{{short description|Filipino-Canadian volleyball player}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2018}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox volleyball player | image = | caption = | name = Ernestine Tiamzon | fullname = Ernestine Grace P. Tiamzon | nickname = Tin | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|5|4|mf=y}} | nationality = Philippines<ref name=fivb>{{cite web |title=Ernestine Grace Tiamzon - Players’ Database |url=https://www.fivb.com/players/players-database/player/183053 |publisher=FIVB |access-date=2 May 2025}}</ref> | birth_place= Koronadal, South Cotabato, Philippines <ref name=fivb/> | hometown = T'boli, South Cotabato | height = 1.76 m | position = Outside hitter | college = De La Salle University | currentclub = Akari Chargers | currentnumber = | medaltemplates = |club1=F2 Logistics Cargo Movers |club2=Choco Mucho - Philippines |club3=F2 Logistics Cargo Movers |club4=Cignal HD Spikers |club5=Akari Chargers |years1=2017–2019 |years2=2021 |years3=2021–2022 |years4=2025–2026 |years5=2026–present |weight=58 kg|spike=280 cm|block=270 cm}}
'''Ernestine Grace Tiamzon''' (born May 4, 1997) is a Filipino-Canadian professional volleyball player for the Akari Chargers of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). She was a varsity player of the De La Salle University collegiate women's volleyball team. After her collegiate stint, she played for the F2 Logistics Cargo Movers.
==Personal life== Ernestine Tiamzon, also called as "Tin" or "Ernie" by her family and friends, can fluently speak both Filipino and English language. She was born in Koronadal, South Cotabato, Philippines where her family owns and manages a plantation of organically manufactured products registered under Kablon Farms Foods Corporation.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/kablonfarms | title=Kablon Farms Food Products (KFFC) | website=www.facebook.com}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> Though purely Filipino, she was raised in Canada since she was 8 years old when her family migrated to Burnaby, British Columbia in 2006. She is the youngest of 5 siblings. Her sister, Aika Tiamzon-Billena, was also a former DLSU Lady Spiker.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.onelasallevancouver.com/2013/09/30/lady-spikers-bootcamp/ |title=Special Event: DLSU Lady Spikers Bootcamp |access-date=November 23, 2015 |archive-date=November 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123235650/http://www.onelasallevancouver.com/2013/09/30/lady-spikers-bootcamp/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
She was a former high school band member and can play musical instruments such as clarinet and ukulele.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}
In August 2023, Tiamzon announced her engagement with her girlfriend Shola Alvarez.<ref>{{Cite web |title=F2 Logistics' Tin Tiamzon and Shola Alvarez are now engaged |url=https://www.spin.ph/life/guide/f2-s-tin-tiamzon-and-shola-alvarez-are-now-engaged-a5172-20230801 |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Spin.ph |language=en}}</ref>
==Career== Tiamzon originally played basketball in high school. She eventually shifted to volleyball and played with the Moscrop Panthers in Moscrop Secondary School.<ref>[http://bchighschoolboysvolleyball.com/team/moscrop-panthers/ Unknown]{{Dead link|date=February 2022 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> Back in Canada, she was a member of a club team in Apex Volleyball U18.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.apexvolleyball.com/?page_id=302 | title=Apex Volleyball Club }}</ref> During her high school career in Canada she was grades 10 South Delta Tournament Most Valuable Player, grades 10 & 11 Invitational Most Valuable Player, grades 8-11 Allstar Awardee and grades 10 & 12 Provincial Allstar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Panthers reach provincial volleyball goal|url=https://www.burnabynow.com/local-sports/panthers-reach-provincial-volleyball-goal-2990088|access-date=2021-09-06|website=Burnaby Now|date=December 2014 |language=en}}</ref> She was also grade 11 second Allstar,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kootenayadvertiser.com/sports/284646981.html |title=The standings from the Senior Girls' Volleyball Championships - Kootenay News Advertiser |access-date=November 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124004904/http://www.kootenayadvertiser.com/sports/284646981.html |archive-date=November 24, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> grades 8-12 Burnaby/New West Banner champions, Grades 8 & 10 Vancouver & District champions and Grades 11 & 12 second placer (Lower Mainlands).{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}
In February 2015, she was initially invited by DLSU team managers, Raffy Villavicencio and Eric Ongkauko, to join the training of the DLSU Lady Spikers conducted by head coach Ramil de Jesus. She left Canada in July 2015 to finally join and play for the DLSU Lady Spikers and take her scholarship slot at De La Salle University.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rivals.ph/volleyball/uaap-volleyball/2015/07/12/37864/ramil-de-jesus-reveals-la-salles-plans-of-training-abroad-for-season-78/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716032721/http://rivals.ph/volleyball/uaap-volleyball/2015/07/12/37864/ramil-de-jesus-reveals-la-salles-plans-of-training-abroad-for-season-78 | url-status=usurped | archive-date=July 16, 2015 | title=DotPH domains available portal }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2015/05/09/2-palaro-standouts-commit-to-dlsu-lady-spikers/ |title=2 Palaro standouts commit to DLSU Lady Spikers {{!}} Panay News |website=panaynewsphilippines.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124031309/http://panaynewsphilippines.com/2015/05/09/2-palaro-standouts-commit-to-dlsu-lady-spikers/ |archive-date=2015-11-24}}</ref>
