Cherry Rondina

Cherry Ann Q. Rondina
Personal information
Nickname Sisi
Nationality Filipino
Born (1996-09-04) September 4, 1996
Hometown Philippines
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Spike 275 cm (108 in)
Block 270 cm (106 in)
College(s) University of Santo Tomas
Volleyball information
Position Outside Hitter/Utility Spiker
Current club Petron Blaze Spikers
Number 16

Cherry Rondina is a Filipina volleyball player. She is a member and a former captain of the UST Golden Tigresses volleyball team.[1] She is a 4-time UAAP Beach Volleyball MVP, and a member of the Philippine Women's Beach Volleyball team.

Personal life

Rondina was born in Compostela, Cebu,[2] to a family of three sisters to Alona, a dressmaker in Brunei,[3] and Arnold Rondina.

Career

Rondina first found her love for sports in track and field, in which she would usually grace the sands of the beach near her home.[3] It was only in her 3rd grade in elementary when she first held a volleyball on her hands with her mother. The next day, a tryout was held in her town and she decided to join. Little did Sisi know, this little stint of her would take her to places.[3]

Rondina continued to develop her skills and prowess in volleyball until she became a varsity of her highschool's team.[3] She represented Central Visayas at the different editions of Palarong Pambansa, where she was first discovered by the UST recruitment staff.[3] Eventually, she won the 2013 Palarong Pambansa Best Attacker individual award.[4]

Rondina started representing the University of Santo Tomas in UAAP Season 77, playing in beach volleyball to which she won the championship and bagged the MVP award. She debuted in indoor volleyball in UAAP Season 77.

Rondina and Bernadeth Pons of Petron Sprint 4T won the championship of the 2017 Philippine SuperLiga Beach Challenge Cup[5] and Rondina was awarded the Most Valuable Player.[6] With the Petron Blaze Spikers, she won the 2017 PSL All-Filipino Conference gold medal[7] and the 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference silver medal.[8]

Clubs

Awards

Individual

Collegiate

Club

References

  1. ↑ Terrado, Reuben (27 February 2015). "Petite Cebuana Cherry Rondina stands out in the face of another letdown for UST Tigresses | SPIN.PH". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Olivares, Rick (March 11, 2016). "The challenges of Cherry Ann Rondina". philstar.com. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Domingo, Erica Charisse. "How volleyball made this UST Tigress' family whole". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Lintag, Paul (11 April 2016). "UST's Cherry Rondina: from Central Visayas in the Palarong Pambansa to España in the UAAP". ABS-CBN SPORTS. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Rondina, Pons complete perfect campaign in PSL beach volley". ABS-CBN News. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Villaueal, John Carlo (8 May 2017). "Cebuana named MVP in PSL Beach Volley". The Philippine Daily Inquirer-Cebu Daily News. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Escarlote, Mark (13 July 2017). "Petron dethrones F2 Logistics in title series sweep". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  8. ↑ Lozada, Bong (16 December 2017). "F2 completes comeback, wins PSL Grand Prix title at expense of Petron". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  9. ↑ https://sportsgatewayph.net/beach-volleyball-ceballos-named-first-queen-of-the-sands-ph-tournament-winner/
  10. ↑ http://varsitarian.net/sports/beach-volleyball/20150925/ust-duo-bags-2nd-ibalong-crown
  11. ↑ http://varsitarian.net/sports/beach-volleyball/20150925/ust-duo-bags-2nd-ibalong-crown
  12. ↑ http://varsitarian.net/sports/beach-volleyball/20160501/ust_dominates_nestea_beach_volleyball_tournament
  13. ↑ "Rondina, Pons rule the sands anew". ABS-CBN Sports. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  14. ↑ https://www.foxsports.ph/volleyball/894731/sipons-duo-made-in-heaven
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