Nominations Announced For 2015 ITF Beach Tennis World Team Championship

ITF Beach Tennis World Championship

The ITF today announced the nominations for the 2015 ITF Beach Tennis World Team Championship to be held at Russia’s National Tennis Centre in Moscow on 15-19 July. The event is being hosted by the Russian Tennis Federation for the fourth year running with a record 28 nations entered.

Defending champions Italy will return as favourites, fielding the current men’s and women’s World Champions in a team largely unchanged from last year’s winning combination. Brazil’s team features five top ten players including three former world number ones in Samantha Barijan, Joana Cortez, and Vinicius Font.

This year’s event marks the inaugural Junior Team Championship, which becomes the first ITF junior beach tennis competition and will see five nations join hosts Russia to compete for the title.

The Team Championship is a mixed competition in which nations compete against each other on a knock-out basis. Each team will be comprised of a minimum of two men and two women, with ties consisting of a men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles rubber.

The Team Championship has joined the individual ITF Beach Tennis World Championships as the flagship events on the ITF Beach Tennis Tour. The 2015 Tour will see around 240 events held in 32 nations, while 55 nations are currently represented in the ITF Beach Tennis World Rankings.

2015 BEACH TENNIS WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
MOSCOW, RUSSIA

TEAM NOMINATIONS

Austria
Men: Roy Krawcewicz, Martin Schmidt
Women: Verena Amesbauer, Marlena Metzinger
Captain: Martin Schmidt

Belarus
Men: Eduard Biaskosty, Ihar Lakhvich
Women: Volha Biruk, Volha Predushchanka
Captain: Anastasiya Zvaryka

Belgium
Men: Tom Beke, Joris Mees
Women: Eva Maes, Sindy Put
Captain: Tom Beke

Brazil
Men: Marcus Ferreira, Vinicius Font, Thales Santos
Women: Samantha Barijan, Joana Cortez, Flavia Muniz
Captain: Guilherme Prata

Bulgaria
Men: Emil Argirov, Rosen Nentchev
Women: Katina Simeonova, Lazarina Stefanova
Captain: tbc

China
Men: Sun Hong, Zhu Ding Qiang
Women: Jin Heng Yu, Xia Meng Ru
Captain: Hu Jun

Cyprus
Men: Spyros Georgiou, Marios Klitou, Christos Yiannakis Voniatis*
Women: Vaso Karasava Hambides, Polina Karafylli
Captain: Marios Klitou
*Subject to confirmation

Czech Republic
Men: Vojtech Dohnal, Jan Sykora
Women: Dagmar Dudlakova, Klara Hladaka
Captain: Ivan Grin

Estonia
Men: Ott Ahonen, Priit Pihl
Women: Anelle Luik, Grete Helena Roose
Captain: Margus Ungerson

France
Men: Patrice Bang, Regis Courtois
Women: Marie-Eve Hoarau, Mathilde Hoarau
Captain: Regis Courtois

Germany
Men: Nils Muschiol, Benjamin Ringlstetter
Women: Maraike Biglmaier, Carina Blank
Captain: Gerd Hummel

Great Britain
Men: Michael McBride, Yiannis Toumazis
Women: Carole Madge, Suzy Madge
Captain: Suzy Madge

Greece
Men: Georgios Martinis, Grigorios Raptis
Women: Eleni Eirini Papavasileiou, Evangelia Tsavou
Captain: Nikolaos Raptis

Hungary
Men: Attila Bozsik, Peter Hatala
Women: Monika Erdelyi, Lili Petra Kendik, Aniko Kovacs
Captain: Peter Schmidt

Israel
Men: Lior Brik, Eyal Burshtein, Chen Fraiberg
Women: Alona Alekhin, Alina Menukhin
Captain: Anna Kaplevich

Italy
Men: Alessandro Calbucci, Luca Carli, Marco Garavini
Women: Federica Bacchetta, Sofia Cimatti, Eva D’Elia
Captain: Mario Trebbi

Japan
Men: Kotaro Aizawa, Daisuke Tsuruoka, Naoaki Yamamoto
Women: Misa Miyasaka, Mayumi Umeda, Kaori Yanase
Captain: Kotaro Aizawa

Latvia
Men: Stanislavs Rabinovics, Nikita Ribakovs, Oskars Vaskis
Women: Ilona Giberte, Jelena Ostapenko, Anna Svaronoka
Captain: Stanislavs Rabinovics

Lithuania
Men: Eligijus Macinskas, Skirmantas Macinskas, Luidzi Pakula
Women: Evelina Abaraviciute, Gabriele Sinskaite
Captain: Jurga Saulius

Mauritius
Men: tbc
Women: tbc
Captain: tbc

Morocco
Men: Anass Bouaouda, Adil Medina
Women: Selma Hidass, Meryem Oufares
Captain: Serghini Anbari Reda

