Kyla Atienza

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Magdaraog and the surname or paternal family name is Atienza.

Kyla Llana Magdaraog Atienza (born April 12, 1997) is a Filipina volleyball player. She currently plays for the Creamline Cool Smashers volleyball team in the Premier Volleyball League.^[1] She was a member of the FEU Lady Tamaraws volleyball team in both indoor and beach volleyball.^[2] She impressed in her debut for the Philippine team by keeping the ball alive for most of Vietnam's attacks at the AVC Cup on August 21, 2022.^[3] ASEAN Grand Prix named her Best Libero on September 11, 2022.^[4]

Kyla Atienza
Personal information
Full name	Kyla Llana Magdaraog Atienza
Nationality	Filipino
Born	(1997-04-12) April 12, 1997 (age 27)
Hometown	San Pedro, Laguna
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
College / University	Far Eastern University
Volleyball information
Position	Libero
Current club	Creamline Cool Smashers
Number	11
Career
Years Teams 2013–2018 FEU Lady Tamaraws 2018– Creamline

Early life

Atienza played high school volleyball for San Pedro Relocation Center National High School along with eventual pro teammate Jema Galanza.^[5][6] She finished college studies at Far Eastern University in 2018.^[7]

Clubs

• Creamline Cool Smashers (2018–present)^[8]

Awards

Individual

• 2013 UAAP Season 76 Beach Volleyball "Rookie of the Year"
• 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference "Best Libero"
• 2022 ASEAN Grand Prix "Best Libero"

Club

• 2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference – Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers
• 2018 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers
• 2019 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference – Silver medal, with Creamline Cool Smashers
• 2019 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers
• 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – Silver medal, with Creamline Cool Smashers
• 2022 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference – Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers
• 2022 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference – Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers^[9]
• 2022 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference – Bronze medal, with Creamline Cool Smashers
• 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference – Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers
• 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference – Silver medal, with Creamline Cool Smashers^[10]
• 2023 Premier Volleyball League Second All-Filipino Conference – Champions, with Creamline Cool Smashers^[11]
• 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. Navarro, Dante (November 11, 2019). "Creamline: A class of its own". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
2. "FEU's Bernadeth Pons, Kyla Atienza stop erstwhile unbeaten UST pair Rondina-Gutierrez to force title decider". Spin.
3. Agcaoili, Lance (August 21, 2022). "AVC Cup: Kyla Atienza impresses in PH team debut". Inquirer. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
4. Agcaoili, Lance (September 11, 2022). "Kyla Atienza named Best Libero in ASEAN Grand Prix". Inquirer. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
5. Alviar, Rene (August 17, 2022). "Laguna pride Kyla Atienza, Jema Galanza: Walang 'palakasan' sa palakasan". Tutubi.ph. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
6. Bautista, Ohmer (November 9, 2019). "Jema Galanza hailed PVL Open MVP". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
7. Murillo, Michael Angelo (May 7, 2018). "Bernadeth Pons: a winner of a student-athlete". Business World. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
8. "Creamline completes 20–0 sweep to retain PVL Open Conference crown". Rappler.
9. Yumol, David Tristan (August 13, 2021). "Jaja Santiago takes home Conference MVP and Finals MVP awards". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
10. Basco, Karl Cedrick (July 31, 2023). "PVL: Kurashiki dethrones Creamline, claims Invitational crown". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
11. Caacbay, Kennedy (December 17, 2023). "Sheer dominance: Creamline asserts mastery of Choco Mucho to claim all-Filipino crown". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved March 7, 2024.