Capital1 selects Roma Mae Doromal as the 14th overall pick of the first-ever PVL Rookie Draft at Novotel Manila Araneta City on July 8, 2024. PVL Media Group

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1720529405502PVL Draft- Mae Doromal-7431.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Capital1 selects Roma Mae Doromal as the 14th overall pick of the first-ever PVL Rookie Draft at Novotel Manila Araneta City on July 8, 2024. <em>PVL Media Group</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA – Former Ateneo captain Roma Mae Doromal expressed excitement as she got the privilege to be mentored by her alma mater&#x27;s legendary coach, Roger Gorayeb.</p><p>Doromal was picked 14th overall by the Capital1 Solar Spikers during the inaugural Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Rookie Draft on Monday at Novotel Manila Araneta City.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/7/8/gagate-goes-1st-overall-as-la-salle-players-taken-early-in-pvl-draft-1550"><strong>READ: Gagate goes 1st overall as La Salle players taken early in PVL Draft</strong></a></div><p>&quot;Excited ako to be under coach Roger [Gorayeb] and I’ve heard a lot of good feedbacks talaga from him and super open talaga ako na matuto sa kaniya under sa system niya,&quot; the ace libero told reporters.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1810301253085532326&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-07-09T13%3A44%3A19.622991%3A18677bc0-77f3-41fa-a276-41c196d0e3a1%26action%3Dedit%26popup&amp;sessionId=923ab5d51be3d8eec62e576cadb167c5b2242104&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:560px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1810301253085532326"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Doromal said she might be nervous, but is still thankful to be selected by Capital1 as she turns pro in the upcoming Reinforced Conference.</p><p>&quot;Siyempre, sobrang nakakakaba talaga siya and very happy talaga ako na nakuha ako and very thankful talaga ako sa Capital1 for having me and welcoming me,&quot; she said.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/6/25/thea-gagate-grateful-for-coach-ramil-s-blessing-ahead-of-pvl-draft-1647"><strong>READ: Thea Gagate grateful for Coach Ramil&#x27;s &#x27;blessing&#x27; ahead of PVL Draft</strong></a></div><p>Meanwhile, Gorayeb said Doromal is his team&#x27;s missing link as she would fill up the much-needed defensive specialist spot in the Solar Spikers.</p><p>&quot;Kasi talagang plano ko na yung second pick ko, talagang libero yung hinahanap ko kasi para meron naman kaming kaunting choice sa libero kasi da-dalawa yung libero namin. Sa tingin namin si Doromal yung makakapuno doon sa gap na yun,&quot; said Gorayeb.</p><p>Capital1 looks to overcome its 11th-place finish in the 2024 All-Filipino Conference.</p><p>But Doromal won&#x27;t be alone in helping that cause as she will be joined by second overall pick Leila Cruz.</p><p>&quot;Ie-embrace ko siya kung paano ko in-embrace yung role ko sa Ateneo. This time, I hope na makapag-lead pa talaga ako, kami ni Leila [Cruz] and super excited talaga to play with her inside the court,&quot; she said.</p><p>She also talked about facing her sister, Roma Joy, who is suiting up for Galeries Tower.</p><p>&quot;Exciting talaga, alam kong hindi yun magpapatalo. Siyempre, hindi din ako papatalo and really ano talaga happy ako na this time nasa isang league na kami.&quot;</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hvTNVlofXfg??si=TpAReoqAhXKzc2M5&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Former Ateneo captain Roma Mae Doromal expressed excitement as she got the privilege to be mentored by her alma mater's legendary coach, Roger Gorayeb.</p>

Former Ateneo captain Roma Mae Doromal expressed excitement as she got the privilege to be mentored by her alma mater's legendary coach, Roger Gorayeb.

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PVL: Roma Mae Doromal excited to be mentored by coach Roger Gorayeb

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Jul 09, 2024 09:15 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 10, 2024 01:55 AM PHT

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