Portugal
Men: Pedro Correia, Filipe Rebelo
Women: Catarina Alexandrino, Manuela Cunha
Captain: Dino Almeida

Russia
Men: Sergey Kuptsov, Leva Nanava
Women: Daria Churakova, Natalia Timofeeva
Captain: tbc

San Marino
Men: Nicolo Bombini, Alvise Galli
Women: Alice Grandi, Camilla Zafferani
Captain: Giuseppe Zafferani

Spain
Men: Gerard Rodriguez, Antonio Ramos
Women: Pilar Escandell, Rosa Sitja
Captain: Jose Maria Piza

Switzerland
Men: Kevin Fischer, Patrick Thomet
Women: Nadia Leuenberger, Sara Leuenberger
Captain: Kevin Fischer

Thailand
Men: Chin Kampanatsanyakorn, Olan Tungwongkit
Women: Bongkoch Boratisa, Pairin Panjasilpa
Captain: Chin Kampanatsanyakorn

Venezuela
Men: Ramon Guedez, Jorge Penalver, Pedro Penalver
Women: Lady Correa, Patricia Diaz
Captain: Oscar Eduardo Siritt Alcala

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JUNIORS NOMINATIONS

Brazil
Boys: Antonio Vitor Ferreira Tremura, Pedro Henrique Da Silva Braganca
Girls: Isabella Costa Dalmagro, Eduarda Schuck Silva
Captain: Edwin Suikerbuik

Cyprus
Boys: Kanaris Michael, Kanaris Pappas
Girls: Theodora Pappa, Kyriaki Tsangara
Captain: Soteris Michael

Italy
Boys: Mattia Bazzi, Riccardo Biagioli, Mattia Taroni
Girls: Elisa Fuligna, Camilla Spadoni, Giulia Taddei
Captain: Michele Folegatti

Latvia
Boys: Renars Grodskis, Ilja Korobkovs, Valerijs Vorobjovs
Girls: Dana Zuravlova, Stefania Poliscuka, Una Steinharde
Captain: Rolands Rembergs

Lithuania
Boys: Matas Lukstaraupis, Vilius Medvedevas
Girls: Adelina Norvaisaite, Giedre Stankeviciute
Captain: Donatas Puliukonis

Russia
Boys: Vasilii Reutov, Alexander Sedinkin
Girls: Ekaterina Glazkova, Anna Romanova, Anastasia Roslichenko
Captain: Artem Paramonychev

ITF BEACH TENNIS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, RESULTS – 3 AUGUST

ITF Beach Tennis World Championship

Italy’s Federica Bachetta and Sofia Cimatti claimed the women’s title at the 2014 ITF Beach Tennis World Championships in Cervia, Italy on 1-3 August. The men’s final was suspended due to bad weather and will resume on Monday 4 August at 4pm Italian time. Men’s and women’s pairs from 22 countries contested this year’s event, which included a qualifying event for the first time on 30-31 July.

This was the sixth edition of the Championships, and the second year that they have been staged in Cervia. This is one of the two flagship events on the ITF Beach Tennis Tour, alongside the recent World Team Championship in Moscow, Russia. Since the launch of the Tour in 2008, worldwide participation has continued to grow each year.

The 2014 Tour will see around 200 events held in 37 countries, while 54 nations are currently represented in the ITF Beach Tennis World Rankings.

For further information and full results, live scores, and live streaming, please visit the ITF Beach Tennis website: http://www.itftennis.com/beachtennis

Results

Women’s Final

(4) Federica Bacchetta/Sofia Cimatti (ITA) d. (8) Martina Corbara/Camilla Ponti (ITA) 64 57 61

Men’s Final

(1) Alessandro Calbucci/Marco Garavini (ITA) vs. (6) Luca Cramarossa/Luca Meliconi (ITA) 22 play suspended

ITF BEACH TENNIS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, RESULTS – 2nd AUGUST

ITF Beach Tennis World Championship

This is the sixth edition of the Championships, and the second year that they have been staged in Cervia. This is one of the two flagship events on the ITF Beach Tennis Tour, alongside the recent World Team Championship in Moscow, Russia. Since the launch of the Tour in 2008, worldwide participation has continued to grow each year. The 2014 Tour will see around 200 events held in 37 countries, while 54 nations are currently represented in the ITF Beach Tennis World Rankings.

