24/11/14: History was made on the Oxford University courts at Iffley Road on Saturday with the first ever Eton Fives Cuppers tournament. Cuppers competitions are played on an inter-college basis across all sports at both Oxford and Cambridge and Dark Blue secretaries Sacha Mehta and Hannah Pritchard successfully put together the pairs for the first ever Eton Fives mixed version.
Several mixed pairs took part (including some mixed college and mixed ability pairings) but it was two bona fide mixed college pairs who met in the final with Scarlett Maguire and Rufus Gibbs of Wadham beating Sacha Mehta and Alice Stables of St Peter's 12-9 in an epic encounter.
Hopefully this will inspire the men's and women's Eton Fives clubs at Oxford and Cambridge to build on this inaugural outing and turn the mixed cuppers competition into an annual event.