Champions Kenya Pipeline and Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recorded mixed results when the second edition of Eldoret City Volleyball tournament served off today at the Eldoret National Polytechnic.
Women champions KPC recorded double victories in their pool matches to earn an automatic qualification into the quarterfinals set for Sunday morning at the same venue.
In the opening match, the former Kenya Volleyball Federation league champions managed to defeat Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in a five setter thriller of 25-22, 25-15, 23-25, 12-25 and 12-15 bforeing beting Kampala side Kampala Amateur Volleyball Club (KAVC) in strainght sets of 25:10, 25:11 and 25:12.
However, it was a rough title start by KDF who won one match against Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) 3-1 at 20-25, 25-20, 21-25 and 22-25 and losing the other to Kenya Airports Authority Police Unit (KAPU) in straight sets of 25-22, 25-23 and 25-23.
Day one results
Men
- KPR 3:0 DOD (25:10,25:22,25-20)
- KPA 3:0 KAPU (25:12,25:21,25-15)
- GSU 3:0 NRB Prison (25:16,25-19,25-21)
- EQUITY 3:0 RVP (25-15,25-14,25-20)
- APK 3:1 WESTERN PRI (25:21,25:20,22:25,25:18)
- KDF 3:0 KAPU (25:22,25:23,25:23)
- DOD 3:0 Mt Ken Base Yetu (28:26,25:18,25:17)
- GSU 3:0 NEMO UG(25:20,25:13,25:20)
- KDF 1:3 KPA (20:25,25:20,21:25,22:25)
- WESTERN PRI 1:3 RVP (25:23,22:25,19:25,20:25)
- NEMO 3:2 NRB PRI ( 22:25,26:28,25:23,25:23,18:16)
WOMEN RESULTS
Women
- KPR 3:0 NRB PRI (25:18,25:20,25-7)
- DCI 2:3 KPC (25:22,25:15,23:25,12:25, 12:15)
- KCB 3:0 KAVC UGANDA ( 25:9,25:11,25:6)
- KPC 3:0 KAVC UGANDA (25:10,25:11,25:12)
- NRB PRI 1:3 Postbank (18:25,18:25,25:21,18:25)
- NEMO 3:0 NRB PRI (13:25,12:25,16:25)