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ALPHEN (NETHERLANDS), MAY 30
Third seed Russia and runners-up Spain qualified for the junior events final of the 2014 BNP Paribas World Team Cup Wheelchair Tennis Tournament being played here from May 26 to June 1. In semi-finals, Spain blanked holders Netherlands by 3-0 and Russia overcame spirited United States by 2-1.
Russia took the lead through Ildus Shaikhislamov who beat Casey Ratzlaff (USA) 6-0 6-1. The lead was neutralised by Chris Herman (USA) who defeated Artur Saitgareev (RUS) 6-3 6-4. However, Russian pair of Artur Saitgareev and Ildus Shaikhislamov beat American duo of Conner Stroud and Chris Herman 7-5 6-3 to clinched a final berth with 2-1 margin.
However, USA prevailed over Russia by 2-1 in the Women’s World Group – Pool B rubber. Kaitlyn Verfuerth outplayed Russian Polina Shakirova 6-0 6-0 and Emmy Kaiser toiled to edge out Russian Liudmila Bubnovsa in three set 6-0 4-6 6-3 to give USA a 2-0 lead. Polina Shakirova and Liudmila Bubnova beat Emmy Kaiser and Kaitlyn Verfuerth of USA 6-4 1-6 [10-8] in the doubles.
Results: Men’s World Group - Pool A: FRANCE (1) bt POLAND 3-0 (Frederic Cattaneo (FRA) d. Albin Batycki (POL) 60 60, Nico Peifer (FRA) d. Kamil Fabisiak (POL) 62 60, Frederic Cattaneo/Nico Peifer (FRA) d. Tadeusz Kruszelnicki/KamilFabisiak (POL) 75 60).
Men’s World Group – Pool B: NETHERLANDS (2) bt AUSTRALIA 3-0 (Tom Egberink (NED) d. Ben Weekes (AUS) 76(3) 63, Maikel Scheffers (NED) d. Adam Kellerman (AUS) 63 46 75, Maikel Scheffers/Tom Egberink (NED) d. Adam Kellerman/Ben Weekes (AUS) 60 61).
Men’s World Group – Pool C: GREAT BRITAIN (4) bt AUSTRIA 3-0 (Dave Phillipson (GBR) d. Josef Riegler (AUT) 63 61, Gordon Reid (GBR) d. Martin Legner (AUT) 61 60,
Gordon Reid/Marc McCarroll (GBR) d. Martin Legner/Josef Riegler (AUT) 60 62).
JAPAN (3) bt ARGENTINA 2-1 (Takashi Sanada (JPN) d. Ezequiel Casco (ARG) 60 61, Gustavo Fernandez (ARG) d. Takuya Miki (JPN) 64 64, Takashi Sanada/Satoshi Saida (JPN) d. Gustavo Fernandez/Ezequiel Casco (ARG) 76(6) 63).
Women’s World Group – Pool A: CHILE defeated KENYA 3-0 (Macarena Cabrillana (CHI) d. Jane Ndenga (KEN) 60 61, Francisca Mardones (CHI) d. Phoebe Masika (KEN) 60 60, Macarena Cabrillana/Maria Paz Diaz Obregon (CHI) d. Rahel Akoth/Jane Ndenga (KEN) 61 61).
Women’s World Group – Pool B: USA bt RUSSIA 2-1 (Kaitlyn Verfuerth (USA) d. Polina Shakirova (RUS) 60 60, Emmy Kaiser (USA) d. Liudmila Bubnovsa (RUS) 60 46 63, Polina Shakirova/Liudmila Bubnova (RUS) d. Emmy Kaiser/Kaitlyn Verfuerth (USA) 64 16 [10-8].
Women’s World Group – Pool C: THAILAND defeated CHINESE TAIPEI 2-1 (Chia-Yu Lu (TPE) d. Wanitha Inthanin (THA) 64 64, Sakhorn Khanthasit (THA) d. Yi-Shan Wu (TPE) 62 61, Wanitha Inthanin/Nongnuch Roswan (THA) d. Yi-Shan Wu/Chia-Yi Lu (TPE) 60 62).
