RONDINA-PONS TANDEM, 3 OTHER PHL PAIRS IN WORLD BEACH PRO TOUR CHALLENGE IN NUVALI
11 October 2025
SIS RONDINA and Bernadeth Pons and three other local pairs lead the campaign as the Philippines becomes the epicenter anew of global volleyball action in the Volleyball World 2025 Beach Pro Tour Challenge set October 15 to 19 at the Nuvali Sands Court by the Ayala Land in the City of Santa Rosa in Laguna.
Joining the Rondina-Pons tandem in the event organized by the FIVB through Volleyball World are Jenny Gaviola and Alexa Polidario, Sunny Villapando and Dij Rodriguez and Kly Orillaneda and Gen Eslapor.
They are among 111 pairs in the competition hosted by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation led by Ramon “Tats” Suzara and coming off the country’s successful hosting of the 2025 FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship last month.
“After the world championship hosting, here we are again at the Beach Volley Pro Tour with exciting world-class matches in Nuvali,” Suzara said.
The Philippines will will also be fielding 2023 Southeast Asian Games bronze medalist Ran Abdilla and James Buytrago, Ronniel Rosales and Rancel Varga and Edwin Tolentino and Larry John Francisco in the men’s division.
Sweden’s Jacob Holting Nilsson and Elmer Andersson are back to defend their men’s crown against a formidable field that includes Rio de Janeiro leg champions, brothers Javier and Joaquin Bello of England—they clinched the bronze medal last November also in Nuvali.
Forty-six pairs from 15 countries are seeing action in the women’s competition where Americans Toni Rodriguez and Molly Shaw are the defending champions.
