Bernadeth Pons
{{Short description|Filipina volleyball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Philippine name|Amoguis|Pons}}
{{Infobox volleyball player
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| name = Bernadeth Pons
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| nationality = Filipino
| birth_name = Bernadeth Amoguis Pons
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|19}}
| birth_place =
| hometown= Talisay, Negros Occidental
| spouse =
| height = {{convert|5|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on}}
| weight = 65 kg
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| position = Outside Hitter
| currentnumber = 19
| college = Far Eastern University
| currentclub = Creamline Cool Smashers
| years1 = 2016–2019
| team1 = Petron Blaze Spikers
| years2 = 2023–present
| team2 = Creamline Cool Smashers
| currentyears=2017, 2025–present
| currentteammate=Sisi Rondina
| currenttours (currentpoints)=
| years = 2022
| teammates = Jovelyn Gonzaga
| nationalyears = 2019–2023
| nationalteam = Philippines women's (Beach)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Women's volleyball}}
{{MedalCountry | {{PHI}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Southeast Asian Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2019 Subic|Women's beach}}
{{MedalBronze|2021 Quảng Ninh|Women's beach}}
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Bernadeth Amoguis Pons (born October 19, 1996{{cite web |title=Bernadeth Pons |url=https://pldthome.com/pldtultera/uaapvolleyball/bernadeth-pons |website=PLDT Home |access-date=1 May 2025}}) is a Filipina indoor and beach volleyball athlete. She is currently playing for the Creamline Cool Smashers at the Premier Volleyball League.{{Cite web |last=Agcaoili |first=Lance |title=Bernadeth Pons makes PVL debut with Creamline Cool Smashers |date=June 2, 2023 |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/512722/bernadeth-pons-makes-pvl-debut-with-creamline-cool-smashers |access-date=2023-06-29 |language=en-US}}
She played for Petron Tri-Activ Spikers as an outside hitter.
Career
=Indoor volleyball=
Pons played with Rafael B Lacson National High School,{{cite news|url=http://www.rappler.com/sports/specials/palarong-pambansa/2013/27317-unstoppable-pons-dreams-of-making-it-big|title=Unstoppable Pons dreams of making it big|last=Gavile|first=Jan Carlo|newspaper=Rappler|date=April 23, 2013|accessdate=October 16, 2016}} Western Visayas Regional Athletic Association and the Far Eastern University.{{cite news|url=http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2016/04/04/uaap-volleyball-player-week-bernadeth-pons-10290|title=UAAP Volleyball Player of the Week: Bernadeth Pons|publisher=ABS-CBN Sports|date=April 4, 2016|accessdate=October 16, 2016}} She played with Petron Tri-Activ Spikers, winning the 2016 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino Second Best Outside Spiker award.{{cite web|url=http://philippinesuperliga.com/wp/2016/08/list-individual-awards-2016-filipino-conference/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160904011224/http://philippinesuperliga.com/wp/2016/08/list-individual-awards-2016-filipino-conference/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=September 4, 2016|title=List of Individual Awards, 2016 All Filipino Conference|publisher=Philippine SuperLiga|date=August 19, 2016|accessdate=October 16, 2016}}
In the 2017 season of the Philippine SuperLiga, Pons with the Petron Blaze Spikers won the Invitational Cup silver medal,{{cite news|url=https://sports.abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/2017/04/01/kobe-shinwa-cignal-share-psl-invitational-conference-crown-24075|title=Kobe Shinwa, Cignal share PSL Invitational Conference crown|publisher=ABS-CBN Sports|date=April 1, 2017|accessdate=December 18, 2017}} All-Filipino Conference gold medal{{cite news|url=http://sports.abs-cbn.com/volleyball/news/2017/07/13/petron-dethrones-f2-logistics-title-series-sweep-28579|title=Petron dethrones F2 Logistics in title series sweep|publisher=ABS-CBN Sports|last=Escarlote|first=Mark|date=July 13, 2017|accessdate=December 20, 2017}} and the Grand Prix Conference silver medal.{{cite news|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/275979/f2-logistics-comeback-wins-psl-grand-prix-title-beats-petron|title=F2 completes comeback, wins PSL Grand Prix title at expense of Petron|newspaper=The Philippine Daily Inquirer|last=Lozada|first=Bong|date=December 16, 2017|accessdate=December 18, 2017}}
