The second round of the Under 15 Girls Teams event at the European Youth Championships in Gondomar produced a series of closely contested encounters, with Spain and hosts Portugal both emerging victorious after dramatic 3-2 battles. Top seeds Czechia maintained their winning start, while Germany, France, Romania and Türkiye all recorded convincing victories.
In Group A, top seeds Czechia defeated Hungary 3-1 after prevailing in two dramatic five-game encounters. Adela BARTOVA recovered from 2-1 down to overcome Zsófia FEGYVER in the opening match, before Adela BRHELOVA doubled Czechia’s lead with a four-game victory over Borbala VASS. Hungary reduced the deficit through FEGYVER and Izabell IVANICS, who edged Laura MARSICKOVA and BRHELOVA in a five-game doubles contest. BRHELOVA, however, returned to secure the tie, defeating FEGYVER in another hard-fought five-game battle.
Belgium also made it two wins from two, defeating Croatia 3-1. Karla IVCIC gave Croatia the perfect start with a convincing straight-games victory over Amandine RIFFLART, but Temperance TANG levelled the tie by overcoming Lucija NOVAK in four games. TANG and RIFFLART then defeated IVCIC and Sara RIVETTI in a hard-fought five-game doubles match before TANG completed Belgium’s comeback with a straight-games victory over IVCIC.
In Group B, Spain edged Poland 3-2 in one of the most dramatic ties of the round. Aleksandra NAWROCKA gave Poland the lead with a convincing straight-games victory over Esther HASEK, but Eloisa BARREDA battled past Lena PUZIO in five games to level the tie. Poland regained the advantage as NAWROCKA and Lucja KOBOSZ defeated HASEK and BARREDA in four games in the doubles. BARREDA then kept Spain alive with a four-game victory over NAWROCKA before HASEK sealed the comeback by defeating PUZIO in four games.
Türkiye also made a winning start, defeating Italy 3-0 despite two closely contested singles. Elvin KALE recovered from two games down to overcome Claudia BERTOLINI in five games, before Ela Su YONTER defeated Matilde BUZZONI in four games to double Türkiye’s advantage. Ceren KAHRAMAN and YONTER then completed the clean sweep by beating BERTOLINI and Alice BORSANI in four games.
In Group C, Germany recorded a 3-0 victory over Israel, although the opening two singles were far more competitive than the final score suggested. Amelie Guzi JIA overcame Ofek NAHUSHI in straight games, surviving two tense games that both finished 15-13. Anna WALTER then battled past Gali BEZALEL in five games before WALTER and JIA combined to defeat BEZALEL and NAHUSHI in straight games to complete the clean sweep.
France also impressed, sweeping Ukraine 3-0. Lisa ZHAO set the tone with a commanding victory over Veronika PRYSHCHEPA, while Albane ROCHUT overcame Mariia DROBOVA in straight games, edging a close second game 13-11. Eva LAM and ROCHUT then wrapped up the tie with a comfortable doubles victory over Yuliia SLIESARENKO and Sofiia BOIKO.
In Group D, hosts Portugal edged Sweden 3-2 in another thrilling contest. Nike LUNDQVIST gave Sweden the lead by defeating Irina SILVA in five games, but Maria RUIVO responded with a straight-games victory over Siri BENJEGARD. SILVA and RUIVO then put Portugal ahead by defeating LUNDQVIST and BENJEGARD in four games. BENJEGARD levelled the tie with a straight-games victory over SILVA, winning a thrilling opening game 18-16, before RUIVO sealed Portugal’s victory with a convincing straight-games success against LUNDQVIST.
Romania also enjoyed a convincing start, defeating Greece 3-0. Maya MADAR recovered after dropping the second game to overcome Anastasia MICHALAROU in four games, before Kariss SERBAN comfortably defeated Anthi TOULIA in straight games. SERBAN and Nadalia IONASCU then completed the sweep by recovering from two games down to beat Elpida TASIOU and MICHALAROU in a dramatic five-game doubles encounter.
