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: www.itftennis.com/beachtennis
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
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