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Lance Fernandez of UP in the UAAP Season 88 men's tennis tournament. UAAP Media

Lance Fernandez of UP in the UAAP Season 88 men's tennis tournament.

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MANILA -- For the first time in program history, the University of the Philippines will be armed with a twice-to-beat advantage in the UAAP men&#x27;s tennis Final 4.This, after the Fighting Maroons avenged a first-round loss to the University of Santo Tomas with a 4-1 win on Saturday at the Colegio San Agustin-Bulacan Tennis Court in San Jose del Monte. The Fighting Maroons stretched their Season 88 winning streak to six ties, staying atop the standings at 10-1, while the Male Tennisters saw their own six-tie streak snapped, falling to 8-3.In the other tie, National University bounced back from its previous loss with a 3-2 victory over University of the East, bolstering its push for a twice-to-beat incentive.The Bulldogs improved to 8-3, tying UST for second place, while the Red Warriors dropped to 7-4, remaining in fourth place.Locked at 5-5 in the deciding tiebreak, Raymund Goco and Carl Tan surged ahead with a 5-1 closing run to defeat Evan Bacalso and Al-Zayeed Baid, 2-6, 6-2, 10-6, in first doubles, clinching the tie for UP.&quot;&#x27;Di namin in-expect &#x27;yung game namin [kasi] very tough din &#x27;yung kalaban namin against UST, and binigay namin &#x27;yung best namin, not just sa doubles namin but also sa first games namin sa singles,&quot; said UP&#x27;s Goco.&quot;It&#x27;s history for UP… so malaking bagay sa amin as players ngayon na nakuha namin &#x27;yung twice-to-beat sa semis,&quot; he added. &quot;Sa twice-to-beat namin… locked in pa rin kami. Focus pa rin on every point, and dapat first game pa lang kunin na namin para makapasok sa finals.&quot;<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773479557663UAAP Tennis Tournament - Lance Fernandez - 01399.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Lance Fernandez of UP in the UAAP Season 88 men&#x27;s tennis tournament. UAAP Media" width="960"/>Lance Fernandez of UP in the UAAP Season 88 men&#x27;s tennis tournament. UAAP Media</div>Lance Fernandez gave UP the early edge, dispatching Sebastian Santos, 6-3, 6-1, in third singles. Loucas Fernandez then kept the Fighting Maroons in control with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Christopher Sonsona in second singles.Ericjay Tangub kept UST within striking distance by bouncing back to beat Miguel Igupas, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, in first singles.Andrei Jarata and Heinz Carbonilla closed out the tie with a 7-5, 5-7, 10-7 second doubles triumph over Richard Bautista and Nash Agustines.Meanwhile, Christian Padilla and Miguel Vicencio stepped up for NU in second doubles, turning back RJ Baje and Kent Morales, 6-0, 3-6, 10-7, to secure the tie for the defending champions.Andrei Padao set the pace for the Bulldogs with a dominant 6-0, 6-3 victory over Mark Dave Palanas in third singles.JB Aguilar kept UE within reach after defeating Isaac Lim in second singles, 6-1, 6-2, but Alexis Acabo restored control for NU by dispatching Gerald Gemida, 6-4, 6-0, in first singles.Despite the tie already being decided, Marc Suson and Allyson Cabanilla showed resilience for UE, recovering from a first-set setback to defeat Jules Lazaro and Angil Balaoing, 3-6, 6-2, 10-7, in first doubles.Elsewhere, De La Salle University secured its fourth victory of the season with a 4-1 win over Ateneo de Manila University.The Green Tennisters improved to 4-7 to stay in fifth place, while the Blue Eagles ended their campaign winless.La Salle&#x27;s Miguel Misa and Kevin Garrido ensured the outcome in first doubles, dispatching JC Pabillore and JB Cuarto, 6-4, 6-4, to seal the tie.EJ Geluz got La Salle off to a strong start with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Gabby Calilung in third singles, and JT Bernardo then overcame Vito Singson in second singles, 6-0, 6-1, giving the Green Tennisters a 2-0 advantage.JD Velez provided a bright spot for Ateneo, turning back Yassan Al-Anazi, 6-2, 6-2, in first singles.Green Tennisters Steven Yap and Fernando Po concluded the tie with a 6-1, 6-2 triumph over Gab Quintana and Lukas Yupangco in second doubles.

#UAAPSeason88 | For the first time in program history, the University of the Philippines will be armed with a twice-to-beat advantage in the UAAP men's tennis Final 4.

#UAAPSeason88 | For the first time in program history, the University of the Philippines will be armed with a twice-to-beat advantage in the UAAP men's tennis Final 4.

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UAAP: UP men secure twice-to-beat bonus in tennis Final 4

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Published March 14, 2026 05:13 PM PHT

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