Unbeaten Glmaorgan women and Technocrats, the top two teams at the end of the T&T Volleyball Federation Premier Division round-robin series won their respective semifinal first-leg matches in contrasting style on Tuesday night.
Playing in the first match of a double-header at the Central Regional Indoor Sports Arena, Glamorgan led by senior national team players Darlene Ramdin, Jalicia Ross-Kydd, Marisha Herbert and Malika Yorke overcame a first set stutter to whip former champions and the rebuilding University of T&T, 24-26, 25-15, 25-18, 25-21.
The win was the 11th on the trot for Glamorgan and only the second time it had dropped a set in a match all season, after doing so against Big South East Port-of-Spain in a first round league meeting while it swept UTT 3-0 in both rounds.
The Kelly-Anne Billingy led Technocrats had a much tougher outing though, as it was taken to five sets before securing a 24-26, 25-15, 25-18, 20-25, 15-11 triumph, over Southern United Volleyball Academy.
It was Technocrats second over the same opponent this season after taking their round two league clash 3-1. SUVA won their round one league clash 3-2.
Tonight, Glamorgan and Technocrats will look to close out their best-of-three semifinals when they meet the same opponents at Chaguanas from 6pm and 8pm respectively.
Should any of the ties go into a third and deciding fixture it will take place at the Eastern Regional Indoor Sports Arena, Tacarigua on Friday if needed with the one match final set for Sunday.
Last night, Glamorgan and Toco Youths Volleyball Academy also went in search of sweeping their Men's Premier Division semifinal series when they came up against defendig champion Big SEPoS and Technocrats in second-leg semifinal at Maloney Indoor Sports Arena, Maloney.
This after Glamorgan, led by national senior team duo, Saleem Ali and Ryan Stewart outlasted the Nolan Tash-led SEPoS 24-26, 25-13, 14-25, 25-18, 15-13 in their first-leg duel at the Jean Pierre Complex, Mucurapo on Monday night while Toco Youths led by national beach volleyballers, Fabien Whitfield, Daneil Williams and Collin Bernard stunned Simon Blake and his Technocrats 26-24, 25-23, 20-25, 25-18 to go 1-0 up in their respective best-of-three semifinals.
If a third match is needed in any of the men's semifinals it will be contested tomorrow at Tacarigua for a place in Sunday's winner-take-all championship match.