THE Southeast Asian Games-bound Ariel Magnaye and Alvin Morada continued their impressive run, reaching the quarterfinals of the men's doubles of the 2019 Smart National Badminton Open on Wednesday at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex.
The two former National University standouts needed just 28 minutes to beat Keoni Asuncion and Carlo Remo, 21-16, 21-10.
The top-seeds will face fifth-seeds JC Clarito and Jyason Oba-ob.
In men's singles, Rose Pedrosa swept David Linaban, 21-10, 21-14, while Lyrden Laborte dominated Christian Tortoles at 21-13, 21-12.
Sarah Barredo waylaid Samantha Ramos, 21-15, 25-11, while Jochelle Alvarez crushed Trisha Ponce, 21-16, 21-9.
Thea Pomar bagged two wins in the afternoon with Alyssa Leonardo and Magnaye in the women's and mixed doubles, respectively.
Pomar teamed up with Leonardo in carving a rousing win over Lizette Dela Cueva and Jhay Anne Macabenta, 21-6, 21-5.
The former NU Lady Bulldog and Magnaye then made quick work of Siegfred Malabanan and Angelika Paz, 21-12, 21-11.
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