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CLEAN SWEEP
Kiamba Dragons silence Smile
Through the swift and powerful backhand flicks, and skin drilling forehand bombs, Nikki Louise Romero of Kiamba Dragons skillfully extirpates foe, Georgina Catolico of Smile Alabel ending the best-of-five game in 3-0 standing during the early matches of Table Tennis single-elimination round in the Sarangani Provincial Athletic Association Meet on
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Starting off the first set Romero with a sidespin service quickly delivered the ball to the other table end where Catolico rushed to receive with a forehand drive. But Romero did not let loose to unleash aggressive backhand attacks to which Catolico struggled to defend. In an attempt to get past the twopoint score, Catolico inhibited her forehand attack only for the ball to fly out the table favoring Kiamba Dragons, 11:2, 1-0. With the upper hand on the opponent’s side, Catolico was determined to tie the match. To launch off the second set, Catolico served a tenacious backspin for Romero to return it flawlessly which opened the opportunity for her ferocious offense. Several kill attempts were deployed by the latter only to fall short by the ball flying out or not getting past the net, tying the scores at 10:10.
In between the heated game fueled by successive deadlock scores, Catolico flaunts a definite underspin serve yet disappoints with a failed ball through the intense rallies of strokes which put the Kiamba Dragons into the advantage, 11:10.
It was a do or die moment for
Smile Alabel to vie for the round yet another failed stroke bomb of Catolico impels Kiamba Dragons closer to the seat of victory, 12:10, 2-0.
To wrap up the remaining set of the game, Romero reinforced once again her kills which left her opponent to only score three points. Catolico strived to retrieve lost points, however, her failed receive of an underspin serve by Romero drove the final score of 11:3, 3-0, Kiamba winning the match. “Ang preparation ko lang po is one month before mag-SPAA, then yung physical [condition] ko po is kulang pa pero ang aim ko lang po is makapanalo ng mga matches para po mabawi yung mga hardworks na ginugol ko para sa game,” said, Romero when asked about her preparations for
