Beach volleyball: BVR on Tour heads to La Union

MANILA, Philippines — The Beach Volleyball Republic (BVR) takes its act to La Union for the fourth leg of its 2017 series.
Sixteen teams will compete in the men's and women's divisions at Kahuna Beach Resort in San Juan municipality, La Union, on April 1 and 2.
Two pairs composed of BVR founders University of Santo Tomas, PNP-Davao, Air Force, San Beda, and University of Perpetual Help-Delta will vie for supremacy in the women's division.
Meanwhile, teams from UST, Far Eastern University, Cebu, Air Force, Navy, Bacolod, Perpetual Help, and Lyceum Philippines University will battle in the men's division.
Read: Gervacio and Gormley win epic BVR Lakawon Island final
BVR on Tour has already held tournaments in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur; Dagupan, Pangasinan; and Lakawon Island, Negros Occidental in the first three legs.
After the La Union stop, BVR will head to the Visayas in May, then to Ilocos Norte before the culminating tournament in June.
Winners of the first leg were UST's Kris Roy Guzman and Anthony Arbasto in the men's division, and BVR1's Bea Tan and Charo Soriano in the women's division.
The UST pair repeated their triumph in the second leg, while Tan teamed up with fellow BVR founder Dzi Gervacio to win the second leg.
FEU's Jeremiah Barrica and Kevin Hadlocon ruled the men's division in the third leg, while Gervacio linked up with Kassie Gormley to win the women's division.

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