Following a busy weekend in Lille, Stage 2 of the ETTU Europe Cup Women has concluded, with four teams advancing to the quarterfinals. In the knockout phase, the winners and runners-up from Groups A and B will face the clubs that finished third in their respective groups in Stage 2 of the ETTU Champions League Women. The draw weill be done on Tuesday.
In Group A, Son Cladera TTC – Mallorca finished first, securing top spot in the standings with only one defeat from four matches, their sole loss coming against hosts CP Lyssois Lille Métropole.
Group A winners Son Cladera TTC – Mallorca are seeded No. 7 and field a squad including Gaia MONFARDINI, Pei-Ling SU, Ayano UGI, Pauline CHASSELIN, Eugenia SASTRE, Katarzyna WEGRZYN, Francisca SASTRE, Natalia PARTYKA, Ainhoa CRISTOBAL, Clara IZQUIERDO ALONSO, Maria PEREZ MARIN and Debora VIVARELLI.
SKST Plus Hodonín with Karin GROFOVA, Tereza LOSTAKOVA, Binyue ZHANG, Ting Yao LIAO, Marketa SEVCIKOVA, Simona HOLUBOVA, Anna KLEMPEREROVA, Adela BRHELOVA and Monika PARIZKOVA claimed second place and the remaining quarterfinal spot. The Czech side also finished with one defeat, but crucially edged Lille in the head-to-head battle, which proved decisive.
Despite recording just one loss as well, CP Lyssois Lille Métropole narrowly missed out on qualification due to the tie-break criteria. ASD Tennistavolo Sassari and Budaörsi Sport Club completed the group in fourth and fifth positions respectively. Notably, the Hungarian side, Europe Cup winners in 2024, entered the competition after dropping down from Stage 1 of the ETTU Champions League Women.
In Group B, Fenerbahce Sports Club delivered a flawless performance, finishing the stage with four wins from four matches. The No. 14 seeds rely on a line-up featuring Elizabeta SAMARA, Defne KARAOGLU, Sibel ALTINKAYA, Gul Pembe OZKAYA, Selin AKYÜZ, Nil BASARAN and Ece HARAC. Finishing second were STK Dr. Časl Zagreb, who entered the competition from the ETTU Champions League Women. The Croatian side is represented by Xia Lian NI, Tamyolwan KHETKHUAN, Mirela DURAK, Joo CHEONHUI, Szandra PERGEL, Ganna HAPONOVA, Jiaqi LIU and Katerina TOMANOVSKA.
Bebetto AZS UJD Częstochowa, TalTech Sport Club and CTM Mirandela concluded the stage in third, fourth and fifth positions respectively, bringing the Group B campaign to a close.
