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

where she took up Business Management. She was also the team captain of the PLDT HOME TVolution women's team that played in the

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. She is a former team captain of the

FEU Lady Tamaraws The FEU Tamaraws and Lady Tamaraws are the varsity teams of Far Eastern University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). The university's high school varsity teams are called the ''FEU-D Baby Tamaraws, Baby Tamaraws'' ...

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. and ...

(PSL) with the Cignal HD Spikers and is the PSL's brand ambassador for 2018 to 2019. In 2021, Cignal transferred to 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 ...

Career

Daquis entered the volleyball scene when she was still in high school in

Juan Sumulong Memorial Junior College Juan Sumulong Memorial Junior College, commonly abbreviated as JSMJC, is an elementary to secondary educational institution located in Taytay, Rizal, Philippines. It is part of the Juan Sumulong Memorial Schools System, which includes its consti ...

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 Shakey's V-League was a non-professional volleyball league in the Philippines established in 2004. It began as a women's collegiate league with teams coming from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the National Coll ...

. 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 was a two-time University Athletic Association of the Philippines's (UAAP) Finals Most Valuable Player and was part ...

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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. In 2017, Daquis joined the Cignal HD Spikers. In 2021, her team transferred from

to the

. After a year-long hiatus, Daquis joined the

Farm Fresh Foxies The Farm Fresh Foxies is a women's professional volleyball team in the Philippines playing in the Premier Volleyball League. History The Farm Fresh Foxies joined the Premier Volleyball League in 2023. They make their debut in the 2023 Invit ...

in October 2024.

Other work

Aside from volleyball, Daquis has also worked as a model and finished culinary art studies. In 2014, she appeared on ''

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'' as its cover girl for the October issue, and was named the 8th sexiest woman in 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 Alexa Micek for the 2016 PBA opening ceremony. On January 21, 2016, Daquis was announced as an endorser of Snow Caps and mySlim. In 2016, Daquis reappeared on the cover of ''FHM Philippines'' for its June issue. In October 2018, she started her own business, the RAD Fitness Philippines which now has five branches. In January 2024, Daquis opened the Forn de Manila, the first Filipino bakery in

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Clubs

(2004–2009) *

Philippine Army Lady Troopers The Philippine Army Lady Troopers is the official women's professional volleyball team of the Philippine Army. The team is composed of enlisted personnel and reinforced with civilian players from time to time. The Lady Troopers competes in the P ...

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

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

(

) * PLDT HOME TVolution (2014) * Petron Blaze Spikers (2015) * RC Cola-Army Troopers (2016) * PSL–Rebisco (2017) * Cignal HD Spikers (2017–2023) *

(2024–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 ran from December 3, 2006 to February 21, 2007 at various locations within Metro Manila which include Rizal Memorial Coliseum The Rizal Memorial Coliseum is an indoor arena in the Rizal Memorial Spo ...

: Silver medal, with FEU Lady Tamaraws * 2008

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: 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' d ...

: 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

References

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