Student Cup round up (9th November) - Imperial and Surrey off to a strong start

Saturday’s Pool A matches in both genders were the first in a series of qualifiers - which will also be held in Kettering and Leeds - in a bid to reach February’s Finals Weekend in Norwich.

Imperial and Surrey each won all three of their matches in straight sets, securing a clean sweep and topping the table in the process, to book their spots at the University of East Anglia on 8th and 9th February.

Royal Holloway had a successful run in both the women’s and men’s competitions, with the former securing second place, winning two of their matches in straight sets but being beaten by Imperial College to miss out on the top spot.

In the Men's pool, Royal Holloway 2 also won two matches, with their final game against the University of Southampton 2 going to a decisive third set, which they won in order to finish as runners-up in the pool.

Both teams will now have to wait and see if their standings in terms of points average enable them to qualify as a next-best placed team for the Finals Weekend, once all qualifying pools have been played.

You can check out all the results and table standings by clicking here.

This weekend, Pool B will be held in Ashcombe (Saturday) while Pools C and D (Saturday) and Pools E and F (Sunday) will be played in Leeds.

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