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Lady Maroons Shuttlers is UAAP Season 87 champion

Benito V. Sanvictores Jr. - Diliman Information Office
November 04, 2024 | UPDate Online > Students
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The UP Women鈥檚 Badminton Team has dethroned the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) Lady Shuttlers with a 3-1 victory at the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 87 Women鈥檚 Badminton Tournament Finals.

UP Women鈥檚 Badminton Team with UP Office for Athletics and Sports Development Director Bo Perasol (right). Photo from the UAAP Media Team

Held on Oct. 30 at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall in Manila, the UP Women鈥檚 Badminton Team brought UP its first gold medal this UAAP season.

The five-match final began with a heart-pumping 97-minute first singles match, where UP鈥檚 Susmita Ramos succumbed to ADMU鈥檚 reigning Most Valuable Player (MVP) Mika De Guzman, 21-18, 8-21, 21-23.

Ramos (smashing position) and Libaton in their doubles match. Photo from the UAAP Media Team

The second singles match saw eventual MVP Anthea Gonzalez of UP convincingly stopping the five-peat bid of ADMU with an overwhelming win over ADMU鈥檚 Maxene Olango, 21-5, 21-7.

Gonzalez (smashing position) and Lao in their doubles match. Photo from the UAAP Media Team

Leveled at one match each, UP鈥檚 Ramos and Dianne Libaton rose to the challenge of retrieving the crown by fending off De Guzman and Althea Ocampo in two sets, 21-13, 21-19, setting up the clinching match for the Lady Maroons Shuttlers.

Gonzalez and Kimberly Lao thwarted efforts of Lady Eagles Shuttlers Olango and Feeby Ferrer to level the finals by winning a nail-biting match, 21-19, 21-19, and ultimately winning the gold for the UP Women鈥檚 Badminton Team, UP鈥檚 10th women鈥檚 badminton championship in the UAAP.

(From left) Perasol and Gonzalez. Photo from the UAAP Media Team

The Lady Maroons Shuttlers鈥 last win was during their three-peat run from Season 77 (Academic Year / AY 2014-2015) to Season 79 (AY 2016-2017).

鈥淟ahat kami nag-sacrifice para makamit itong kampeonato na ito. Lahat sila binigay iyong puso para makuha nila itong championship na ito, kasi matagal na nilang hindi nakukuha. Lahat nag-work hard para rito, kaya siguro ito iyong reward sa kanila,鈥 said first-year UP Women鈥檚 Badminton Team鈥檚 head coach Ariel Magnaye. Magnaye was a champion player for the University of Santo Tomas and the National University.

(From left) Perasol and the UP Men鈥檚 Badminton Team. Photo from the UAAP Media Team

For their part, the UP Men鈥檚 Badminton Team notched a second runner-up finish with a commanding win over the UST Growling Tigers Shuttlers, three matches to nil. Aside from Gonzalez鈥檚 individual award, UP鈥檚 Shan Clar was named the Men鈥檚 Badminton Rookie of the Year.鈥With a report from the UAAP Media Team

(From left) Perasol and Clar. Photo from the UAAP Media Team