For the latest news, live scores, and live streaming, please visit the ITF Beach Tennis website: http://www.itftennis.com/beachtennis

Results

Women’s Quarterfinals

(8) Martina Corbara/Camilla Ponti (ITA) d. Giulia Gasparri/Natascia Sciolti (ITA) 75 63
Violante Battistella/Michela Zanaboni (ITA) d. (3) Eva D’Elia/Veronica Visani (ITA) 75 46 63
(4) Federica Bacchetta/Sofia Cimatti (ITA) d. (6) Giulia Curzi (ITA)/Patricia Diaz (VEN) 63 61
(5) Marie Eve Horau/Mathilde Horau (FRA) d. Simona Briganti/Flaminia Daina (ITA) 61 26 64

Women’s Semifinals

(8) Martina Corbara/Camilla Ponti (ITA) d. Violante Battistella/Michela Zanaboni (ITA) 76(5) 64
(4) Federica Bacchetta/Sofia Cimatti (ITA) d. (5) Marie Eve Horau/Mathilde Horau (FRA) 64 64

Men’s Quarterfinals

(1) Alessandro Calbucci/Marco Garavini (ITA) d. (8) Antomi Ramos-Viera (ESP)/Paolo Tronci (ITA) 63 62
(4) Matteo Marighella/Niccolo Strano (ITA) d. Marco Antonelli/Teo Casadei (ITA) 63 62
(3) Michele Cappelletti/Luca Carli (ITA) d. Matteo Barbieri/Marco Faccini (ITA) 67(3) 63 62
(6) Luca Cramarossa/Luca Meliconi (ITA) d. Alan Maldini/Giulio Petrucci (ITA) 61 67(1) 75

Men’s Semifinals
(1) Alessandro Calbucci/Marco Garavini (ITA) d. (4) Matteo Marighella/Niccolo Strano (ITA) 63 62
(6) Luca Cramarossa/Luca Meliconi (ITA) d. (3) Michele Cappelletti/Luca Carli (ITA) 75 63

ITF Beach Tennis World Team Championship – Italy Regains Title

ITF BEACH TENNIS WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP, MOSCOW, RUSSIA RESULTS – 20 JULY

Please find below Sunday’s results from the 2014 ITF Beach Tennis World Team Championship that took place in Moscow, Russia on 17-20 July. Italy, the 2012 champion, regained the title with a 2-0 victory over defending champion Brazil. A total of 24 teams took part in the third edition of the event.

The Team Championship is a mixed competition in which nations compete against each other on a knock-out basis. Each team is comprised of two men and two women, with ties consisting of a men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles rubber.

The Team Championship joins the individual ITF Beach Tennis World Championships as the flagship events on the ITF Beach Tennis Tour. Since the launch of the Tour in 2008, worldwide participation has continued to grow each year. The 2014 Tour will see around 200 events held in 37 countries, while 54 nations are currently represented in the ITF Beach Tennis World Rankings.

For news and completed scores, please visit the ITF Beach Tennis website: http://www.itftennis.com/beachtennis

International Tennis Federation

Results

Final

(2) ITALY defeated (1) BRAZIL 2-0
Federica Bachetta/Sofia Cimatti (ITA) d. Joana Cortez/Lorena Melo (BRA) 61 62
Alessandro Calbucci/Marco Garavini (ITA) d. Marcus Ferreira/Vinicius Font (BRA) 61 61
Mixed doubles not played

3rd-4th Place Play-Off

(5) RUSSIA defeated (6) GERMANY 3-0
Daria Churakova/Ekaterina Kirgizova (RUS) d. Dorothee Berreth/Carina Blank (GER) 62 75
Nikita Burmakin/Sergey Kupstov (RUS) d. Alexander Bailer/Oliver Munz (GER) 63 62
Nikita Burmakin/Daria Churakova (RU) d. Alexander Bailer/Dorothee Berreth (GER) 41 53

5th-6th Place Play–Off

(8) SPAIN defeated (3) VENEZUELA 2-0
Maria Pilar Escandell/Maria Rosa Sitja (ESP) d. Lady Correa/Patricia Diaz (VEN) 64 64
Antomi Ramos-Viera/Saulo Tejada (ESP) d. Ramon Guedez/Pedro Penalver (VEN) 46 62 [10-6]
Mixed doubles not played

7th-8th Place Play-Off

(4) JAPAN defeated (7) PORTUGAL 2-1
Tomomi Takahashi/Kaori Yanase (JPN) d. Ana Pereira/Susana Pereira (POR) 64 60
Pedro Correia/Filipe Rebelo (POR) d. Hideki Iwasaka/Susumu Kawashima (JPN) w/o
Tomomi Takahashi/Susumu Kawashima (JPN) d. Filipe Rebelo/Ana Pereira (POR) 62 62

9th–10th Place Play-Off

FRANCE defeated SAN MARINO 3-0
Marie-Eve Hoarau/Mathilde Hoarau (FRA) d. Alice Grandi/Camilla Zafferani (SMR) 62 62
Raphael Jannel/Jeremy Pont (FRA) d. Nicolo Bombini/Davide Pedini (SMR) 76(4) 76(4)
Raphael Jannel/Marie-Eve Hoarau (FRA) d. Nicolo Bombini/Alice Grandi (SMR) 24 54(0) 54(5)

