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Taneo, Viray siblings continue to dominate in NCAA beach volley

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2015/sports/ncaa-121215.jpg"/></figure></div>The brothers and sisters acts continued in the 91st NCAA beach volleyball tournament after Taneo siblings Relan and Rey, Jr. of Perpetual Help and twins Maria Jeiziela and Maria Nieza Viray of San Beda remained undefeated on Saturday at the Boardwalk in Subic, Zambales.The Taneos bounced back from a first set defeat to overcome Letran, 14-21, 21-15, 15-12, and notched their eighth straight victory that ensured them of the top seeding and the twice-to-beat advantage in men&#x27;s Final Four.A win over Emilio Aguinaldo College would not only complete a nine-game elimination round sweep but also book the Las Piñas-based school an outright slot in the finals while reducing the Final Four into a stepladder semis of this event backed by The Lighthouse, Bayfront Hotel, Subic Park Hotel, Moonbay Villas, LGR, Mikasa, SBMA and ABS-CBN Sports and Action.&quot;We didn&#x27;t give up, that really helped us,&quot; said the elder Rey in Filipino.The Virays, for their part, smashed St. Benilde&#x27;s Jannine Navarro and Melanie Torres, 21-11, 21-19, to sweep their way to the finals with a 9-0 (win-loss) record in the women&#x27;s division.Prior to this win, the Lingayen, Pagasinan-based twins downed Arellano University, 21-7, 21-19, and Lyceum of the Philippines University, 21-13, 21-23, 15-7, to complete the historic sweep.San Sebastian&#x27;s Grethcel Soltones and Dangie Encarnacion, the back-to-back champions, are currently at No. 2 while Navarro and Torres are at No. 3 with 7-1 and 7-2 (win-loss) slates, respectively.The fourth and last slot is being contested by Perpetual Help, EAC and Arellano U.In other women&#x27;s match, Letran downed Jose Rizal University, 21-7, 21-18 for its third win in nine games.In the juniors&#x27; play, defending champion EAC solidified its hold of top spot in demolishing Letran, 21-19, 21-19, while former titlist UPHSD faltered against SSCR, 18-21, 22-24.(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/"> ABS-CBN Sports website.</a>)

The brothers and sisters acts continued in the 91st NCAA beach volleyball tournament after Taneo siblings Relan and Rey, Jr. of Perpetual Help and twins Maria Jeiziela and Maria Nieza Viray of San Beda remained undefeated on Saturday at the Boardwalk in Subic in Zambales City.