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FEU's Christine Golez in action in the UAAP Season 88 women's table tennis tournament at the Amoranto Sports Arena in Diliman, Quezon City. UAAP Media

FEU's Christine Golez in action in the UAAP Season 88 women's table tennis tournament at the Amoranto Sports Arena in Diliman, Quezon City.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1763554878893UAAP88 Table Tennis Women&#x27;s - FEU - GOLEZ, CHRISTINE A.-2746.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="FEU&#x27;s Christine Golez in action in the UAAP Season 88 women&#x27;s table tennis tournament at the Amoranto Sports Arena in Diliman, Quezon City. UAAP Media" width="960"/>FEU&#x27;s Christine Golez in action in the UAAP Season 88 women&#x27;s table tennis tournament at the Amoranto Sports Arena in Diliman, Quezon City. UAAP Media</div>MANILA -- Far Eastern University on Wednesday completed a sweep of the elimination round of the UAAP Season 88 women&#x27;s table tennis tournament at the Amoranto Sports Arena in Diliman, Quezon City.In the process, the Lady Tamaraws (12-0) claimed a ticket to the best-of-3 Finals.The Lady Tamaraws kicked off the day with a hard-fought 3-2 win over Season 87 Finals rivals University of Santo Tomas, marking their 10th straight victory in the tournament.With the match tied at two games apiece, FEU rookie Christine Golez outlasted former high school teammate Trexiemay Alarcon, 11-3, 11-8, 11-5, to secure the win for the Morayta-based squad.For long-time head coach Noel Gonzales, the addition of talented recruits made the difference this year.&quot;Last year kasi hindi kami gano&#x27;n ka-solid, kumbaga &#x27;yung rookies ko hindi gano&#x27;n kataas &#x27;yung level. Pero, ngayon &#x27;yung mga rookies ko, sila (Chrishein) Santillan, (Cate) Sarmiento, at si Golez, malalakas sila,&quot; he said.Santillan, meanwhile, dominated Ateneo de Manila University&#x27;s Pachica, 11-3, 11-4, 11-1, before Glieza Ampalid and Krisha Reyes outlasted Nicole Alemania and Sophia Fabregar, 11-4, 12-10, 7-11, 5-11, 11-9, completing the 3-0 sweep of the Blue Eagles.Reyes and Shaira Gabisay then closed out the elimination-round sweep with a swift 11-4, 11-4, 11-5 victory over Maorielle Nicolas and Nelly Jane Baroro.UST ended the round-robin stage with a 10-2 record, earning a bye to the second round of the stepladder, where they will face the winner between De La Salle University (8-4) and Ateneo (6-6) for a spot in the Finals.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1763554898892UAAP87 Table Tennis Men&#x27;s - GARCIA, PRINCE KARL S..-MARCELINO, RUIZ ARC H. (UST)-3074.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="UST&#x27;s Prince Garcia and Ruiz Arc Marcelino in action in the UAAP Season 88 men&#x27;s table tennis tournament at the Amoranto Sports Arena in Diliman, Quezon City. UAAP Media" width="960"/>UST&#x27;s Prince Garcia and Ruiz Arc Marcelino in action in the UAAP Season 88 men&#x27;s table tennis tournament at the Amoranto Sports Arena in Diliman, Quezon City. UAAP Media</div>On the men&#x27;s side, six-peat-seeking UST Tiger Paddlers extended their dominance with a 56th consecutive win dating back to Round 2 of Season 86, securing a Finals berth with commanding performances throughout the day.The reigning kings swept all their opponents 3-0, defeating FEU, Adamson, and the University of the Philippines.&quot;Alam naman namin na we&#x27;ll be losing players going into the season, so malaki talagang adjustment sa &#x27;min. Pero ang maganda is we&#x27;re really hungry for the gold, and lahat talaga, pati &#x27;yung rookies, nag-step up,&quot; said long-time UST mentor Jackson Que.Graduating senior Prince Garcia played a pivotal role in sending his team to the championship in his final year, scoring two wins with different doubles partners to seal the victories.The 25-year-old standout began the day with an 11-5, 11-9, 11-9 win alongside Abraham Paul Antivo over FEU&#x27;s Julian Del Rosario and Darwin Yunson, before teaming with Ruiz Arc Marcelino for an 11-7, 11-6, 11-8 victory against UP&#x27;s Mark Aguilar and Benzdio Florida.Ateneo, finishing with a 9-3 record, claimed second place in the eliminations and secured a semifinals bye after a 3-1 victory over Adamson (6-6).DLSU&#x27;s 3-1 win over FEU forced a triple tie at 5-7 with FEU and UP, setting up two additional playoff matches before the stepladder semifinals.The Green Paddlers will face the winner of the Tamaraws-Fighting Maroons one-off clash, with the survivor taking on the Adamson Soaring Falcons to kick off the stepladder postseason.

Far Eastern University on Wednesday completed a sweep of the elimination round of the #UAAPSeason88 women's table tennis tournament at the Amoranto Sports Arena in Diliman, Quezon City.

Far Eastern University on Wednesday completed a sweep of the elimination round of the #UAAPSeason88 women's table tennis tournament at the Amoranto Sports Arena in Diliman, Quezon City.

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UAAP: FEU women sweep table tennis elims, score outright Finals berth

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Published November 19, 2025 08:22 PM PHT

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