Doina Ivanescu was a professional volleyball player in Romania. Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania In 1964, she went to the Olympics and helped Romania capture fourth place. She is now a 7th grade math teacher in JHS194 Whitestone, New York. Whitestone is a diverse neighborhood in the northernmost part of the New York City borough of Queens, located between the East River to the north