Volleyball matches

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32660, 16 July 1971, Page 10

Volleyball matches

University A, in the lead, and Vietnamese, a point behind it, maintained their positions in the A grade volleyball matches at the Y.M.C.A. The Vietnamese beat Linwood A, 3-1, last evening after coming from behind in each of the first two sets; and University A beat Smash in all four sets. In the other match, of only academic importance, Linwood and University’s B team drew, 2-2. Old Maroons beat Y.M.C.A., 11-15, 13-9, 14-12, 14-9; and University Women served too well for Polo to win 19-11, 15-11, 20-5, 15-7, in their B grade games. Rlccarton A beat University C. 4-0, and Fire Brigade beat Y.M.C.A. Women, 4-0, in the C grade; and in the women’s grade, Teachers’ College A beat University B, 3-1, and Rlccarton A beat Teachers’ College B, 4-0.

Vietnamese 3, Linwood A 1 When Linwood scored three early points, an upset win to it looked a distinct possibility.

However, the Vietnamese dominated the first set after the opening minute and won it. 19-4. Linwood similarly had a handy lead in the second set but slumped from 10-8 advantage to a 10-16 deficit and eventually lost 11-17.

However. Linwood steadied to win the third, 13-7. but the recovering of the Vietnamese saw them to a 12-7 final set win.

University A 4, Smash 0 At times very good, otherwise hesitant, University was a little fortunate to beat Smash without dropping a set. Certainly, if it had played as it did in the second set, won 19-5, Smash would not have been in the game. But University, which won the, first set. 15-10, was lucky tdk clinch the match in the third,' 14-12. But a tactical substitution by G. Tritt, bringing back N. Hall when it was 12-12, and Smash serving, saved the set. 4 . The greater power and better blocking by University carried it through Smashes cunning, and it. won the fourth set. 13-7. Linwood B 2, University Bl’ This was a rather scrappy, match between two even teams, but interest was increased by the closeness of the scores. University always appeared to. have a slight edge, and this wae borne out by its 16-9 and 14-5 winning margins in the first two Linwood fought back doggedly to take the other sets bynarrow margins—12-9 and 11-7 to draw the match.