Champions League Women | 23 Jan 2023

Saint-Quentin TT needed five matches to beat UCAM Cartagena TM

In the opening leg of the Women’s Champions League quarterfinal Saint-Quentin TT beat UCAM Cartagena TM 3:2.

Sarah DE NUTTE overcame Dora MADARASZ (11:7, 13:11, 13:11) to give French side dream start, but Maria XIAO was too strong for Camille LUTZ (11:5, 11:13, 11:7, 4:11, 6:2) and later for DE NUTTE (11:7, 11:9, 9:11, 11:8).

Olga MIKHAYLOVA overcame Silvia ERDELYI (11:5, 9:11, 11:4, 8:11, 5:6) and in the decisive match Camille LUTZ beat Dora MADARAZ (11:8, 8:11, 11:3, 11:9).

"We won very close duel tonight and we are very happy because everybody won one match. Now we can enjoy a little, but we need to focus again very soon because we are travelling to Cartagena tomorrow. Maria XIAO played very good, we will have to find solution against her," said LUTZ.

In the opening match of the Champions League Women quarterfinal TTC Berlin eastside beat Metz TT in five matches.