BEA Tan and Dzi Gervacio will reunite in the sand court as the Beach Volleyball Republic is pulling all the stops for its much-awaited return on Saturday.
Playing under the PetroGazz banner, Tan and Gervacio are among the eight women's pairs competing in the BVR Recharged presented by Aboitiz Land at Seafront Residences in San Juan, Batangas.
Tan and Gervacio, two of the BVR founders, last played together in 2018 where they won the BVR On Tour December Open at the Sands SM By The Bay.
A talented mix of battle-tested and rising stars will also compete in the day-long tournament.
Two-time UAAP champion Gen Eslapor will have Roma Joy Doromal as her partner, while Delimondo's Bianca Lizares will also have a reunion with her former college teammate Jannine Navarro.
Completing the cast are Ateneo's Pia Ildefonso and Jana Cane, Grace Pharmacy 1’s Yumi Furukawa and Melody Pons, Grace Pharmacy 2's Cherilyn Sindayen and Raprap Aguilar, UST's Khylem Progella and Grydelle Matibag, and Gozos' Derie Virtusio and Criselda Rondina.
Expect also an exciting competition in the men's division headlined by seasoned campaigners AJ Pareja and Henry Pecaña.
DF Bulacan Star's Evan John Michael Cruz and Alecson Hernandez, AMC Cotabato 1's Krung Arbasto and Rancel Varga, AMC Cotabato 2's Pemie Bagalay and Julius Sioson, UST 1's Dominique Gabito and Alchie Gupiteo, UST 2's Kenneth Salvador and Ron Poja, Ateneo's Anjo Almadro and Onyl Canson and FEU's Judi Garriedo and Vincent Nadera are also in the vying for the crown.
A part of Sunkissed: Seafront Summerfest 2023 festivities, the double-gender event is the BVR's first since the two-leg Santa Ana bubble tournament in October 2021.
There will be also a free beach volleyball clinic, as well as a Tides weekend market for the guests.
For updates, please follow BVR's social media accounts.
