Monday, April 14, 2008 Davao bets rule table tennis
AFTER attending church on Wednesday night officiated by Archbishop Romulo Valles of Zamboanga, the Davao Region athletes were inspired the next day and that included the women's table tennis team that won this year's national crown.
Thanks to Jacqueline Caragao, Debby Kate Mascardo, and Mirabel Roferos of Holy Cross of Davao College and Jocelyn Enaro of the University of Mindanao, it was another great ride for Davao.
The Davao players defeated Western Visayas Region, represented by University of St. La Salle-Bacolod City and University of San Jose-Recoletos, in the women's table tennis finals, 2-0.
Caragao crushed Ruby Ann Longno in the first singles, then Mascardo and Roferos in the doubles, leaving last singles player Jocelyn Enaro without dropping a sweat.
During the elimination round, the Davao bets bested Calabarzon Region, then Western Mindanao, and then Central Visayas and blanked Bicol Region, 2-0, in the crossover semifinals.
The women's team lost to the same team last year in Iloilo City to settle for silver but came back with a vengeance this year.
Coach Omar Mabiscay said they formed a better team this year compared to last year and, luckily, with the entry of Roferos of Holy Cross of Davao College and Enaro of the University of Mindanao, the team was able to push through despite the training of just two weeks.
