Title holders Budaörsi Sport Club managed to overturn a 1-3 deficit from the opening leg of the quarterfinals to secure a place in the semi-finals of the Europe Cup Women. On their way to the penultimate stage, they halted the brave efforts of UNIVERSIDAD DE BURGOS – RM TERAN’s young players.
However, the Spanish club can still celebrate a great season. Budaörsi Sport Club clinched victory after the introduction of the golden match. In the first leg in Spain, Dora MADARASZ struggled with an injury, but today she was at her best, leading the team with a convincing win over Gabriela FEHER in the opening duel. Helga DARI and Maria FAZEKAS followed her lead.
“I recovered, and I am very happy that we were able to turn the match around at home. I played a great match and an important set against Feher, which was crucial for us. It was a tough injury with my hip, but I am really happy that in just a few weeks it improved enough for me to bring this level back to my game,” said MADARASZ.
In the golden match, 17-year-old María BERZOSA scored the only point for the Spanish side.
SKST Plus Hodonín confirmed their opening-leg dominance against SON CLADERA TTC – MALLORCA, once again losing only one match. Karin GROFOVA was the backbone of the Czech team’s success, securing two wins over Eugenia SASTRE and Pauline CHASSELIN. Marketa SEVCIKOVA defeated Ainhoa CRISTOBAL, while Solomiya BRATEYKO fell to CHASSELIN, just like in the first leg.
With Prithika PAVADE returning to the lineup for the second leg, Saint-Denis 93 TT overcame CTM Mirandela much more comfortably in Spain than they had at home. In France, Saint-Denis 93 had to go the full distance, but in Spain, Jie LI and Agathe AVEZOU followed PAVADE’s winning rhythm. Prithika PAVADE opened the match with a win over Annamaria ERDELYI, who had previously claimed both points in the first leg.
Novi Sad faced their final match of the season. On home soil, they struggled against FIBRAIN KU AZS POLITECHNIKA RZESZOW. The Polish side had won the opening leg in straight matches, leaving too wide a gap for the Serbian team to overcome. Aneta MAKSUTI defeated Zuzanna WIELGOS in the opening match and had a chance to force the golden match in the fourth duel, but Fen LI proved too strong, also defeating Sara RADAK. Tijana JOKIC secured the second win for Serbia with a victory over Katarzyna GRZYBOWSKA-FRANC.
SEMI-FINALISTS – EUROPE CUP WOMEN 2025
- Budaörsi Sport Club (Hungary)
- SKST Plus Hodonín (Czech Republic)
- Saint-Denis 93 TT (France)
- FIBRAIN KU AZS POLITECHNIKA RZESZOW (Poland)
QUARTERFINAL RESULTS
Second leg
SKST Plus Hodonín – SON CLADERA TTC – MALLORCA 3-1
- Karin GROFOVA – Eugenia SASTRE 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-7)
- Solomiya BRATEYKO – Pauline CHASSELIN 1-3 (11-8, 7-11, 9-11, 7-11)
- Marketa SEVCIKOVA – Ainhoa CRISTOBAL 3-1 (11-13, 11-4, 11-2, 11-8)
- Karin GROFOVA – Pauline CHASSELIN 3-2 (9-11, 11-6, 5-11, 11-8, 6-4)
Opening leg
SON CLADERA TTC – MALLORCA – SKST Plus Hodonín 1-3
- Pauline CHASSELIN – Solomiya BRATEYKO 3-0 (11-6, 11-5, 13-11)
- Ainhoa CRISTOBAL – Karin GROFOVA 0-3 (6-11, 4-11, 9-11)
- Eugenia SASTRE – Marketa SEVCIKOVA 0-3 (6-11, 8-11, 9-11)
- Pauline CHASSELIN – Karin GROFOVA 2-3 (9-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-7, 4-6)
Second leg
Budaörsi Sport Club- NIVERSIDAD DE BURGOS – RM TERAN 3-0
- Dora MADARASZ – Gabriela FEHER 3-0 (13-11, 11-8, 12-10)
- Helga DARI – Maria BERZOSA 3-1 (11-8, 11-7, 12-14, 11-9)
- Maria FAZEKAS – Maria MENDEZ 3-0 (11-7, 11-5, 11-4)
GOLDEN MATCH
Budaörsi Sport Club- NIVERSIDAD DE BURGOS – RM TERAN 2-1
- Dora MADARASZ – Gabriela FEHER 11-9
- Helga DARI – Maria BERZOSA 5-11
- Maria FAZEKAS – Maria MENDEZ 11-7
Opening leg
UNIVERSIDAD DE BURGOS – RM TERAN – Budaörsi Sport Club 3-1
- Maria BERZOSA – Helga DARI 3-1 (11-4, 6-11, 11-8, 11-9)
- Gabriela FEHER – Dora MADARASZ 3-0 (11-7, 11-7, 11-6)
- Maria MENDEZ – Maria FAZEKAS 1-3 (7-11, 6-11, 11-5, 11-13)
- Maria BERZOSA – Dora MADARASZ 3-2 (11-7, 10-12, 4-11, 11-7, 6-1)
Second leg
CTM Mirandela – Saint-Denis 93 TT 0-3
- Annamaria ERDELYI – Prithika PAVADE 0-3 (6-11, 7-11, 4-11)
- Ines MATOS – Jie LI 1-3 (11-7, 5-11, 7-11, 13-15)
- Mariana SANTA COMBA – Agathe AVEZOU 1-3 (6-11, 11-3, 8-11, 8-11)
Opening leg
Saint-Denis 93 TT – CTM Mirandela 3-2
- Jie LI – Maria RUIVO 3-0 (11-2, 11-4, 11-7)
- Agathe AVEZOU – Annamaria ERDELYI 0-3 (9-11, 2-11, 8-11)
- Hsing Yin LIU – Ines MATOS 3-1 (17-15, 11-7, 9-11, 11-1)
- Jie LI – Annamaria ERDELYI 1-3 (11-4, 6-11, 3-11, 9-11)
- Agathe AVEZOU – Maria RUIVO 3-0 (11-2, 11-3, 11-8)
Second leg
Novi Sad – FIBRAIN KU AZS POLITECHNIKA RZESZOW 2-3
- Aneta MAKSUTI – Zuzanna WIELGOS 3-1 (11-7, 9-11, 14-12, 11-2)
- Sara RADAK – Fen LI 1-3 (5-11, 2-11, 12-10, 4-11)
- Tijana JOKIC – Katarzyna GRZYBOWSKA-FRANC 3-1 (9-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-5)
- Aneta MAKSUTI – Fen LI 1-3 (13-11, 1-11, 10-12, 7-11)
- Sara RADAK – Zuzanna WIELGOS 0-3 (1-11, 7-11, 3-11)
Opening leg
FIBRAIN KU AZS POLITECHNIKA RZESZOW – Novi Sad 3-0
- Fen LI – Tijana JOKIC 3-0 (11-3, 12-10, 11-4)
- Zuzanna WIELGOS – Aneta MAKSUTI 3-1 (11-3, 9-11, 11-7, 11-9)
- Katarzyna GRZYBOWSKA-FRANC – Sara RADAK 3-0 (11-6, 11-4, 11-5)
