2019 Stag European Youth Championships
In the Junior Girls Singles Event at the 2019 STAG European Youth Championships Mariia TAILAKOVA of Russia already had to meet teammate Anastasia KOLISH already in the quarterfinal. After long duel she justified her rankings and progressed to the semi final (11-9 2-11 10-12 13-11 9-11 10-12). In the match for final she will play against Anna WEGRZYN of Poland. In other semi final Jamila LAURENTI will play against Darya KISEL of Belarus.
Anna WEGRZYN accounted for another Russia’s player. She beat Elizabet ABRAAMIAN (1-8 11-6 11-6 11-3). Jamila LAURENTI of Italy needed seven games to prevail against Zdena BLASKOVA of Czech Republic (10-12 7-11 14-12 7-11 11-7 11-8 12-10) whilst Darya KISEL of Belarus beat Ema LABOSOVA of Slovakia (12-10 14-16 6-11 9-11 14-12 11-7 11-8).
Top seeds at the Junior Girls Doubles Event Zdena BLASKOVA of Czech Republic and Franziska SCHREINER of Germany faced early exit. They lost in the quarterfinal to Russia’s pairings Elizabet ABRAAMIAN and Anstasia KOLISH of Russia after fierce battle in five games (13-11 5-11 11-2 119 11-8).
Ece HARAC and Ozge YILMAZ secured the medal for Turkey. They overcame Romania’s Tania PLAIAN and Luciana MITROFAN in another full distance encounter (9-11 11-4 11-4 8-11 11-4).
“We are so happy that we win the medal for Turkey. We will give our best to go even further tomorrow ” said YILMAZ who recently participated at the European Games in Minsk.
HARAC was confident: ”We won three gold medals at the Balkan Championships so we are not afraid of the challenge. I think we have a quality to reach the final; neven to go to the top of medal rostrum.”
Kristina KAZANTSEVA and Mariia TAILAKOVA of Russia overcame Laura TIEFENBRUNNER of Germany and Fanni HARASZTOVICH of Hungary (11-9 12-10 11-6); Isa COK and Camille LUTZ of France prevailed against no. two seeds Anna WEGRZYN and Katarzyna WEGRZYN of Poland (11-8 9-11 7-11 14-12 11-9).
