Eastern University is at the bottom, remaining winless after four matches so far.

In the women's side, UP still remains undefeated after four matches. The Season 76 runners-up blanked Ateneo, 7-0, and dispatched FEU, 6-1, to open its campaign on Tuesday. They would then nip NU, 4-3, and defeat UE, 5-2, to go 4-0.

Defending champions UST was tripped up by Ateneo on Tuesday, 4-3. Wins from Thea Bermejo, Weedee Valenzuela, Kyla Relucio and Frances Siapno secured the only victory for the Lady Jins of Katipunan so far this season. In contrast, that was the only loss the Female Jins have had this in four outings this season, good enough for a tie for second place alongside La Salle.

FEU is in fourth place with a 2-2 record, one game ahead of Ateneo and NU, while UE is at the cellar with no wins after four games.

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