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New Players Wanted...
With the usual turn over of players over the summer Guildford are now looking for new players to join the team for the 2008-09 season in Womens National League Division 2.
The dates of pre-season training will be posted here, but in the mean time if you are interested in joining the team or have any questions please contact the team coach John Biddiscombe on 01483 531109 (evenings)
or e-mail
contact@guildfordvolleyball.org.uk
posted by JB on 30.5.08
Weymouth Invertational Tournament ...
Guildford will again be taking part in the Weymouth Invertational Tournamnet over the weekend of 7th & 8th June hoping to emulate their victory there in 2005.
posted by JB on 30.5.08
Last matches...
Guildfords NVL season ended in much the same way that it had been going for most of 2008, with a convincing win followed by a close defeat.
Guildford were in a confident mood for their last home match of the season against Portsmouth & ran out 3-1 winners.
With an outside chance of still making the play-offs Guildford made the long trip to Plymouth for what they knew would be a tight match against a relegation threatened team.
Despite an inconsistant performance Guildford had their chances to win the match & even in the deciding 5th set they set up a strong position with an 8-3 lead at the end change, however they were unable to capatalise on this & eventually lost the match 2-3.
posted by JB on 30.5.08
A weekend of mixed fortunes...
After a busy weekend of volleyball action the play-off picture at the top of Womens National League Division 2 is still no clearer, with Guildford finishing the weekend exactly where they started it one place & two points off a play-off place in 4th.
Guildford travelled to table toppers Reading Aces on Saturday to renew a long standing local rivalry. The first set was evenly matched, before Reading pulled out a lead mid way through the set which Guildford despite trading sideouts were unable to overcome.
Reading continued to pile on the pressure in the 2nd set with tough serving backed up with powerful hitting from the middle. Guildford on the otherhand faced with a resilliant defence tried to increase the pressure with their own attackes & serves which resulted in a costly increase in errors.
Reading closed out a comfortable 3-0 win to confirm their top place.
On Sunday Guildford travelled to Shropshire to play Cleobury Mortimer who had recently strung together a run of good results to move away from the relegation zone, culminating in an impressive 3-2 victory over 2nd placed Dulwich the day before.
With players missing, Guildford were forced to switch their defensive specialist Libero player Claire Bourgouin to play as a hitter & outside power hitter Antonella Dinghile had to move to middle blocker.
Guildford started strongly pulling out an early lead 6 point as the home side took time to settle & were clearly affected by a series of handling faults called on their young setter. Bit by bit Guildfords lead was chipped away back to 1 point, but they managed to hang tough at the end of the set to clinch it 27-25.
Guildford started the 2nd set in the worst possible fashion losing the first 5 points. While Guildford were siding out with a reasonable consistancy they weren't making any impact from their own service, that was untill the Claire Bourgouin stepped up & scored 8 points off her serve to tie up the scores at 18 all. Having done the hard work to get back into the set Guildford showed all the signs of blowing it by failing to make a meaningful attack from the next two Cleobury serves.
Coach John Biddiscombe called a time out & moved the recieve formation round so that setter Karen Rossi passed the ball & the versitile Claire Bourgouin played setter. The resultant perfect pass(from the setter come passer), pin point accurate set (from the passing specialist come setter)& devistating spike from Antonella Dinghile steadied the ship & a further 6 points from Svenja Nemetschek's serve were sufficient to clinch the set.
The 3rd set saw Cleobury take another early lead which was quickly pegged back by Guildford. Cleoburys setter was harshly judged to have made an illegal back court attack & when this was quickly followed by the referee calling another handling fault the Cleobury coach's simmering frustration with the refereefinally boiled over with an outburst that earned him a yellow card. The resulting disruption affected both teams, but it was Guildford who were first to get back into their stride & pull into a lead, despite a late rally from the home side Guildford clinched the set 25-21 & a welcome 3-0 win. Antonella Dinghile was awarded the Most Valuable player.
Guildford's two remaining matches are at home against Portsmouth on 30th March & away to Plymouth on 6th April.
Portsmouth, like Guildford, still have ambitions of making the play-offs & Plymouth have relegation worries, so both will be keenly contested matches.
In fact even at this late stage in the season there are only two out of the twelve teams who have nothing left to play for in this tightly contested division.
posted by JB on 3.3.08
Guildford go to South Hants...
Guildford Ladies go to South Hants this weekend...
posted by GIVC on 14.2.08
Guildford up to 4th...
