Clean sweeps feature on court

Clean sweeps were the order of the night when the third round of play in Marlborough Volleyball’s Fairweathers’ Spring League was completed on Thursday evening.

Although Uso were low on player numbers at Marlborough Lines Stadium, this didn’t stop them from dominating Defying Gravity. Some good rallies eventuated and both teams enjoyed themselves. However with Defying Gravity missing their usual competitive edge, Uso won all three sets 25-17, 25-20 and 25-11.

Cri Clovers captain Greg Stretch had some great serving and along with Hamish Moran

Fairweathers’ Senior League, Thursday August 10. Premier grade: Uso bt Defying Gravity 3-0; Fairweathers bt Dank Lords 3-0; Cri Clovers bt Treefellas 3-0. B grade: The Avengers bt QCC 3-0; The A Team bt We Take Tips 3-0; Thicckpu bt Kazoo Crew 2-1; Airbusters bt Marlborough Madness 2-1. Social grade: Sob bt Picton Fury 3-0; Hit and Miss bt Picton Fury 2-1. Winery/Business House grade: Mayfield Motorworld bt Summer is Coming 2-1; Indevin bt Diggers and Blockers 3-0; Wine and Shine bt Kono 2-1.

dominating the hitting, as Cri Clovers scored a hat-trick win against Treefellas 25-17, 25-20 and a very close third set 28-26.

Fairweathers played Dank Lords in a titanic, point-for-point tussle, each set coming down to the final five points. Strong defence from Dank Lords’ Josh Wilson and Cameron Alexander was not quite enough as Fairweathers prevailed 25-21, 25-20 and 25-21.

In B grade, The Avengers struggled at the start of their game against a very competitive QCC, sparked by father and son Dave and Callum Nicholson, before pulling away 25-22, 25-16, 15-9.