Rachel Anne Daquis
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| Full name | Rachel Anne Lopez Daquis | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||
| Born | December 13, 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Taytay, Rizal, Philippines | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Spike | 277 cm (109 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Block | 268 cm (106 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside Hitter/Open Hitter | ||||||||||||||
| Current club | RC Cola-Army Troopers | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||
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| Last updated: October 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Rachel Anne Daquis (born December 13, 1987) is a Filipino volleyball player. She graduated from the Far Eastern University where she took up Business Management.[1] She was also the team captain of the PLDT HOME TVolution women's team that played in the 2014 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship. She is a former team captain of the FEU Lady Tamaraws in her collegiate years where she has been given the title "Queen Tamaraw".[2] She is currently a member of the Philippine Army Lady Troopers.
Career
Rachel Anne Daquis entered the volleyball scene when she was still in high school in Rizal. She joined the FEU Lady Tamaraws and achieved her first championship during 2008 UAAP Volleyball championships. Daquis also played as guest player for Ateneo Lady Eagles and lead the team to first runner up during the 10th season of the Shakey's V-League. Playing with Philippine Army from the Shakey's V-League Season 10 Open Conference, she won the SOS Clear Skin In & Out of the Court award. On the 11th season of the Shakey's V-League Daquis lead the team to championship. In the Philippine Super Liga 2013 Grand Prix Conference, she won the PSL Face Off while playing for TMS-Philippine Army. On May 1, 2015 in Boracay, Daquis played with Cha Cruz, Michele Gumabao, and Gretchen Ho winning the Nestea Beach Volleyball.[3] On June 2015, she was one of the athletes who participated in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore. During that time she was featured on newspapers in Singapore. On June 30, 2015, Daquis was chosen to be part of PSL Manila which will participate in the FIVB World Club Women's Championship happening on October 18–23, 2016 in Manila. She played for Ateneo Lady Eagles in 2013.[4] She also played as Guest Player for FEU Lady Tamaraws in the Shakey's V-League in 2014.[5] While playing for Generika-Army, she won the PSL Face Off of the Philippine Super Liga All Filipino Conference 2014.
Other works
Aside from volleyball, she also has worked as a model and she also finished culinary art studies. On October 1, 2014, Rachel Anne Daquis hailed the covers of FHM Philippines as the cover girl for the October issue and she was named the 8th sexiest women of the Philippines.[6] On October 16, 2015, Daquis was selected by the San Miguel Beermen of the PBA as the team muse along with her teammate Alexa Micek for the 2016 PBA Opening Ceremony. On January 21, 2016, Daquis was announced the newest face of Snow Capsand and mySlim. On June 1, 2016, Daquis once again graces the cover of FHM Philippines as the cover girl for the June issue.
Clubs
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FEU Lady Tamaraws (2004-2009) - Philippine Army Lady Troopers (2011–2016)
- TMS-Philippine Army Lady Troopers (2013)
- Ateneo Lady Eagles (2013)
- Generika-Army Lady Troopers (2014)
- FEU Lady Tamaraws (2014)
- PLDT HOME TVolution (2014)
- Petron Blaze Spikers (2015)
- RC Cola-Army Troopers (2016)
Awards
- UAAP Season 68 "Best Server"
- UAAP Season 69 "Best Server"
- FEU Home & Away Invitational "Best Blocker"
- Shakey's V-League Season 7 Open Conference "Best Server"
- Shakey's V-League Season 8 Open Conference "Finals Most Valuable Player"
- Shakey's V-League Season 11 First Conference "Finals Most Valuable Player"
- Shakey's V-League Season 11 All Filipino Conference "Best Server"
- Shakey's V-League Season 11 All Filipino Conference "Conference Most Valuable Player"
- 2015 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino Conference "Finals Most Valuable Player"
- Shakeys V-League Season 12 Open Conference "2nd Best Outside Hitter"
References
- ↑ "Up close with FEU volleyball star Rachel Anne Daquis". Gmanetwork. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ↑ "Rachelle Ann Daquis: 'I live to inspire people.'". Gmanetwork. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ↑ Nikko Tuazon (6 May 2015). "Gretchen Ho, Rachel Anne Daquis, Cha Cruz, and Michelle Gumabao reign supreme in volleyball match". Pep.ph. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ↑ "Volleyball heartthrob Rachel Daquis joins forces with Ateneo Lady Eagles for V-League". Interaksyon. Sports 5. April 2, 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ↑ Verora, Levi (May 16, 2014). "Daquis, FEU target V-League history". Rappler. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ↑ ABS, CBN. "Rachel Anne Daquis, FHM Cover Girl for the month of October 2014".