HOCHART completes unbeaten campaign to claim U19 Girls title in Antibes

October 4, 2026
7:40 pm
Europe Youth Top-10

France’s Leana HOCHART completed an outstanding Europe Youth Top 10 campaign in Antibes by finishing unbeaten and securing the Under 19 Girls title ahead of compatriot Alexia NODIN and Romania’s Bianca MEI-ROSU.

HOCHART went through the competition without a defeat and closed the event with three more victories on the final day. She beat Poland’s Natalia BOGDANOWICZ 4-2 and Romania’s Alesia SFERLEA 4-0 before overcoming MEI-ROSU 4-2 in the last round.

Behind the champion, NODIN and MEI-ROSU both finished with seven wins and two defeats. NODIN took second place, with MEI-ROSU completing the podium in third.

NODIN strengthened her position with a 4-1 win over Portugal’s Julia LEAL in Round 8, although she was denied victory in the closing round by BOGDANOWICZ, who prevailed 4-1. MEI-ROSU beat LEAL 4-2 and BOGDANOWICZ 4-1 before meeting HOCHART in the final round.

BOGDANOWICZ finished fourth with five wins, ahead of Poland’s Karolina HOLDA in fifth. Czechia’s Veronika POLAKOVA was sixth, Belgium’s Lilou MASSART seventh, Portugal’s Julia LEAL eighth and Romania’s Alesia SFERLEA ninth.

Germany’s Koharu ITAGAKI was forced to withdraw from the competition through injury after her fourth match.

Final standings

Leana HOCHART (FRA)
Alexia NODIN (FRA)
Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU)
Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL)
Karolina HOLDA (POL)
Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE)
Lilou MASSART (BEL)
Julia LEAL (POR)
Alesia SFERLEA (ROU)
Koharu ITAGAKI (GER) – withdrew due to injury

Under 19 Girls

Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) – Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) 4-0 (9, 9, 4, 3)
Alexia NODIN (FRA) – Leana HOCHART (FRA) 0-4 (-5, -6, -9, -9)
Karolina HOLDA (POL) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) 1-4 (-7, -4, 8, -6, -6)
Lilou MASSART (BEL) – Julia LEAL (POR) 4-2 (-7, -7, 6, 6, 8, 7)
Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) – Koharu ITAGAKI (GER) 1-4 (8, -7, -8, -10, -7)

Round 2

Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) – Koharu ITAGAKI (GER) 1-4 (3, -6, -9, -9, -10)
Julia LEAL (POR) – Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) 1-4 (-9, -9, -10, 9, -5)
Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) – Lilou MASSART (BEL) 4-2 (-10, -8, 7, 9, 5, 3)
Leana HOCHART (FRA) – Karolina HOLDA (POL) 4-1 (6, 8, -5, 4, 5)
Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) – Alexia NODIN (FRA) 0-4 (-7, -2, -9, -6)

Round 3

Alexia NODIN (FRA) – Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) 4-0 (8, 8, 6, 6)
Karolina HOLDA (POL) – Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) 1-4 (10, -9, -6, -6, -6)
Lilou MASSART (BEL) – Leana HOCHART (FRA) 1-4 (-7, -8, 11, -8, -12)
Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) 4-2 (4, -8, 9, 4, -6, 6)
Koharu ITAGAKI (GER) – Julia LEAL (POR) 3-4 (-9, -8, 10, 8, 5, -5, -8)

Round 4

Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) – Julia LEAL (POR) 0-4 (-6, -7, -8, -3)
Leana HOCHART (FRA) – Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) 4-0 (7, 5, 9, 5)
Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) – Lilou MASSART (BEL) 4-2 (8, -10, 8, -7, 8, 3)
Alexia NODIN (FRA) – Karolina HOLDA (POL) 4-0 (7, 6, 8, 5)

Round 5

Karolina HOLDA (POL) – Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) 4-3 (-7, -5, 5, -5, 9, 4, 5)
Lilou MASSART (BEL) – Alexia NODIN (FRA) 2-4 (-4, 7, -5, -9, 8, -9)
Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) – Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) 1-4 (-8, -6, -8, 8, -10)
Julia LEAL (POR) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) 4-2 (9, 8, -6, 10, -10, 10)

Round 6

Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) 1-4 (-6, -7, 10, -4, -2)
Leana HOCHART (FRA) – Julia LEAL (POR) 4-0 (6, 8, 9, 7)
Alexia NODIN (FRA) – Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) 4-0 (7, 3, 10, 6)
Karolina HOLDA (POL) – Lilou MASSART (BEL) 4-3 (9, 6, -11, 4, -6, -7, 4)

Round 7

Lilou MASSART (BEL) – Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) 4-0 (8, 5, 12, 8)
Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) – Karolina HOLDA (POL) 3-4 (8, 8, -7, -6, -9, 9, -5)
Julia LEAL (POR) – Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) 2-4 (9, -7, 6, -6, -7, -5)
Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) – Leana HOCHART (FRA) 2-4 (8, -7, -4, -5, 8, -5)

Round 8

Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) – Leana HOCHART (FRA) 0-4 (-5, -9, -6, -4)
Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) – Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) 4-1 (4, -10, 10, 7, 8)
Alexia NODIN (FRA) – Julia LEAL (POR) 4-1 (6, 8, -3, 8, 9)
Lilou MASSART (BEL) – Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) 0-4 (-8, -9, -10, -6)

Round 9

Veronika POLAKOVA (CZE) – Alesia SFERLEA (ROU) 2-4 (-10, -8, -9, 5, 14, -5)
Julia LEAL (POR) – Karolina HOLDA (POL) 1-4 (-4, -10, -7, 5, -7)
Natalia BOGDANOWICZ (POL) – Alexia NODIN (FRA) 4-1 (-8, 8, 8, 10, 5)
Leana HOCHART (FRA) – Bianca MEI-ROSU (ROU) 4-2 (9, 6, 9, -6, -2, 9)

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