# Sunny Villapando

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{{Short description|Filipino-American beach volleyball player (born 2000)}}
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| name            = Sunny Villapando
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| full_name       = Sunnie Kalani Villapando<!-- if different -->
| nickname        = Sunny
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| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|2000|1|23|mf=y}}
| birth_place     = [Torrance, California](/source/Torrance%2C_California), U.S.
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| hometown        = [Manhattan Beach, California](/source/Manhattan_Beach%2C_California)
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| college         = [Stanford](/source/Stanford_Cardinal)<br>[USC](/source/USC_Trojans_women's_beach_volleyball)
| currentyears    = 2026–
| currentteammate = Grydelle Matibag
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{{MedalSport | Women's [volleyball](/source/volleyball)}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[Southeast Asian Games](/source/Southeast_Asian_Games)}}
{{MedalGold|[2025 Thailand](/source/2025_SEA_Games)|[Women's beach](/source/Volleyball_at_the_2025_SEA_Games)}}
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}}'''Sunnie Kalani Villapando''' (born January 23, 2000) is a Filipino American [beach volleyball](/source/beach_volleyball) player.

==Early life and education==
Sunnie Kalani Villapando was born on January 23, 2000 to Roland and Robin Villapando in [Torrance, California](/source/Torrance%2C_California). However, she considers the city of [Manhattan Beach](/source/Manhattan_Beach%2C_California) as her hometown. She graduated from the [Mira Costa High School](/source/Mira_Costa_High_School) in 2017 before pursuing a degree in product design at [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University).<ref name=standford>{{cite web |title=Villapando Sunnie Kalani - Challenge - Nuvali, PHI - 2025 - Players |url=https://en.volleyballworld.com/beachvolleyball/competitions/beach-pro-tour/2025/challenge/nuvali-phi/players/217632 |website=Volleyball World |access-date=22 April 2026 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sunny Villapando - Beach Volleyball 2021 |url=https://gostanford.com/sports/beach-volleyball/roster/player/sunny-villapando |website=Stanford Cardinal - Official Athletics Website |access-date=22 April 2026}}</ref> She pursued graduate studies at the [University of Southern California](/source/University_of_Southern_California)<ref name=usc>{{cite web |title=Sunny Villapando - Women's Beach Volleyball |url=https://usctrojans.com/sports/womens-beach-volleyball/roster/sunny-villapando/12237 |website=USC Athletics |access-date=22 April 2026 |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
===College===
Villapando played with [Stanford Cardinal](/source/Stanford_Cardinal) beach volleyball team from 2018 to 2021.<ref name=standford/> As a graduate school student, she joined the [USC Trojans women's beach volleyball team](/source/USC_Trojans_women's_beach_volleyball)<ref name=usc/>

===Beach volleyball===
Villapando partnered with Jenny Gaviola of the [Philippine Coast Guard](/source/Philippine_Coast_Guard) at the 2025 AVC Beach Tour Nuvali Open.<ref>{{cite news |title=UAAP champions competing in AVC Beach Tour Nuvali Open |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/uaap-champions-competing-in-avc-beach-tour-nuvali-open |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Sun Star Davao |publisher=SunStar Publishing Inc. |date=3 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

She later played in the 2026 season of the  [Beach Volleyball Republic](/source/Beach_Volleyball_Republic) in the Philippines. She took part in the 2025 and 2026 seasons.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dawa |first1=Elech |title=Villapando babandera sa BVR Nuvali Open |url=https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/palaro/2026/03/24/2516382/villapando-babandera-sa-bvr-nuvali-open |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Pilipino Star Ngayon |publisher=The Philippine Star |date=24 March 2026 |language=fil}}</ref>

===National team===
Villapando was part of the quartet which won women's beach volleyball gold medal at the [2025 SEA Games](/source/Beach_volleyball_at_the_2025_SEA_Games) in Thailand, breaking the eight title streak of Thailand since the sport was introduced in the [SEA Games](/source/SEA_Games) in 2003.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Agcaoili |first1=Lance |title=Sunny Villapando shines in SEA Games debut with beach volley gold |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/655714/sunny-villapando-shines-in-sea-games-debut-with-beach-volley-gold |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=20 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Martinez |first1=Gavin |title=Fil-Ams Sophia Dignadice, Sunny Villapando win gold at SEA Games |url=https://usa.inquirer.net/186530/fil-ams-sophia-dignadice-sunny-villapando-win-gold-at-sea-games |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer USA |date=30 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

She paired with Grydelle Matibag for the [2026 Asian Beach Games](/source/2026_Asian_Beach_Games) in [Sanya](/source/Sanya), [China](/source/China).<ref>{{cite news |title=Battle lines drawn in Sanya beach volley |url=https://manilastandard.net/sports/active/314730392/battle-lines-drawn-in-sanya-beach-volley.html |access-date=22 April 2026 |work=Manila Standard |date=22 April 2026}}</ref>

==References==
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Category:Filipino women's volleyball players
Category:Living people
Category:2000 births
Category:Sportspeople from Torrance, California
Category:SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines
Category:SEA Games medalists in volleyball
Category:Filipino women's beach volleyball players
Category:Volleyball players at the 2025 SEA Games
Category:21st-century Filipino sportswomen
Category:Sportspeople from Manhattan Beach, California
Category:Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball players
Category:USC Trojans women's beach volleyball players

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