Volleyball victors
Canterbury University proved itself the dominant force in New Zealand club volleyball when it won the men’s and women’s titles at the national club championships in Christchurch on Saturday.
In the finals at the Pioneer Stadium, the men’s team beat University-Northcote (Auckland), 3-2, while the women had a straight sets win against Tauranga.
The men’s final was a cliffhanger, with Canterbury University overhauling a two-set deficit, and three match points against it in the deciding game, th win, 7-15, 10-15, 15-8, 15-5, 16-14. The home team made unforced errors in the early stages of the match but improved as the effective spiking of its player-coach, Tony Barnett, began to take its toll.
Another University player to show out was Mark Termeer, whose blocking was a
vital factor in the comeback by the side in the final points of the fifth set.
For University-Northcote, the captain and coach, Alan Knightsbridge, spiked well.
In the women’s contest, Canterbury University was extended for more than an hour before edging out the defending champions to wn, 15-12, 15-12, 16-14.
Tauranga battled hard but it was the control and experience of the five New Zealand representatives, Sandy Matenga, Mary Fastier, Pfu Yates, Megan Ryde, and Jane Williams, which allowed the home side to forge ahead.
Bronwyn Kate and Jenny Glen impressed among the youthful Tauranga team. University, which had beaten Tauranga, 3-0, in section play, dominated throughout the three-day tournament. The club, which last won the women’s title in
1979, conceded only one set in six matches.
In the semi-finals, the students comfortably beat Auckland’s Le Coq Sportif, 30. while Tauranga beat Porirua, 3-1.
Results:— Men.—Semi-finals: Canterbury University beat Sparta (Auckland), 16-14, 15-12, 2-15, 15-8; University-Northcote (Auckland) beat Tauranga, 16-14, 14-16, 15-9, 15- Play-offs: Christchurch Teachers' College beat Rongotai (Wellington), 17-15, 15-5, 9-15, 1614; Kings Old Boys (Dunedin) beat Rampress (Auckland), 15-4, 16- 15-2. Final: Canterbury University beat University-Northcote, 7-15, 10-15, 15-8, 15-5, 16-14. Women.—Semi-finals; Tauranga beat Porirua, 12-15, 15-6, 15- 15-12; Canterbury University beat Le Coq Sportif (Auckland), 15-7, 15-10, 15-4.' Final: Skellerup Allstar Canterbury University beat Tauranga, 15-12, 15-12, 16-
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