MATIUNINA and ARLIA Dominated Under 19 Doubles

Newly crowned champions in the Under 19 Girls Doubles event at the European Youth Championships in Malmö are Veronika MATIUNINA of Ukraine and Nicole ARLIA of Italy. Silver medalists are Zuzanna WIELGOS and Anna BRZYSKA of Poland. Bronze medalists are Clea DE STOPPELEIRE and Agathe AVEZOU of France and Mia GRIESEL of Germany and Bianca MEI ROSU of Romania.

No. 2 seeds Zuzanna WIELGOS and Anna BRZYSKA had a better start in the final match but MATIUNINA and ARLIA had already proven they are capable of defeating favorites.

ARLIA said “It feels amazing to win the title in the European Championships. It’s my first time being a champion. After the first set it was a little complicated but we kept fighting and we won.”

MATIUNINA added “I agree. We didn’t start the second set well and they were better but after that we finally found a good tactic. Now I am going to prepare for my third final and I hope I will get a third gold!”

In the semi-final played earlier this morning Zuzanna WIELGOS and Anna BRZYSKA needed only three games to overcome the French pairings Clea DE STOPPELEIRE and Agathe AVEZOU who were ranked No. 3 in the event.

“We played safe and put the ball on the table. Because we met a defensive player we had to change our tactic a little. We won this tournament last year and we are looking forward to defending it now ” Anna said.

In the second semi-final top seeds Mia GRIESEL of Germany and Bianca MEI ROSU of Romania lost to No. 5 seeds MATIUNINA and ARLIA.

MATIUNINA said “It feels amazing. We had a 2-0 lead and they started to come back. We also had a match point at 2-1 11-10 and we lost that game. After that we decided to take it point by point.”

ARLIA added “I think it was really important that we won the first two games. In the first one I also think that we were down 10-7. It’s the second competition we play together so we are very happy.”

Under 19 Girls Doubles semi final

Final

Veronika MATIUNINA Ukraine Nicole ARLIA Italy – Zuzanna WIELGOS Anna BRZYSKA Poland 3-1 (6-11 11-8 11-6 11-4)

Semi final

Mia GRIESEL Germany Bianca MEI ROSU Romania – Veronika MATIUNINA Ukraine Nicole ARLIA Italy 2-3 (10-12 10-12 11-2 13-11 5-11)

Clea DE STOPPELEIRE Agathe AVEZOU France – Zuzanna WIELGOS Anna BRZYSKA Poland 0-3 (5-11 8-11 7-11)

Related News

Vojvodina Secretary for Sports and Youth, BASTA, Meets with ETTU President MOURA

Today, the Provincial Secretary for Sports and Youth, Dane BASTA, welcomed the President of the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU), Pedro MOURA, to discuss the organization of the European Veterans...

Read more

Mayor of Novi Sad Hosts ETTU President Moura

The Mayor of Novi Sad, Žarko MIĆIN, and the City Council member for Sports and Youth, Tatjana MEDVED, met with the President of the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU), Pedro...

Read more

President MOURA met with Serbian Minister of Sports

Serbian Minister of Sports Zoran GAJIĆ hosted a reception for ETTU President Pedro MOURA, and a delegation from the Serbian Table Tennis Association (STSS) on the occasion of the European...

Read more

1,100 Fans Celebrate: Standing Ovations Before Timo BOLL’s First Serve

Standing ovations before even a single ball was played. Great emotions before the match, and in the end, goosebumps and even a few tears. Everything revolved around Timo BOLL and...

Read more

Contact

About Us

Privacy Policy

Terms and Conditions

The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) is the governing body of the sport of table tennis in Europe, and is the only authority recognized for this purpose by the International Table Tennis Federation. The ETTU deals with all matters relating to table tennis at a European level, including the development and promotion of the sport in the territories controlled by its 58 member associations, and the organization of continental table tennis competitions, including the European Championships.

Powered By

All Competitions

Senior Competitions

Club Competitions

Youth Competitions

More Competitions