Diana Mae Magtoto "Tots" Carlos (born July 7, 1998) is a Filipino volleyball player who currently plays for the

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. She was playing with UP Lady Fighting Maroons of the

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, and a member of both the indoor and beach volleyball collegiate varsity teams of the university. She bagged the back-to-back Most Valuable Player and Best Opposite Spiker in the

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and

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. She is also part of the

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that competes in the

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Career

Tots Carlos, a

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-native volleybelle, was one of the hottest recruits to play in the UAAP Season 78. Aside from UP she was also being recruited by other UAAP teams of

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, Adamson and FEU. She won the

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Best Blocker award before entering college at the

, she is currently playing for the UP Fighting Lady Maroons. She helped her collegiate team enter the Final Four in the

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, and helped the team win two bronze medal finishes in the

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. Carlos is known for her versatility, she was a Middle Blocker in High School before she was converted to an

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, and later on to an

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for the Lady Maroons. Carlos won the Inquirer 7 - Week 2 Top 7 and Week 3 Top 1 Player from the UAAP. At the age of 18, she was recruited to play for the

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in the

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. For two consecutive years, she was picked to join the Premier Volleyball League All-Star. In 2016, she helped Team Palaban defeat Team Puso. In 2017, she top-scored Team Roger to defeat Team Rico where she bagged the 2017 PVL Best Player of the All-Stars award. She is also a member of the UP Fighting Maroons Women's Beach Volleyball Team, where she and Arielle Estrañero bagged the bronze for the Lady Maroons. In 2018, Carlos was awarded as the 1st Best Outside Spiker and the Most Valuable Player in the

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after her return from shin injury. In 2019, Carlos lead the Motolite team in its inaugural semis run for the 2019 PVL Open Conference as the league's 2nd highest scorer. She was eventually elected as the Best Opposite of the tournament. In 2021, she is set to sign with

for the first season of

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on its professional status.

Clubs

* Perlas Lady Spikers (2017) *

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(2018) *

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(2019–2020) *

(2021-present)

Awards

Individuals

*'' 2015 Palarong Pambansa "Best Blocker"'' *'' 2018 PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Conference "1st Best Outside Spiker"'' *'' 2018 PSL Collegiate Grand Slam Conference "Most Valuable Player"'' *'' 2019 PVL Open Conference "Best Opposite Spiker"'' *'' 2022 PVL Open Conference "Best Opposite Spiker"'' *'' 2022 PVL Open Conference "Conference Most Valuable Player"'' *'' 2022 PVL Invitational Conference "Best Opposite Spiker"'' *'' 2022 PVL Invitational Conference "Conference Most Valuable Player"''

Collegiate

* 2015 Shakey's V-League 12th Season Reinforced Open Conference – Bronze medal, with UP Fighting Lady Maroons * 2016 Shakey's V-League 13th Season Collegiate Conference – Bronze medal, with UP Fighting Lady Maroons * 2016 Founders' Cup Philippines – Champion, with UP Fighting Lady Maroons * 2017 Founders' Cup Philippines – Champion, with UP Fighting Lady Maroons * 2017 UAAP Season 80 Beach Volleyball – Bronze medal, with UP Fighting Lady Maroons *

– Champion, with UP Fighting Lady Maroons

Club

* 2018 Philippine Superliga Grand Prix – Bronze medal, with

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– Runner-up with

– Champion, with

* 2022 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference - Bronze medal, with

References

1998 births Living people Filipino women's volleyball players Women's beach volleyball players University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players Volleyball players from Pampanga Outside hitters Opposite hitters University of the Philippines Diliman alumni Philippines women's international volleyball players {{PSL Most Valuable Player Award