Rebisco Volleyball League 2019 Western Visayas regional champions Bacolod Tay Tung High School and guest squad 3BB Nakornnont from Thailand clinched their respective semifinals slots by keeping their records immaculate after Day 5 of the RVL 2019 National Finals at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.
The squad from Negros Occidental edged Team Sibu in two sets but had difficulty clinching the opening frame as the Malaysians forced a deuce. However, Coach Ian Macariola's crew scored the next two points to close the tally at 26-24. Tay Tung finished the deal with a 25-19 count in set two.
Meanwhile, 3BB Nakornnont Wittaya 6 Sports School is in a league of its own after dominating the Northern Luzon champions First City Providential College in two sets wherein the Bulacan-based squad tallied just nine points in each set. The victory gave 3BB its fifth straight win while FCPC dropped to 0-4.
In the third match of a five-game billing, Central Visayas titlists University of San Jose Recoletos tallied its third win against Team Australia, 25-18 and 25-22. The guest squad from the Land Down Under is yet to score a victory after four matches.
The second to the last match pitted Eastern Visayas champs Leyte National High School and their Southern Mindanao counterpart University of Mindanao Tagum College. In the end, the competitors from Davao del Norte took the victory in straight sets, 25-19 and 25-20. UMTC improved to 2-2 while Leyte National fell to 0-3.
Finally, NCR champions Adamson University closed the day with a two-set victory over Northern Mindanao regional champs St. Alexius College, 25-16 and 25-19.
The Rebisco Volleyball League 2019 National Finals will run until November 30. Admission to all games is free and matches are also streamed at the Rebisco Volleyball League Facebook page.