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Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons in action in the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour series at the Nuvali Sands Court by Ayala Land in Santa Rosa, Laguna on October 17, 2025. Handout/PNVF

Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons in action in the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour series at the Nuvali Sands Court by Ayala Land in Santa Rosa, Laguna on October 17, 2025.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1760685758354101725_SiPons.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons in action in the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour series at the Nuvali Sands Court by Ayala Land in Santa Rosa, Laguna on October 17, 2025. Handout/PNVF"/>Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons in action in the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour series at the Nuvali Sands Court by Ayala Land in Santa Rosa, Laguna on October 17, 2025. Handout/PNVF</div>MANILA -- Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons claimed a 21-19, 21-9 over Slovenia&#x27;s Ziva Javornik and Tajda Lovsin on Friday morning to record the Philippines&#x27; first-ever Challenge victory in the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour series at the Nuvali Sands Court by Ayala Land in Santa Rosa, Laguna.&quot;We&#x27;re very grateful to win our first match in the Challenge level and we hope to sustain our run to advance further in the tournament,&quot; said Rondina, who—with then partner Jovelyn Gonzaga—beat compatriots Genesa Jane &quot;Jen&quot; Eslapor and Floremel Rodriguez, 22-24, 21-12, 15-12, in the final of the 2022 Beach Pro Tour Futures in Subic for a 1-2 Philippine finish.The FIVB&#x27;s Beach Pro Tour has five levels—Futures, Challenge, Elite 16, Finals and finally the World Championships.&quot;This is big for us,&quot; added Rondina who, alongside Pons, defeated the No. 78 Slovenian pair, 16-21, 21-15, 15-9, in the Futures in Budapest only last month.Standing in the way of Rondina and Pons is a round-of-24 match against Switzerland&#x27;s Annique Niederhauser and Bentele, who are coming off an 18-21, 21-14, 16-18 loss to Australia&#x27;s Taliqua Clancy and Jana Milutinovic also on Friday.A victory by Rondina and Pons over the Swiss which was scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday would mean a breakthrough round-of-16 slot for Alas Pilipinas in the event hosted by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation headed by Ramon &quot;Tats&quot; Suzara.&quot;We just have to believe that we can compete and winning here for the first time in our career has boosted our confidence,&quot; Pons said.&quot;It&#x27;s a great privilege that our athletes are able to play in this level of volleyball and win the match,&quot; Alas Pilipinas&#x27;s Brazilian coach Joao &quot;Kioday&quot; Luciano Simao Barbosa said. &quot;It proved that we&#x27;re in the right path and hope one day we will be exposed more to these kinds of events.&quot;Kly Orillaneda and Gen Eslapor, however, lost to USA&#x27;s Teegan Van Gunst and Piper Ferch, 19-21, 11-21, and Sonny Villapando and Dij Rodriguez squandered a 13-8 lead in the second set to yield to Japan&#x27;s Sakura Ito and Mayu Sawame, 18-21, 25-27, to exit the tournament that ends Sunday.

Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons claimed a 21-19, 21-9 over Slovenia's Ziva Javornik and Tajda Lovsin on Friday morning to record the Philippines' first-ever Challenge victory in the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour series.

Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons claimed a 21-19, 21-9 over Slovenia's Ziva Javornik and Tajda Lovsin on Friday morning to record the Philippines' first-ever Challenge victory in the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour series.

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Published October 17, 2025 03:23 PM PHT

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