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Carmela Tunay
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Born (1995-06-08) June 8, 1995 (age 29)
Mandaluyong, Philippines
HometownMakati, Philippines
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Spike285 cm (112 in)
Block280 cm (110 in)
College / UniversityUniversity of Santo Tomas
Volleyball information
PositionOpen Hitter
Current clubPeak Form Lady Spikers
Number18
Career
YearsTeams
2011-2015UST Golden Tigresses
2015Cignal HD Spikers
2017–2019Petron Blaze Spikers
2020Motolite Volleyball Team
2021Peak Form Lady Spikers

Maria Carmela "Mela" Tunay is Filipina volleyball former player, actress, and TV host. She played for the UST Lady Tigresses in the UAAP and the Cignal HD Spikers in the PSL until 2016. She, then transferred and played for the Petron Blaze Spikers from 2017 to 2019.

Personal life

Carmela Tunay, born in Mandaluyong and lives in Makati,[1] attended St Paul College in Makati. She graduated at the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in AB Communication Arts in. Tunay finished her Marketing master's degree in UST, during her last playing season, UAAP season 78.[2]

Career

Tunay was a member of the UST Golden Tigresses, the collegiate varsity volleyball team of UST which plays in the UAAP Volleyball tournament. The Golden Tigresses finished 6th and 5th place in UAAP Season 76 and 77 respectively. In 2015, she joined the Cignal HD Spikers which plays in the Philippine Super Liga. During a game between the TIP and UST in the Shakeys V-League Collegiate Conference 2015, Tunay suffered a nose injury.[3][4][5] Two weeks later she was back in action when UST played against the UP Lady Maroons, and in the semifinals against ADMU Lady Blue Spikers and eventually lost to FEU Tamaraws on the third place game.[6]

With Petron Blaze Spikers, she won the 2017 PSL Invitational Cup silver medal,[7] 2017 PSL All-Filipino Conference gold medal[8] and 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference silver medal.[9]

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References

  1. ^ "UAAP 77 Athlete of the Day: Carmela Tunay". ABS-CBN Sports. December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  2. ^ Viloria, Barry (January 6, 2017). "How much does now-working girl Carmela Tunay miss volleyball?". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  3. ^ Mei Lin Lozada (August 2, 2015). "Carmela Tunay brought to hospital with bloody nose after colliding with teammate during V-League match". spin.ph. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  4. ^ Bong Lozada (August 9, 2015). "Tigresses waiting for doctor's decision on injured Tunay". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  5. ^ Bong Lozada (August 16, 2015). "Tigressess' Tunay slowly easing in after injury". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  6. ^ Lozada, Bong (September 26, 2015). "FEU tramples UST for Shakey's V-League bronze". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Kobe Shinwa, Cignal share PSL Invitational Conference crown". ABS-CBN Sports. April 1, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  8. ^ Escarlote, Mark (July 13, 2017). "Petron dethrones F2 Logistics in title series sweep". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  9. ^ Lozada, Bong (December 16, 2017). "F2 completes comeback, wins PSL Grand Prix title at expense of Petron". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  10. ^ Lising, Charmie (July 28, 2018). "F2 Logistics sweeps Petron, bags Invitational Conference crown". ESPN. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
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