Portugal secured their place in the quarterfinal of the Under 15 Girls Event

In the quarterfinal of the Under 15 Girls Team’s Event at the GAZPROM European Youth Championships in Varazdin will play Germany vs. Belarus Poland vs. Belgium Ukraine vs. Romania and France vs. Portugal.

Portugal created the major upset in the Round of 16 by beating Russia in four matches. Anastasiia IVANOVA beat Julia LEAL to give the favorites the dream start but Matilde PINTO showed no mercy. She won both her singles matches and doubles with Mariana SANTA COMBA.

It was very difficult to play against Russia but our double is much stronger. That was the important point ” said Matilde PINTO.

Germany was first to book the place in the Round of 8 after straight matches win over Turkey. Mia GRIESEL and Annett KAUFMANN won both their encounters in singles and in doubles against Nihat NEBHAN Aybüke Banu ŞIMŞEK and Büşra DEMIR. Poland’s Natalia BOGDANOWICZ and Wiktoria WROBEL followed the suit and beat Portugal’s Silvia COLL and Maria BERZOSA in another straight matches duel.

“It was difficult match but we had confidence in each other. The atmosphere in the team is very good and that helped us in duel against Spain. Despite the result it was very close match. We did not set high goals before we came here. We came to Varazdin to play and to perform the best we can. Now when we reached quarters we hope we will win the medal ” said Natalia BOGDANOWICZ.

Ukraine’s Veronika MATIUNINA Olha PONKO and Sofiia SHEREDEHA overcame Czech Republic in four matches. Adela SAZIMOVA was the player who scored for the Czech team.

“Czech team is very strong so we had to play at very high level. The crucial moment was the win in doubles. We knew we have to win that one and we were calm and focused. We are here to win the gold and I hope we will make it ” said Veronika MATIUNINA.

Belarus succeeded against Slovakia in four matches. Dominika WILTSCHKOVA gave Slovakia better start with the win over Ulyana MIASHCHANSKAYA Veranika VARABYOVA leveled against Michaela BITOOVA. In doubles MIASHCHANSKAYA and VARABYOVA overcame WILTSCHKOVA and Nina DAROVCOVA to widen the gap. VARABYOVA was the player who concluded the match with the win over WILTSCHKOVA.

“ I played very good and I am happy that my team is proud of me. Now I hope for a medal ” said VARABYOVA.

Belgium’s Lilou MASSART and Eloise DUVIVIER overcame Croatia’s Sena SMAILJI and Marla VIDAKOVIC in three matches. French team represented by Gaetane BLED Clea DE STOPPELEIRE and Agathe Anne AVEZOU overcame Slovenia’s Sara TOKIC and Enya MOLTARA. Romania’s Ioana BAIASU and Bianca MEI ROSU prevailed against Hungary’s Emma SZOSZNYÁK Nora TANACS and Evelin MULLER.