Dennise Michelle Garcia Lazaro | |||||||||
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Nickname | Denden | ||||||||
Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||
Born |
Metro Manila |
21 January 1992 ||||||||
Hometown | Paranaque | ||||||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||||||||
Weight | 120 lb (54 kg) | ||||||||
College(s) | Ateneo de Manila University | ||||||||
Volleyball information | |||||||||
Position | Libero | ||||||||
Number | 13 | ||||||||
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Dennise Michelle Garcia Lazaro (born 21 January 1992) is a Filipina volleyball player. She played for BaliPure Purest Water Defenders in the Shakey's V-League for the 2016 season. She is a member of Philippines national team.
She was born on 21 January 1992 in Metro Manila, and she is a high school graduate of Colegio San Agustin - Makati and belongs to the Ateneo de Manila University class 2015 after finishing a BS Biology course. After graduation, Lazaro entered medical school at the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health. However, by the end of 2016, it was reported that Lazaro filed a leave of absence from her schooling to focus on her volleyball career.
Her nickname is Iron Eagle.
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. She played beach volleyball with the Beach Volleyball Republic in since 2015.
Lazaro played with the PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters in the 2015 Shakey's V-League Season 12 Season Open Conference and for BaliPure Purest Water Defenders for the 2016 Shakey's V-League Season 13 Open Conference. She played in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Kallang, Singapore.