DLSU’s teams finished with contrasting results in the 11th and 12th rounds of the UAAP Season 79 Chess Tournament, which was held in the Quadricentennial Pavilion in the UST and the Henry Sy Sr. Hall in DLSU last March 25 and 26, respectively.
With the FEU Lady Tamaraws looking to break away, the Lady Woodpushers notched two dominant victories in order to forge a virtual tie with the Lady Tamaraws for first place. On the other hand, the Green Woodpushers could not clinch a victory over the weekend, but maintained their hold on fifth place with only two rounds remaining in the competition.
Round 11: Mixed results for the Green-and-White
The Green Woodpushers succumbed to the UE Red Warriors with a 3-1 scoreline as Jeazzir Surposa and Denzel Amar fell to their respective counterparts, 1-0. Meanwhile, Gio Mejia and Christian Nañola played to 0.5 draws versus Keneth Flores and John Maraan, respectively, thus ending the round with a full point for the Green-and-White.
The Lady Woodpushers finished with a convincing win over the ADMU Lady Eagles, 3-1. The day started with Bernadette Galas winning the first match against ADMU’s Minella Sandoval with a score of 1-0. Marie San Deigo and Ella Moulic also took home victories of the same scoreline for DLSU over Lady Eagles Aryanne De Ocampo and Jilian Feliciano, respectively. Brena Membrere clinched the lone victory of ADMU by also taking a 1-0 win over Rowelyn-joy Acedo.
Round 12: Lady Woodpushers continue surge, Green Woodpushers force draw
The Green Woodpushers bounced back from their loss the previous day after settling for a 2-all draw to the UST Growling Tigers. Mejia and Amar were able to clinch victories over UST’s Petter and Normel De Jesus, respectively, while Surposa and Nanola were unsuccessful in their individual matchups.
Meanwhile, the Lasallians carried their strong showing over to Round 12 of the women’s division, where they swept the NU Lady Bulldogs, 4-0. San Diego and Galas finished the weekend undefeated while Acedo and Mira Mirano were able to barge into the win column. With the result, DLSU is now tied with FEU for the top spot at 39.5 points through 12 rounds.
