Tight sets mark battles on court

Uso held aff a strong challenge from Dank Lords when the second round of Marlborough Volleyball’s Fairweathers’ Spring League was played at on Thursday at Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000.

Despite a strong start from Dank Lords, Uso took out the first set 25-17. Dank Lords raced to another early lead in the second set, before letting Uso catch and pass them to win 26-24. Uso carried on that momentum in the third, where it was Dank Lords’ turn to pull the lead back, although they fell short at the end as Uso completed a clean sweep with a 25-23 win.

The first set between Treefellas and Defying Gravity was very competitive, before Treefellas put pressure on at the net to claim a 25-23 win. The second set was all Defying Gravity who shot out to a big lead and held on to level the match with a 25-22 win. With both teams a set up, the third was a nailbiter but great serving from Treefellas carried the day for them to win 15-12.

The last premier game of the evening saw Cri Clovers take on Fairweathers. Stand out player was Fairweathers’ Jeff Spurlock for his powerful serving, at one stage allowing his side to win 11 points in a row. Spurlock also dis- played his setting skills, giving team-mate Nigel Sowman the opportunity to produce devastating hits. Fairweathers won all three sets 25-21, 25-16 and 25-12.

In B grade, Airbusters played QCC, who got good value through the blocking and serving of Callum Nicholson. Airbusters were unstoppable in the second set as Seb Bacchus and John Billingsley produced big hits and ace serving to help their team to a 25-8 win. The third set turned into a battle royal before Airbusters claimed the two-point advantage to win narrowly 25-23.