PLDT setter Rhea Dimaculangan.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines — PLDT goes to overlook veteran setter and newlywed Rhea Dimaculangan within the 2024 PVL Strengthened Convention.
The Excessive Velocity Hitters on Wednesday introduced that they received’t have Dimaculangan within the midseason to present the veteran playmaker extra time to get pleasure from her married life along with her husband RJ Villarete, whom she tied the knot with final month.
“Rhea lately acquired married and is presently having fun with her time along with her husband. We in PLDT are very supportive,” stated coach Rald Ricafort in Filipino.
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That’s why Ricafort chosen Adamson setter Angge Alcantara at No. 8 within the PVL Rookie Draft to again up Kim Fajardo, who was the Excessive Velocity Hitters’ important playmaker within the All-Filipino Convention.
“On the similar time, Kim wants one other setter so it was good when it was our flip to choose that Angge was out there,” the PLDT coach stated. “Transferring ahead, we could have three setters in our roster so we don’t want to fret anymore.”
Alcantara is able to fill within the huge footwear of Dimaculangan in her upcoming PVL debut.
“I’m prepared. I do know that ate Kim is there to assist me fill within the function of ate Rhea,” the younger setter informed reporters in Filipino. “As a setter, I’m excited to study rather a lot from them realizing that they’re veterans. I’m prepared to study to be higher as a setter.”
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In addition to Dimaculangan, PLDT will miss Alas Pilipinas center blocker Dell Palomata, whereas Kianna Dy’s restoration stays day-to-day.
PLDT leans on Savi Davison, Russian spiker Elena Samoilenko, Mika Reyes, Majoy Baron, and Kath Arado in its bid to succeed in the semifinals after falling brief within the All-Filipino Convention.
The Excessive Velocity Hitters open their marketing campaign in opposition to the Creamline Cool Smashers on Tuesday subsequent week at Philsports Enviornment. They’re slated in Pool A with Chery Tiggo, Farm Recent, Nxled, and Galeries Tower.
