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| Sunday 20th of June 2010 |
NMMU men and UCT women successfully defend their respective SA Universities surfing titles at Victoria Bay
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2010 SA University Surfing Championships
Victoria Bay
Mon-Wed, June 14-16, 2010
NMMU men and UCT women successfully defend their respective SA Universities surfing titles at Victoria Bay
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University’s (NMMU) and the University of Cape Town (UCT) successfully defended the men’s and women’s team titles respectively at the 2010 SA University Surfing Championships which ran from 14-16 June.
Hosted by the NMMU George campus at Victoria Bay for the first time, the event enjoyed good waves on the right-hand point that produced great surfing performances by the competitors from NMMU, Rhodes University, the University of Stellenbosch, KZN University and the University of Cape Town, as well as the Cape Town University of Technology (CPUT).
The men’s event was won by Clinton Gravett (NMMU) who relegated defending champion Kyle Beach (UKZN) to the runner-up berth this year. NMMU teammates Gary Muller and Kyle Jacobs placing third and fourth.
Sarah Nicholson (UCT) improved on her third place finish in 2009 to clinch the women’s crown ahead of Lisa Auditore (US), Kerry Hodgkinson (UCT) and Jessica Genrich (Rhodes), who finished in that order.
The annual students surfing championships is presented under the auspices of University Sport SA, which is affiliated to the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC). The tournament is sanctioned by Surfing South Africa (SSA), the national governing body for the sport.
Billabong was again the main event sponsor.
SA Universities Surfing Championships
Results
Men’s Competition
Teams
NMMU
UCT
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)
University of Stellenbosch (US)
Rhodes University
University Kwazulu Natal (UKZN)
Individual
Clinton Gravett – NMMU
Kyle Beach – UKZN
Gary Muller – NMMU
Kyle Jacobs – NMMU
Women’s Competition
Teams
UCT
US
NMMU
CPUT
Rhodes University
Individual
Sarah Nicholson – UCT
Lisa Auditore – US
Kerry Hodgkinson – UCT
Jessica Genrich – Rhodes
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Media Release Issued on behalf of:
NMMU - Marketing and Corporate relations Department
Hugo Loubser
Sport Manager: NMMU - George Campus
Cell 082 575 1826
Email Hugo.Loubser@nmmu.ac.za |
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