Good start for French clubs in ETTU Cup

November 25, 2017
2:24 pm
Europe Cup Men

The opening leg of the Men’s and Women’s ETTU Cup started impressivly for the French Clubs.

In Men’s Event Vaillante Sports Angers TT beat in straight matches Spanish Arteal Tenis De Mesa whilst in another French-Spanish duel Istres Tennis de Table beat DKV Borges Vall by same margin.

In Slovakia SK Vydranystarted good at home soil but Hontianske Trstany/Dudince recovered to win the match – 3:1. SF SKK El Nino Praha showed no mercy in Croatia and beat STK Starr Varaždin in straight matches.

In women’s ETTU Cup TTC Kazan was streched to full distance against Romania’s ACS Dumbravita in Russia. Izabela LUPULESKU was the player who caused most of the damage to hosts. She beat Anna BLAZHKO and Antonina SAVELYEVA but thanks to better team effort Kazan gained advantage before the second leg.

Another French representative Metz TT beat Team Grace without losing the game.

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