She became a team captain of FEU Lady Tamaraws during the UAAP Season 80 and she led the team in first finals appearance since UAAP Season 71. They finished as a runner-up after they lost in DLSU Lady Spikers in best-of-three finals.{{cite news|last=GO |first=BEATRICE |date=May 2, 2018 |title=Still peerless, DLSU Lady Spikers reign as 3-peat UAAP champions |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/uaap/201607-dlsu-lady-spikers-winner-feu-tamaraws-season-80-finals-game-2/ |work=Rappler |access-date=June 29, 2023}}
=Beach volleyball=
In beach volleyball, Pons is known for playing alongside Sisi Rondina. Collectively, they are affectionately known by the name "SiPons".{{cite news |title=SiPons, Garcia-Requinton make Alas Beach return in Futures Nuvali |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/sipons-garcia-requinton-make-alas-beach-return-in-futures-nuvali/336482 |access-date=1 May 2025 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=1 May 2025}}{{cite news |title='SiPons' tandem makes beach volley comeback at BPT Futures Nuvali |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/4/13/sisi-pons-find-their-way-back-to-beach-volleyball-for-2025-sea-games-1827 |access-date=1 May 2025 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=30 April 2025}} The pair has played together as early as the 2017 season of the Philippine Super Liga. The pair are part of the Petron Sprint 4T team which won the championship of the Beach Challenge Cup.{{cite news|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/07/17/rondina-pons-complete-perfect-campaign-in-psl-beach-volley|title=Rondina, Pons complete perfect campaign in PSL beach volley|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=May 7, 2017|accessdate=December 21, 2017}}
The pair were also part of a 4-player Philippine women's beach volleyball national team which won bronze at the 2019 and 2021 SEA Games. They also played in the 2023 edition but failed to make a podium finish.{{cite news |last1=Cadayona |first1=Russell |title=‘SiPons’ hahataw sa 2025 SEAG beach volley |url=https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/palaro/2025/04/15/2436092/sipons-hahataw-sa-2025-seag-beach-volley |access-date=1 May 2025 |work=Pilipino Star Ngayon |publisher=The Philippine Star |date=15 April 2025 |language=fil}}
Pons will feature in the World Beach Pro Tour in 2025 edition. She will play alongside Rondina in the Nuvali Future in Nuvali, Santa Rosa, Laguna.
Personal life
Hailing from Talisay, Negros Occidental, she pursued a finance degree at the Far Eastern University.{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2020/05/05/2011968/bernadeth-pons-reflects-life-optimism-flexibility-survival |title=Bernadeth Pons reflects on a life of optimism, flexibility, survival |work=The Philippine Star |date=May 5, 2020 |last=Olivares |first=Rick |accessdate=September 5, 2024}}
Awards
=Indoor volleyball=
==Individuals==
- 2016 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino "2nd Best Outside Spiker"
- 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference "Conference Most Valuable Player"{{cite web |last=Demigillo |first=Kiko |title='MVPons' finally real as Bernadeth Pons takes home PVL Reinforced Conference MVP and Finals MVP honors |url=https://www.onesports.ph/pvl/article/24207/mvpons-comes-to-fruition-as-bernadeth-pons-takes-home-2024-pvl-reinforced-conference-mvp-honors |website=One Sports |access-date=September 5, 2024 |date=September 4, 2024}}
- 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference "Finals Most Valuable Player"
- '' 2024–25 Premier Volleyball League All–Filipino Conference "Best Outside Hitter"
==Collegiate==
- 2014 UAAP Season 76 volleyball tournaments – 5th placer, with Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws
- 2015 UAAP Season 77 volleyball tournaments – 4th placer, with Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws
