In the final of the Under 19 Girls event at the ORLEN European Youth Championships Romania will meet Germany. This is the outcome of tonight’s matches in Gliwice.
Romania was the first to book their place in the ultimate stage but it didn’t happen easily. France failed to win any points but both Elise PUJOL and Agathe AVEZOU forced Elena ZAHARIA and Bianca MEI ROSU to go the full distance.
“I am so proud of my team. We have our goal and we are getting closer to the gold but it is not easy. This match was very difficult and we needed to show a lot of patience ” said ZAHARIA.
MEI ROSU maintained her patience to overcome AVEZOU’s defensive style of play.
“I had a very bad start to the day. I wasn’t mentally in the right state of mind but after talking with the coach and teammates everything looks different. I am very happy with my performance in this match ” said MEI ROSU.
When asked if they had the opportunity to train against players with a defensive style ZAHARIA said “Sure we play a lot against my sister Alina who is a chopper. Neither of us is very comfortable with her style but it paid off here.”
Germany had a tough clash against a spirited Polish team. Last year’s champions gave Germany a hard time led by Zuzanna WIELGOS who remained unbeaten in the duel.
“We are so happy because they are a very strong team. We even doubted that we could win this. Poland was the favorite. I lost my opening duel but Mia was very confident after. After Lea added another point to the scoreline we became more and more confident. Then we started to think about the victory ” said Naomi PRANJKOVIC.
Zuzanna WIELGOS leveled the score and on the second exit to the table Naomi admitted she was very nervous.
“I was down two games but then I told myself to stop being so nervous. I wondered why I was so stressed when I had to enjoy my semifinal. It’s a big thing to be at the European championships and to play in the semis. I should not allow myself to be under stress; I should enjoy it. Then I started to think about how to put one more ball on the table than Wiktoria ” said PRANJKOVIC.
Semifinals
France – Romania 0-3
Clea DE STOPPELEIRE – Ioana SINGEORZAN 1-3 (11-4 7-11 8-11 1-11)
Elise PUJOL – Elena ZAHARIA 2-3 (8-11 11-8 11-7 10-12 8-11)
Agathe AVEZOU – Bianca MEI ROSU 2-3 (11-6 9-11 5-11 11-7 6-11)
Poland – Germany 2-3
Zuzanna WIELGOS – Naomi PRANJKOVIC 3-2 (10-12 11-5 7-11 11-4 11-8)
Wiktoria WROBEL – Mia GRIESEL 0-3 (1-11 9-11 7-11)
Anna BRZYSKA – Lea LACHENMAYER 0-3 (6-11 8-11 5-11)
Zuzanna WIELGOS – Mia GRIESEL 3-0 (11-9 11-7 13-11)
Wiktoria WROBEL – Naomi PRANJKOVIC 2-3 (11-4 11-6 8-11 9-11 6-11).
