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The men’s team is now one win away from securing the top spot in the league standings. Meanwhile, the women’s squad dropped out of Final Four contention after taking its eighth loss in 13 games.

The pair of losses effectively denied the men’s team an outright twice-to-beat advantage entering the Final Four and the women’s squad, a crucial three-game win streak.

The UP Fighting Maroons showed no signs of rust when they returned to the hard court this week after taking an eleven-day break.

With last weekend’s results, the men’s team secured the first Final Four berth this season and its fourth straight semis appearance in the tourney. Meanwhile, the women’s squad arrested a three-game losing streak to remain in the hunt for a Final Four spot.

The men’s team avenged their lone defeat in the first round, while the women’s squad absorbed their fifth loss of the season.

With yesterday’s results at the Ynares Center, the men’s team now sits atop the league standings with a 6-1 record. Meanwhile, their women counterparts settle for fifth place with a 3-4 card.

The men’s team will enter their first-round finale atop the league table with National University, while the women’s squad currently sits in fourth place with Ateneo.

The men’s team got its first taste of defeat in the tourney, while their female counterparts took their second strike in four games.

With their triumphs yesterday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, the men’s team now holds a pristine 3-0 record in the tourney, while the women’s team earned its first win streak since Season 78.