(Copied from the TENNIS-EUROPE website) Tennis Europe Junior Tour Russia claims Helvetie Cup title 07 August 2013 Russia has claimed the Helvetie Cup title for the fourth time in five years with a decisive victory over Hungary at the final rounds in Leysin, Switzerland. The final was decided after less than two hours of play, with both singles players scoring quick wins. Veronika Kudermetova gave the Russians an early lead, handing Fanny Stollar her first singles defeat in team competitions this season by scoring a 6-3 6-2 win in just 55 minutes. Europe’s new 16 & Under Champion Darya Kasatkina then took on Anna Bondar for the chance to seal the tie. The match was a re-run of their semi-final at the European Championships in Moscow just 10 days ago, and the result would be the same as the Russian conceded just four games. The dead doubles match was more competitive. Both teams drafted in the fresh legs of their third players. Aleksandra Pospelova accompanied Kudermetova while Rebeka Stolmar teamed up with Anna Bondar for the marathon match, which the Russians eventually claimed 7-6(4) 6-7(8) 6-4 after two and a half hours of play to complete a 3-0 sweep. Russia was never in danger at the final rounds, having earlier scored 3-0 victories over Great Britain and France. The team lost just one rubber in the entire competition, as European #4 Iryna Shymanovich of Belarus stunned Kasatkina with a 0-6 7-5 6-3 win in the last round of qualifying. The result equals Hungary’s best-ever performance in the competition, with a runner-up spot to Slovakia in 2000 being their only previous final in any of the girls’ Summer Cups events. Russia will next year attempt to become the third country in the history of the competition to record three successive wins, following Sweden (1979-1981) and Slovakia (1998-2000). A total of 29 European nations took part in this year’s competition, which also serves as the European qualifying event for the 2013 Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas. The top six nations will each advance to the Junior Fed Cup Finals in San Luis Potosi in Mexico from 24-29 September. Qualifying rounds were held in Rakovnik (CZE), Hatfield (GBR), Curtea de Arges (ROU) and Ankara (TUR). Full results can be found here.
Posted on: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 10:01:17 +0000
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