Team Bath grant helps Jenny Nesbitt return stronger than ever to earn GB chances

University of Bath sporting scholar Jenny Nesbitt will make her British track and field debut at the European U23 Athletics Championships in Poland this week. It is a stark contrast to her fortunes a year ago when, after enjoying an excellent cross-country season, the talented distance runner had to undergo knee surgery which sidelined her for the next six months. However, with the support of physios and strength & conditioning staff at Team Bath, the Sport...

11 July 2017

No quarter-final but Marcus Daniell matches best-ever Wimbledon performance

Marcus Daniell’s Wimbledon 2017 campaign came to a battling end as the Team Bath MCTA Tennis player and partner Marcelo Demoliner were edged out in the third round of the men’s doubles. A tightly-fought match against the British Skupski brothers, Ken and Neal, went into a second day after poor light ended Monday’s play with Daniell and Demoliner trailing 6-7 7-5 6-7. They returned to Court 3 on Tuesday afternoon but only managed five points...

11 July 2017

Team Bath ace Marcus Daniell sees Wimbledon quarter-final bid go into second day

Team Bath MCTA Tennis player Marcus Daniell and his partner Marcelo Demoliner will return to Wimbledon action on Tuesday afternoon as they look to reach the quarter-finals for the first time. Their men's doubles third-round match against the British Skupski brothers, Ken and Neal, began on Court 3 on Monday night but proved to be an incredibly close affair with just three sets being played before fading light brought a close to play. Daniell - coached by...

11 July 2017

Plenty of Blue & Gold interest as England and Wales U21s start Netball World Youth Cup challenge

There will be a strong Team Bath Netball presence when the England and Wales U21 sides meet in their opening match of the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup in Botswana on Saturday. Both are coached by Team Bath coaches – Emily Perry and Denise Ellis for England, Natalie Peperell for Wales – and include Blue and Gold players in their respective squads. Superleague stars Jess Shaw and Imogen Allison, a King Sporting Scholar at the...

07 July 2017

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

The future is Blue and Gold as Team Bath name squads for England Netball Age-Group competition

The next generation of Team Bath Netball stars will be proudly wearing the famous Blue and Gold when they compete at the England Netball Age-Group Competitions later this summer. The Sitec-sponsored franchise has named its U21, U19 and U17 squads for the National Performance League (NPL) tournament, taking place from August 24-27. Imogen Allison, a King Sporting Scholar at the University of Bath, is in the U21 squad – the age group in which she...

04 July 2017