Dzi Gervacio
Filipino volleyball player
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Angeline Marie Gervacio, also known as Dzi Gervacio, is a Filipino former professional volleyball player. She is a former Ateneo Lady Eagles player and is the team manager for the Nxled Chameleons. She is known as the Queen of Jump Serve.
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| Full name | Angeline Marie Gervacio | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Dzi | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||
| Born | December 30, 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| College / University | Ateneo de Manila University | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Opposite hitter | ||||||||||||||
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Honours
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Early life and education
Gervacio attended St. Scholastica's College, Manila and Ateneo de Manila University.[1]
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,[2] Gervacio began her law studies at the same university.[3]
On October 22, 2014, Gervacio joined Foton Tornadoes in the 2014 Grand Prix conference of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) as a last-minute replacement for the injured attacker Joey Torrijos.[4] She clarified that her participation with the Tornadoes would limited expected to miss some games as the tournament progresses because of her school schedule.[5] 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.[6] Later she was diagnosed through MRI that she had a displaced patella and suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[7] She returned to play the Shakey's V-League 13th Season Open Conference with BaliPure Purest Water Defenders.[8]
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 (PVL).[9]
In 2021, Gervacio became director of the Far Eastern University's volleyball program,[10] 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.[11]
Clubs
Foton Tornadoes (2014–2015)- BaliPure Purest Water Defenders (2016)
- Perlas Spikers (2017–2019)
- Creamline Cool Smashers (2021; beach volleyball)
- F2 Logistics Cargo Movers (2022–2023)
- Petro Gazz Angels (2023–2025)
Awards
Individual
National team
- 2019 Southeast Asian Games - Beach Volleyball –
Bronze medal, with Cherry Ann Rondina
Club
- 2016 Shakey's V-League 13th Season Open Conference – Bronze medal, with BaliPure Purest Water Defenders
- 2016 Shakey's V-League 13th Season Reinforced Open Conference - Bronze medal, with BaliPure Purest Water Defenders
- 2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference – Bronze medal, with Perlas Spikers
- 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – Bronze medal, with Perlas Spikers
- 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – Bronze medal, with Perlas Spikers