Guildford moved up to 4th place in the Womens National Volleyball Leage Division 2, taking full advantage of their game in hand to move into contention for a play-off place.
With the league so tight this season the 3-0 away victory at Portsmouth will do no harm at all to the Surrey sides set difference, if it comes down to that at the end of the season.
With 3 players missing Guildford were struggling to find any consistancy making too many unforced errors in the opening set & they were further hampered when setter Karen Rossi injured her hip making a spectacular dive to rescue a ball which restricted her movement for the remainder of the match.
Guildford were 5 points adrift as Portsmouth broke through the 20 point mark but a strong service run from Renata Richardson saw Guildford first draw level and then take a sideout from a Portsmouth hitting error to win the set.
If Guildford won the first set against the run of the play then there was certainly no doubt about the second set with the momentum well and truly swung in favour of the Surrey side. Strong serving meant that Portsmouth were often limited to only one attacking option & when they were able to run their favoured middle attacks they were matched by a solid block & determined defence.
In contrast Guildford were able to use all their hitting options and as soon as their hosts plugged one defensive hole Guildford were immediatly able to open up another one, taking the second set by a 10 point margin.
Guildford started strongly in the third set opening up a significant lead, but as would be expected in such a tight league teams simply don't give up without a fight & twice Portsmouth looked like they were on the verge of staging a comeback, both both times they were thwarted by a determined Guildford team as they closed out a 3-0 victory (25-22, 25-15, 25-21).
Forthe second league match in succession Svenja Nemetschek was voted Most Valuable Player.
Guildford have a week off before another away match in Winchester against South Hants on 24th February.
posted by JB on 11.2.08
Polonia too powerful for Guildford...
Guildford failed in their bid to reach the Womens Knock Out Cup semi finals as they lost 0-3 at home to Polonia at Guildford Spectrum last Saturday.
The start of the match was delayed by an injury to one of the Polonia players during the warm-up,but it was Guildford who started the match in a very nervous fashion, paying the high flying Division 1 side too much respect. Guildford were unable to make any headway off the back of their own service & were typically giving up 2 or 3 points each time they faced a Polonia serve. As the set progressed, Guildford gained a little confidence but too late to affect the score line significantly.
Greater resolve introduced a element of stability in passing & defence which saw Guildford trading points in the early stages of the second set,but again a series of tough serves allowed the visitors to open up a lead. Despite a spirited fight back & some controversial decisions going in favour of the some side they were unable to challange.
Guildford saved their best to last as they took an early lead in the 3rd set, taking full advantage of Polonia switching their influential setter to a hitting role. Guildford combined straight forward hitting power with off speed attacks, tips & dumps to frustrate the West London side. The end to the set was really tight with both teams having to save set points before the referee called a handling fault against Guildford on match point. Polonia were worthy 3-0 winners (25-12, 25-18, 29-27) & now have a semi finalmatch against London rivals Swiss Cottage.
Guildford are back in National League action on Saturday with an away match against Portsmouth.
posted by JB on 4.2.08
Guildford win in Devon...
Guildford kept their Division 2 playoff hopes alive with an assured 3-1victory away to Devon last Sunday in the Womens National Volleyball League.Only 6 points seperate the 2nd & 8th placed teams & with several, includingGuildford, having games in hand the league is heading towards an exciting final third to the season. Guildford nerviously traded points with their hosts in the early phase ofthe opening set, but suffered a string of errors when put under pressure by a tough Deven service run, when they eventually managed to side out they were 7 points down. Guildford managed to put a string of points togetherwhen Danai Spania went to the service line to get back into contention, butalthough tying level at 23 all Devon went on to take the set by the 26-24. The momentum was definately with Guildford as they surged to a commanding lead in the second set which despite a fight back by Devon they were able to hold on to comfortably take the set. By this stage Guildford had got to grips with a sometimes tough Devon serve & restricted space in the hall,their cause was further helped by an injury to one of Devons middleblockers. Guildford were varying their attacks well especially in the middle with Svenja Nemetschek putting in a display of power & subtle offspeed attacks which continually kept the Devon defence guessing & earned her the Most Valuable player nomination. Guildford closed the match out, taking the 3rd & 4th sets to 23 & 22 points respectivly. Guildford now look forward to their first ever Cup Quater Final appearance against Division 1 side Polonia from west London, the match will be held at Guildford Spectrum on Saturday afternoon with a 4pm warm-up & first serve at 4:30pm. There is no admission charge for the match & supporters will bev ery welcome to come along & get behind the team.
posted by JB on 28.1.08
Cup Revenge for Guildford...