11th–12th Place Play-Off

ESTONIA defeated LITHUANIA 2-1
Ana Maret/Anelle Luik (EST) d. Evelina Abaraviciute/Gabriele Sinskaite (LTU) 64 46 [10-8]
Skirmantas Macinskas/Jurgis Rudgalvis (LTU) d. Ott Ahonen/Ainar Laube (EST) 63 62
Ainar Laube/Anelle Luik (EST) d. Luidzi Pakula/Evelina Abaraviciute (EST) 46 64 [10-3]

13th–14th Place Play-Off

CYPRUS defeated HUNGARY 2-1
Monika Erdelyi/Zsuzsanna Kovacs (HUN) d. Marianna Tsakkistou/Antria Tsangaridou (CYP) 60 76(5)
Petros Baghdatis/Christopher Koutrouzas (CYP) d. Mate Endrody/Benedek Molnar (HUN) 60 61
Petros Baghdatis/Antria Tsangaridou (CYP) d. Monika Erdelyi/Mate Endrody (HUN) 62 63

15th–16th Place Play-Off

BELGIUM defeated BELARUS 3-0
Annouck Meys/Linde Mues (BEL) d. Olga Barabanschikova/Natalia Zvereva (BLR) w/o
Tom Beke/Joris Mees (BEL) d. Pavel Kotliarov/Ihar Lakhvich (BLR) 63 63
Joris Mees/Annouck Meys (BEL) d. Pavel Kotliarov/Olga Barabanschikova (BLR) 41 40

17th–18th Place Play-Off

GREECE defeated SWITZERLAND 2-1
Eveline Egger/Laura Galli (SUI) d. Varvara Katakalidou/Aspasia Sotiriadou (GRE) 62 63
Giorgos Martinis/Vasilis Mavraganis (GRE) d. Kevin Fischer/Yves Fornasier (SUI) 46 61 [10-8]
Giorgos Martinis/Aspasia Sotiriadou (GRE) d. Yves Fornasier/Eveline Egger (SUI) 64 16 [10-8]

19th–20th Place Play-Off

ISRAEL defeated THAILAND 2-1
Bongkoch Bortisa/Rada Manataweewat (THA) d. Alona Pushkarevsky/Maayan Sela (ISR) 67(4) 75 [10-8]
Lior Brik/Danila Kourkoulin (ISR) d. Khunpol Issara/Chin Kampanatsanyakorn (THA) 62 62
Lior Brik/Alona Pushkarevsky (ISR) d. Oran Tungvongkij/Rada Manataweewat (THA) 62 60

21st–22nd Place Play-Off

BULGARIA defeated LATVIA 3-0
Katerina Guenova/Diyana Miteva (BUL) d. Audrina Inga/Ilona Gilberte (LAT) 61 75
Emil Argirov/Rosen Nentched (BUL) d. Andris Antonovos/Oskars Vaskis (LAT) 61 61
Rosen Nentched/Katerina Guenova (BUL) d. Andris Antonovos/Ilona Gilberte (LAT) 40 42

23rd–24th Place Play-Off

GREAT BRITAIN defeated CHINA, P.R. 3-0
Suzy Madge/Gemma Sgariglia (GBR) d. Fang Chunxue/Cili Yongzong (CHN) 62 62
James McCabe/Richard Wheeler (GBR) d. Zhu Dingqiang/Sun Hong (CHN) 61 62
James McCabe/Suzy Madge (GBR) d. Zhu Dingqiang/Cili Yongzong (CHN) 40 41

5th–8th Place Play-Offs

(8) SPAIN defeated (4) JAPAN 2-0
Maria Pilar Escandell/Maria Rosa Sitja (ESP) d.Tomomi Takahashi/Kaori Yanase (JPN) 63 63
Antomi Ramos-Viera/Saulo Tejada (ESP) d. Hideki Iwasaka/Susumu Kawashima (JPN) 63 64
Mixed doubles not played

(3) VENEZUELA defeated (7) PORTUGAL 2-0
Lady Correa/Patricia Diaz (VEN) d. Ana Pereira/Susana Pereira (POR) 61 61
Ramon Guedez/Pedro Penalver (VEN) d. Pedro Correia/Filipe Rebelo (POR) 75 63
Mixed doubles not played

13th-16th Place Play-Offs

HUNGARY defeated BELARUS 2-1
Monika Elderlyi/Zsuzsanna Kovacs (HUN) d. Olga Barabanschikova/Natalia Zvereva (BLR) w/o
Pavel Kotliarov/Ihar Lakhvich (BLR) d. Mate Endrody/Benedek Molnar (HUN) 36 61 [10-5]
Mate Endrody/Monika Elderlyi (HUN) d. Olga Barabanschikova/Pavel Kotliarov (BLR) 75 61

CYPRUS defeated BELGIUM 2-0
Marianna Tsakkistou/Antria Tsangaridou (CYP) d. Annouck Meys/Linde Mues (CYP) 26 75 [10-5]
Petros Baghdatis/Christopher Koutrouzas (CYP) d. Tom Beke/Joris Mees (CYP) 62 64
Mixed doubles not played

ITF BEACH TENNIS WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP, MOSCOW, RUSSIA RESULTS – 19 JULY

Please find below Saturday’s results from the 2014 ITF Beach Tennis World Team Championship taking place in Moscow, Russia on 17-20 July. A total of 24 teams are taking part in the third edition of the event, with Brazil defending its title.

