Marianas Cup Beach Volleyball: Day 1

The 16th annual Marianas Cup Beach Volleyball started today! What a great turn out this year. There were about twenty-five Mens teams and twenty womens teams. Our first game in the morning we played against two ladies from Japan. Man, we got spanked! They were amazing. I won't even repeat the score.

My team mate was Kim Hutchinson. Our stats for the day was two wins and two losses. Not too bad, eh? We fortunately get to advance to the finals on Sunday. Just wanted to share a couple of pictures from today. Here's a picture above of Gin and Linda getting ready to receive a serve. It rained off and on today but it was still a beautiful day.



A couple of women pro-volleyball players came out from Southern California to play. They are such awesome players. Here's a picture of Pro-volleyball player, Jen Synder, battling it out with Aubrey and Lisa from Guam. Aubrey and Lisa from Guam are short but can catch air and pound that ball. The final games are going to be very intense. I can't wait to see who wins.












One thing I love about tournaments is that you get to meet new people. Some girls come all the way from Japan and Guam to come play in the Mariana's cup. Here are some new friends I made, Jessica and Tara, from Guam.

(sigh) I'm so tired! Tune in on Sunday for the final results! Come down to the Pacific Islands Club resort to watch our games!

Queen Of The Beach

Twelve ladies including myself will be competing for the Queen of The Beach volleyball title. Come watch us play volleyball on Sunday, April 29 at 9 am. The volleyball tournement will be held at PIC. We are doing this volleyball tournement to fundraise for the CNMI Autism Foundation. I need atleast five sponsors or more who can donate $10 each. Any support would be much appreciated=) Hope to see you there.

Get Sandy!

Today was a good day. I went to the Pacific Islands Club (PIC) with Missy, Layla, and Brit to watch EJ and Michelle compete with the other ladies for the Mariana's cup. We couldn't have asked for more perfect weather. It was bright and clear not a cloud in the sky. I was really surprised how many local teams we had competing this year. We also had a lot of teams from Guam and Japan.

There were over 15 girls' teams and slowly the teams were eliminated throughout the day. EJ and Michelle are beasts on the court! I thought they complemented each other really well. They're very competitive and I think thats what makes them such great players. Unfortunately they didn't make it to the semi finals but they had a great run=)


While I was watching them play, I was getting hyped up for the beach volleyball league that starts in March. I can't wait to get on the court! As I was watching the games today it reminded of me of when I played back home. There were six of us. We were all filipinas and we played indoor tournaments throughout high school and college. We were the team to beat back then. Ahhh, such good times.

Mariana's Cup Volleyball Tournement

My new found love is scuba diving but I have to say that my first true love and passion is Volleyball. It always has and always will be my number one sport. I would quit my day job to become a pro volleyball player!! If only I weren't so short =( grrrrrrrrrrr! I have been playing Volleyball since Junior high. I made the varsity team my freshman year and played through out high school. I also had a chance to play college Volleyball at LSU for a year.

There is a tournement called the Mariana's cup going on this weekend at the Pacific Islands Club featuring pro volleyball players from Japan and the U.S. There were many reasons why I wanted to play in this tournement: free t-shirt and your name gets raffled. If you win the raffle you and your partner get to play with a pro in the tournement!! Missy and I watched the exhibition games tonight and saw them compete. What can I say other than they're amazing! We were suppose to compete in this tournement but it fell on Sabbath. So we will just have to stop by and cheer on the local players like Ej and Michelle. Saturday the games begin and Sunday will be the playoffs.

Missy and I got a chance to meet the U.S. women pro volleyball players. Brooke and Angie Akers are both from California. Its their first time in Saipan and they love it out here. I was talking with Angie Akers about where she recommended volleyball clinics . . . she says that she recommends taking a volleyball vacation trip. She says they have clinics and volleyball tournements all day. That would be heaven for me=) I'll have to look into that and find a vball partner to go with. I'll keep you posted on who wins the tournement this weekend. Ciao!


From L to R: Michelle, Missy, Me, and EJ. I'm cheering for EJ and Michelle to win the women's division.


From L to R: Brooke, Missy, Me, and Angie Akers (pro volleyball players)


U.S. Men Pro volleyball players