Manila, April 30 -- The pair of Sisi Rondina and Bernadeth Pons will lead the country's campaign at Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour (BPT) Futures Nuvali starting on Thursday in Santa Rosa City, Laguna.

Champions at the 2022 BPT Future Subic Bay, Rondina and Pons are eyeing to improve their bronze medal finishes in the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand this December.

Four other women's pairs and four men's tandems are entered in the tournament featuring 19 countries, including the US, Germany, Latvia, the Netherlands, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Italy.

University of Santo Tomas young stars Khylem Progella and Sofia Pagara are entered in the competition which also has entries from Czechia, Greece, Lithuania, Finland, Hunga...