Mary Dominique "Dimdim" Pardillo Pacres[2] is a Filipino professional volleyball player.
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| Full name | Mary Dominique Pardillo Pacres | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||
| Born | September 23, 1997[1] | ||||||||||
| Hometown | Cebu, Philippines | ||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||
| College / University | University of Santo Tomas | ||||||||||
| Volleyball information | |||||||||||
| Position | Opposite hitter | ||||||||||
| Current club | Galeries Tower Highrisers | ||||||||||
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Career
editCollegiate
editThe UST Golden Tigresses had Pacres as a player at the UAAP volleyball championships.[3] She largely played a support role to more established players for Season 79 and 80. Eya Laura's arrival in Season 81 initially relegated Pacres to the bench, but Milena Alessandrini's injury rendered back Pacres to Tigresses' first three.[4]
Early club career
editPacres competed outside the PVL while still in college. She was the main player for the Power Smashers in 2017 of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL).[5] Pacres last played for the Tacloban Fighting Warays of the PVL and the Marinerang Pilipina Lady Skippers of the Philippine Super Liga in 2018.[6][7][8] She featured for Team Red in a PVL All Stars game against Team Blue in February 2019.[9]
Hiatus (2018–23)
editAfter her PVL stint in 2018, Pacres was forced to a hiatus. The PVL became fully professional in 2021. Pacres received multiple offers from teams to return to the league including Peak Form,[6] which ultimately forego its participation in the 2021 PVL Open Conference.[10]
Return
editPacres made her return to the PVL after she joined newly formed team Galeries Tower Highrisers in September 2023.[7] The Galeries debuted at the 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference[11]
Personal life
editPacres hails from Cebu.[12][13] During her hiatus between 2018 and 2023, she worked as a call center agent and maintained a food business.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Mary Dominique Pacres - Players". Premier Volleyball League. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ Pacres, Dimdim. "Instagram". Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ Morales, Luisa (March 27, 2019). "WATCH: UST's Dimdim Pacres shows us what's in her bag". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ Lozada, Bong (March 6, 2019). "Back to her old role, Dimdim Pacres gives UST big lift". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "PVL: Pacres delights in playing longer minutes for Power Smashers". ABS-CBN Neews. May 12, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ a b c Agcaoili, Lance (October 16, 2023). "Dimdim Pacres grateful for PVL return after nearly quitting". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ a b c Alba, Katrina. "One more chance: Dimdim Pacres almost gave up volleyball, but Galeries granted her PVL return". OneSports.ph (in English and Filipino). Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ Payo, Jasmine (October 20, 2018). "Fighting Warays snap skid, shock Lady Warriors". Rappler. Retrieved November 16, 2024.(subscription required)
- ^ "Watch: Dimdim Pacres, Dani Ravena dance off at PVL all-star game". February 2, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ Li, Matthew (June 28, 2021). "PVL down to 11 teams as UAC forgoes Open Conference slot". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ Agcaoili, Lance (October 14, 2023). "Galeries eager to put up fight in debut PVL conference". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ Lozada, Mei-Lin (February 18, 2018). "UST coach thrilled to see Dimdim Pacres finally pull her weight for Tigresses". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ Lozada, Mei-Lin (March 14, 2019). "Sisi Rondina thankful for help from UST community ahead of MVP coronation". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved November 16, 2024.