Foton Toplanders

Short name

Foton

Founded

2014

Manager

Alvin Lu

Captain

Ivy Remulla (DLSU)

League

Philippine Super Liga

2015 Grand Prix

CHAMPION

Website

Club home page

Uniforms

Home

Away

Foton Toplanders
Medal record

Philippine Super Liga
	2015 Grand Prix Conference
	2015 Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup

The Foton Tornadoes is a professional women's volleyball team playing in the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). The team debuted in the Grand Prix Conference of the 2014 PSL season.^[1] The team is owned by United Asia Automotive Group, Inc., the distributors of Foton automobiles in the Philippines.

As the champion of the 2015 PSL Grand Prix, Foton will represent the Philippines in the 2016 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship to be held in Manila.^[2]

Aside from volleyball, Foton also sponsored men's basketball teams in the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League (Foton Toplanders), and the Filsports Basketball Association (Pampanga Foton Toplanders), when they won a championship title in the 2nd conference on December 15, 2015.

Foton Tornadoes first logo

Name changes

Season	Conference	Name
2014	All-Filipino	Foton Tornadoes
2014	Grand Prix
2015	All-Filipino
	Beach Challenge Cup	Foton Tornadoes (Team A)
	Beach Challenge Cup	Foton Tornadoes (Team B)
	Grand Prix	Foton Tornadoes
2016	Invitational	Foton Toplanders
	Beach Challenge Cup
	All-Filipino
	Grand Prix

Roster

For the 2016 PSL Invitational Cup:

No.	Last Name	First Name	Position	Ht.	Wt.	College	Birth Date
Foton Toplanders
1	Araneta	Angeli Pauline	Middle Hitter	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg	UP	(1993-09-19) September 19, 1993
4	Orendain	Patty Jane	Outside Hitter	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	58 kg	USLS	(1992-08-10) August 10, 1992
5	Acevedo	Maria Carmina Denise	Libero	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	61 kg	Ateneo	(1989-04-28) April 28, 1989
7	Remulla	Ivy Elayne	Middle Hitter	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	64 kg	DLSU	(1979-11-14) November 14, 1979
8	Macatuno	May Jennifer	Setter	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	52 kg	Adamson	(1991-05-23) May 23, 1991
10	Ortiz	Maika Angela	Middle Blocker	5'10"	74 kg	UST	(1991-08-30) August 30, 1991
15	Tabaquero	Ma. Angeli	Open Hitter	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)		UST
16	Estampa	Royce	Middle Hitter	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	64 kg	USLS	(1992-07-07) July 7, 1992
	Dimaculangan	Rhea Katrina	Setter	5'7"	66 kg	UST	(1991-03-21) March 21, 1991
	Henson	Danna	Outside Hitter			Arellano
	Salamangos	Shirley	Middle Blocker			Arellano

Coaching staff

Head Coach:
Ma. Vilet Ponce De Leon
Assistant Coach(s):
Ronald Dulay
Christian Fernandez

Team Staff

Team Manager:
Alvin Lu
Team Utility:

Medical Staff

Team Physician:
Katherine Tenorio
Physical Therapist:
Jose Mari Angulo

For the 2015 PSL Grand Prix Conference:

No.	Last Name	First Name	Position	Ht.	Wt.	College	Birth Date
Foton Tornadoes
1	Araneta	Angeli Pauline	Middle Hitter	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg	UP	(1993-09-19) September 19, 1993
2	Messing	Kathleen Anne	Outside Hitter	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	kg	Pepperdine	(1992-10-31) October 31, 1992
3	Santiago	Alyja Daphne	Opposite Hitter	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	68 kg	NU	(1996-01-20) January 20, 1996
4	Orendain	Patty Jane	Outside Hitter	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	58 kg	USLS	(1992-08-10) August 10, 1992
5	Acevedo	Maria Carmina Denise	Libero	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	61 kg	Ateneo	(1989-04-28) April 28, 1989
6	Stalzer	Lindsay	Opposite Hitter	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	70 kg	Bradley	(1984-07-25) July 25, 1984
7	Remulla	Ivy Elayne	Middle Hitter	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	64 kg	DLSU	(1979-11-14) November 14, 1979
8	Macatuno	May Jennifer	Setter	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	52 kg	Adamson	(1991-05-23) May 23, 1991
9	Perez	Ivy	Setter	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	59 kg	NU	(1995-02-13) February 13, 1995
10	Tiangco-Williams	Kayla Marie	Outside Hitter	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	72 kg	GSU	(1988-08-28) August 28, 1988
11	General	Fatima	Libero	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	55 kg	NU	(1995-08-27) August 27, 1995
16	Quijano-Estampa	Royce	Middle Hitter	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	64 kg	USLS	(1992-07-07) July 7, 1992
17	Ceballos	Fiola	Outside Hitter	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	56 kg	CPU	(1994-06-21) June 21, 1994
18	Delos Reyes	Jeannie	Outside Hitter	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	62 kg	CPU	(1994-04-10) April 10, 1994

