FORT BONIFACIO, Metro Manila – Army volleyball athlete Sgt. Jovelyn Gonzaga and her teammate Ms. Sisi Rondina ruled the 2022 edition of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Futures held at the Subic Bay Sand Court in Zambales .
The duo clinched the championship after edging fellow Filipina duo Jen Eslapor and Floremel Rodriguez in three consecutive sets. The competition, organized by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation, saw the action of elite teams from Thailand, Israel, Czech Republic, and Lithuania.
Special Service Center Director Colonel John Oliver F. Gabun lauded the dynamic duo of Sgt. Gonzaga and Ms. Rondina for doing key plays that catapulted them to the top of the international beach volleyball tourney. The victory of the Gonzaga-Rondina duo was a historic one as they became the first Filipina tandem to rule the said tournament. (VICTOR BALDEMOR RUIZ)