PVL: Creamline dispatches Akari in Cebu to open Siklab campaign

The Creamline Cool Smashers. PVL Images 

MANILA — Creamline got off to a winning start in the Siklab series of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference.

The Cool Smashers dispatched Akari in straight sets, 25-18, 25-21, 25-18, as the PVL opened its landmark 10th season on Saturday.

Creamline dictated the pace throughout the match, forcing the Chargers to play catch-up against the reigning All-Filipino champions.

A Jema Galanza off-the-block kill brought the Cool Smashers within two points of victory at 23-18 in the third set. An out-of-system play that ended with another Galanza kill put Creamline on match point, before Michele Gumabao delivered the game-clinching attack off Grethcel Soltones’ hand.

The match capped an eventful day of volleyball and delighted the Visayan fans in attendance.