At the close of day one at the Europe Youth Top 10 in Tours, France, Bianca MEI ROSU of Romania was the only player in the Under 19 Girls’ category to remain unbeaten after three rounds. She secured victories over Portugal’s Matilde PINTO and Julia LEAL, as well as Slovenia’s Sara TOKIC, to finish the day in commanding form.
Behind her, the French duo Nina GUO ZHENG and Leana HOCHART both ended the day with one defeat each.
Top seed Veronika MATIUNINA of Ukraine opened her campaign with a win against Veronika POLAKOVA of Czechia, but was then stopped in round two by GUO ZHENG. Later, struggling with illness, she was unable to continue and conceded four straight 0–11 games to Poland’s Karolina HOLDA, leaving her participation for day two uncertain.
The day was filled with dramatic encounters. In the all-French opening round clash, GUO ZHENG triumphed over HOCHART after a thrilling seven-game battle. HOCHART led 2–0, but GUO ZHENG fought back to win three games in a row. Although HOCHART forced a decider, her teammate proved stronger in the closing stages.
HOCHART herself later produced a comeback in the third round against TOKIC. Trailing 1–3, she leveled the score and then secured victory in the decider to close the day on a high note.
Another tense encounter came in the all-Portuguese duel, where Matilde PINTO edged out Julia LEAL in seven close games to start her campaign.
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Under 19 Girls – Results
- Sara TOKIC (Slovenia) – Bianca MEI ROSU (Romania) 1-4 (7-11, 8-11, 14-12, 6-11, 3-11)
- Veronika MATIUNINA (Ukraine) – Veronika POLAKOVA (Czechia) 4-0 (11-6, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7)
- Karolina HOLDA (Poland) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (Poland) 1-4 (5-11, 6-11, 11-8, 7-11, 5-11)
- Matilde PINTO (Portugal) – Julia LEAL (Portugal) 4-3 (11-7, 12-10, 12-14, 9-11, 8-11, 11-9, 11-9)
- Nina GUO ZHENG (France) – Leana HOCHART (France) 4-3 (8-11, 13-15, 11-5, 11-4, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7)
Round 2
- Veronika MATIUNINA (Ukraine) – Nina GUO ZHENG (France) 1-4 (13-11, 8-11, 5-11, 10-12, 8-11)
- Bianca MEI ROSU (Romania) – Matilde PINTO (Portugal) 4-0 (13-11, 11-1, 12-10, 11-5)
- Veronika POLAKOVA (Czechia) – Julia LEAL (Portugal) 2-4 (11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 6-11, 9-11, 14-16)
- Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (Poland) – Sara TOKIC (Slovenia) 3-4 (7-11, 11-5, 5-11, 14-12, 12-14, 11-4, 10-12)
- Leana HOCHART (France) – Karolina HOLDA (Poland) 4-0 (11-2, 11-4, 12-10, 12-10)
Round 3
- Sara TOKIC (Slovenia)- Leana HOCHART (France) 3-4 (6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-6, 10-12, 4-11, 9-11)
- Matilde PINTO (Portugal) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (Poland) 4-1 (10-12, 17-15, 11-7, 11-4, 11-8)
- Nina GUO ZHENG (France) – Veronika POLAKOVA (Czechia) 1-4 (6-11, 8-11, 7-11, 11-7, 10-12)
- Karolina HOLDA (Poland) – Veronika MATIUNINA (Ukraine) 4-0 (11-0, 11-0, 11-0, 11-0)
- Julia LEAL (Portugal) – Bianca MEI ROSU (Romania) 1-4 (4-11, 13-15, 8-11, 11-9, 9-11)
