Medals, records and some history in the making – that was the University of Bath’s story in the sporting arenas at the London 2012 Olympic Games, where athletes with Bath links had a hand in Great Britain’s first and last medals of the Games. Past and present students and athletes from the University were in impressive form at the Olympics. Some 25 athletes who train at the University were selected to compete across seven sports...
Team Bath-MCTA tennis players scored a double success on Saturday with Scott Clayton and Beth Askew winning their respective singles titles at the Under-18 Junior National Championships. Clayton’s fighting spirit was very much in evidence as he came from a set down to beat Josh Sapwell 2-6 6-4 6-3 in a high quality final. His success gives Team Bath-MCTA players a hat-trick of successive singles victories at the championships following Rich Gabb’s victory in 2010...
Team Bath MCTA Tennis Academy player Seb Rey produced a strong performance to take the boys’ singles title at the Rushbrooke ITF grade 5 tennis tournament in County Cork, Ireland. Seb, the top seed, beat fellow Brit Simon Pritchard to win the final 6-4, 6-3. Also in Ireland, Brigit Folland won the girls’ doubles title at the grade 5 Donnybrook tournament partnering Rebecca Smaller. The three seeds beat the British pairing of Emily Arbuthnott and...
Team Bath-MCTA’s Scott Clayton will be waiting with more interest than most for the announcement of the junior men’s singles draw at Wimbledon as he will feature in it this year. Clayton, already a winner of a couple of important junior tournaments this year – including the ITF Grade 1 event at Roehampton - has been given a wildcard into the draw. “Scott really deserves the wildcard, it is not flattery”, said Team Bath Director...
Team Bath-MCTA tennis player Lisa Whybourn was the only British winner at Wimbledon qualifying with a hard fought 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Sarah Gronert (Ger). Head Coach David Sammel said “Lisa has had a solid month and won 8/12 matches but naturally to take a small step towards Wimbledon is pleasing. Her lead coach Ian Macdonald ‘Macca’ has done a superb job and Lisa is a tougher player due to his work and that...
University of Bath student Louise Hunt will make her Paralympic Games debut at the London 2012 Games after being named in the British wheelchair tennis team today (Tuesday). The British Paralympic Association named Louise, a Sports Performance student from Swindon, in its 10-strong wheelchair tennis team for London 2012 this morning. Louise, who has just turned 21, is currently ranked number 21 in the world in women’s singles wheelchair tennis rankings and 13th in the...
Team Bath’s Melanie South, fresh from her close encounter with former World No.1 Jelena Jankovic in Birmingham this week, has been awarded a wildcard for the Wimbledon qualifying competition. South, who took Jankovic to a tie-break second set at the Aegon Edgbaston Classic, before going down 1-6, 6-7, will be joined on a potential journey to the world-famous courts of the All-England Club by Team Bath team-mate Samantha Murray. The duo will compete next week...
Melanie South gave former world no.1 Jelena Jankovic a run for her money at the Aegon Edgbaston classic in Birmingham today before going down in their second round match 1-6 6-7 (3). South had two set points in the second set that she was not able to convert. Dave Sammel Team Bath-MCTA Head Coach said 'Mel showed she can really compete with the big-named players today. She should take confidence from this performance and learn...
Team Bath Director of Tennis Barry Scollo was pleased to hear over the weekend that two of his top female players have made it into the main draw at the Aegon Classic at Birmingham’s Edgbaston Priory Club. Melanie South, who recently joined the Team Bath set up, was due up first on court this morning to play Mirjana Lucic of Croatia – a quarter-finalist at the event last year – but rain has delayed the...
The University of Bath women’s tennis 1sts successfully rounded off an outstanding year by winning the BUCS Team Championship to add to the Premier League title they had already won. The team, captained by Caroline Rosamond (3rd year Sports Performance), beat Durham in the semi-final on a tie-break shoot out having drawn the match three rubbers all. Wins from Steph Cornish (2nd year Economics) and Alex Walker (1st Year Sports Performance) in their singles gave...
