Rachel Anne Lopez Daquis (born December 13, 1987) is a Filipino volleyball player. She graduated from the

Far Eastern University Far Eastern University ( Filipino: ''Pamantasan ng Malayong Silanganan''), also referred to by its acronym FEU, is a private non-sectarian liberal arts university in Manila, Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Insti ...

where she took up Business Management. 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 The 2014 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship was the 15th staging of the AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. Pools composition The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2013 Asian ...

. She is a former team captain of the

FEU Lady Tamaraws The FEU Tamaraws are the varsity teams of Far Eastern University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). The collegiate women's varsity teams are called the ''Lady Tamaraws'' while the high school varsity teams are call ...

in her collegiate years, where she was given the title "Queen Tamaraw". She played in the

Philippine Super Liga The Philippine Super Liga (PSL; alternatively spelled as Philippine Superliga) was a non-professional corporate club women's volleyball league in the Philippines. It was first organized by SportsCore Event Management and Consultancy, Inc. an ...

(PSL) with the Cignal HD Spikers and is the PSL's brand ambassador for 2018 to 2019. In 2020, her team Cignal HD Spikers transfers to

Premier Volleyball League The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The league began in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League, a women's collegiate league. Since 2011, the ...

Career

Daquis entered the volleyball scene when she was still in high school in Juan Sumulong Memorial Junior College in Rizal. She joined the FEU Lady Tamaraws and achieved her first championship during the 2008 UAAP Volleyball championships. She also played as guest player for

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and led the team to first runner up during the 10th season of the

Shakey's V-League The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The league began in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League, a women's collegiate league. Since 2011, th ...

. 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. In the 11th season of the Shakey's V-League, Daquis led the team to the 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

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, Daquis played with

Cha Cruz Charleen Abigaile "Cha" Ramos Cruz-Behag (born May 11, 1988) is a Filipino professional volleyball player and an educator. She is a member of the Philippine women's national volleyball team. Currently, she is playing and is the team captain f ...

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, and

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, winning the Nestea Beach Volleyball. In June 2015, she was one of the athletes who participated in the

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. During that time she was featured in newspapers in Singapore. On June 30, 2015, Daquis was chosen to be part of PSL Manila which would participate in the FIVB World Club Women's Championship happening on October 18–23, 2016 in

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. She played for

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. She also played as Guest Player for FEU Lady Tamaraws in the Shakey's V-League in

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. While playing for Generika-Army, she won the PSL Face Off of the Philippine Super Liga All Filipino Conference 2014.

Other work

Aside from volleyball, Daquis also has worked as a model and she also finished culinary art studies. On October 1, 2014, she appeared on the cover of ''

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'' as the cover girl for the October issue, and was named the 8th sexiest women of the Philippines. On October 16, 2015, Daquis was selected by the

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of the PBA as the team muse, along with her teammate

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for the 2016 PBA Opening Ceremony. On January 21, 2016, Daquis was announced the newest face of Snow Caps and mySlim. On June 1, 2016, Daquis again appeared on the cover of ''FHM Philippines'' as the cover girl for the June issue. In October 2018, Rachel Anne Daquis started her own business building the RAD Fitness Philippines which now has 5 branches.

Clubs

(2004–2009) *

Philippine Army Lady Troopers The Philippine Army Lady Troopers, also known as the Black Mamba–Army Lady Troopers for sponsorship reasons, is the official women's professional volleyball team of the Philippine Army. The team is composed of enlisted personnel and reinforced ...

(2011–2016) * TMS–Philippine Army Lady Troopers (2013) *

(2013) * Generika-Army Lady Troopers (2014) *

(

) * PLDT HOME TVolution (2014) *

Petron Blaze Spikers The Petron Blaze Spikers were a professional women's volleyball team that played in the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) from 2013 to 2020. After the cancellation of the 2020 season of the PSL due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the team took a le ...

(2015) * RC Cola-Army Troopers (2016) * PSL–Rebisco (2017) * Cignal HD Spikers (2017–present)

Individual Awards

*UAAP Season 67 "Best Blocker & Co-Rookie of the year" * 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" * 2015 SEA GAMES (Singapore) “Darling of the crowd and Press” * Shakey's V-League Season 12 Open Conference "2nd Best Outside Hitter" * 2017 Philippine Super Liga Invitational Cup "2nd Best Outside Spiker" * 2018 Philippine Super Liga Invitational Cup "1st Best Outside Spiker" * 2018 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker" * 2019 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker"

Club Awards

(2004–2009) * 2007

UAAP Season 69 volleyball tournaments The volleyball tournaments of UAAP Season 69 UAAP Season 69 was the 2006–07 season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The University of the East was the season host with the theme “Achieving Excellence in Sports Throug ...

: Silver medal, with FEU Lady Tamaraws * 2008 UAAP Season 70 volleyball tournaments : Champions, with FEU Lady Tamaraws * 2008

UAAP Season 71 volleyball tournaments The seniors' division of the UAAP Season 71 volleyball tournaments opened December 6, 2008. Tournament host will be Far Eastern University. Tournament games will be at the Far Eastern University Gym and The Arena in San Juan. The juniors' di ...

: Silver medal, with FEU Lady Tamaraws

(2011–2016) * 2011 Shakey's V League Open Conference : Champions * 2011 SVL SEA Club Invitational Conference : Silver medal * 2012 Shakey's V League Open Conference : Bronze medal * 2013 Shakey's V League Open Conference : Bronze medal * 2014 Shakey's V League Open Conference : Champions * 2014 Shakey's V League Reinforced Conference : Silver medal * 2015 Shakey's V League Open Conference : Silver medal * 2015 Shakey's V League Reinforced Conference : Silver medal TMS–Philippine Army Lady Troopers (2013) * 2015 Philippine Super Liga Invitational Conference : Champions * 2015 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix Conference : Champions

(2013) * 2013 Shakey's V League 1st Conference : Silver medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles Generika-Army Lady Troopers (2014) * 2014 Philippine Super Liga All Filipino Conference : Champions

(2014-2015) * 2014 Shakey's V League 1st Conference : Champions * 2015 Shakey's V League Collegiate Conference : Bronze medal PLDT HOME TVolution (2014)

References

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