The Team Championship is a mixed competition in which nations compete against each other on a knock-out basis. Each team is comprised of two men and two women, with ties consisting of a men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles rubber.

The Team Championship joins the individual ITF Beach Tennis World Championships as the flagship events on the ITF Beach Tennis Tour. Since the launch of the Tour in 2008, worldwide participation has continued to grow each year. The 2014 Tour will see around 200 events held in 37 countries, while 54 nations are currently represented in the ITF Beach Tennis World Rankings.

For the latest news, live scores, and live streaming from the final, please visit the ITF Beach Tennis website: http://www.itftennis.com/beachtennis

Results
Semifinals

(1) BRAZIL defeated (6) GERMANY 2-1

Dorothee Berreth/Carina Blank (GER) d. Samantha Barijan/Joana Cortez (BRA) 64 64
Marcus Ferreira/Thales Santos (BRA) d. Alexander Bailer/Oliver Munz (GER) 61 61
Vinicus Font/Lorena Melo (BRA) d. Oliver Munz/Dorothee Berreth 36 75 62

(2) ITALY defeated (5) RUSSIA 2-1

Federica Bacchetta/Eva D’Elia (ITA) d. Ekaterina Kirgizova/Gulnara Fattakhetdinova (RUS) 64 63
Alessandro Calbucci/Marco Garavini (ITA) d. Nikita Burmakin/Sergey Kupstov (RUS) 75 61
Nikita Burmakin/Daria Churakova (RUS) d. Luca Cramarossa/Sofia Cimatti (ITA) 53 40

Quarterfinals

(1) BRAZIL defeated (8) SPAIN 2-1

Maria Pilar Escandel/Maria Rosa Sitja (ESP) d. Samantha Barijan/Joana Cortez (BRA) 63 46 64
Marcus Ferreira/Vinicius Font (BRA) d. Antomi Ramos-Viera/Saulo Tejada (ESP) 60 64
Vinicius Font/Joana Cortez (BRA) d. Antomi Ramos-Viera/Maria Rosa Sitja (ESP) 63 36 63

(6) GERMANY defeated (4) JAPAN 2-1

Dorothee Berreth/Carina Blank (GER) d. Tomomi Takahashi/Kaori Yanase (JPN) 75 64
Hideki Iwasaka/Susumu Kawashima (JPN) d. Alexander Bailer/Oliver Munz (GER) 57 62 64
Alexander Bailer/Carina Blank (GER) d. Susumu Kawashima/Tomomi Takahashi (JPN) 57 75 62

(5) RUSSIA defeated (3) VENEZUELA 2-1

Gulnara Fattakhedtinova//Ekaterina Kirgizova (RUS) d. Lady Correa/Patricia Diaz (VEN) 61 67(5) 64
Nikita Burmakin/Sergey Kupstov (RUS) d. Ramon Guedez/Jorge Penalver (VEN) 62 75
Ramon Guedez/Patricia Diaz (VEN) d. Vladislav Zaichenko/Daria Churakova (RUS) 14 41 53

(2) ITALY defeated (7) PORTUGAL 3-0

Sofia Cimatti/Eva D’Elia (ITA) d. Ana Pereira/Susana Pereira (POR) 60 60
Alessandro Calbucci/Luca Cramarossa (ITA) d. Pedro Correia/Filipe Rebelo (POR) 60 61
Marco GaraviniFederica Bacchetta (ITA) d. Pedro Correia/Susana Pereira (POR) 41 40

9th-12th Place Play-offs

SAN MARINO defeated LITHUANIA 3-0

Alice Grandi/Camilla Zafferani (SMR) d. Evelina Abaraviciute/Gabriele Sinskaite (LTU) 64 63
Nicolo Bombini/Davide Pedini (SMR) d. Skirmantas Macinskas/Jurgis Rudgalvis (LTU) 63 57 [10-7]
Davide Pedini/Camilla Zafferani (SMR) d. Evelina Abaraviciute/Luidzi Pakula (LTU) 42 41

FRANCE defeated ESTONIA 3-0

Marie-Eve Hoarau/Mathilde Hoarau (FRA) d. Maret Ani/Anelle Luik (EST) 61 46 [10-8]
Raphael Jannel/Jeremy Pont (FRA) d. Ott Ahonen/Ainar Laube (EST) 63 64
Mathilde Hoarau/Jeremy Pont (FRA) d. Ainar Laube/Anelle Luik (EST) 41 41

