Denden Lazaro-Revilla

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Garcia, the birth surname or paternal family name is Lazaro, and the marital name is Revilla.

Dennise Michelle "Denden" Garcia Lazaro-Revilla (born January 21, 1992) is a Filipina professional volleyball player. Lazaro is a member of the Philippines women's national volleyball team. She is known as the libero and Ateneo Lady Eagles' Iron Eagle.

Denden Lazaro-Revilla
Lazaro-Revilla in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Dennise Michelle Garcia Lazaro-Revilla
Nickname	Denden
Nationality	Filipino
Born	(1992-01-21) January 21, 1992 (age 32) Pasay, Philippines
Hometown	Parañaque
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight	120 lb (54 kg)
College / University	Ateneo de Manila University
Volleyball information
Position	Libero
Number	13
Career
Years Teams 2015 PLDT 2016 BaliPure 2017–2018 Cocolife 2019 Petron 2020–2024 Choco Mucho 2024–present Creamline
National team
2008–2018 Philippines

Personal life

She was born on January 21, 1992, in Metro Manila.^[1] She attended high school at Colegio San Agustin – Makati and completed her BS Biology degree at the Ateneo de Manila University in 2015. After graduation, Lazaro entered medical school at the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health.^[2] However, by the end of 2016, it was reported that Lazaro filed a leave of absence from her schooling to resume her volleyball career.^[3][4]

Lazaro married basketball player LA Revilla on January 27, 2020.^[5]

Career

Lazaro was the Libero for the Youth U16 Girl's national team that ranked seventh in the 2008 Asian Youth Girls U16 Championships. She was member of the 2009 Palarong Pambansa NCR Girls Secondary Division team. During her collegiate years, she played for the Ateneo Lady Eagles volleyball team from 2011 to 2015 and was part of the Ateneo teams which won the UAAP Volleyball Championships in 2014 and 2015.^[6] She played beach volleyball with the Beach Volleyball Republic in since 2015.^[7]

Lazaro played with the PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters in the 2015 Shakey's V-League Season 12 Season Open Conference^[8] and for BaliPure Purest Water Defenders for the 2016 Shakey's V-League Season 13 Open Conference.^[9] She played in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Kallang, Singapore.^[10] For the 2017 PSL All-Filipino Conference, she signed with the club COCOLIFE Asset Managers in the Philippine Super Liga.^[11]

In January 2019, Lazaro transferred to the Petron Blaze Spikers.^[12] In May 2020, she moved back to PVL to signed with the Choco Mucho Flying Titans.^[13]

Clubs

• PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters (2015)
• BaliPure Purest Water Defenders (2016)
• United VC (COCOLIFE Asset Managers) (2017–2018)
• Petron Blaze Spikers (2019)
• Choco Mucho Flying Titans (2020–2024)
• Creamline Cool Smashers (2024–present)

Awards

Individuals

• 2011 Shakey's V-League Southeast Asian Club Invitational "Best Digger"
• 2011 Shakey's V-League Season 8 Open Conference "Best Digger"
• 2011 Shakey's V-League Season 8 1st Conference "Best Receiver"
• 2012 Shakey's V-League 9th Season 1st Conference "Best Receiver"
• 2013–14 UAAP Season 76 "Best Digger"
• 2013–14 UAAP Season 76 "Best Receiver"
• 2014–15 UAAP Season 77 "Best Receiver"
• 2016 Shakey's V-League Season 13 Reinforced Conference "Best Libero"

Collegiate

• 2012 UAAP Season 74 volleyball tournaments – Silver medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles
• 2013 UAAP Season 75 volleyball tournaments – Silver medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles
• 2014 UAAP Season 76 volleyball tournaments – Champions, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles
• 2014 ASEAN University Games – Bronze medal, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles
• 2015 UAAP Season 77 volleyball tournaments – Champions, with Ateneo De Manila University Lady Eagles

Club

• 2015 Shakey's V-League 12th Season Open Conference – Champions, with PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters
• 2016 Shakey's V-League 13th Season Open Conference – Bronze medal, with BaliPure Purest Water Defenders
• 2019 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix Conference – Champions, with Petron Blaze Spikers
• 2023 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup – Bronze medal, with Choco Mucho Flying Titans^[14]
• 2023 Premier Volleyball League Second All-Filipino Conference – 1st Runner-up, with Choco Mucho Flying Titans^[15]
• 2024 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference – Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers
• 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference – Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers

References

1. "UAAP 77 Athlete of the Day: Dennise Lazaro". ABS-CBN. December 25, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
2. Olivares, Rick (February 11, 2016). "Life after volleyball for Denden". Business Mirror. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
3. Viloria, Barry (December 2, 2016). "What Denden Lazaro wants to explore while on med school 'break'". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
4. "Denden Lazaro left med-school to focus on volleyball". Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
5. "Sports personalities Denden Lazaro, LA Revilla tie the knot". Rappler.com. January 28, 2020. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
6. Lagunzad, Chris (March 17, 2014). "Denden Lazaro: Ateneo's unsung hero". Yahoo PH Sports. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
7. Villar, Joey (May 21, 2016). "Beach Volleyball Republic fires off this weekend". Philstar. Manila, Philippinas. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
8. Terrado, Reuben; Lozada, Mei-Lin (March 24, 2015). "Alyssa Valdez, Jaja Santiago, Denden Lazaro team up for PLDT in Shakey's V-League". Spin. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
9. Tupas, Cedelf P. (May 21, 2016). "Valdez joins forces with Lazaro in Shakey's V-League". Spin. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
10. Ansis, JC (July 24, 2015). "SEA Games: Facts about the members of the Philippine volleyball team". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
11. "Lazaro, Gumabao to banner newcomer Cocolife in Super Liga". Philstar. Manila, Philippines. February 9, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
12. Fernandez, Lawrence (January 8, 2019). "PSL: Denden Lazaro joins Petron Blaze Spikers". Volleyverse.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
13. "Denden Lazaro makes PVL return, signs with Choco Mucho". Philstar. Manila, Philippines. May 30, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
14. "Rondina, Madayag shine as Choco Mucho takes VTV Cup bronze". Premier Volleyball League. August 27, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
15. Agcaoili, Lance (December 16, 2023). "Tots Carlos is PVL Finals MVP in latest Creamline title win". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 25, 2023.