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La Salle ladies, Ateneo men open title defense in UAAP beach volleyball

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/nation/9/29/1475129670_espejo.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Marck Espejo will look to lead Ateneo to another men&#x27;s beach volleyball title. Arvin Lim, <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/volleyball/photos" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports</a></div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines – De La Salle University begins its quest for a second straight women&#x27;s championship in the UAAP Season 79 beach volleyball tournament on Saturday at the Sands SM By The Bay.La Salle will be represented by Desiree Cheng and Tin Tiamzon, who will cross paths with Far Eastern University&#x27;s (FEU) Bernadeth Pons and Kyla Atienza in a rematch of last season&#x27;s finals at 8 a.m.The Lady Spikers will then face University of the Philippines&#x27; (UP) Diana Carlos and Arielle Estrañero at 12 noon.Cheng and Tiamzon are hoping to duplicate the achievement of their teammates Kim Fajardo and Cyd Demecillo, who led La Salle to its first-ever women&#x27;s title in the sand court last season.Fajardo, who won Season 78 MVP honors, will be the third player for La Salle this season.Hoping to regain the title it won two years ago, University of Santo Tomas (UST) will rely on the battle-tested Cherry Rondina and her new partner, Jem Gutierrez. Ateneo de Manila University, meanwhile, will turn to comebacking Michelle Morente and Ria Lo as it vies for the elusive championship.The Tigresses failed to make the Final Four last year, while Ateneo managed only a third-place finish despite having Alyssa Valdez at the helm.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/2016/06/18/brazilian-bvr-champs-fall-love-philippines-12435">READ: Brazilian BVR champs fall in love with the Philippines</a></li></ul>Ateneo and UST face off at 8:30 a.m., followed by a match between UP and Adamson University at 9 a.m. National University (NU) and University of the East (UE) then take the sands at 9:30 a.m.After UP and La Salle open the afternoon session, Ateneo and NU will collide at 12:30 p.m., followed by FEU vs. Adamson at 1:00 p.m., and UST vs. UE at 1:30 p.m.In the men&#x27;s division, Marck Espejo will have Ish Polvorosa as his new partner as Ateneo guns for back-to-back titles.The Blue Eagles will take on the Growling Tigers in a rematch of last season&#x27;s Finals at 10:30 a.m., before facing off against the NU Bulldogs at 2:30 p.m.Ateneo won its first ever men&#x27;s beach volleyball title last year behind Espejo and Ysay Marasigan, who was named tournament MVP.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

De La Salle University begins its quest for a second straight women's championship in the UAAP Season 79 beach volleyball tournament on Saturday at the Sands SM By The Bay.

De La Salle University begins its quest for a second straight women's championship in the UAAP Season 79 beach volleyball tournament on Saturday at the Sands SM By The Bay.