The Group phase of the Champions League Women commences next week with the matches in Serbia Czech Republic and in Spain.
In Group A will play Czech host TT Moravsky Krumlov French ALCL TT Grand-Quevilly and Spain’s Girbau-Vic TT. In Group B are: Spanish host Leka Enea Irun GEWO Italy’s ASD Quattro Mori Cagliari and French Saint-Denis US 93 Tennis de Table.
In Group C are Spanish host Tecnigen Linares Austria’s SCO Ossiachersee Bodensdorf Greek Panathinaikos A.C. and Hungarian SH-ITB Budaörsi Sport Club. In group D play host in Serbia Novi Sad Reus Ganxets MIRÓ from Spain and Austria’s TTC NanoTech Villach.
In Group C Tecnigen Linares is ready for the challenge. They will have strong International line up led by Orawan PARANAG of Thailand Romania’s Roxana ISTRATE and Claudia CARAGEA and Spanish players Marta PAJARES Cristina PRIETO and Lucia AGUAYO.
The club clinched the title in the Spanish league so they did not make any changes within the winning side.
“We continue with the same team and with great enthusiasm ” said President Esteban PERALTO.”The national League starts at the end of the September so we are in the full swing with the trainings now.”
In a meanwhile Orawan PARANANG was very busy at the Sea Games in Vietnam 2022. She won the gold medal in Singles Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles Events. For certain she will be tough adversary for all in Group .
“The Hungarian team Budaorsi is the great favorite but we hope to create the big surprise. For us it would be a dream to go to the next round in Champions League and repeat the Spanish league title.”
ROXANA ISTRATE: “In my opinion to play Champions league it’s very important because it’s a competition with the best players in Europe and you can learn a lot from them. You can improve a lot of things and help yourself to be a better player. I am looking forward to give my best in every match and make some good results.”
Coach ALMUDENA ROLDAN: “The Champions League is the most important competition that a club could play and because of that for me and my club it is a great achievement and an honor to be able to participate in this league. The extra value is that we will play in our center and our players will be able to learn a lot from the top class matches. Last but not least I think it is also very favorable for our small city because it would be the first time that a club from the province plays the Champions League.”
