The main draw of the BT 100 tournament in Rio Brilhante (MS) got underway this Friday, the first international Beach Tennis tournament in the history of Mato Grosso do Sul, valid for the world circuit of the International Tennis Federation. The home athletes, Haryson Amaral, runner-up in the BT 10 on Wednesday, and Cleidson […]
The main draw of the BT 100 tournament in Rio Brilhante (MS) got underway this Friday, the first international Beach Tennis tournament in the history of Mato Grosso do Sul, valid for the world circuit of the International Tennis Federation.
Home athletes Haryson Amaral, runner-up on Wednesday in the BT 10, and Cleidson Rodrigues made their debuts on the right foot, opening the program on the center court of the Bora Beach Arena. They beat the pair Carlos Freitas and Marcus Miranda with a double 6/4 and will seek a place in the quarterfinals against the main favorites, Davi Ballerini and Matheus Buemo, who scored 6/1 6/2 over Rafael Lopes and Gustavo Vecchiatto.
Former top 10 and world runner-up for Brazil in 2017, Ralff Abreu and his partner João Lauro Carneiro also started well, posting a double 6/2 over Johnny Pena and Natã Silva. Seeded 4, they will face young Goiás natives Henrique Medeiros and Guido Rupp.
“It was a good debut, we played very well, solid against a local pair, the crowd was excited, the place is very nice, the structure is very nice, everything an athlete needs. I was impressed by how full it was, the city is buzzing with Beach Tennis”, said Ralff who has 15 international titles under his belt, one of which is the 2016 Pan American Championship.
The third favorite pair, Pedro Mattos and Lucas Lima, beat Igor Ferreira and Yan Santos with a double 6/2. They get Caio Aquino and Luis Ricci. The second seeds, Elias Giolo and Matheus Belo, defeated João de Souza and Gustavo Hara with a double 6/2 and face Cauã Barbosa and Guilherme Lima. Also participating in the round of 16 is the home athlete Gabriel Balta, together with Luis Barbosa. They scored a double 6/3 on Luan Keller and Tauã Rocha and face Ricardo dos Santos and Pedro Santos.
In the women’s category, in a local classic, Luzélia Oliveira and Maria Fernanda Oliveira defeated Natalia Vigario and Rafaela Echeverria 2/6 7/6 (7/2) 10/7 and face Julia Barozzi and Manu Orsi, seeded 7th. The athlete from Campo Grande (MS), Camilla Gouvea, and her Venezuelan teammate Andrea Collavita, met their opponents. Seeded third, they face Livia Goldmann and Lara Goldmann who defeated Lais Dayrrel and Carla Rudgio 6/1 6/2.
“At the beginning we were worried about the mistakes, then in the second half we talked about playing our game, not worrying and being happy,” said Maria Fernanda. Luzélia added: “We live in Campo Grande and Nati in Dourados, most of the regional matches are always like this, quality players. We knew it would be the victory of those who make fewer mistakes. In the end we played happily and it worked. She has been playing ITF tournaments for a long time, I am very happy to be able to play at home and this will be my last competition, it is an honor to be able to play here in this world tournament”.
This Saturday, the 17th, there will be a double round starting with the women’s round of 16 at 10:00 local time (11:00 Brasilia time), and the men’s at 13:00 (14:00 Brasilia time). The women’s quarterfinals will start at 16:00 local time, then the men’s matches will determine the semifinalists. The PlayBT YouTube channel will broadcast the main matches of the tournament.
Each pair of champions will receive more than 100 points in the world ranking.
The competition is sponsored by the Mato Grosso Sur Tennis Federation, the Brazilian Tennis Confederation and the International Tennis Federation. The event is organized by the NIU agency.
Source: Terra
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