Sunny Villapando

Early life and education Sunnie Kalani Villapando was born on January 23, 2000 to Roland and Robin Villapando in Torrance, California. However, she considers the city of Manhattan Beach as her hometown. She graduated from the Mira Costa High School in 2017 before pursuing a degree in product design at Stanford University. She pursued graduate studies at the University of Southern California

Career College Villapando played with Stanford Cardinal beach volleyball team from 2018 to 2021.

She later played in the 2026 season of the Beach Volleyball Republic in the Philippines. She took part in the 2025 and 2026 seasons.

National team Villapando was part of the quartet which won women's beach volleyball gold medal at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand, breaking the eight title streak of Thailand since the sport was introduced in the SEA Games in 2003.

She paired with Grydelle Matibag for the 2026 Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China.