Guildford booked their place in the Quater Finals of the Volleyball England Knock-Out Cup with a convincing 3-0 home win over Plymouth.
Having been seen a commanding 2-0 & 16-11 lead slip when the team met at ACS in the league earlier this season as Guildford crashed to their first loss of the season, the home side were wary of being too complacent.
Despite a lack of training hours after the Christmas break Guildford started with a game plan to contain the two main attacking threats of their visitors, which they managed to execute with precision. Throughout the match Plymouth never managed more than a 1 or 2 point lead with Guildford quickly establishing a comfortable buffer in each set, to take the match 3-0 (25-19, 25-15 & 25-17
Before Guildford can think about a quater final match against Polonia from Division 1 provisionally arranged for 3rd February that have 2 important league matches against South Hants on Sunday 20th January @ ACS & away to Devon on 27th
posted by JB on 15.1.08
Guildford Beat Birmingham ...
After two consecutive victories, Guildford were looking to make it three out of three in their third league match, away to university team Birmingham. Birmingham had played their first league match the day before against Dulwich Tuskers losing 3-2, and were playing their first season in Division 2 after winning the Division 3 play-off in the 2006/07 season. As such, they were a somewhat unknown opponent and the warm up over the net hinted at a possible tough match to come.
Guildford started the first set confidently with a clean kill from Svenja Nemetchek through the middle on the first point, taking the serve off Birmingham straight away. It was evident during the first few points that some issues were going to come up with regards to the Birmingham setter, with Guildford calling on a number of occasions for a two touch decision from the referee. Coupled with an early injury to Gail Cooper (knee) the first set was not to be a comfortable one for the Guildford side. For a while the points see-sawed between both sides with Guildford managing to reach the finishing post first, despite certain distractions, with a 6 point lead to wrap the set up 25-19.
Similar conditions prevailed in the second set and Guildford found themselves level-pegging at 13-13. A strategic time out by JB saw the Birmingham serve hit the net, and Guildford suddenly found some momentum with a string of serves from the Guildford setter Karen Rossi giving them a four point breathing space. The Guildford block also began to penetrate the Birmingham attack more successfully and the opposition started to look slightly rattled as refereeing decisions started going Guildford’s way. Guildford gradually pulled away and won the set 25-22.
The loss of the second set appeared to be Birmingham’s undoing. A large number of unforced errors by the opposition meant that Guildford were given more free-balls, and the Surrey side kept up the pressure with an increased number of hits finding the floor or being put out by the Birmingham defence. Guildford gradually built up a 13 point lead and swatted aside a small Birmingham come-back to take the third set 25-12.
It was a convincing display from Guildford, with new players Martina Pastorkova and Leoni Lallart settling further into the team structure with good contributions to the Guildford attack. With three wins now under their belt, Guildford look forward to hosting regular Division 2 rivals Devon at home at the ACS School, Cobham on Sunday 21st October.
Renata Richardson was awared MVP nomination by Birmingham.
Team: Karen Rossi (setter), Claire Bougouin (libero), Gail Cooper, S
venja Nemetchek, Renata Richardson, Monika Retgrova, Martina Pastorkova, Leoni Lallert, Francine Liu Yuk Pat
posted by GIVC on 14.10.07
Guildford Cruise Against Cambridge ...
A team of ten players travelled north to take on the somewhat unknown opposition of Cambridge. Cambridge were promoted from Division 3 last year having won all their league games in the 2006-07 season. However, on the back of a fine 3-0 win over Dulwich Tuskers a few weeks ago, Guildford were looking forward to the encounter.
The first set saw newcomer Leoni Lallart get her first match experience for Guildford in the outsider hitter role. For a while both teams seemed nervy as if testing the water of the opposition, with the points see-sawing backwards and forwards between each side. Guildford managed to gain some momentum with some good serving in the last few points by substitute Gail Cooper to take the set 25-22.
For the second set coach John Biddiscombe (aka JB) stuck with the finishing 6 from the first set. However, Cambridge managed to find their own game with some attacks penetrating the Guildford block, as well as some wobbly receiving by Guildford on the Cambridge serve. Guildford were also also unlucky to lose one of their middle hitters, Svenja Nemetchek, to an untimely injury which resulted in her losing sensation to her left hand. Despite fighting hard, and with a number of strategic substitutions / time outs by JB, Guildford lost the set 21-25.