Women’s World Group – Pool D: KOREA, REPUBLIC bt COLOMBIA 3-0 (Myung-Hee Hwang (KOR) d. Johana Vega Martinez (COL) 75 67(5) 61, Ju-Yeon Park (KOR) d. Angelica Bernal (COL) 61 61, Ju-Yeon Park/Young-Sook (KOR) d. Angelica Bernal/Johana Vega Martinez (COL) 76(4) 62).
Junior Event (Semifinals): RUSSIA bt USA 2-1 (Ildus Shaikhislamov (RUS) d. Casey Ratzlaff (USA) 60 61, Chris Herman (USA) d. Artur Saitgareev (RUS) 63 64, Artur Saitgareev/Ildus Shaikhislamov (RUS) d. Conner Stroud/Chris Herman (USA) 75 63).
SPAIN (2) bt NETHERLANDS (1) 3-0 (Felix Garcia (ESP) d. Diede de Groot (NED) 76(7) 67(3) 60, Martin de la Puente (ESP) d. Carlos Anker (NED) 61 62, Martin de la Puente/Felix Garcia (ESP) d. Mitchel Graauw/Diede de Groot (NED) 62 62).
Junior Event – 5th/6th place play-offCHILE bt GREAT BRITAIN 2-1 (Alexander Cataldo (CHI) d. Nicholas Smelt (GBR) 62 61, Luz Esperanza Merry (GBR) d. Brayan Tapia (CHI) 60 61, Brayan Tapia/Alexander Cataldo (CHI) d. Nicholas Smelt/Luz Esperanza Merry (GBR) 64 57 [10-3].
Junior Event – 7th/8th place play-offMALAYSIA bt TURKEY 3-0 (Mohamad Firdaus Ibrahim (MAS) d. Oguzhan Gunes (TUR) 60 61, Nazri Jefri (MAS) d. Ayse Gul Zararsiz (TUR) 60 63, Nazri Jefri/Mohamad Firdaus Ibrahim (MAS) d. Ayse Gul Zararsiz/Tayfur Abbasogullari (TUR) 60 60).
Men’s World Group 2 - Pool A: BRAZIL bt MALAYSIA 3-0 (Carlos Santos (BRA) d. Arriffahmi Zaquan Arrifin (MAS) 63 61, Daniel Rodriguez (BRA) d. Abu Samah Borhan (MAS) 61 62, Daniel Rodriguez/Rafael Medeiros (BRA) d. Abu Samah Borhan/Arriffahmi Zaquan Arrifin (MAS) 62 62).
Men’s World Group 2 – Pool B: BELGIUM bt SRI LANKA 2-1 (Upali Rajakaruna (SRI) d. Mike Denayer (BEL) 75 61, Joachim Gerard (BEL) d. Gamini Dissanayake (SRI) 61 60, Joachim Gerard/Mike Denayer (BEL) d. Gamini Dissanayake/Upali Rajakaruna (SRI) 62 61).
Men’s World Group 2 – Pool C: SPAIN bt SWITZERLAND 3-0 (Alvaro Illobre (ESP) d. Raphael Gremion (SUI) 63 64, Roberto Chamizo (ESP) d. Daniel Pellegrina (SUI) 16 75 62, Alvaro Illobre/Martin Varela (ESP) d. Daniel Pellegrina/Raphael Gremion (SUI) 63 62).
Men’s World Group 2 – Pool D: ITALY bt CANADA 2-1 (Joel Dembe (CAN) d. Luca Arca (ITA) 64 75, Fabian Mazzei (ITA) d. Philippe Bedard (CAN) 63 46 75, Luca Arca/Fabian Mazzei (ITA) d. Philippe Bedard/Joel Dembe (CAN) 63 62).
