Austria’s Linz AG Froschberg produced a strong performance in the ETTU Champions League Women on Sunday evening, defeating Germany’s tc berlin eastside 12-3.
Japan’s Yurika NAMBA led the home side with two straight-games victories, contributing six games, while compatriot Emiko TAGUCHI added five and Slovenia’s Sara TOKIC one.
TAGUCHI opened the encounter with a 2-1 victory over Xiaona SHAN, before NAMBA defeated Josephina NEUMANN 3-0.
Mia GRIESEL kept Berlin in contention with a 2-1 success against TOKIC, but Linz maintained control. TAGUCHI overcame NEUMANN in straight games, before NAMBA completed her perfect evening with another 3-0 victory, this time against SHAN.
NAMBA faced her toughest resistance in the opening two games against SHAN, winning 12-10 and 14-12 before closing the match 11-3.
The result gave Linz AG Froschberg their first victory in the group following their earlier defeat against Saint-Quentin TT.
Linz AG Froschberg (AUT) – tc berlin eastside (GER) 12-3
- Emiko TAGUCHI (JPN) – Xiaona SHAN (GER) 2-1 (14-12, 11-4, 5-11)
- Yurika NAMBA (JPN) – Josephina NEUMANN (GER) 3-0 (11-4, 12-10, 11-6)
- Sara TOKIC (SLO) – Mia GRIESEL (GER) 1-2 (10-12, 11-13, 11-8)
- Emiko TAGUCHI (JPN) – Josephina NEUMANN (GER) 3-0 (11-7, 11-3, 11-0)
- Yurika NAMBA (JPN) – Xiaona SHAN (GER) 3-0 (12-10, 14-12, 11-3)