9th -16th Place Play-offs

SAN MARINO defeated CYPRUS 2-1

Alice Grandi/Camilla Zafferani (SMR) d. Marianna Tsakkistou/Antria Tsangaridou (CYP) 62 62
Petros Baghdatis/Christopher Koutrouzas (СYP) d. Nicolo Bombini/Davide Pedini (SMR) 26 62 [10-8]
Nicolo Bombini/Alice Grandi (SMR) d. Petros Baghdatis/Antria Tsangaridou (CYP) 63 61

LITHUANIA defeated BELGIUM 3-0

Evelina Abaraviciute/Gabriele Sinskaite (LTU) d. Annouck Meys/Linde Mues (BEL) 64 67(5) [10-8]
Skirmantas Macinskas/Jurgis Rudgalvis (LTU) d. Tom Beke/Joris Mees (BEL) 63 76(2)
Luidzi Pakula/Evelina Abaraviciute (LTU) d. Joris Mees/Annouck Meys (BEL) 42 40

ESTONIA defeated HUNGARY 2-1

Monika Erdelyi/Zsuzsanna Kovacs (HUN) d. Maret Ani/Anelle Luik (EST) 67(2) 75 [11-9]
Ott Ahonen/Ainar Laube (EST) d. Mate Endrody/Benedek Molnar (HUN) 62 62
Maret Ani/Anelle Luik (EST) d. Mate Endrody/Zsuzsanna Kovacs (HUN) 62 63

FRANCE defeated BELARUS 2-0

Marie-Eve Hoarau/Mathilde Hoarau (FRA) d. Olga Barabanschikova/Natalia Zvereva (BLR) 60 63
Raphael Jannel/Jeremy Pont (FRA) d. Pavel Kotliarov/Ihar Lakhvich (BLR) 60 61
Mixed doubles not played

17th -20th Place Play-offs

GREECE defeated THAILAND 3-0
Varvara Katakalidou/Aspasia Sotiriadou (GRE) d. Bongkoch Bortisa/Rada Manataweewat (THA) 75 46 [10-5]
Giorgos Martinis//Vasilis Mavraganis (GRE) d. Khunpol Issara/Chin Kampanatsanyakorn (THA) 62 61
Giorgos Martinis/Aspasia Sotiriadou (GRE) d. Khunpol Issara/Bongkoch Bortisa (THA) 53 40

SWITZERLAND defeated ISRAEL 2-0

Eveline Egger/Laura Galli (SUI) d. Alona Pushkarevsky/Maayan Sela (ISR) 63 75
Kevin Fischer/Yves Fornasier (SUI) d. Lior Brik/Danila Kourkoulin (ISR) 75 46 [10-8]
Mixed doubles not played

21st -24th Place Play-offs

BULGARIA defeated GREAT BRITAIN 2-1

Suzy Madge/Gemma Sgariglia (GBR) d. Katerina Guenova/Diyana Miteva (BUL) 36 75 [10-8]
Emil Argirov/Rosen Nentchev (BUL) d. James McCabe/Richard Wheeler (GBR) 61 64
Emil Argirov/Katerina Guenova (BUL) d. Richard Wheeler/Gemma Sgariglia (GBR) 63 63

LATVIA defeated CHINA, P.R. 3-0

Inga Audrina/Ilona Gilberte (LAT) d. Fang Chunxue/CiLi YongZong (CHN) 64 63
Andris Antonovos/Oskars Vaskis (LAT) d. Zhu Dingqiang/Sun Hong (CHN) 60 62
Oskars Vaskis/Inga Audrina (LAT) d. Zhu Dingqiang/Fang Chunxhue (CHN) 41 42

ITF BEACH TENNIS WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP, MOSCOW, RUSSIA RESULTS – 18 JULY

ITF Beach Tennis World Championship

Please find below Friday’s results from the 2014 ITF Beach Tennis World Team Championship taking place in Moscow, Russia on 17-20 July. A total of 24 teams are taking part in the third edition of the event, with Brazil defending its title.

The Team Championship is a mixed competition in which nations compete against each other on a knock-out basis. Each team is comprised of two men and two women, with ties consisting of a men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles rubber.

The Team Championship joins the individual ITF Beach Tennis World Championships as the flagship events on the ITF Beach Tennis Tour. Since the launch of the Tour in 2008, worldwide participation has continued to grow each year. The 2014 Tour will see around 200 events held in 37 countries, while 54 nations are currently represented in the ITF Beach Tennis World Rankings.