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ALPHEN (NETHERLANDS), MAY 30
Third seed Russia and runners-up Spain qualified for the junior events final of the 2014 BNP Paribas World Team Cup Wheelchair Tennis Tournament being played here from May 26 to June 1. In semi-finals, Spain blanked holders Netherlands by 3-0 and Russia overcame spirited United States by 2-1.
Russia took the lead through Ildus Shaikhislamov who beat Casey Ratzlaff (USA) 6-0 6-1. The lead was neutralised by Chris Herman (USA) who defeated Artur Saitgareev (RUS) 6-3 6-4. However, Russian pair of Artur Saitgareev and Ildus Shaikhislamov beat American duo of Conner Stroud and Chris Herman 7-5 6-3 to clinched a final berth with 2-1 margin.
However, USA prevailed over Russia by 2-1 in the Women’s World Group – Pool B rubber. Kaitlyn Verfuerth outplayed Russian Polina Shakirova 6-0 6-0 and Emmy Kaiser toiled to edge out Russian Liudmila Bubnovsa in three set 6-0 4-6 6-3 to give USA a 2-0 lead. Polina Shakirova and Liudmila Bubnova beat Emmy Kaiser and Kaitlyn Verfuerth of USA 6-4 1-6 [10-8] in the doubles.
Results: Men’s World Group - Pool A: FRANCE (1) bt POLAND 3-0 (Frederic Cattaneo (FRA) d. Albin Batycki (POL) 60 60, Nico Peifer (FRA) d. Kamil Fabisiak (POL) 62 60, Frederic Cattaneo/Nico Peifer (FRA) d. Tadeusz Kruszelnicki/KamilFabisiak (POL) 75 60).
Men’s World Group – Pool B: NETHERLANDS (2) bt AUSTRALIA 3-0 (Tom Egberink (NED) d. Ben Weekes (AUS) 76(3) 63, Maikel Scheffers (NED) d. Adam Kellerman (AUS) 63 46 75, Maikel Scheffers/Tom Egberink (NED) d. Adam Kellerman/Ben Weekes (AUS) 60 61).
Men’s World Group – Pool C: GREAT BRITAIN (4) bt AUSTRIA 3-0 (Dave Phillipson (GBR) d. Josef Riegler (AUT) 63 61, Gordon Reid (GBR) d. Martin Legner (AUT) 61 60,
Gordon Reid/Marc McCarroll (GBR) d. Martin Legner/Josef Riegler (AUT) 60 62).
JAPAN (3) bt ARGENTINA 2-1 (Takashi Sanada (JPN) d. Ezequiel Casco (ARG) 60 61, Gustavo Fernandez (ARG) d. Takuya Miki (JPN) 64 64, Takashi Sanada/Satoshi Saida (JPN) d. Gustavo Fernandez/Ezequiel Casco (ARG) 76(6) 63).
Women’s World Group – Pool A: CHILE defeated KENYA 3-0 (Macarena Cabrillana (CHI) d. Jane Ndenga (KEN) 60 61, Francisca Mardones (CHI) d. Phoebe Masika (KEN) 60 60, Macarena Cabrillana/Maria Paz Diaz Obregon (CHI) d. Rahel Akoth/Jane Ndenga (KEN) 61 61).
Women’s World Group – Pool B: USA bt RUSSIA 2-1 (Kaitlyn Verfuerth (USA) d. Polina Shakirova (RUS) 60 60, Emmy Kaiser (USA) d. Liudmila Bubnovsa (RUS) 60 46 63, Polina Shakirova/Liudmila Bubnova (RUS) d. Emmy Kaiser/Kaitlyn Verfuerth (USA) 64 16 [10-8].
Women’s World Group – Pool C: THAILAND defeated CHINESE TAIPEI 2-1 (Chia-Yu Lu (TPE) d. Wanitha Inthanin (THA) 64 64, Sakhorn Khanthasit (THA) d. Yi-Shan Wu (TPE) 62 61, Wanitha Inthanin/Nongnuch Roswan (THA) d. Yi-Shan Wu/Chia-Yi Lu (TPE) 60 62).
