JADE Illut and Ian Gairanod of the University San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) will try to keep their unbeaten record intact when they return to the Southwestern University (SWU) sand courts today in the resumption of the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) beach volleyball tournament.
The Gairanod-Illut pair has so far collected three wins in the men’s division wars before games were suspended for the Christmas break. However, they are expected to face tougher challenges as the second and final stretch of the tourney rolls off.
Expected to give the pair a dogfight are USP-F’s John Michael Ylanan and John Left Tormis, USC’s James Dalton Montante and John Kenneth Sarcena, SWU’s Rommel Pepito and Alden Dave Cabaron, Cebu Institute of Technology-
University’s John Mark and Jomarie Pacquiao, University of the Visayas’ Mark Anthony Fernandez and Joseph Noval and University of Cebu’s (UC) Jason Alota and Clyde Gocotano.
In the distaff side, in the lead is defending champion SWU powered by Tanjay City, Negros Oriental spiker Floremel Rodriguez and Therese Rae Ramas.
Also competing are Julia Garcia and Aira Velasco of USC, Gelly Murpos and Rochelle Rica of USP-F, Lovely Murillo and Rachel Reyes of UC and Jessa Marie Jorquia and Paula Marie Maninang of USJ-R.