Asaka Tamaru will play once again in the PVL Invitational Conference, but this time she will be suiting for the Farm Fresh Foxies.
Asaka Tamaru will be back in the 2024 PVL Invitational Conference. But this time, she won’t be playing for the defending champions, Kurashiki Ablaze.
The Japanese outside hitter will join Farm Fresh Foxies, who recently replaced the PLDT High Speed Hitters in the conference.
Tamaru is coming off her stint with the ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles in the Reinforced Conference. However, she and the young Thunderbelles went winless in the conference, going 0-8 in the standings.
Despite this, Tamaru impressed during her stint with ZUS Coffee and will now join Farm Fresh in their bid in the Invitational Conference, which will see a five-team field instead after the Akari Chargers also decided to back out from the tournament.
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Tamaru will be with her husband, Shota Sato, the head coach of the Foxies, as they face their former team in Japan later on in the conference.
In 2023, Tamaru, who was hailed the Best Outside Hitter during the tournament, scored the championship-winning point for the Ablaze in their thrilling finals victory over the Creamline Cool Smashers.
The Invitational Conference will begin at 1 p.m., with the Kurashiki facing fellow guest team EST Cola of Thailand at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City.