Nelson Mail: Sarah Baldwin and Erin McCulloch had to work hard to claim the women's crown at Saturday's Brightwater beach volleyball tournament. The Blue Chip Nelson pair were taken to three sets by the Biopaints duo of Anna Chamberlain and Jess Harris before clinching the title.
They dropped the opening set 12-21 before recovering to win the next 21-18 and the decider 15-9.
Baldwin and McCulloch beat Jelena Vucinic and Melissa Duff 21-10 21-8 and Chamberlain and Harris beat Nadia Hylkema and Ashleigh Hancock 21-13 21-11 in their respective semifinals.