The third set was a completely different affair. Guildford confidence seemed to increase with the serving becoming a dominant factor in the set with some aggressive point-winning serves from Monika Regrutova. Cambridge were obviously rattled somewhat with a complaint of ‘too much aggression at the net’ being taken to the referee. Despite this Guildford maintained their focus and fought through a mid-set ‘hitch’ when the Cambridge serve threatened to put a dampener on the Guildford run-away train. Finding their feet again, Guildford found that the increased number of free balls coming back over the net improved the connection between setter, Karen Rossi, and the hitters and Guildford pulled away winning the set comfortably 25-16.
Having won the third set with some ease, Guildford’s old enemy ‘Complacency’ threatened to rear its head again. The Guildford defence was exposed by Cambridge who began to find their way through the blocks, with Guildford being caught flat footed on a number of occasions. Despite JB’s best efforts in using the full bench of substitutes Guildford were unable to repeat the performance they produced in the third set and Cambridge ensured a fifth set decider, winning 25-22.
The fifth set proved to be similar to the first set with both teams appearing edgy. Guildford however were bolstered by the return to the court of Svenja Nemetchek. Points were traded back and forth with Guildford finding the upper hand to win the first milestone at the changeover 8-7. Some key serving by Guildford found them gradually gaining the upper hand. At 14-13 Lisa Furness dived in to defend a short ball resulting in what appeared to be momentary hesitation by the opposition who were caught on the back foot defensively and which resulted in a Cambridge error. The result could only go one way and Guildford celebrated their five set win with some relief.
Guildford’s Renata Richardson was voted MVP by Cambridge.
Next match is away to Birmingham on Sunday 14th October.
posted by GIVC on 29.9.07
Guildford Deny Dulwich ...
Guildford started their 2007-08 NVL season in Division 2 looking to improve on their previous season’s finishing position of runner-up, having just missed out on promotion to Division 1. With a well-stocked squad of twelve players including three new comers (Leoni Lallart (Fr), Martina Pastorkova (CZ) and Michelle Bridenbaker (US)), the team were looking forward to their first league match at home against Dulwich Tuskers.
Coach John Biddiscombe (JB) found himself in an enviable position of having eleven players to choose from. With Claire Bourgouin and Karen Rossi resuming their usual positions of Libero and Setter respectively Guildford commenced battle against their regular Division 2 rivals. In the previous season’s league encounters against each other, Dulwich Tuskers had come off on the winning side of two five set matches. Needless to say, Guildford were looking to set the record straight for the new season and it was an extremely confident start by the Surrey side who refused to buckle under pressure throughout a tightly contested game – final score 3-0 to Guildford (25-20, 26-24, 25-23).
Dulwich Tuskers voted Karen Rossi MVP.
Team: Karen Rossi (Setter & Captain), Claire Bourgouin (Libero), Antonella Dinghile, Francine Liu Yuk Pat, Gail Cooper, Lisa Furness, Martina Pastorkova, Monica Retgrova, Michelle Bridenbaker, Renata Richardson, Svenja Nemetchek.
posted by GIVC on 16.9.07
Training Starts in July ...
Pre-Season training for the 2007-08 season starts on Wednesday 18th July at Guildford Spectrum.
We are hoping to arrange a couple of friendlies ahead of our opening match of the season on 16th September against Dulwich Tuskers at ACS International School in Cobham.
Anyone interested in playing for the team should in the first instance contact John Biddiscombe on 01483 531109 or e-mail :- jb-volley@ntlworld.com (the address previously supplied is no longer active)
posted by JB on 28.6.07
Guildford Looking For New Players ...
Despite only losing out on the Division 1 play-off at the weekend Guildford International are keen to look to the new season and strengthen thier squad for the forthcoming campaign.
If anyone is intersted in playing with Guildford International in the new season then they should email john.biddiscombe@lineone.net
posted by GIVC on 30.4.07
Guildford Lose Play-Off Final ...
Match details to follow ...
posted by GIVC on 30.4.07
Guildford See Off Chiltern ...
Match report to follow ...
posted by GIVC on 29.3.07
Guildford Crush Devon ...
Match report to follow ...
posted by GIVC on 28.3.07
Breaking a season long habit ...
Guildford made to long jounrney to Devon & came away with an impressive 3-0 victory.
