Manila, April 6 -- Second seed National University downed No. 3 University of the Philippines, 3-1, Sunday to reach the finals of the UAAP Season 87 men's tennis at Felicisimo Ampon Tennis Center in Malate, Manila.

NU will face three-peat seeking University of Santo Tomas in the best-of-three title series starting 2 p.m. on Wednesday.

The women's finals pitting the same schools but with NU as defending champion begins at 7 a.m.

UST secured the first men's finals berth after dispatching University of the East, 4-1, on Saturday.

"We're really happy that we made it to the finals. In the Final Four, we had the twice-to-beat advantage, but we lost yesterday (Saturday). So we told the players, 'just play your game,' because there's no more ...