For the latest news, live scores, and live streaming from the final, please visit the ITF Beach Tennis website: http://www.itftennis.com/beachtennis

Results

Second round

(1) BRAZIL defeated CYPRUS 3-0

Samantha Barijan/Joana Cortez (BRA) d. Marianna Tsakkistou/Antria Tsangaridou (CYP) 61 60
Vinicius Font/Thales Santos (BRA) d. Petros Baghdatis/Christopher Koutrouzas (CPY) 64 36 60
Vinicius Font/Joana Cortez (BRA) d.Petros Baghdatis/Antria Tsangaridou (CYP) 40 42

(8) SPAIN defeated SAN MARINO 2-1

Alice Grandi/Camilla Zafferani (SMR) d. Maria Pilar Escandell/Maria Rosa Sitja (ESP) 63 63
Antomi Ramos-Viera/Saulo Tejada (ESP) d. Nicolo Bombini/Davide Pedini (SMR) 16 60 63
Antomi Ramos-Viera/Maria Rosa Sitja (ESP) d.Nicolo Bombini/Alice Grandi (SMR) 64 63

(4) JAPAN defeated BELGIUM 3-0

Tomomi Takahashi/Kaori Yanase (JPN) d. Annouck Meys/Linde Mues (BEL) 63 62
Hideki Iwasaka/Susumu Kawashima (JPN) d. Tom Beke/Joris Mees (BEL) 63 16 64
Susumu Kawashima/Tomomi Takahashi (JPN) d.Joris Mees/Linde Mues (BEL) 40 41

(6) GERMANY defeated LITHUANIA 3-0

Dorothee Berreth/Carina Blank (GER) d. Evelina Abaraviciute/Gabriele Sinskaite (LTU) 63 61
Alexander Bailer/Oliver Munz (GER) d. Skirmantas Macinskas/Jurgis Rudgalvis (LTU) 64 62
Oliver Munz/Dorothee Berreth (GER) d. Luidzi Pakula/Evelina Abaraviciute (LTU) 41 35 53

(5) RUSSIA defeated HUNGARY 3-0

Gulnara Fattakhetdinova/Ekaterina Kirgizova (RUS) d. Monika Erdelyi/Zsuzsanna Kovacs (HUN) 62 64
Nikita Burmakin/Sergey Kupstov (RUS) d. Mate Endrody/Benedek Molnar (HUN) 60 61
Nikita Burmakin/Gulnara Fattakhetdinova (RUS) d. Mate Endrody/Zsuzanna Kovacs (HUN) 41 41

(3) VENEZUELA defeated ESTONIA 3-0

Lady Correa/Patricia Diaz (VEN) d. Maret Ani/Anelle Luik (EST) 64 46 63
Ramon Guedez/Jorge Penalver (VEN) d. Ott Ahonen/Ainar Laube (EST) 62 61
Lady Correa/Ramon Guedez (VEN) d. Ott Ahonen/Anelle Luik (EST) 54(4) 40

(2) ITALY defeated FRANCE 3-0

Federica Bachetta/Sofia Cimatti (ITA) d. Marie-Eve Hoarau/Mathilde Hoarau (FRA) 61 76(5)
Luca Cramarossa/Marco Garavini (ITA) d. Raphael Jannel/Jeremy Pont (FRA) 61 60
Alessandro Calbucci/Eva D’Elia (ITA) d. Raphael Jannel/Mathilde Hoarau (FRA) 42 40

(7) PORTUGAL defeated BELARUS 2-1

Olga Barabanschikova/Natalia Zvereva (BLR) d. Ana Pereira/Susana Pereira (POR) 36 64 61
Pedro Correia/Filipe Rebelo (POR) d. Pavel Kotliarov/Ihar Lakhvich (BLR) 61 64
Filipe Rebelo/Ana Pereira (POR) d. Pavel Kotliarov/Olga Barabanschikova (BLR) 62 67(2) 75

17th-24th Place Play-offs

SWITZERLAND defeated BULGARIA 2-1
Eveline Egger/Laura Galli (SUI) d. Katerina Guenova/Diyana Miteva (BUL) 61 63
Emil Argirov/Rosen Nentchev (BUL) d. Kevin Fischer/Yves Fornasier (SUI) 63 64
Yves Fornasier/Laura Galli (SUI) d. Rosen Nentchev/Katerina Guenova (BUL) 67(3) 61 [10-6]

ISRAEL defeated GREAT BRITAIN 3-0

Alona Pushkarevsky/Maayan Sela (ISR) d. Suzy Madge/Gemma Sgariglia (GBR) 63 62
Lior Brik/Danila Koukoulin (ISR) d. James McCabe/Richard Wheeler (GBR) 75 62
Lior Brik/Alona Pushkarevsky (ISR) d. Richard Wheeler/Gemma Sgariglia (GBR) 54(2) 42

THAILAND defeated LATVIA 2-1

Inga Audrina/Ilona Gilberte (LAT) d. Bongkoch Bortisa/Rada Manataweewat (THA) 57 63 [10-6]
Khunpol Issara/Chin Kampanatsanyakorn (THA) d. Andris Antonovos/Oskars Vaskis (LAT) 76(5) 63
Oran Tungvongkij/Rada Manataweewat (THA) d. Andris Antonovos/Oskars Vaskis (LAT) 63 63

GREECE defeated CHINA, P.R. 3-0
Varvara Katakalidou/Aspasia Sotiriadou (GRE) d. Fang Chunxue/CiLi Yongzong (CHN) 61 62
Giorgos Martinis/Vasilis Mavraganis (GRE) d. Zhu Dingqiang/Sun Hong (CHN) 61 61
Vasilis Mavraganis/Varvara Katakalidou (GRE) d. Zhu Dingqiang/CiLi Yongzong (CHN) 41 40

ITF BEACH TENNIS WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP, MOSCOW, RUSSIA RESULTS – 17 JULY

Please find below Thursday’s results from the 2014 ITF Beach Tennis World Team Championship taking place in Moscow, Russia on 17-20 July. A total of 24 teams are taking part in the third edition of the event, with Brazil defending its title.