Following on from another pair of 5 set matches earlier in March which saw defeat at the hands of Shield Finalists City of Salford & victory over table topping Leeds, Guildford carried on exactly where they had left off in the 5th set against Leeds by keeping their West country hosts to single digits in the first set.
Guildford went on to cruise through the next 2 sets to complete that rarest of feats this season, a 3-0 victory.
Last match of the season is away to Chiltern in Reading on April 1st
posted by GIVC on 27.3.07
Another day - another 5 set thriller ...
Having crashed to a straight sets defeat to table toppers Swiss Cottage the previous weekend, Guildford were back to their usual trick of winning a nail biting 5 set match, this time completing a double over South Hants
posted by GIVC on 6.2.07
Five Set Thriller Facts ...
This season has seen Guildford involved in 6 Five Set Matches ...
Of these 6 matches they have won 3 of them ...
In 4 of these matches they have been 2 sets down ...
In the 3 matches they have lost they have won 6 times as many sets as the bottom placed team in Division has won so far this season...
posted by GIVC on 7.12.06
Guildford Crash To Cleobury In Another Five Set Thriller ...
Guildford crashed to another 5 set defeat today in the rural depths of Shropshire.
The Surrey side performed their usual trick of gifting the opposition the first two sets (22-25, 23-25) before turning on the style and taking the next two sets easily (25-19, 25-21).
Again though, Guildford could not maintain their momentum and this time lost the fifth set to the narrowest of margins (13-15).
posted by GIVC on 3.12.06
Guildford Dampen Oxford Spirits ...
Guildford managed to not be affected by the tight security hold ups at RAF Brize Norton today when they overcame an enthusiastic Oxford side.
The Surrey side managed to easily win the first set (25-19) before falling to a enthusiastic but blustering Oxford side in the 2nd (21-25).
Bouyed by their first set win of the season Guildford weathered the Oxford vocalisations to take the 3rd (25-23).
Oxford tried to rally in the 4th set but with the score at 8-11 Guildford clicked and when they eventually lost the serve the score was 20-12. There was no way back for Oxford, even with increased shouting, and it eventually all fell quiet as Guildford took the set and the match (25-15).
posted by GIVC on 2.12.06
Preview : Cleobury v Guildford ...
In the 2nd part of their road trip Guildford will overnight in Hereford before travelling into the depths of rural Shropshire to take Cleobury on Sunday.
Always a strong side, Guildford will need to be on top form to get a result.
posted by GIVC on 1.12.06
Preview : Oxford v Guilldford ...
Guildford hit the road this weekend with a two day volleyball road trip. On Saturday the side will travel to Brize Norton to take on lowly Oxford.
Guildford will be looking to return to winning ways after losing out narrowly to Tuskers last week.
posted by GIVC on 1.12.06
Guildford Lose To Tuskers in another 5 set thriller ...
Lightning struck in the same place twice today as Guildford narrowly lost to Dulwich Tuskers in the 5th Set.
In an almost repeat performance of the opening day's fixture the Surrey Side allowed Dulwich to take the first two sets (23-25,21-25) before coming back strongly and taking the next two strongly (25-11, 25-18).
However, Guildford were not able to maintain their momentum and the London side sealed out the win by taking the 5th Set (10-15).
posted by GIVC on 26.11.06
Preview : Guildford v Tuskers ...
Guildford entertain Tuskers tomorrow at the ACS in Cobham. The Surrey side will be hoping to prevent a repeat performance of the opening days fixture when they lost to the London side in 5 sets.
Warmup is from 1330.
posted by GIVC on 25.11.06
Guildford Beat Chiltern in Five ...
Guildford managed to overcome Chiltern today at the ACS but it took another fice set performance from the Surrey Side.
Again the Surrey side started poorly and let Chiltern narrowly take the opening two sets (23-25, 23-25) before storming back and really putting the pressure on the visitors by taking the next two easily (25-18, 25-13).
The deciding fifth set was less of a contest and Guildford ran out easy winers (15-10).
posted by GIVC on 19.11.06
Preview : Guildford v Chiltern ...
Guildford take on local rivals Chiltern at the ACS tomorrow. The Surrey side will be on a high after a fantastic come back against Devon last week.
Warm up is from 1330.
posted by GIVC on 18.11.06
Guildford Cause Cup Upset ...
Guildford caused a Cup upset by sending Loughborough 2 crashing out of the EVA Cup Today at the Ashcombe Centre.
In doing so they became the 1st Guildford side to beat a Division 1 team in Cup Competition.
