Alicia Barnett and Olivia Nicholls go down fighting on French Open debut after three-set battle at Roland Garros

Alicia Barnett’s French Open debut ended in a first-round defeat on Wednesday but only after a near three-hour battle from the Team Bath Tennis player and women’s doubles partner Olivia Nicholls at Roland Garros. The British duo, appearing at their fourth Grand Slam in 11 months, narrowly lost a first-set tie-break to Italy’s Jasmine Paolini and Martina Trevisan but stormed back brilliantly to win the second set 6-1. An absorbing third set saw Barnett and...

31 May 2023

Jayda Pechova joins Imogen Allison in Vitality Roses programme as Team Bath quartet earn England selection for 2023-24 season

University of Bath sporting scholar Jayda Pechova has been rewarded for her excellent debut Super League season with Team Bath Netball by being promoted to the senior Vitality Roses ranks for the 2023-24 international season. The 18-year-old defender joins fellow Blue & Gold star Imogen Allison in the 24-strong England programme, while fellow teenager Phoebe Maslen and Tash Pavelin have both been selected for the Future Roses development squad. Pechova, who is supported by a Trendell Sporting Scholarship as she combines her...

31 May 2023

Open-water switch earns early reward as swimming scholar Leah Crisp secures first World Aquatics Championships selection

University of Bath sporting scholar Leah Crisp will make her World Aquatics Championships debut in Japan this summer after being named in British Swimming’s marathon team. The Economics and Mathematics student, who is supported by a Santander Scholarship, has been selected alongside Hector Pardoe and Amber Keegan following their performances at the Sardinia leg of the World Aquatics Open Water World Cup earlier this month. All three athletes finished inside the top 20 of their...

30 May 2023

Student Harvey Cuckson enjoys winning debut with England Rugby U20s in Georgia as World Championship preparations continue

Harvey Cuckson became the latest University of Bath student to represent England Rugby’s men at U20 level when he started their high-scoring victory over Georgia on Saturday. Cuckson, who combines playing for Bath Rugby Academy with studying Sports Performance, lined up in the second row in Tbilisi for the first England side selected by new Head Coach Mark Mapletoft. The tourists came out on top 41-36 after an entertaining encounter, with Cuckson playing his part...

29 May 2023

Team Bath Netball come out on top in goal-for-goal battle with Saracens Mavericks to secure first away win of Super League season

Asha Francis was delighted to see her players’ “freedom and faith” rewarded with a first away win of the 2023 Super League season as Team Bath Netball came out on top in a close contest with Saracens Mavericks. The Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold and their old rivals went goal for goal in front of the Sky Sports cameras, with just a couple of goals separating the sides for much of the contest, before clinically...

23 May 2023

Live-streamed trip to Saracens Mavericks next up for Team Bath Netball after game of two halves against Leeds Rhinos

Team Bath Netball head to Saracens Mavericks today (Monday) looking for a response to their game of two contrasting halves at Leeds Rhinos on Saturday. The Haines Watts-sponsored Blue & Gold looked on course for their first away win of the 2023 Netball Super League season as they stormed into a 36-25 lead at the end of an excellent first half. However, the hosts grabbed the momentum during a third period which they won 17-7...

22 May 2023

University of Bath-based swimmers secure Mare Nostrum Tour medals as World Championships preparations continue

Sporting scholar Cameron Brooker won two medals and Commonwealth champion Brodie Williams secured three as University of Bath-based swimmers stepped up their World Championships preparations on the 2023 Mare Nostrum Swim Tour. Mechanical Engineering student Brooker (pictured), supported by an Ivor Powell Scholarship, recorded both of his podium places on the first leg in Canet-En-Roussillon, placing third in the 50m backstroke and 2nd in the 100m backstroke. British Swimming Performance Centre Bath training partner Williams...

21 May 2023

Team Bath’s Imogen Allison named in Vitality Roses squad for 2023 Netball World Cup in South Africa

Team Bath Netball’s Imogen Allison has been named in the England squad for the 2023 Netball World Cup, taking place in South Africa from 28th July to 6th August. It will be a first senior World Cup for the dynamic mid-courter, who helped England win bronze at the World Youth Cup in 2017. Allison has won 28 senior caps since making her Vitality Roses debut in 2020 and was a standout performer on her previous...

16 May 2023

Student-athlete Grace Crompton in fine try-scoring form as Great Britain conclude HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Toulouse

University of Bath student Grace Crompton bagged four tries as Great Britain’s women finished seventh overall at the France 7s tournament in Toulouse, the last event of the 2022-23 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. Crompton, who studies Sports Management and Coaching, scored the decisive third try in a 19-12 victory over Japan and touched down again as Great Britain beat Spain 33-12 in their second match of Pool C. She continued her scoring streak against...

15 May 2023

Double gold for Kerenza Bryson and first World Cup title for Bath student Charlie Brown as Pentathlon GB celebrate in Sofia

Kerenza Bryson claimed double gold and there was a first international victory for University of Bath student Charlie Brown as Pentathlon GB enjoyed an excellent weekend at the UIPM Modern Pentathlon World Cup in Sofia, Bulgaria. Bryson was in fantastic form throughout the women’s individual final on Saturday, recording a perfect record and picking up several bonus points in the fencing ranking round to go into the decisive laser-run in fourth place. [caption id="attachment_68946" align="alignright"...

14 May 2023