Winifer María Fernández Pérez

Fernandez led Santiago to the 2012 Northern Region Cup gold medal in the home country, she contributed topping the spikers with 15 points. Fernandez shared with Ana Binet the libero position in the 2012 FIVB World Grand Prix, debutin with the senior national team. They reached the twelfth position.
She led her under 20 national team to win the gold medal at the 2012 Junior NORCECA Championship, qualifying for the 2013 Junior World Championship winning also the Most Valuable Player, Best Digger, Best Receiver and Best Libero awards, expressing how happy she was helping the Dominican Republic to win their first category gold medal. She later helped her national team to capture the gold medal in the 2012 U23 Pan-American Cup.
She started 2013 by winning the "Most Valuable Player" and gold medal during the Baja California International Cup, held in Mexico. She later won the silver medal with her junior team in the 2013 Pan-American Cup held in La Habana, Cuba, when they lost 1-3 to Mexico. Together with Brayelin Martínez and Larysmer Martínez, Fernandez won the 7th Cabarete Beach Volleyball Tournament, with a RD$30,000 (approximately US$713 in April 2013) bonus. She traveled in June to the FIVB U20 World Championship, ranking eight with her national junior team.
She took part in the 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix, finishing with her team in the 10th position.