- 2015 UAAP Season 78 beach volleyball tournaments – File:Med 2.png Silver medal, with Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws
- 2016 UAAP Season 78 volleyball tournaments – File:Med 3.png Bronze medal, with Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws
- 2016 UAAP Season 79 beach volleyball tournaments – File:Med 2.png Silver medal, with Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws
- 2017 UAAP Season 79 volleyball tournaments – 4th placer, with Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws
- 2017 UAAP Season 80 beach volleyball tournaments – File:Med 2.png Silver medal, with Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws
- 2018 UAAP Season 80 volleyball tournaments – File:Med 2.png Silver medal, with Far Eastern University Lady Tamaraws
==Clubs==
- 2017 Belo Philippine SuperLiga Invitational Cup – File:Med 2.png Silver medal, with Petron Blaze Spikers
- 2017 Rebisco Philippine SuperLiga All-Filipino Conference – File:Med 1.png Champion, with Petron Blaze Spikers
- 2017 Chooks-To-Go Philippine SuperLiga Grand Prix – File:Med 2.png Silver medal, with Petron Blaze Spikers
- 2018 Chooks-to-Go PSL Invitational Cup – File:Med 2.png Silver medal, with Petron Blaze Spikers
- 2018 Chooks-To-Go PSL All-Filipino Conference – File:Med 1.png Champion, with Petron Blaze Spikers
- 2019 PSL Grand Prix – File:Med 1.png Champion, with Petron Blaze Spikers
- 2019 PSL All-Filipino Conference – File:Med 3.png Third place, with Petron Blaze Spikers
- 2019 PSL Invitational Cup – File:Med 2.png Silver medal, with Petron Blaze Spikers
- 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference – File:Med 2.png Silver medal, with Creamline Cool Smashers
- 2023 Premier Volleyball League 2nd All-Filipino Conference – File:Med 1.png Champion, with Creamline Cool Smashers
- 2024 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference – File:Med 1.png Champion, with Creamline Cool Smashers{{cite news |last=Anzures |first=Rom |date=May 12, 2024 |title=PVL: Creamline reigns over Choco Mucho anew to claim 2024 All-Filipino crown |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/12/creamline-reigns-over-choco-mucho-anew-to-claim-all-filipino-crown-2221 |work=ABS-CBN News |access-date=May 13, 2024}}
- 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference – File:Med 1.png Champion, with Creamline Cool Smashers{{cite news |last=Isaga |first=JR |date=September 4, 2024 |title=Shorthanded Creamline still proves champion’s heart, rules Reinforced tilte |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/premier-league-results-akari-chargers-creamline-cool-smashers-pvl-reinforced-conference-final-september-4-2024/ |work=Rappler |access-date=September 5, 2024}}
- 2024 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference - File:Med 1.png Champion, With Creamline Cool Smashers
=Beach volleyball=
- 2016 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup – File:Med 3.png Third place, with FEU-Petron
- 2017 Belo Philippine SuperLiga Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup – File:Med 1.png Champion, with Petron Sprint 4T
- 2018 Chooks-To-Go Philippine SuperLiga Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup – File:Med 1.png Champion, with Petron XCS
- 2019 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup – File:Med 1.png Champion, with Petron XCS
- 2021 Beach Volleyball Republic on Tour – Leg 1 – File:Med 1.png Champion, with Creamline Beach Volleyball
- 2021 Beach Volleyball Republic on Tour – Leg 2 – File:Med 1.png Champion, with Creamline Beach Volleyball
References
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{{PVL Most Valuable Player Award}}
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Category:Filipino women's volleyball players
Category:Far Eastern University alumni
Category:University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players
Category:Sportspeople from Negros Occidental
Category:Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
Category:SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
Category:SEA Games medalists in volleyball
Category:Filipino women's beach volleyball players
Category:Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games