Desiree Wynea Tanlo Cheng (born September 28, 1996) is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She played with

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collegiate women's varsity volleyball team.

Personal life

Cheng is the youngest of three siblings which include Djanel Cheng, who is also a professional volleyball player. She completed her high school studies at Hope Christian High School and earned her AB Sports Studies degree from

Career

Cheng won the UAAP Season 79 Finals MVP after

DLSU Lady Spikers The De La Salle University Lady Spikers are the women's collegiate varsity volleyball team of De La Salle University. They compete in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). The DLSU Lady Spikers are hailed as the most ...

defeated the

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in the finals. Cheng won the ''Best server'' award in

UAAP Season 80 UAAP Season 80 was the 2017–18 athletic year of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). This season was hosted by the Far Eastern University. The eight member universities of the UAAP competed in the league's 28 events f ...

. They defeated the FEU Lady Tamaraws in the finals claiming a 3-peat championship title. With

F2 Logistics Cargo Movers The F2 Logistics Cargo Movers was a professional women's volleyball club that played in the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) and the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). The team was owned by F2 Logistics Philippines, Inc. History Philippine Superliga ...

, Cheng won the

2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference The 2017 Chooks-To-Go PSL Grand Prix Conference was the fourth conference and third indoor tournament for the Philippine Super Liga's fifth season. The games began on October 21, 2017, with the formal opening ceremony on October 28, 2017, at the ...

championship.

Clubs

(2017–2021) *

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(2022–present)

Awards

Individual

* ''2011

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"Most valuable player"'' * ''2011 Palarong Maynila "Most valuable player"'' * ''2012

"Most valuable player"'' * ''2012 Palarong Maynila "Most valuable player"'' * ''2013

"Most valuable player"'' * ''2013

"Best blocker"'' * '' UAAP Season 79 "Finals Most Valuable Player"'' * '' UAAP Season 80 "Best server"''

Collegiate

* 2014

UAAP Season 76 volleyball tournaments The seniors' division of the UAAP Season 76 volleyball tournaments opened December 1, 2013. Tournaments are hosted by Adamson University. Tournament games are held at the Filoil Flying V Arena in San Juan, the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay and the ...

– Silver medal, with De La Salle Lady Spikers * 2015

UAAP Season 77 volleyball tournaments The UAAP Season 77 seniors' division volleyball tournament started on November 22, 2014, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila. Opening-day games were the women's teams of UE vs UST at 2 PM and Ateneo vs NU at 4 PM. The tournament main ...

– Silver medal, with De La Salle Lady Spikers * 2017

UAAP Season 79 volleyball tournaments The UAAP Season 79 volleyball tournaments started on February 4, 2017 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, with the opening games of the men and women's senior volleyball tourneys, participated by 8 regular UAAP members. Aside from the ...

– Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers * 2018

UAAP Season 80 volleyball tournaments The UAAP Season 80 volleyball tournaments started on September 9, 2017 with the junior tournaments. The games were played at the Filoil Flying V Centre, Mall of Asia Arena, Smart Araneta Coliseum and the Blue Eagle Gym. It is also sub-hosted by N ...

– Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers * 2019

UAAP Season 81 volleyball tournaments The UAAP Season 81 volleyball tournaments started on October 31, 2018, with the junior tournaments and on February 16, 2019, for the senior tournaments. The games were played at the Filoil Flying V Centre, Mall of Asia Arena, Smart Araneta Colise ...

– FIle:Med 3.png Bronze medal, with De La Salle Lady Spikers

Clubs

* 2017 Philippine SuperLiga Grand Prix – Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers * 2023 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup – Bronze medal, with

2023 Premier Volleyball League Second All-Filipino Conference The 2023 Premier Volleyball League Second All-Filipino Conference was the sixteenth conference of the Premier Volleyball League. The tournament began on October 15, 2023. This tournament was set to be the second post-pandemic import-laden confer ...

– 1st Runner-Up, with

References

1996 births Living people Filipino women's volleyball players Filipino sportspeople of Chinese descent University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players De La Salle University alumni Volleyball players from Metro Manila Outside hitters Sportspeople from Manila Choco Mucho Flying Titans players {{Philippines-volleyball-bio-stub