Marcus Daniell set for world top-50 ranking after battling Australian Open performances

Team Bath MCTA Tennis professional Marcus Daniell’s hopes of reaching the Australian Open men’s doubles quarter-finals came to a battling end in Melbourne on Monday. Daniell and partner Marcelo Demoliner had recorded a stunning second-round victory as they beat number six seeds Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram 6-1 7-6(4), recovering from a 5-2 deficit in the second set. That put them through to the last 16, matching Daniell’s best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, but...

23 January 2017

Gold and a brace of bronze medals during fine weekend for skeleton and bobsleigh athletes

Donna Creighton won the third gold of her career, there were medals for Kim Murray and Jerry Rice, and Mica McNeill equaled her best-ever World Cup result during another good weekend for athletes with the University of Bath-based British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association (BBSA). Creighton (pictured) took top spot at the latest North American Cup event in Lake Placid, a week after winning silver in Intercontinental Cup competition in Calgary. Fellow skeleton athlete Rice won bronze...

22 January 2017

Team Bath Netball stars of the future all set for new U19 NPL season

Thirteen potential future stars for both club and country have been named in the Team Bath Netball squad for the 2017 U19 National Performance League season, which begins this weekend. Seven of the squad – selected from across the South West region and all aged between 14 and 19 – wore the Blue and Gold in the national development competition during 2016, finishing fifth overall. The returning players include Ella Powell-Davies and Abi Robson, both...

19 January 2017

Team Bath Tennis hosts Aegon British Tour event as Marcus Daniell reaches second round of Australian Open

Some of the country’s top tennis players are in action at the University of Bath this week as Team Bath Tennis once again proudly hosts the Aegon British Tour event for both men and ladies. This year’s open-entry singles competition has a combined prize fund of £3,200 and is, for the first time in Bath, a Tier 1 event meaning it has attracted a stronger overall field. Aegon British Tour events take place throughout the...

18 January 2017

Olympic legend joins Team 50 to take on the Bath Half

Olympic modern pentathlon silver medallist Heather Fell will run alongside 100 staff and students from the University of Bath for the 2017 Vitality Bath Half Marathon. The aim is to raise £20,000 for RAG – the “raise and give” fundraising group which, like the University itself, is marking its 50th birthday. Proceeds will go to local charities including the Trauma Recovery Centre (Bath), The Forever Friends Appeal at the RUH, CLIC Sargent, Bath Rugby Foundation...

17 January 2017

History in the making as Team Bath Buccs’ Liam Sanford gets England Hockey call

Rising hockey star Liam Sanford has made history after becoming the first-ever Team Bath Buccaneers player to be called up to the England Hockey national men’s squad.  The 20-year-old is one of nine new faces added to the 27-man central programme – funded by UK Sport and the National Lottery – by England and Great Britain Head Coach Bobby Crutchley, who was previously Head Hockey Coach at the University of Bath. Former Team Bath players...

16 January 2017

Best of British – University of Bath fencer Tom Edwards is number one in country

University of Bath Masters student Tom Edwards has started 2017 on a high after rising to number one in the British Fencing epee rankings. His new status reflects a consistent run of impressive performances on the national and international stage by Edwards, who studies Sport & Exercise Science. “I’m very happy,” he said. “I’ve been British Champion and Welsh Champion, and represented my country at World Cups so this is another major target ticked off...

16 January 2017

Graduates lead the way as University of Bath hosts Pentathlon GB ranking competitions

University of Bath graduates Kate French and Sam Curry were victorious when the Sports Training Village hosted the first Pentathlon GB National Ranking Competition of 2017. Rio 2016 Olympian French, who studied Sports Performance, finished 16 points clear of Physics & Maths student Jess Varley, a Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) scholar, while former World Champion Samantha Murray was third. Murray was fastest in the London 2012 Legacy Pool and also topped the fencing rankings...

15 January 2017

Lizzy Yarnold close to European medal during snowy World Cup in Winterberg

Lizzy Yarnold narrowly missed out on a European Championships medal during a snowy World Cup weekend in Winterberg, Germany, for athletes from the University of Bath-based British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association (BBSA). Reigning Olympic skeleton champion Yarnold was fourth in the European standings and sixth overall in the latest World Cup event, which was limited to just one run down the track instead of two due to intermittent heavy snow. Team-mate Laura Deas was eighth...

15 January 2017

Marcus Daniell through to semi-finals in New Zealand after strong start to tennis season

Team Bath Tennis player Marcus Daniell is through to the semi-finals of his first international tournament of 2017. Daniell and Marcelo Demoliner of Brazil, competing in the ASB Classic in New Zealand, were 6-3 7-6(4) winners over multiple Grand Slam champion Leander Paes and partner Andre Sa on Thursday. That followed on from their 6-4 6-4 victory over Guillermo Duran and Joao Sousa in the opening round and set up a last-four showdown with Marcin...

12 January 2017