Kyla Llana Magdaraog Atienza (born April 12, 1997) is a Filipina volleyball player. She currently plays for the Creamline Cool Smashers volleyball team in the Premier Volleyball League.[1] She was a member of the FEU Lady Tamaraws volleyball team in both indoor and beach volleyball.[2] She impressed in her debut for the Philippine team by keeping the ball alive for most of Vietnam's attacks at the AVC Cup on August 21, 2022.[3] ASEAN Grand Prix named her Best Libero on September 11, 2022.[4]
| Kyla Atienza | |||||||
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| Full name | Kyla Llana Magdaraog Atienza | ||||||
| Nickname | Kyla | ||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||
| Born | April 12, 1997 | ||||||
| Hometown | San Pedro, Laguna | ||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | ||||||
| College / University | Far Eastern University | ||||||
| Volleyball information | |||||||
| Position | Libero | ||||||
| Current club | Creamline Cool Smashers | ||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||
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Early life edit
Atienza played high school volleyball for San Pedro Relocation Center National High School along with eventual pro teammate Jema Galanza.[5][6] She finished college studies at Far Eastern University in 2018.[7]
Clubs edit
Creamline Cool Smashers (2018–present)[8]
Awards edit
Individual edit
- 2013 UAAP Season 76 Beach Volleyball "Rookie of the Year"
- 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference "Best Libero"
- 2022 ASEAN Grand Prix "Best Libero"
Club edit
- 2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference –
Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers - 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers
- 2019 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference –
Silver medal, with Creamline Cool Smashers - 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers
- 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – Silver medal, with Creamline Cool Smashers
- 2022 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers
- 2022 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference – Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers[9]
- 2022 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference –
Bronze medal, with Creamline Cool Smashers - 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference – Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers
- 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference – Silver medal, with Creamline Cool Smashers[10]
- 2023 Premier Volleyball League Second All-Filipino Conference – Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers[11]
References edit
- ^ Navarro, Dante (November 11, 2019). "Creamline: A class of its own". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "FEU's Bernadeth Pons, Kyla Atienza stop erstwhile unbeaten UST pair Rondina-Gutierrez to force title decider". Spin.
- ^ Agcaoili, Lance (August 21, 2022). "AVC Cup: Kyla Atienza impresses in PH team debut". Inquirer. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- ^ Agcaoili, Lance (September 11, 2022). "Kyla Atienza named Best Libero in ASEAN Grand Prix". Inquirer. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ Alviar, Rene (August 17, 2022). "Laguna pride Kyla Atienza, Jema Galanza: Walang 'palakasan' sa palakasan". Tutubi.ph. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ Bautista, Ohmer (November 9, 2019). "Jema Galanza hailed PVL Open MVP". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ Murillo, Michael Angelo (May 7, 2018). "Bernadeth Pons: a winner of a student-athlete". Business World. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Creamline completes 20–0 sweep to retain PVL Open Conference crown". Rappler.
- ^ Yumol, David Tristan (August 13, 2021). "Jaja Santiago takes home Conference MVP and Finals MVP awards". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ Basco, Karl Cedrick (July 31, 2023). "PVL: Kurashiki dethrones Creamline, claims Invitational crown". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ Caacbay, Kennedy (December 17, 2023). "Sheer dominance: Creamline asserts mastery of Choco Mucho to claim all-Filipino crown". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved March 7, 2024.