Coaching staff

Head Coach:
Ma. Vilet Ponce De Leon
Assistant Coach(s):
Ronald Dulay
Christian Fernandez

Team Staff

Team Manager:
Alvin Lu
Team Utility:

Medical Staff

Team Physician:
Katherine Tenorio
Physical Therapist:
Jose Mari Angulo

Previous roster

For the 2015 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup:

Foton Hurricanes (Foton - Team A)
No.	Last Name	First Name	Ht.	Wt.	College
1	Tan	Bea	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	55 kg	Ateneo
2	Soriano	Ma. Paulina	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	61 kg	Adamson

Foton Tornadoes (Foton - Team B)
No.	Last Name	First Name	Ht.	Wt.	College
1	Ceballos	Fiola	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	56 kg	CPU
2	Orendain	Patty Jane	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	58 kg	USLS

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For the 2015 PSL All-Filipino Conference:

Foton Tornadoes
No.	Nationality	Last Name	First Name	Position	Ht.	Wt.	College	Birth Date
1		Araneta	Angeli Pauline	Middle Hitter	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg	UP	(1993-09-19) September 19, 1993
3		Mendez	Kimberly	Setter	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	56 kg	USLS	(1991-06-23) June 23, 1991
4		Orendain	Patty Jane	Outside Hitter	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	58 kg	USLS	(1992-08-10) August 10, 1992
5		Acevedo	Maria Carmina Denise	Libero	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	61 kg	Ateneo	(1989-04-28) April 28, 1989
6		Gervacio	Angeline Marie	Opposite Hitter	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	64 kg	Ateneo	(1991-12-30) December 30, 1991
7		Remulla	Ivy	Middle Hitter	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	64 kg	DLSU	(1979-11-14) November 14, 1979
8		Macatuno	May Jennifer	Setter	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	52 kg	Adamson	(1991-05-23) May 23, 1991
9		Factor	Dona Mae	Outside/Middle Hitter	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	54 kg	EAC	(1990-02-12) February 12, 1990
10		Tiamzon	Nicole	Outside Hitter	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	51 kg	UP	(1995-11-03) November 3, 1995
12		Lastimosa	Pamela	Outside Hitter	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	66 kg	UST	(1993-09-23) September 23, 1993
14		Velasquez	Cindy	Middle Hitter	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	71 kg	DLS-CSB	(1985-07-16) July 16, 1985
15		Pantaleon	Bangladesh	Libero	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)	60 kg	Letran	(1987-10-09) October 9, 1987
16		Estampa	Royce	Middle Hitter	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	64 kg	USLS	(1992-07-07) July 7, 1992
17		Tan	Maria Beatrice		1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	55 kg	Ateneo	(1993-04-13) April 13, 1993
18		Delos Reyes	Jeannie		1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	kg	CPU	(1994-04-10) April 10, 1994

Coaching staff

Head Coach:
Vilet Ponce De Leon
Assistant Coach(s):
Ronald Dulay
Christian Fernandez

Team Staff

Team Manager:
Alvin Lu
Team Utility:

Medical Staff

Team Physician:
Jose Mari Angulo
Physical Therapist:
Alyssa Paula Tomas

Honors

Team

Season	Conference	Title	Source
2014	Grand Prix	5th place	^[3]
2015	All-Filipino	4th Place
	Beach Challenge Cup	Team A: 4th place
	Beach Challenge Cup	Team B: Runner-up
	Grand Prix	Champion	^[4]
2016

Individual

Season	Conference	Award	Name
2015	All-Filipino	2nd Best Outside Spiker	Patty Jane Orendain
	Grand Prix	2nd Best Middle Blocker	Alyja Daphne Santiago
		1st Best Setter	Ivy Jizel Perez
		Most Valuable Player	Lindsay Stalzer

Team captains

Season	Conference	Number	Player
2014	Grand Prix	6	Jill Gustilo
2015	All-Filipino	7	Ivy Remulla
2015	Grand Prix	7	Ivy Remulla

Previous Players

Number	Player	Last Season	Transfer to
1	Rubie De Leon	2014 PSL GPC
6	Jill Gustilo		Mane 'n Tail Lady Stallions (2015)
13	Karla Belo

Imports

Season	Number	Player	Country
2014	10	Elena Tarasova	Russia
2014	17	Irina Tarasova	Russia
2015	2	Kathleen Anne Messing	United States
2015	6	Lindsay Stalzer	United States

References

↑ "Three new teams vie for honors in import-laced Superliga Grand Prix". website (http://spin.ph). Spin.ph. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ "Tornadoes set goals high in 2016". Business Mirror. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
↑ JP, Abcede (December 1, 2014). "Foton Cops Fifth After Out Playing Mane ‘n Tail". website. Philippine Super Liga. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
↑ "Stalzer, Messing lead from front as Foton beats Petron for maiden Super Liga title". by Mei-Lin Lozada (spin.ph) December 5, 2015, 03:16 pm

External links

PSL-Foton Tornadoes Page

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