Rachel MORET and Lionel WEBER crowned Swiss champions

March 3, 2019
5:03 pm
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National Championships Switzerland

In Centre Sportif du Bois-des-Frères in Geneva Rachel MORET and Lionel WEBER won the titles in their respective Women’s and Men’s Singles Events at the 86^th National Championships of Switzerland. In Men’s Event 64 players were on duty whilst in Women’s Event 26 were listed.

Rachel MORET won the title for the third time after she did it in 2017 and 2018. Lionel WEBER become a champion for a second time. Previously he won in 2017.

Men’s singles Event

Semi final

Nicola MOHLER (St. Louis / F) – Lionel WEBER (Rio-Star Muttenz) 1:4

Hardmeier ELIAS (Neuhausen) – RYU Osiro Shinohara Pedro (Bietigheim-Bissingen / D) 2:4

Final

RYU Osiro Shinohara Pedro – Lionel WEBER 1:4

Women’s Singles Event

Semi final

Rachel MORET (Châtelaine) – Amanda FAUVEL (Carouge) 4:1

Alexandra TCHALAKIAN (Lausanne) – Rahel ASCHWANDEN (T-Card) 4:2

Final

Rachel MORET- Alexandra TCHALAKIAN 4:2

Men’s Doubles Event

Semi final

Dimitri BRUNNER Lars POSCH (Rapid Luzern / Wädenswil) – RYU Osiro Shinohara Pedro Cédric TSCHANZ (Bietigheim-Bissingen / D / Rio-Star Muttenz) 3:0

Samy ZMIROU Yanick TAFFÉ (Veyrier / ZZ-Lancy) – Sam BOCCARD Nicolas SIMONET (Veyrier / ZZ-Lancy) 3:2

Final

Dimitri BRUNNER Lars POSCH – Sam BOCCARD Nicolas SIMONET 2:3

Women’s Doubles Event

Céline REUST Salomé SIMONET (Neuhausen / Fribourg) – Mireille KROON Alexandra TCHALAKIAN (ZZ-Lancy Lausanne) 3:1

Amanda FAUVEL Rijana ZUMBRUNNEN (Carouge Rio-Star Muttenz) – Rahel ASCHWANDEN Rachel MORET (T-Card Châtelaine) 0:3

Final

Céline REUST Salomé SIMONET – ASCHWANDEN Rachel MORET 1:3

Mixed Doubes Event

Semi final

Rachel MORET Nicolas CHAMPOD (Châtelaine Vernier) – Salomé SIMONET Gaël VENDÉ (Fribourg La Chaux-de-Fonds) 3:1

Alexandra TCHALAKIAN Yanick TAFFÉ (Lausanne ZZ-Lancy) Rahel ASCHWANDEN Lars POSCH (T-Card Wädenswil) 3:1

Final

Rachel MORET Nicolas CHAMPOD – Alexandra TCHALAKIAN Yanick TAFFÉ 3:1

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