Jonas Greif and Matilde Gori are the winners at CT Florence
It ended at Florence Tennis Club the second category tournament reserved for players with the highest ranking 2.5 for both men and women. There are 86 second categories from Tuscany but also from Puglia, Calabria, Trentino, Piedmont, Emilia Liguria and Umbria who are challenged to win the trophy offered by the Cascine with prize money of 1000 euros and which has seen Daniele Turco as referee.
In the male it is the third favorite Jonas Greif (Tc Bolzano) to win in the final on Leonardo Braccini (Sporting Club Montecatini) for 62 63. The winner in the semifinals surpassed Alessio De Bernardis (7) of the Massa Lombarda coach for 62 75 with the Romagna who in the quarter-finals had eliminated the number two seeded Filippo Borella (Match Ball Florence). In the upper part, the Tuscan Braccini, in a very beautiful match concluded 36 61 10-8, had the best to access the final match on Fabio Parola (9) Pol. Firenze Ovest, winner in the quarterfinals over the favorite Niccolò Toffanin 2.5 of Tc Rungg Merano.
In the women the first four favorites were all Tuscan girls and at the end of the competition prevails Matilde Gori (Match Ball Florence) that in the final match has the best with a periodical 63 on Emma Martellenghi (Tc Calenzano Park). In the semifinal the winner defeats Sveva Pieroni (8) 2.6 of Tc Pistoia who had been able to overcome the home player and first favorite Alessia Bianchi for 60 26 10-7 while Emma Martellenghi had to struggle to prevail over her clubmate Lucrezia Musetti (2.7), who had been given the green light for the withdrawal of Maria Masini (3, 2.5 of the Florence coach) in the quarterfinals, in a match ended 63 36 10-6.
“We are very happy to have hosted this event for the participation especially for the return to the tennis club of the high level competitive activity – explains the president of the Florence coach Carlo Pennisi – we had the presence of many young players from different Italian regions. Tennis is in a positive moment and there is a desire to be there and confront each other. It is a good sign to improve and in the final stages we could see some good tennis. This event wants to anticipate our main appointment which is the Under 18 City of Florence International Tournament which after two years will restart on our fields as always in the Easter week (10 – 18 April) with finals on Easter Monday. “.
Tournament scoreboards 2nd category lim 2.5 Ct Firenze
Below the awards ceremony of the female and male scoreboard