Suzanne "Sue" Roces (born January 17, 1985), is a Filipino former volleyball player.

Career

College

Sue Roces attended the

University of the East The University of the East ( fil, Pamantasan ng Silangan), also known as UE, is a leading private university located in Manila, Philippines. Founded in 1946, business tycoon Lucio Tan acquired the university in 1990. UE was once labeled as the ...

for her collegiate studies and played the UE Lady Warriors women's volleyball team in the UAAP. She was named Rookie of the Year in 2002 in Season 65. She also competed in beach volleyball, helping UE clinch a silver medal in

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for the 2006–07 academic year. She also played for UE at the

Shakey's V-League The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The league began in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League, a women's collegiate league. Since 2011, the ...

in 2006.

Club

Shakey's V-League/PVL

After playing for the UE Lady Warriors at the

in 2006, Roces has also played for other colleges as a guest player. In 2007, she played for the

University of Santo Tomas The University of Santo Tomas (also known as UST and officially as the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila) is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Miguel ...

. The following season, she competed for

San Sebastian College – Recoletos San Sebastian College – Recoletos (SSC-R), commonly known by its nickname Bastê, is a private Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Order of Augustinian Recollects in Manila, Metro Manila Philippines. It is ...

helping the team win the season's 2nd Conference and with her being named the Finals MVP. She was also named the conference MVP for the 2010 season's 1st Conference. In 2012, Roces won the Open Conference with San Sebastian. She also played for

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in the same year, helping the squad win the 1st Conference. She has also competed for non-collegiate sides in the Shakey's V-League. With the PLDT Home Ultera, Roces helped the team win the

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and the Reinforced Open Conferences in 2015. The following year Roces joined the

BaliPure Purest Water Defenders The BaliPure Purest Water Defenders are a professional volleyball club sponsored by Balibago Waterworks System, Inc. playing in the Premier Volleyball League (formerly, Shakey's V-League). The team debuted in the league's 13th Season Open Confere ...

. Roces' last club was with the

Perlas Spikers The Perlas Spikers, also previously known as the BanKo Perlas Spikers, are a professional women's volleyball team playing in the Premier Volleyball League. The team is owned by Beach Volleyball Republic. History The team debuted in the 2017 seas ...

. She played from 2017 when the V-League was renamed as the

Premier Volleyball League The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The league began in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League, a women's collegiate league. Since 2011, the ...

until 2021 during the Open Conference. She decided to retire from competitive volleyball in January 2022.

AVC Club Championship

Roces was part of the non-league

PLDT Home TVolution team The PLDT HOME TVolution team is the name of the men's (nicknamed "Power Pinoys") and women's (nicknamed "Power Pinays") volleyball teams sponsored by the PLDT, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company specifically formed to represent the Phili ...

which competed at the

2014 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship The 2014 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship was the 15th staging of the Asian Volleyball Confederation, AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand. Pools compos ...

National team

Roces has represented the Philippines internationally. She was part of the Philippine women's national team roster which took part in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Asian qualifiers. She also played with the national team at the

2015 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup The 2015 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup, VTV Cup Championship will be the 12th staging of the international tournament. The tournament will be held at the Bạc Liêu Gymnasium in Bạc Liêu, Vietnam. Pool composition 6 teams are set ...

. As part of the Philippine national beach volleyball team, she competed at the

2008 Asian Beach Games The 2008 Asian Beach Games or ABG 2008 ( id, Pesta Olahraga Pantai Asia 2008, Pesta Olahraga Pantai Asia Dua Ribu Delapan), officially the 1st Asian Beach Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Pantai Asia Pertama) and commonly as Bali 2008 ( id, Bali 2008, B ...

and was paired with Michelle Carolino. The pair managed to advance to the round of 16.

Personal life

Since 2020, Roces is a relationship with Sarah Asido, who is a host and beauty queen who represented the Philippines in the 2018 Ms. United Continents.

References

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