Island Mixx Volleyball Club took seven teams to Tortola to engage in a two-day volleyball tournament hosted by Sport Vision Academy April 12-13. This was the first leg of a home-and-away series between the two clubs.
The IMVC delegation included two 12-and-under girls teams, two 14-and-under girls teams, two 16-and-under girls teams and one 13-and-under boys team. Over 80 players, coaches, chaperones, and other supporters made the 45-minute ferry ride to the neighboring British Virgin Islands.
This event was born from a conversation between IMVC Club Director Mark Daniel and the owner of SVA, Eustace Freeman. Out of a shared desire to give their players more meaningful competition, Freeman suggested that IMVC could come to Tortola in April, and the BVI teams would travel to St. Thomas in May. Daniel shared the opportunity with his club’s parents; the rest is history.
The second leg of this home-and-away tournament will take place on St. Thomas at Antilles School’s Mark C. Marin Center from May 17-18. Club teams from St. Croix have also been invited to participate. The club hopes this will be a prelude to an annual Virgin Islands Junior Volleyball Championship Tournament.
Here are the results of the tournament:
Saturday, April 12
Boys Division – Court One
Game 1 – Island Mixx 13U defeated Sports Vision Academy 12U – (15-12; 15-13)
Game 2 – Sports Vision Academy 14U defeated Island Mixx 14U – (8-15; 15-4; 15-8)
Game 3 – Sports Vision Academy 16U defeated Matrix 16U – (17-25; 25-23; 15-9)
Game 4 – Sports Vision Academy 14U defeated Island Mixx 14U – (15-8; 15-10)
Game 5 – Island Mixx 13U defeated Sports Vision Academy 12U – (15-7; 7-15; 15-10)
Girls Division – Court Two
Game 6 – Sports Vision Academy 12U defeated Island Mixx 12U Travel – (15-13; 15-11)
Game 7 – Sports Vision Academy 14U defeated Island Mixx 14U Local – (15-11; 15-17; 15-12)
Game 8 – Sports Vision Academy 12U defeated Island Mixx 12U Local – (15-6; 13-15; 15-6)
Game 9 – Island Mixx 14U Travel defeated Sports Vision Academy 16U – (25-22; 25-20)
Game 10 – Island Mixx 16U Local defeated Sports Vision Academy 14U – (15-7; 14-16; 15-9)
Game 11 – Sports Vision Academy 16U defeated Island Mixx 16U Travel (25-15; 17-25; 15-12)
Sunday, April 13
Boys Division – Court One
Game 12 – Island Mixx 13U defeated Sports Vision Academy 12U – (18-16; 15-13)
Game 13 – Sports Vision Academy 14U defeated Island Mixx 14U – (13-15; 15-12; 15-10)
Game 14 – Matrix 16U defeated Sports Vision Academy 16U – (25-21; 28-26)
Game 15 – Island Mixx 13U defeated Sports Vision Academy 12U – (11-15; 15-11; 15-13)
Girls Division – Court Two
Game 16 – Island Mixx 12U Travel defeated Sports Vision Academy 12U – (4-15; 15-9; 15-11)
Game 17 – Island Mixx 14U Local defeated Sports Vision Academy 14U – (15-7; 8-15; 15-8)
Game 18 – Sports Vision Academy 12U defeated Island Mixx 12U Local – (15-6; 15-12)
Game 19 – Sports Vision Academy 16U drew Island Mixx 16U Travel – (23-25; 25-17)
Game 20 – Island Mixx 14U Travel defeated Sports Vision Academy 14U – (15-6; 15-12)
Game 21 – Sports Vision Academy defeated Island Mixx 16U Local – (25-15; 25-6)
