BUCS REVIEW 09-10

WARWICK SPORT BUCS REVIEW 2009-10 Review of the Warwick Sport Teams competing in the weekly league competition for the 2009-19 Season Joe Barr 4/27/2010

BADMINTON Team League Captain Final League Position.

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Mens 1sts Midlands 1A Nikko Cheung 5TH Trophy 3rd Round Overall would be disappointed with their league campaign. Struggled early on losing first 3 matches. But earned important draws against top side Loughborough & Nottingham.

Mens 2nds Midlands 2B Oliver Nawrat 2ND Conference Cup Quarter Finalists A good season for the team in a tight league. Could have easily become champions.

Womens 1sts Midlands 1A Tiff Lau 4th Trophy 1st Round Gained respect in a difficult league out performing Nottingham 1sts.

Womens 2nds Midlands 2A Nei Yin CHAMPIONS Conference Cup Semi Finalists Fantastic season for the team winning all their matches romping home to the title.

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Team League Captain Final League Position.

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Mens 3rds Midlands 3A Faiz Adbulhalim 2ND Conference Cup 1st Round Started on fire but could not match Birmingham 3rds who ran away with the league. A strong season none the less.

BASKETBALL Team League Captain Final League Position.

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Mens 1sts Midlands 1A Tom Care CHAMPIONS Championship Last 16 Tremendous season for the team only losing once all season winning the league with ease. Premiership Basketball won’t be coming to warwick next year after losing out in the playoffs. Phenomenal season Mens Basketball

Womens 1sts Midlands 2A Montanna Cheng 6TH Conference Cup Quarter Finalists Started poorly and there was an unfortunate walkover that cost them league position. The team put that behind them to win their last 3 league matches to salvage the campaign.

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FENCING Team League Captain Final League Position.

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Mens 1sts Midlands 1A Chris Spry 5TH Trophy Last 32 Struggled to cope with the loss of some fine fencers from last season’s tier 1 league winners. They now face the prospect of tier 2 fencing.

FOOTBALL (MENS) Team League Captain Final League Position.

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Mens 1sts Midlands 2A Timi Dorgu 5TH Conference Cup 2ND Round Largely disappointing season for the 1st team. Started poorly but did improve as the season went on putting together 4 match unbeaten run in mid season

Mens 2nds Midlands 4A Phil Chrimes CHAMPIONS Conference Cup 2nd Round Ran away with the league title only losing once all season. Rounded off with a 6-1 against the 3rds in the final game.

Mens 3rds Midlands 4A Josh Bradbeer 4TH Conference Cup 2nd Round Will be pleased with their season in a league of 2nd teams. Highlighted by beating local rivals Coventry 2nds.

Mens 4ths Midlands 5A Jon Lever 5TH Conference Cup 2nd Round Disastrous start to the season not winning in the first 6 matches but won 4 on the trot as the season turned around. Ended up being a very close league

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Team League Captain Final League Position.

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FOOTBALL (WOMENS) Team League Captain Final League Position.

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Womens 1sts Midlands 2B Lesedi Vine 5TH Conference Cup Last 16 Frustrating season suffering some heavy defeats. Will look to bounce back next year.

Womens 2nds Midlands 3B Hilary Watson 4TH Conference Cup 1st Round Started exceptionally winning their first 3 league matches but lost their last 4 in a mixed season.

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GOLF Team League Captain Final League Position.

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1sts Midlands 1A John McNally CHAMPIONS Championship 1st Round Golf 1sts set their sights at the start of the season to get back to the premiership as they wrapped up the title in quick fashion. Unfortunately they Lost out narrowly to Newcastle in the playoff.

2nds Midlands 2A Ali Robinson 3RD Conference Cup Quarter Finalists Not the best season for the 2nds in a league dominated by the top 2.

Were unable to defend their conference cup title

HOCKEY (MENS) Team League Captain Final League Position.

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Mens 1sts Midlands 1A Tom Morton 5TH Trophy Quarter Final Found life hard in the midlands top division and relegation will hurt.

Enjoyed a wonderful win in the trophy against a strong Leeds Met side

Mens 2nds Midlands 2B Tom Lambert 4TH Conference Cup Quarter Finalists Mid table respectability for the 2nds in a league won at ease by Oxford Brookes 1sts. Decent cup run only to be ended in a close tie with Coventry 1sts

Mens 3rds Midlands 3B Jack Kelly 3RD Conference Cup 2nd Round Suffered a shock defeat to the warwick 4th team on the opening day of the season but bounced back well and fell just short of contesting the league title

Mens 4ths Midlands 3B Carl Pugh Bottom Conference Cup 2nd Round Produced their best on day one but never really got going suffering a barrage of defeats. Relegation will be a tough pill to swallow

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Team League Captain Final League Position.

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HOCKEY (WOMENS) Team League Captain Final League Position.

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Womens 1sts Midlands 1A Sue Wood 5TH Trophy Quarter Finalists Started well picking up 3 wins and a draw in their first 5 matches but lost all their matches in the 2nd half of the season. Back to tier 2 hockey next season

Womens 2nds Midlands 2A Emma Potter Bottom Conference Cup 1st Round Failed to win a single league match in a season to forget. Will look to bounce back next year.

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LACROSSE Team League Captain Final League Position.

