European Youth Championships | 21 Jul 2024

ZYWORONEK Clinched Doubles Title Again, This Time with MICHNA

Patryk ZYWORONEK, this time partnering with Samuel MICHNA, defended his title in the Under 15 Boys Doubles event at the European Youth Championships in Malmö. The Polish pair overcame their teammates Aleks PAKULA and Jan MRUGALA in the final. Bronze medalists are Sandro CAVAILLÉ and Noah VITEL of France, and Danilo FASO and Francesco TREVISAN of Italy.

Reigning champion ZYWORONEK, who won gold in Gliwice 2023 playing alongside Mateusz SAKOWICZ, teamed up with MICHNA this year. The top seeds showed no mercy in their duel against the Polish duo ranked at the No. 4 position.

Patryk ZYWORONEK said, “We played very well today and even if we struggled a bit in the first game, it was good. I'm happy to defend my title since last year and very proud of how we played this tournament, only losing one game.”

In the semi-final, ZYWORONEK and MICHNA overcame Sandro CAVAILLÉ and Noah VITEL of France in the shortest match of the round, concluding the clash in straight games.

ZYWORONEK explained, “We never played against this French pairing; it was our first encounter. We thought it would be much more difficult, although it was not as easy as the result predicts. Two games concluded by narrow margins.”

Speaking of his new doubles partner, ZYWORONEK said, “We are new here, but we have been playing together for a year. We are in the same club in Poland. We know how to play with each other.”

In the other semi-final, Aleks PAKULA and Jan MRUGALA had an excellent start against the No. 2 seeds Danilo FASO and Francesco TREVISAN of Italy. They won the two opening matches before the Italian duo changed the course of the match and pushed the duel into the decisive game. Eventually, the Polish pair won by the narrowest margin.

“In the last game, I was just trying to be calm and not think about losing. Now in the final, we play against Poland, so it will be a special match. I think it’s going to be hard, but I hope that we win; we practice very much together,” said PAKULA.

Under 15 Boys doubles

Final

Patryk ZYWORONEK, Samuel MICHNA Poland -Aleks PAKULA, Jan MRUGALA Poland 3-0 (12-10, 11-3, 11-6)

Semi final

Patryk ZYWORONEK, Samuel MICHNA Poland – Sandro CAVAILLE, Noah VITEL France 3-0 (11-9, 11-4, 11-9)

Aleks PAKULA, Jan MRUGALA Poland – Danilo FASO, Francesco TREVISAN Italy (11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-13, 13-11)