Women’s World Group – Pool D: KOREA, REPUBLIC bt COLOMBIA 3-0 (Myung-Hee Hwang (KOR) d. Johana Vega Martinez (COL) 75 67(5) 61, Ju-Yeon Park (KOR) d. Angelica Bernal (COL) 61 61, Ju-Yeon Park/Young-Sook (KOR) d. Angelica Bernal/Johana Vega Martinez (COL) 76(4) 62).
Junior Event (Semifinals): RUSSIA bt USA 2-1 (Ildus Shaikhislamov (RUS) d. Casey Ratzlaff (USA) 60 61, Chris Herman (USA) d. Artur Saitgareev (RUS) 63 64, Artur Saitgareev/Ildus Shaikhislamov (RUS) d. Conner Stroud/Chris Herman (USA) 75 63).
SPAIN (2) bt NETHERLANDS (1) 3-0 (Felix Garcia (ESP) d. Diede de Groot (NED) 76(7) 67(3) 60, Martin de la Puente (ESP) d. Carlos Anker (NED) 61 62, Martin de la Puente/Felix Garcia (ESP) d. Mitchel Graauw/Diede de Groot (NED) 62 62).
Junior Event – 5th/6th place play-offCHILE bt GREAT BRITAIN 2-1 (Alexander Cataldo (CHI) d. Nicholas Smelt (GBR) 62 61, Luz Esperanza Merry (GBR) d. Brayan Tapia (CHI) 60 61, Brayan Tapia/Alexander Cataldo (CHI) d. Nicholas Smelt/Luz Esperanza Merry (GBR) 64 57 [10-3].
Junior Event – 7th/8th place play-offMALAYSIA bt TURKEY 3-0 (Mohamad Firdaus Ibrahim (MAS) d. Oguzhan Gunes (TUR) 60 61, Nazri Jefri (MAS) d. Ayse Gul Zararsiz (TUR) 60 63, Nazri Jefri/Mohamad Firdaus Ibrahim (MAS) d. Ayse Gul Zararsiz/Tayfur Abbasogullari (TUR) 60 60).
Men’s World Group 2 - Pool A: BRAZIL bt MALAYSIA 3-0 (Carlos Santos (BRA) d. Arriffahmi Zaquan Arrifin (MAS) 63 61, Daniel Rodriguez (BRA) d. Abu Samah Borhan (MAS) 61 62, Daniel Rodriguez/Rafael Medeiros (BRA) d. Abu Samah Borhan/Arriffahmi Zaquan Arrifin (MAS) 62 62).
Men’s World Group 2 – Pool B: BELGIUM bt SRI LANKA 2-1 (Upali Rajakaruna (SRI) d. Mike Denayer (BEL) 75 61, Joachim Gerard (BEL) d. Gamini Dissanayake (SRI) 61 60, Joachim Gerard/Mike Denayer (BEL) d. Gamini Dissanayake/Upali Rajakaruna (SRI) 62 61).
Men’s World Group 2 – Pool C: SPAIN bt SWITZERLAND 3-0 (Alvaro Illobre (ESP) d. Raphael Gremion (SUI) 63 64, Roberto Chamizo (ESP) d. Daniel Pellegrina (SUI) 16 75 62, Alvaro Illobre/Martin Varela (ESP) d. Daniel Pellegrina/Raphael Gremion (SUI) 63 62).
Men’s World Group 2 – Pool D: ITALY bt CANADA 2-1 (Joel Dembe (CAN) d. Luca Arca (ITA) 64 75, Fabian Mazzei (ITA) d. Philippe Bedard (CAN) 63 46 75, Luca Arca/Fabian Mazzei (ITA) d. Philippe Bedard/Joel Dembe (CAN) 63 62).
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