PLDT is bolstering its roster for the 2025 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference, tapping Russian outside hitter Anastasiia Bavykina to help the High Speed Hitters chase a third consecutive championship.
Bavykina, 33, comes off a stint with Yenisey Krasnoyarsk in her native Russia and is expected to form a formidable outside-hitting duo with PLDT’s Savannah Davison.
The High Speed Hitters will also rely on Kianna Dy as opposite spiker, while middle blockers Majoy Baron, Mika Reyes, and Dell Palomata round out a lineup built to dominate both at the net and in transition.
“Join us as we officially welcome Anastasiia Bavykina to the High Speed Hitters family! She will be joining the PLDT squad in the upcoming 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference,” PLDT announced on social media.
The addition of the 6-foot-2 Bavykina is expected to give PLDT even more firepower in attack and height in blocking, reinforcing what has already been one of the league’s top defensive units.
Her presence is seen as critical for a team that finished fourth in last year’s Reinforced Conference but has since captured both the PVL On Tour and Invitational titles.
