The debut tournament for Viola Tennis took place on a hot weekend in temperatures and in the game in the TPRA Padel circuit of the FITP
A positive debut in terms of the quality of the game and the fun that also provided the backdrop to the men’s Serie C championship played on Saturday afternoon against Cupra Red from Rende.
The event is part of the “Road to Rome” Circuit which takes place in three phases: provincial, regional and national (to be played in Rome).
The top 8 players in the ranking of each province will be able to take part in the regional Master which in turn will decide the participants of the national Master.
There were two categories in the competition, the “Male Expert Level” and the “Female Expert Level”.
The men’s section was won by the pair of Pierluigi Paolillo and Andrea Battimelli, who beat the duo Antonello Cuda and Antonio Caruso 6-0 6-4 in the final. The result, far too severe, hides a fun and hard-fought match.
In the women’s category, Luisa Statti and Laura Cirillo triumphed in a very tight final against Federica Di Cello and Giada Franconeri. The first teams win the tournament with a result of 6-3 4-6 10-8.
The provincial phase of the Circuit ended this weekend and therefore the players who will be able to compete in the Regional Master which will presumably be held by the end of May will soon be identified.
The final day was splendid, also enriched by the prizes offered by the tournament sponsor “Marco Post” of Lamezia Terme and by a warm audience.
