Jones and Batrane retain Mens Mini title while Belli takes womens and mixed title

For the second year in a row the Mens Beach Volleyball Mini Classic held on Weymouth Beach was won by England Internationals Harry Jones and Issa Batrane. However, they certainly did not have it all their own way and  in a hard fought final they narrowly defeated Weymouth indoor player Tom Allen and his partner  Garratt Bucklin  20-18, 12-15, 15-13. The match came at the end of an excellent Saturday’s volleyball which saw 26 teams competing from all over the country.

Earlier in the day the Womens event had been won by Bournemouth University students Marina Belli and Shari Bernhardt who defeated Elina Treija and Sarah Edwards in the final  by 2 sets to 0 .

A number of Weymouth teams battled hard but found the increase in level difficult to cope with however locals Craig Bishop and Valdis baranov did well to finish in an excellent 5th place.

On Sunday there was a mixed competition and for the first time ever Marina Belli completed a double by joining forces with Dawid Rydzewsk to win, in the final they defeated Clare Skidmore an Alex Borisov 15-13, 15-13.

Overall Weymouth Beach Volleyball Club were very happy with the success of the UKBT 3 star event and now move onto the planning for the major Classic which takes place from 26-28th July on Weymouth Beach.