Oxford 37 - 17 Cambridge
On the 16th of May, a newly formed Cambridge team travelled to Oxford faced with the daunting task of taking the varsity trophy from a team undefeated in five national championships and ten varsity matches.
Cambridge started strongly - a less sporting side might've been tempted to claim victory and run at 5-4 up, but the light blues chose to push on. Unfortunately the dark army pushed back - Cambridge's talent, charm and plucky-underdog spirit not quite enough to withstand Oxford's 'triweekly' (how often is that?) training sessions, professional coaching, and suspected cybernetic enhancements.
So the result might not have been a complete surprise but every Cambridge player contributed to a decent final tally of 17 frames, against any other team such a performance might've been enough. Just as importantly though all accounts suggest that a good weekend was had by all, and I'm optimistic that next year will prove to be twelfth time lucky for the Cambridge girls.
| FULL RESULTS | |||||||
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| Oxford | Cambridge | ||||||
| Singles 24-12 |
2 | Rachael | 2 | v | 1 | Gemma Woolley | 1 |
| 3 | Jojo | 1 | v | 2 | Rehanna Khanam | 3 | |
| 5 | Louisa | 2 | v | 1 | Anna Leach | 4 | |
| 7 | Ally | 2 | v | 1 | Kate Hillman | 5 | |
| 10 | Conny | 3 | v | 0 | Jennifer Brown | 5 | |
| 12 | Bex | 2 | v | 1 | Sara Benwell | 6 | |
| 13 | Hayley | 1 | v | 2 | Alexa Horner | 8 | |
| 15 | Ceri | 2 | v | 1 | Emma Pewsey | 9 | |
| 18 | Anya | 3 | v | 0 | Michelle Dart | 9 | |
| 19 | Cindy | 1 | v | 2 | Leah Holroyd | 11 | |
| 22 | Nikki | 3 | v | 0 | Danni Brotherston | 11 | |
| 24 | Jodie | 2 | v | 1 | Alice Packer | 12 | |
| Doubles 13-5 |
27 | Rachael and Jojo | 3 | v | 0 | Anna and Rehanna | 12 |
| 29 | Louisa and Ally | 2 | v | 1 | Jenny and Leah | 13 | |
| 30 | Bex and Jodie | 1 | v | 2 | Danni and Alice | 15 | |
| 32 | Connie and Anya | 2 | v | 1 | Michelle and Gemma | 16 | |
| 35 | Ceri and Hayley | 3 | v | 0 | Alexa and Sara | 16 | |
| 37 | Nikki and Cindy | 2 | v | 1 | Emma and Kate | 17 | |
| 37 | v | 17 | |||||
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