Angeline Marie Gervacio, also known as Dzi Gervacio, is a Filipino volleyball player. She is a former
Ateneo Lady Eagles
The Ateneo Blue Eagles are the collegiate varsity teams of the Ateneo de Manila University that play in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the premiere collegiate league in the Philippines. The Ateneo collegiate me ...
player and is the team manager for the
Nxled Chameleons. She is known as the Queen of Jump Serve.
Early life and education
Gervacio attended
St. Scholastica's College, Manila and
Ateneo de Manila University.
Career
Gervacio won the WNCAA Juniors Division Best Attacker award in 2006 and 2007. After completing her undergraduate studies at the Ateneo de Manila University and her UAAP career in March 2013, ending the Fab 5 era, Gervacio began her
law studies at the same university.
On October 22, 2014, Gervacio joined
Foton Tornadoes
The Foton Tornadoes were a professional women's volleyball team in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). The team was owned by United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. (UAAGI).
History
The team debuted in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) during the 20 ...
in the
2014 Grand Prix conference of 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. and ...
(PSL) as a last-minute replacement for the injured attacker Joey Torrijos. She clarified that her participation with the Tornadoes would limited expected to miss some games as the tournament progresses because of her school schedule. During the
2015 PSL All-Filipino Conference, Gervacio suffered an injury in her left knee and taken to the Makati Medical Center while playing for Foton against Philips Gold. Later she was diagnosed through
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to generate pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes inside the body. MRI scanners use strong magnetic fields, magnetic field gradients, and rad ...
that she had a
displaced patella and suffered an
anterior cruciate ligament injury
An anterior cruciate ligament injury occurs when the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is either stretched, partially torn, or completely torn. The most common injury is a complete tear. Symptoms include pain, an audible cracking sound during in ...
. She returned to play the
Shakey's V-League 13th Season Open Conference with
BaliPure Purest Water Defenders.
In 2021, Gervacio decided to focus on beach volleyball joining the
Creamline Cool Smashers. In January of the following year, she returned to indoor volleyball joining the
F2 Logistics Cargo Movers in the
Premier Volleyball League
The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is the top-level professional women's volleyball league in the Philippines organized by the Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The PVL was established in 2004 as the inter-collegiate Shakey's V-League (SV ...
(PVL).
In 2021, Gervacio became director of the
Far Eastern University
Far Eastern University (), also referred to by its acronym FEU, is a Private university, private research non-sectarian university in Manila, Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Institute of Accounts, Business and ...
's volleyball program, continuing to serve in the position despite retiring from playing volleyball in 2024. Under her directorship, both the
FEU Tamaraws and Lady Tamaraws reached the semifinals of the
UAAP Season 86 volleyball tournaments.
Clubs
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Foton Tornadoes
The Foton Tornadoes were a professional women's volleyball team in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). The team was owned by United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. (UAAGI).
History
The team debuted in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) during the 20 ...
(2014–2015)
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BaliPure Purest Water Defenders (2016)
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Perlas Spikers (2017–2019)
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Creamline Cool Smashers (2021; beach volleyball)
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F2 Logistics Cargo Movers (2022–2023)
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Petro Gazz Angels (2023–2025)
Awards
Individual
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2006 WNCAA Juniors Girls' Volleyball "Best attacker"''
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2007 WNCAA Juniors Girls' Volleyball "Best attacker"''
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2019 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference "Best opposite spiker"''
National Team
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2019 Southeast Asian Games - Beach Volleyball – Bronze medal, with
Cherry Ann Rondina
Club
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2016 Shakey's V-League 13th Season Open Conference – Bronze medal, with
BaliPure Purest Water Defenders
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2016 Shakey's V-League 13th Season Reinforced Open Conference - Bronze medal, with
BaliPure Purest Water Defenders
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2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference – Bronze medal, with
Perlas Spikers
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2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – Bronze medal, with
Perlas Spikers
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2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – Bronze medal, with
Perlas Spikers
References
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Filipino women's volleyball players
Living people
Ateneo de Manila University alumni
University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players
Opposite hitters
1991 births
Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
SEA Games medalists in volleyball
Filipino women's beach volleyball players
21st-century Filipino sportswomen