By Adrian Stewart Co

John Michael Castro of Bacolod City played a key role in the University of Santo Tomas capturing the UAAP Season 81 men’s table tennis title, which recently took place at the University of the Philippines-College of Human Kinetics gym in Quezon City.

Castro, who was named Rookie of the Year alongside teammate Paul Que, was instrumental in UST’s two-game sweep of National University.

Danhill Monares and Sean Sabay made up the rest of the team.

Meanwhile, the ladies’ team also claimed their championship, defeating four-time defending champions De La Salle University in the finals./ASC, WDJ