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Mens 1sts Midlands 1A Seb Croft 2nd Championship Semi Finalists After a disappointing lose to eventful champions Nottingham really showed their class out performing university sporting lords Loughborough. Reached the championship semi’s and produced 2 dazzling playoff displays to ensure their place in next year’s newly formed premiership

Womens 1sts Midlands 1A Emily Maclennan CHAMPIONS Championship Last 16 Smashed everyone in midlands 1A as they were in a league of their own.

Got a taste of the very best LAX team in the country in the cup. The season all came down to the 3 way dance playoff with St Andrews&Cambridge & the ladies achieved what they had been trying to do for a long time>premiership Lacrosse next year.

Womens 3rds Midlands 4A Hattie Killen CHAMPIONS Conference Cup 1st Round Racked up some impressive wins and scorelines in a title winning season.

Highlighted with a 15-0 v the runners up on the last day of the season.

NETBALL Team League Captain Final League Position.

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1sts Midlands 2A Tanita Bridgemann 4th Conference Cup Semi Finalists After last year’s double winning campaign the season wasn’t what they hoped but if results had gone their way could have finished runners up. Decent cup run.

2nds Midlands 2B Martha Pearson 5th Conference Cup 1st Round Following last season’s promotion struggled with the step up but can be proud of their campaign.

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RUGBY LEAGUE Team League Captain Final League Position.

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Mens 1sts Midlands PJ Rawson 4th Shield 1st Round Inconsistent season with some highs and lows. Double over Coventry was special.

Mens 2nds South Sam Hargreaves Bottom Plate Quarter Finalists Struggled in a difficult league and were on the end of some big defeats. Very much a learning season for the team

3rds Midlands 4A Dot Kirk 3rd Conference Cup 2nd Round Close league of which Derby 1sts ran away with. Encouraging performances throughout for the 3rds.

RUGBY UNION Team League Captain Final League Position.

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Mens 1sts Midlands 1A Joe Tompkins CHAMPIONS Trophy Last 32 Wonderful season for the 1sts winning a long and gruelling league again some fine sides. Early form was key going unbeaten in their first 7 matches.

Mens 2nds Midlands 2B Ben Nolan 4th Conference Cup Last 16 Startling early form winning their first 6 matches. Gave champions Notts Trent a run for their money in the away match. Would have finished 2nd if Birmingham City Uni would have moved a varsity clash.

Mens 3rds Midlands 3A Andrew Love CHAMPIONS Conference Cup Last 16 Dominant season for the 3rds storming to the title although found a bogey team in oxford brookes 3rds.

Womens 1sts Midlands 1A Rebecca Ball 3rd Trophy Quarter Finalists Did well in what proved to be a two horse race for the title. Picked up some convincing wins throughout the season. Leicester are still having nightmares.

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Team League Captain Final League Position.

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SQUASH Team League Captain Final League Position.

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Mens 1sts Midlands 2A Alex Coonan CHAMPIONS Conference Cup Winners Blitzed the league winning every game and enjoyed further silverware winning the conference cup. Hugely successful season.

Mens 2nds Midlands 2A Karan Katariya 2nd Conference Cup Runners Up The only team they failed to beat all season was the 1sts team. Great performance to reach the final of the cup

Mens 3rds Midlands 2B Joe Chaytor 5th Conference Cup Quarter Finalists Average season in a league dominated by Loughborough 3rds.

Disappointingly gave away a walkover

Womens 1sts Midlands 1A Suzie Hodge 5th Did not enter Mid-table respectability for the womens 1st team in a league with some strong teams

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Team League Captain Final League Position.

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TABLE TENNIS Team League Captain Final League Position.

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Mens 1sts Premier North Alex McEwan 3rd Championship Quarter Finalists Successfully maintained premiership status in a small 4 team league highlighted by a win v Loughborough 1sts

Mens 2nds Midlands 1A Alexis Phanopoulos 4th Trophy Last 16 Did well in their first season securing a mid-table finish.

Disappointingly gave a walkover in the trophy cup.

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TENNIS (MENS) Team League Captain Final League Position.

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Mens 1sts Midlands 1A Tim Sagar 3rd Championship Last 16 Mixed season which included a draw with Loughborough 3rds and a loss to the warwick 2nds team.

Mens 2nds Midlands 1A Michael Peretti 4th Trophy Last 32 Nearly stayed pace with the 1st team even enjoying a victory against them. Picked up keys wins to stay up in the division.

Mens 3rds Midlands 2B Jonathan Matthews 6th Conference Cup Quarter Finalists Lost 2 opening matches in what was another mid-table performance from a warwick side. Nice little cup run ended by Cambridge 2nds

TENNIS (WOMENS) Team League Captain Final League Position.

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Womens 1sts Midlands 1A Carla Keenan 3rd Trophy Last 16 Started off strongly winning 4 of their opening 6 matches. But ended league campaign with four defeats.

Womens 2nds Midlands 2A Alice Cohen Conference Cup Quarter Finalists 4th The definition of inconsistent winning 2 drawing 2 and losing 2.

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VOLLEYBALL Team League Captain Final League Position.

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Mens 1sts Midlands 2A Tze Mok CHAMPIONS Conference Cup Semi Finalists Extremely positive season for the mens volleyball crushing all the opposition in the league. Would have been disappointed not to reach the conference cup final after a close match with eventual winners Loughborough 2nds

Womens 1sts Midlands 1A Saskia Toennesmann BOTTOM Trophy Last 16 After last year’s promotion knew life would be tough and it was finishing bottom. But positives should be taken away from the year which had one huge highlight in beating Loughborough 1sts