Short after arriving in the Philippines, she was assigned as the team's reserve player in the UAAP Season 78 Beach Volleyball tournament.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2015/10/10/uaap-season-78-beach-volleyball-lineups-5451 | title=UAAP Season 78 Beach Volleyball Lineups | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131095232/http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2015/10/10/uaap-season-78-beach-volleyball-lineups-5451 | archive-date=2020-01-31}}</ref> On her first playing year in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, their trio of seniors Kim Fajardo and Cyd Demecillo won the gold trophy in UAAP Beach Volleyball Championship, a first in La Salle's history.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2015-10-21|title=La Salle bags first women's beach volleyball title|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/21/15/la-salle-bags-first-womens-beach-volleyball-title|access-date=2021-09-06|website=ABS-CBN News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Saguin|first=Camilla|date=2015-10-21|title=DLSU Lady Spikers crowned UAAP Season 78 Beach Volleyball Champions|url=http://dlsusports.com/dlsu-lady-spikers-crowned-uaap-season-78-beach-volleyball-champions/|access-date=2021-09-06|website=DLSU Sports|language=en-US}}</ref>
During the UAAP Season 78 indoor volleyball tournament, she played as an Outside Hitter. They were able to win the golden trophy from their archrivals Ateneo Blue Eagles after 2 years of placing 1st runner-up.{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}
On her sophomore year, Tiamzon served as the team captain in UAAP Season 79 Beach Volleyball tournament where her team-up with Desiree Cheng and Kim Fajardo brought DLSU to bronze finish.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-08|title=UAAP: Lady Spikers fall to FEU Lady Tamaraws, settle for third place|url=https://thelasallian.com/2016/10/08/uaap-lady-spikers-fall-to-feu-lady-tamaraws-settle-for-third-place/|access-date=2021-09-06|website=The LaSallian|language=en-US}}</ref> In UAAP Season 79 indoor volley, Ernestine has led DLSU's offense and was recognized as Player of the Game in few of the games of the season. In the Finals Series, the Lady Spikers emerged as back-to-back champions giving De La Salle University its 10th championship title in the league.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://sports.mb.com.ph/2017/05/06/uaap-season-79-dlsu-clips-ateneo-to-retain-womens-volleyball-title/| title = Sports – Manila Bulletin}}</ref>
With F2 Logistics Cargo Movers, Tiamzon won the 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference championship.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
In January 2023, Tiamzon announced her retirement from volleyball after F2 Logistics Cargo Movers announced that Tiamzon and several players have left the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/tin-tiamzon-announces-retirement-after-f2-logistics-exit-a5136-20230113|title=Tin Tiamzon thanks Coach Ramil for 'tough love' as she calls it a career|first=Jillian|last=Velasco|work=Spin.PH|date=January 13, 2023|access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/tin-tiamzon-five-others-out-of-f2-squad-ahead-of-2023-pvl-season-a5172-20230112|title=Tin Tiamzon, five others out of F2 squad ahead of 2023 PVL season|first=John Mark|last=Garcia|work=Spin.PH|date=January 12, 2023|access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref>
In May 2025, it was announced that Tiamzon came out of retirement and decided to play pro again after 2 years by signing a contract with the Cignal HD Spikers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tin Tiamzon signs with Cignal HD Spikers, marks PVL return |url=https://www.onesports.ph/pvl/article/31632/tin-tiamzon-signs-with-cignal-hd-spikers-marks-pvl-return#google_vignette |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=onesports.ph |language=en}}</ref>
==Awards==
===Collegiate===
* 2016 UAAP Season 78 volleyball tournaments - 16px Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers * 2017 UAAP Season 79 volleyball tournaments - 16px Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers * 2018 UAAP Season 80 volleyball tournaments - 16px Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers * 2019 UAAP Season 81 volleyball tournaments - File:Med 3.png Bronze medal, with De La Salle Lady Spikers * 2016 UAAP Season 78 beach volleyball tournaments - 16px Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers * 2017 UAAP Season 79 beach volleyball tournaments - File:Med 3.png Bronze, with De La Salle Lady Spikers * 2018 UAAP Season 81 beach volleyball tournaments - File:Med 2.png Silver, with De La Salle Lady Spikers * 2019 UAAP Season 82 beach volleyball tournaments - File:Med 2.png Silver, with De La Salle Lady Spikers
===Clubs=== * 2017 Philippine SuperLiga Grand Prix – 16px Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Akari Chargers current roster}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tiamzon, Ernestine}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:Filipino women's volleyball players Category:Canadian women's volleyball players Category:University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players Category:Sportspeople from South Cotabato Category:De La Salle University alumni Category:Outside hitters Category:LGBTQ volleyball players Category:Filipino LGBTQ sportspeople Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen Category:Cignal HD Spikers (women) players Category:F2 Logistics Cargo Movers players