Reigning champions ttc berlin eastside secured an important 3-1 away victory over PGE Fibrain KU AZS Politechnika Rzeszow in the opening leg of the Champions League Women quarterfinal. The German side now holds the upper hand ahead of the return match scheduled for Saturday.
The hosts made a strong start as Europ’s no 51 Zuzanna WIELGOS edged Europe’s no 16 Xiaona SHAN in a five-game battle to give Rzeszow an early lead. Berlin responded immediately, with Yuka KANEYOSHI defeating Fen LI to level the tie. Nina MITTELHAM ranked 10th in the Europe then put the visitors in front with a straight-games win over Ilona SZTWIERTNIA.
KANEYOSHI sealed the overall victory in the fourth match, overcoming WIELGOS in three games to hand the reigning champions a valuable cushion before the second leg.
PGE Fibrain KU AZS Politechnika Rzeszow – ttc berlin eastside 1-3
- Zuzanna WIELGOS – Xiaona SHAN 3-2 (4-11, 11-7, 4-11, 11-9, 6-2)
- Fen LI – Yuka KANEYOSHI 1-3 (6-11, 11-7, 5-11, 13-15)
- Ilona SZTWIERTNIA – Nina MITTELHAM 0-3 (5-11, 3-11, 9-11)
- Zuzanna WIELGOS – Yuka KANEYOSHI 0-3 (6-11, 8-11, 9-11)
