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CUVC Indoor Cuppers 2002

Division 1 - Saturday 16th February 2002, 2-6pm

CUVC's first ever indoor cuppers competition kicked off with ten teams vying for the Division 1 title. With both Blues squads away in Leeds for the Student Cup Finals, the competition promised to be much closer than usual.

After the usual problems of late arrivals and trouble errecting the net, the pool phase of the competition got underway. In pool 1 the combined team of Darwin and Pembroke plus, it would seem, as many UCC1 players as they could lay their hands on, ran away and hid with an impressive 120 points scored. The competition for second place was altogether closer, with Catz eventually making it through to the semi-finals. There was no surprise in pool 2 as John's 1 (last year's League and Cup double winners) won in comfortable fashion, with Robinson 1 also making it through despite very close games against Anglia and John's.

On to the semi-finals where UCC1 would play Robinson and John's faced Catz. Robinson pulled out a lead of 4-5 points early on but the power of the combined team was too much as they clawed their way back to win in the very last minute. John's continued their unerring march to the final with a devastating win over Catz, despite a run of 5 consecutive aces my Moritz Riede.

As with all the pool games, the final was played under a time limit due to the constraints of the hall booking. In a nip and tuck affair it was John's who had the luck of the draw when it literally came down to "next point wins" as they took the title 21-20.

Division 2 - Saturday 23rd February 2002, 2-6pm

Despite the driving wind and intermittent blizzard conditions, seven college teams managed to reach Kelsey Kerridge for what turned out to be a fun-packed and memorable occasion. With some colleges pulling out at the last moment, the game times were extended, allowing everyone to get more court time.

The pool stage was an intense affair, with the smaller of the two pools (pool 2) proving the tougher, containing both eventual finalists. Magdalene racked up an impressive 101 points in pool one, a number whose size was only matched by their players height. Churchill also did the inconceivable by getting both their second and third team through to the semi-finals. Most colleges could only manage one team. Respect should also go to the Robinson Mavericks, who provided much entertainment to the event with their patented technique of throwing themselves around the court, and even kicking the ball into open space when necessary. Harlem Globetrotters anyone?

On to the semi-finals, and Johns II took on Churchill III, while Churchill II took on Magdalene. They were both rather close and intense games, but eventually the more skilful teams won through and earned their places in the final. Johns II would have been hoping to emulate the success of Johns I the previous week, and the match was close right up to the midway point, but an impressive display of team captaining (shouting as loudly as possible) saw Churchill pull ahead to take the title 37 points to 28.

The third-forth play-off saw one of the closest matches of the day, with Magdalene taking on Churchill III. The lead constantly switched back and forth, along with the luck and skill, but Magdalene just proved too strong for Churchill III and took the match 38-36. The fifth-sixth play-off went to Downing in an impressive display of what a consistent serve can do, as they took the match 50 points to 28.  

Division 1

5th place play-off	Anglia	26-19	Churchill 1
Semi-finals	UCC1 John's 1	22-20  29-19	Robinson  Catz
Final	John's	21-20	UCC1
Final standings	John's 1 UCC1 Robinson 1 Catz Anglia Churchill 1 Trinity 1 Girton Emma/Sidney Queens

Division 2