Last weekend we hosted the highly anticipated BUCS Beach Volleyball Tournament at Sandbanks Beach. This two day tournament is the ultimate showdown for all the UK University beach volleyball teams, ranging in levels of play across Shield, Trophy and Championship divisions.
The hosting of the 2023 BUCS Beach Volleyball tournament reflects our commitment to deliver high quality opportunities for students around the UK to play beach volleyball, provide memorable experiences for university students and advance the growth of the sport nation-wide.
Alexa Roumeliotis & Alexandra Stein (Durham)
Hailey Merkes & Lexi Goroski (Newcastle)
Kennedy Mason & Sofia Benvenuto (Edinburgh)
Seb Smith & Zechariah Johnson (Bournemouth)
Ben Lucas & Campbell Schoenfeld (Nottingham)
Cameron Hook & Connor Reilly (Durham)
Alice Brand & Sofia Nicholson (Durham)
Lilly Reilly & Jamie Bredahl (Durham)
Maddie Monteiro & Danielle Mullen (Newcastle)
Ryan Deweese & Luke Dyer (Anglia Ruskin)
Thomas Jefferson & Ben Osborne (Essex)
Wout De Jonghe & Fredrik Ekholm (Cambridge)
Isabel Brown & Adele Sotgiu (Nottingham)
Lindsay Elmore & Natalie Colfescu (Durham)
Amelia Turner & Adriana Lopez Gonzalez (Warwick)
Oliver Quick & Jacob Thomas (Nottingham)
Evan McDonough & Alec Chambers (Durham)
Blake Crisp & Shahrouz Farhadi (Nottingham)
The tournament featured thrilling matches as university teams competed for the Championship, Trophy and Shield titles with incredible performances from all athletes that entered. We're already looking forward to next year!
For more information check out the BUCS website: https://www.bucs.org.uk/events-page/volleyball-beach-championships-2022-23.html