Winning start to Wimbledon 2017 for Team Bath MCTA’s Marcus Daniell

Team Bath MCTA Tennis ace Marcus Daniell and partner Marcelo Demoliner made a winning start to their Wimbledon 2017 men’s doubles campaign on Thursday. Facing two ‘lucky losers’ from qualifying, Ariel Behar of Uruguay and Belarus’s Alexander Bury, they recorded a 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-4 victory on Court 9. Behar and Bury saved two break points at 3-4 down in the first set but Daniell took the next one in style, hitting the baseline with...

06 July 2017

Rising star Amelia Bissett helps GB into finals of Tennis Europe Summer Cup

Team Bath MCTA Tennis player Amelia Bissett is looking forward to her second Tennis Europe final of the year after helping Great Britain’s U14 Girls through the qualifying stages of the Summer Cup. The 14-year-old from Devizes, a pupil at Ralph Allen School in Bath, won three of her five matches in Saint Valery En Caux, France, last weekend as GB qualified as runners-up to the host nation. They will now fly out to San...

06 July 2017

Breaks prove elusive as Anna Smith suffers Wimbledon reverse despite spirited showing

A battling effort from Team Bath MCTA Tennis player Anna Smith and partner Nicole Melichar could not prevent a first-round exit in the women's doubles at Wimbledon 2017. They forced six break points against Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova – a former French Open and US Open singles champion – and Kristina Mladenovic of France, including two in what proved to be the last game of the match. However, they weren't quite able to convert any of them...

05 July 2017

Class acts – sporty schoolkids from South West take part in Summer School Games at STV

Hundreds of youngsters from across the South West demonstrated their sporting skills in the inspirational surroundings of the University of Bath Sports Training Village (STV) on Wednesday as they competed in the Summer School Games. Pupils from Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucester who had qualified through previous competitions took part in the annual event, which was organised by the West of England Sports Trust (Wesport). They made full use...

05 July 2017

Team Bath Tennis duo all set to start Wimbledon 2017 doubles campaigns

Team Bath MCTA Tennis professionals Anna Smith and Marcus Daniell are all set to begin their Wimbledon 2017 doubles campaigns. Smith (pictured) and partner Nicole Melichar, from the United States, will start their women’s doubles challenge against Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova – a former French Open and US Open singles champion – and Kristina Mladenovic of France on Court 9 on Wednesday. Smith and Melichar go into the tournament on the back of reaching the semi-finals at Eastbourne last week. [caption...

05 July 2017

Fighting fit – modern-day jousters put to the test in Physio & Sports Science Centre

Today’s jousters are the ultimate all-round athletes, combining similar levels of fitness and strength to a professional footballer, a top tennis player and a Formula 1 driver, according to research by the Team Bath Physio & Sports Science Centre. As part of the pre-season preparation for jousting tournaments at castles across the country, English Heritage jouster Roy Murray was put through his paces by Applied Sports Scientist Jonathan Robinson at the University of Bath, undergoing a...

04 July 2017

Wheelchair fencers Gilliver and Coutya win World Cup medals and British Fencing Awards

There was plenty for University of Bath-based wheelchair fencers Piers Gilliver and Dimitri Coutya to celebrate over the weekend at both the World Cup in Poland and the British Fencing Annual Awards Ceremony. MJ Church ambassador Gilliver won his third Category A epee gold of 2017 at the Warsaw World Cup before being named as Athlete of the Year in the British Fencing Awards following his silver medal at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Training...

03 July 2017

London calling as University of Bath-based athletes impress at World Championships trials

Eilidh Doyle and David King booked their places at the London 2017 IAAF World Championships by winning gold during an excellent weekend for University of Bath-based athletes at the British Athletics Team Trials in Birmingham. Emily Diamond also clinched her spot in the GB squad for the Worlds, as did University alumni Danny Talbot and Jack Green, while Leon Reid set the qualifying standard for next month’s global championships with a huge personal best. Sport...

02 July 2017

University of Bath students to make history at 2017 Henley Royal Regatta

Four crews will represent the University of Bath at the 2017 Henley Royal Regatta this week, including its first-ever women’s crew to qualify for the world-famous event. Management Masters student Steph Clutterbuck and Laura Macro, who studies Sports & Exercise Science, successfully came through the qualification regatta to take their place in The Women’s Double Sculls competition. It capped a great week for the duo, supported by Santander and Matrix Sporting Scholarships respectively, who won...

28 June 2017

Superleague stars and rising talent rewarded at Team Bath Netball end-of-season awards

Team Bath Netball celebrated the 2017 season when the Superleague, U21 and U19 squads got together for the annual Player of the Season awards dinner. Attacking ace Rachel Shaw won the Superleague Players’ Player prize, while the Coaches’ Player award went to star defender Layla Guscoth after a season where the Sitec-sponsored Blue and Gold reached the Final Four. MJ Church ambassador Samantha Cook won the public vote for Fans’ Player of the Year and...

27 June 2017