Tatan Pantone
{{short description|Filipino volleyball player (born 1988)}}
{{Infobox volleyball player
| name = Tatan Pantone
| image =
| image_size =
| caption = Tatan Pantone playing for the BaliPure Purest Water Defenders on 2017.
| fullname = Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone
| nickname = Tatan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|08|17|df=yes}}
| nationality = Filipino
| hometown = Sorsogon, Philippines
| height = {{convert|168|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|51|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| spike =
| block =
| position = Libero
| college = Adamson University
| currentclub = Retired
| years1 = 2014–2016
| team1 = PLDT
| years2 = 2017
| team2 = BaliPure
| years3 = 2018
| team3 = PayMaya
| years4 = 2019
| team4 = PLDT Home Fibr
| nationalyears = 2013–2015
| nationalteam = Philippines
| years =
}}
Lizlee Ann "Tatan" Gata-Pantone (born 17 August 1988) is a retired Filipino volleyball player who last played for PLDT Home Fibr of the 2019 PSL Grand Prix Conference.
She was a member of the collegiate varsity volleyball team of Adamson University in both indoor and beach volleyball. She played for PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters where she helped the team in winning multiple championships. Pantone was also a member of Philippines national team. She holds the record in the UAAP with the most number of digs and receptions in a single game tallying 77 excellent digs and 63 excellent receptions.{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.ph/volleyball/uaap-volleyball/834476/all-time-starters-adamson-lady-falcons/|last=Nicodemus|first=AC|title=All-Time Adamson Lady Falcons Squad|newspaper=Fox Sports PH|accessdate=22 May 2018}}
Career
Gata-Pantone studied at Adamson University. She was dubbed as the Legendary Libero.{{cite news|url=http://sports.abs-cbn.com/pvl/videos/2017/06/16/pvl-exclusives-lizlee-ann-pantone-the-legendary-libero-14358|title=PVL Exclusives: Lizlee Ann Pantone, The Legendary Libero|newspaper=ABS CBN Sports|date=13 June 2017|accessdate=18 June 2017}} During her collegiate years, she received multiple awards such as Best Digger and Best Receiver in the UAAP Volleyball Championship and Most Valuable Player in the UAAP Beach Volleyball Championship. {{cite news|url=https://smorgasbordpinoy.wordpress.com/2017/04/29/interview-with-the-legendary-libero-lizlee-ann-gata-pantone/|last=Pinoy|first=Smorgasbord|title=Lizlee Ann Gata-Pantone|newspaper=Smorgasboard Pinoy|date=29 April 2017|accessdate=17 June 2017}}
Gata-Pantone played the 2013 Asian Championship with her national team.{{cite news|url=http://www.fhm.com.ph/lifestyle/sports/meet-your-philippine-national-volleyball-team|title=Meet The Power Pinays: Your Philippine National Women's Volleyball Team!|last=Lozada|first=Voltaire|newspaper=FHM Philippines|date=11 September 2013|accessdate=3 September 2017}}
She won the Filipino competition 2016 MVP Olympics in the volleyball tournament with PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters.{{cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/sports/2016/03/06/1560044/pldt-rules-mvp-olympics|title=PLDT rules MVP Olympics|last=Beltran|first=Nelson|newspaper=The Philippine Star|date=6 March 2016|accessdate=6 October 2017}} She signed with BaliPure Purest Water Defenders for the 2017 Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Reinforced Open Conference.{{cite news|url=http://sports.abs-cbn.com/pvl/news/2017/06/12/the-queen-libero-back-water-defender-time-27238|last=Sports|first=ABSCBN|title=The queen libero is back as a Water Defender this time|newspaper=ABS CBN Sports|date=12 June 2017|accessdate=24 August 2017}}
In 2021, PLDT Home Fibr Hitters coach, Roger Gorayeb, confirmed that Pantone retired from volleyball.{{cite web | url=https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/01/14/devanadera-pantone-already-retired-confirms-pldt-coach-gorayeb/ | title=Devanadera, Pantone already retired confirms PLDT coach Gorayeb | website=Daily Tribune }}
Awards
=Individuals=
- Shakey's V-League Season 4 Second Conference "Best Digger"
- Shakey's V-League Season 5 First Conference "Best Digger"
- Shakey's V-League Season 5 Second Conference "Best Digger"
- Shakey's V-League Season 6 First Conference "Best Digger"
- Shakey's V-League Season 6 Second Conference "Best Receiver"
- Shakey's V-League Season 7 First Conference "Best Digger"
- UAAP Season 70 "Best Digger"
- UAAP Season 71 "Best Digger"
- UAAP Season 72 Beach Volleyball "Most Valuable Player"
- UAAP Season 73 Beach Volleyball "Most Valuable Player"
- UAAP Season 72 "Best Digger"
- UAAP Season 72 "Best Receiver"
- 2014 PSL All-Filipino Conference "Best Libero"
- Shakey's V-League 11th Season Open Conference "Best Receiver"
- Shakey's V-League 11th Season Reinforced Open Conference "Best Digger"
- Shakey's V-League 12th Season Reinforced Open Conference "Best Libero"
- 2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference "Best Libero"
=Collegiate=
- Shakey's V-League Season 5 First Conference – File:Med 1.png Champion, with Adamson Lady Falcons
- Shakey's V-League Season 6 First Conference – File:Med 3.png Bronze medal, with Adamson Lady Falcons
- Shakey's V-League Season 6 Second Conference – File:Med 2.png Silver medal, with Adamson Lady Falcons
- UAAP Season 72 Beach Volleyball Tournament – File:Med 1.png Champion, with Adamson Lady Falcons
- Shakey's V-League Season 7 First Conference – File:Med 1.png Champion, with Adamson Lady Falcons
- UAAP Season 70 volleyball tournaments – File:Med 2.png Silver medal, with Adamson Lady Falcons
=Clubs=
- 2013 PSL Grand Prix – File:Med 3.png Bronze medal, with PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters
- 2014 PSL All-Filipino Conference – File:Med 3.png Bronze medal, with PLDT Home TVolution Power Attackers
- 2014 Shakey's V-League 11th Season Open Conference – File:Med 3.png Bronze medal, with PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters
- 2014 Shakey's V-League 11th Season Reinforced Open Conference – File:Med 3.png Bronze medal, with PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters
- 2015 Shakey's V-League 12th Season Open Conference – File:Med 1.png Champions, with PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters
- 2015 Shakey's V-League 12th Season Reinforced Open Conference – File:Med 1.png Champions, with PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters
- 2017 Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Reinforced Open Conference – File:Med 2.png Silver medal, with BaliPure Purest Water Defenders
- 2017 Premier Volleyball League 1st Season Open Conference – File:Med 1.png Champions, with BaliPure Purest Water Defenders
- 2018 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference – File:Med 2.png Silver medal, with PayMaya Highflyers
References
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{{UAAP Volleyball Best Digger Award}}
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Category:Women's beach volleyball players
Category:University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players
Category:Adamson University alumni
Category:Philippines women's international volleyball players
Category:Filipino women's volleyball players