Capital1 Solar Spikers

This article is about the volleyball team. For the football team, see Capital1 Solar Strikers.

Capital1 Solar Spikers
Short nameCapital1
NicknameSolar Spikers
Founded2024
OwnerCapitalOne Energy Corp.
Head coachJorge de Brito
CaptainRoma Mae Doromal
LeaguePremier Volleyball League
2025 Reinforced8th place

The Capital1 Solar Spikers are a Philippine women's professional volleyball team owned by CapitalOne Energy Corp. The team competes in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), where they made their debut in the 2024 All-Filipino Conference.[1]

As of the 2026 All-Filipino Conference, the Solar Spikers are the newest team in the league.

History

On January 20, 2024, it was reported that Mikee Romero, who also owned the Philippine Basketball Association's NorthPort Batang Pier, was given a new franchise in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). The new franchise would fill in the slot that was vacated by the F2 Logistics Cargo Movers, who disbanded after the 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference.[2] On January 21, the yet-to-be-announced expansion team appointed Roger Gorayeb as its inaugural head coach.[3]

On January 25, the new franchise was formally awarded to Capital1 Solar Energy in a press conference, beating three other entities who were also in the big for F2 Logistics' slot. The team was originally going to be named the Capital1 Power Spikers.[4][5] The team's ownership would be led by Mikee's daughters, Mandy and Milka.[6][7]

The team made their debut on February 20 in the 2024 All-Filipino Conference, where they lost to the Chery Tiggo Crossovers in straight sets.[8]

Current roster

Main article: 2026 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference
Capital1 Solar Spikers roster
No. Nat. Player Pos. Height DOB From
1 Nikka Sophia Ruth Yandoc Setter 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) (2000-10-01) October 1, 2000 Adamson
2 Jasmine Nabor Setter 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (1998-07-11) July 11, 1998 National-U
3 Rachel Jorvina Libero 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) (1998-04-19) April 19, 1998 MacEwan
4 Bella Belen Outside Hitter 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (2002-06-29) June 29, 2002 National-U
5 Ypril Jyrhine Tapia Outside Hitter 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) (2001-12-17) December 17, 2001 UST
6 Trisha Genesis Outside Hitter 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (2000-03-20) March 20, 2000 Adamson
8 Ezra Madrigal Middle Blocker 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) (1999-12-08) December 8, 1999 Far Eastern
9 Pauline Gaston Opposite Hitter 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) (1997-08-27) August 27, 1997 Ateneo
10 Iris Tolenada Setter 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) (1991-08-21) August 21, 1991 San Francisco State
11 Athena Sophia Abbu Middle Blocker (2002-08-14) August 14, 2002 UST
12 Kecelyn Galdones Middle Blocker 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (1999-07-29) July 29, 1999 UST
13 France Ronquillo Opposite Hitter 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (1999-09-15) September 15, 1999 National-U
14 Jorelle Singh Outside Hitter 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (1995-12-14) December 14, 1995 National-U
16 Sydney Niegos Opposite Hitter 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (2000-09-26) September 26, 2000 Jose Rizal Univ
19 Roma Mae Doromal (C) Libero 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (2000-07-19) July 19, 2000 Ateneo
21 Ysa Jimenez Opposite Hitter 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (1999-11-08) November 8, 1999 UST
22 Leila Cruz Opposite Hitter 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) (2000-02-17) February 17, 2000 De La Salle
23 Shaya Adorador Outside Hitter 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (1997-12-09) December 9, 1997 UE
24 Cherry Nunag Middle Blocker 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) (1992-10-22) October 22, 1992 De La Salle–Dasmariñas
25 Rachel Anne Austero Middle Blocker 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) (1997-08-03) August 3, 1997 St. Benilde
Updated as of: January 31, 2026 | Source: PVL.ph


Season-by-season records

Season Conference Preliminary round Final round Ranking Source
2024
(team) 		All-Filipino 11th (1–10, 4 pts) Did not qualify 11th place [9]
Reinforced 7th (5–3, 13 pts) Lost in quarterfinals vs. Cignal, 1–3 7th place [10]
Invitational Did not qualify
2024–25
(team) 		All-Filipino 11th (1–10, 5 pts) Did not qualify 11th place [11]
PVL on Tour 6th (0–5, 1 pt) (Pool B) Did not qualify 11th place [12]
Invitational Did not qualify
Reinforced 7th (4–4, 13 pts) Lost in quarterfinals vs. Zus Coffee, 0–3 8th place [13]

Individual awards

2nd Best Middle Blocker

Team captains

  • Jorelle Singh (2024–2025)
  • Roma Mae Doromal (2025–present)

Former players

  • Aiko Urdas
  • Arianne Layug
  • Ayumi Furukawa
  • Bingle Landincho
  • Cathrina Dizon
  • Giliana Torres
  • Heather Anne Guino-o
  • Ivy Aquino
  • Jannine Navarro
  • Janeca Lana
  • Jerrili Malabanan
  • Jhudielle Quizon
  • Julia Ipac
  • Katherine Villegas
  • Lourdes Clemente-De Guzman
  • May Macatuno
  • Renesa Melgar
  • Rica Rivera-Pancho
  • Rovena Instrella
  • Shola Alvarez
  • Shyra Umandal

Draft history

Season Pick No. Name
2024 2 Leila Cruz
14 Roma Mae Doromal
20 Giliana Torres
2025 1 Bella Belen
14 Pia Abbu
24 Ivy Aquino

Head coach

Imports

See also

References

  1. ^ "Capital1 Solar Energy ready to make 'good' noise in PVL". pvl.ph. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Sportsman Mikee Romero awarded PVL franchise". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Villar, Joey (January 21, 2024). "Gorayeb named capital1 coach". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  4. ^ Agcaoili, Lance (January 25, 2024). "PVL buys into Capital1's vision of building competitive team". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  5. ^ Garcia, John Mark (January 26, 2024). "PVL confident Capital1 Power Spikers the 'right entity as 12th team'". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Solar Spikers team owner putting premium on sports development". BusinessMirror. October 16, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  7. ^ "PVL newbie Capital1 sets modest expectations". The Philippine Star. January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  8. ^ Micaller, Bea (February 20, 2024). "PVL: Chery Tiggo spoils Capital1 debut in sweep win". GMA News. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  9. ^ "Cignal caps strong finish, turns back Capital1". Premier Volleyball League. April 27, 2024. Archived from the original on April 27, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "Cignal blocks out Tushova, Capital1 in epic semis clincher". Premier Volleyball League. August 24, 2024. Archived from the original on August 24, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "ZUS Coffee claims last QF berth, thwarts Capital1 in 4". Premier Volleyball League. March 13, 2025. Archived from the original on March 14, 2025. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  12. ^ "Farm Fresh overwhelms Capital1, cruises into quarterfinals". Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  13. ^ "Brewed for the big stage, ZUS Coffee steams into semis, sinks Capital1". Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  14. ^ Demigillo, Kiko (September 4, 2024). "'MVPons' finally real as Bernadeth Pons takes home PVL Reinforced Conference MVP and Finals MVP honors". One Sports. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  15. ^ https://pvl.ph/news/bernadeth-pons-named-pvl-reinforced-conference-mvp
  16. ^ "Capital1 names Jorge Souza de Brito as head coach ahead of PVL Draft". Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  17. ^ Agcaoili, Lance (June 24, 2024). "PVL: Set for No. 2 pick, Capital1 also parades Russian spiker". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  18. ^ Ambat, Pao (October 3, 2025). "Marina Tushova backs current Capital1 import Oleksandra Bytsenko ahead of 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference". onesports.ph. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
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