The Team Championship is a mixed competition in which nations compete against each other on a knock-out basis. Each team comprises two men and two women, with ties consisting of a men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles rubber.

The Team Championship joins the individual ITF Beach Tennis World Championships as the flagship events on the ITF Beach Tennis Tour. Since the launch of the Tour in 2008, worldwide participation has continued to grow each year. The 2014 Tour will see around 200 events held in 37 countries, while 54 nations are currently represented in the ITF Beach Tennis World Rankings.

For the latest news, live scores, and live streaming from the final, please visit the ITF Beach Tennis website: http://www.itftennis.com/beachtennis

International Tennis Federation

Results

First round

CYPRUS defeated SWITZERLAND 2-1
Eveline Egger/Laura Galli (SUI) d. Marianna Tsakkistou/Antria Tsangaridou (CYP) 57 62 61
Petros Baghdatis/Christopher Koutrouzas (CYP) d. Kevin Fischer/Yves Fornasier (SUI) 64 62
Petros Baghdatis/Antria Tsangaridou (CYP) d. Yves Fornasier/Eveline Egger (SUI) 64 64

SAN MARINO defeated BULGARIA 3-0
Alice Grandi/Camilla Zafferani (SMR) d. Katerina Guenova/Diyana Miteva (BUL) 61 63
Nicolo Bombini/Davide Pedini (SMR) d. Emil Argirov/Rosen Nentchev (BUL) 62 62
Davide Pedini/Alice Grandi (SMR) d. Rosen Nentchev/Katerina Guenova (BUL) 54(1) 41

BELGIUM defeated GREAT BRITAIN 3-0
Annouck Meys/Linde Mues (BEL) d. Suzy Madge/Gemma Sgariglia (GBR) 63 60
Tom Beke/Joris Mees (BEL) d. James McCabe/Richard Wheeler (GBR) 61 64
Joris Mees/Linde Mues (BEL) d. James McCabe/Suzy Madge (GBR) 42 41

LITHUANIA defeated ISRAEL 3-0
Evelina Abaraviciute/Gabriele Sinskaite (LTU) d. Alona Pushkarevsky/Maayan Sela (ISR) 75 61
Skirmantas Macinskas/Jurgis Rudgalvis (LTU) d. Lior Brik/Danila Kourkoulin (ISR) 36 76(6) 76(9)
Luidzi Pakula/Evelina Abaraviciute (LTU) d. Danila Kourkoulin/Alona Pushkarevsky (ISR) 40 41

HUNGARY defeated THAILAND 3-0
Monika Erdelyi/Zsuzsanna Kovacs (HUN) d. Bongkoch Bortisa/Rada Manataweewat (THA) 60 60
Mate Endrody/Benedek Molnar (HUN) d. Khunpol Issara/Chin Kampanatsanyakorn (THA) 63 75
Mate Endrody/Zsuzsanna Kovacs (HUN) d. Oran Tungvongkij/ Bongkoch Bortisa (THA) 41 41

ESTONIA defeated LATVIA 3-0
Maret Ani/Anelle Luik (EST) d. Inga Audrina/Ilona Gilberte (LAT) 61 61
Ott Ahonen/Ainar Laube (EST) d. Andris Antonovos/Oskars Vaskis (LAT) 64 46 63
Ainar Laube/Anelle Luik (EST) d. Oskars Vaskis/Ilona Gilberte (LAT) 42 41

FRANCE defeated GREECE 3-0
Marie-Eve Hoarau/Mathilde Hoarau (FRA) d. Varvara Katakalidou/Aspasia Sotiriadou (GRE) 60 62
Raphael Jannel/Jeremy Pont (FRA) d. Giorgos Martinis/Vasilis Mavraganis (GRE) 62 63
Raphael Jannel/Mathilde Hoarau (FRA) d. Giorgos Martinis/Aspasia Sotiriadou (GRE) 41 42

BELARUS defeated CHINA, P.R. 3-0
Olga Barabanschikova/Natalia Zvereva (BLR) d. Fang Chunxue/CiLi Yongzong (CHN) 60 61
Pavel Kotliarov/Ihar Lakhvich (BLR) d. Zhu Dingqiang/Sun Hong (CHN) 60 61
Pavel Kotliarov/Natalia Zvereva (BLR) d. Zhu Dingqiang/CiLi Yongzong (CHN) 40 40