Guildford have now secured a 4th round fixture against another Division 1 team City of Wolverhampton early in January.
posted by GIVC on 12.11.06
Preview : Guildford v Loughbrough 2 (Cup)
Guildford take on First Division Loughborough in the EVA Cup tomorrow at the Ashcombe Centre in Dorking. The Surrey side will be looking to cause an upset and claim a First Division scalp.
Warmup is from 1400.
posted by GIVC on 10.11.06
Guildford Edge Out Devon In Five Set Thriller ...
Guildford International played host to Devon in their latest match of the 2006/7 NVL season today at the ACS in Cobham.
Having lost their two opening fixtures of the season the Surrey side had done well to then win their next two and generate some momentum in the League. The match against Devon was always going to be a difficult obstacle to overcome and this proved to be the case as the visitors secure the 1st set..
However, after the interval the home side managed to throw together some great volleyball and ran out easy winners 25-16 to take the 2nd set but were completely unable to maintain the momentum they had generated in the previous set by losing the 3rs set 16-25.
The 4th set started badly for the home side and it looked like the writing was on the wall as Devon edged ahead in the closing stages of the set. In fact, the visitors had two match points but failed to grasp the opportunity to win the match and it was Guildford who held their nerve to take the 4th set 27-25 and force the match into a deciding 5 set.
Guildford produced the perfect start to the 5th set and were quickly 6-0 up. From this kind of deficit there was no way back for the West Country side and Guildford wrapped up the set and the match 15-8.
Svenja Nemetschek secured the MVP nomination for the match.
posted by GIVC on 29.10.06
Guildford Stage Cup Competition Double Header ...
Guildford International's Men and Women's NVL teams will be battling against Division 1 opposition at the Ashcombe Volleyball Centre on the 11th November.
First up, the Women will be taking on Loughborough 2 and then the Men will be taking on Warwich.
With both of the visiting teams struggling in the league this season the Surrey side will be looking for a scalp or two in order get the Clubs 20th Anniversary year celebrations off to a flying start.
posted by GIVC on 25.10.06
Preview : Guildford v Devon
Guildford International entertain Devon at the ACS in Cobham in the latest round of NVL Division 2 matches this Sunday.
The home side will be looking to seal a win against the visitors and start climbing the table.
Warm up is from 1330 with a 1400 start.
posted by GIVC on 25.10.06
Guildford Edge Out South Hants ...
Guildford International got their season back on track today when they travelled down to Winchester to take on newly promoted South Hants today.
The Surrey side had previously only managed to win 1 of their 3 league matches so far this season. They had lost narrowly to both Dulwich and Swiss Cottage.
Newly promoted South Hants boasted a large squad but it was Guildford who made all the early running by turning on the style mid way through the first set to open up a sizeable lead and win 25-15.
Guildford kept faith with the same starting unit for the 2nd but South Hants opted for defense over power and managed to stay competitive right the way to the end of the set to stand 21-24 over Guildford. The visitors brought on Lisa Noakes to serve to save the set and two strong serves later the the scores were 24-24. However two costly mistakes by Guildford gifted the home side the set 24-26.
Again, Guildford kept the same starting unit for the 3rd set and this proved to be a good call as they romped to a 17-6 lead. However, with the set seemingly in the bag the Guildford Coach introduced two new players to the match and this proved to be costly for the visitors who lost a stream of points of the South Hants serve and by the time Guildford reverted back to their original line up their lead was only 3 points. However, some good serving from Francine Lui Yuk Pat saw the visitors clinch the set 25-20.
However, the momentum that they had built up in the first part of the set was lost and it was South Hants who were dictating the pace of the game and Guildford struggled to get into the 4th set which saw the home side dominate throughout to force the match into a deciding 5th set.
Guildford started brightly to take a 4-0 lead but South Hants immediately run the next 6 points to take the lead. Guildford rallied to be ahead at the switch of sides and managed to open up a lead. Although the home side fought back it was Guildford who managed to hold their nerve and some fine serving from Gail Close saw them finish off the set 15-11.
posted by GIVC on 22.10.06
Preview : South Hants v Guildford
This Sunday sees Guildford travel down to Winchester to take on newly promoted South Hants.
The last time these two teams met in competition was at this years Weymouth Invitational Tournament where they fought in the 3rd/4th Place Play-Off.
Guildford managed to comprehensively beat the south coast side on this occasion to make it a tournament win and a third place in the three years they have been playing in the tournament.
posted by GIVC on 17.10.06
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