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Former teammates Savi Davison and Erika Santos post massive scorelines in a pair of three-set wins as sister teams PLDT and Cignal clinch PVL on Tour semifinal spots
MANILA, Philippines – Super scorer Savi Davison dominated as usual in her first full game from a short personal break, just in time for undefeated PLDT to march to the 2025 PVL on Tour knockout semifinal round off a 25-21, 25-21, 25-19 sweep of feisty ZUS Coffee at the PhilSports Arena on Thursday, August 7.
The Fil-Canadian standout made the most of her three-frame run, leading all scorers by a wide margin with a 28-point explosion on 50% attack efficiency to go with 10 excellent receptions, as veteran setter Kim Fajardo facilitated the offense with 19 excellent sets.
Resurgent Jovy Prado and Kianna Dy still put up respectable numbers with 10 and 8 points, respectively, as the High Speed Hitters now await the winner of the Creamline-Farm Fresh KO quarterfinal clash on Saturday, August 9.
AC Miner and Chinnie Arroyo paced the conference-ending loss with 13 and 10 points, respectively, as the fast-rising Thunderbelles likely bore lingering fatigue from their five-set comeback win from two frames down just last Tuesday, August 5, against Choco Mucho.
Meanwhile, the Cignal HD Spikers ran roughshod of the Akari Chargers in the first two sets before enduring a tight finish for the 25-20, 25-11, 28-26 win to advance to the knockout semifinal against either the Nxled Chameleons or the Chery Tiggo Crossovers.
Former PLDT standout Erika Santos once again proved her worth as a new go-to Cignal option with 24 big points in just three sets, 11 coming in the second set alone, as she followed up her career-high outing of 30 points in four frames agianst ZUS Coffee last July 20.
Captain Gel Cayuna tossed 18 excellent sets, Rose Doria-Aquino scored 10, while Buding Duremdes tallied 20 excellent digs in the win that came after a lengthy 18-day break.
Eli Soyud paced the conference-ending loss with 13 points as Ced Domingo added 11, most coming in Akari’s spirited third-set comeback attempt that ultimately fell short.
Nxled and Chery Tiggo clash for the semifinals next on Saturday, August 9, 4 pm, still at PhilSports, while Creamline takes on Farm Fresh around 6:30 pm to complete the semis cast. – Rappler.com
