THE VIRGIN Atlantic Women lost to the Diamonds International Men who emerged winners of the Diamonds International Battle of the Sexes Polo Tournament on Sunday.
All hopes of the women retaining last year’s title at the Holder’s Polo Club were erased when the men ran away with a 6-4 victory.
The women, who were represented by Vikki Gonzalez, Hazel Jackson, Emma Boers and Sarah Wiseman, entered the battle with a half-point advantage since they were weaker in the total number of handicaps, but that didn’t at all disturb the men’s mission.
Alex Cole got the ball rolling when he struck a lovely shot between the sticks.
However, the women regained the lead when Emma Boers scored. But the men sped away with the lead by the end of the first chukka when Cole again swept a goal between the bars.
The men continued to dominate when they made two goals in the second chukka with the first through Cole and the second through Stephen Williams.
The women managed to bounce back, scoring two points through Wiseman and Jackson.
Wiseman made a move once more and was the first to score in the fourth chukka to again surpass the men by a half-point.
With a couple of seconds left in the chukka, Cole managed to score two points to secure victory for the Diamond’s International men.
In the second match, the Villages USA defeated Barbados 6-5. (RG)
