The Spanish girl Leyre Romero Gormaz won the thirty-fifth edition of the Women’s Tennis Internationals City of Caserta – Cogepa Trophy with prize money from $60,000. She beat the Swiss Jil Teichmann in three sets (6-2; 4-6; 6-4) in a match that lasted two hours and eleven minutes and was followed by an attentive audience who underlined the various moments of the match with applause and ovations. the final. After the victory, Romero Gormaz reiterated that she was happy, satisfied with the welcome she received and above all with her victory which projects her towards other goals.
The Spaniard’s path to victory began with her first-round victory over the Russian Ekaterina Maklakova 6-1; 6-3; then she beat Nicole Fossa Huergo from Bologna 6-2; 6-3; in the quarter-finals the Tuscan Tatiana Pieri 2-6; 6-4; 7-5 and in the semifinal the Brazilian Laura Pigossi with a score of 6-2; 6-2. The path of defeat is linear Jil Teichmann who eliminated Antonia Aragosa from Caserta in the first round 6-2; 6-0; then Deborah Church 3-6; 6-4; 6-0; in the quarterfinals the French Armandine Hesse 4-6; 6-2; 6-0. In the semifinal she beat the Japanese Sara Saito in three sets 1-6; 7-6; 7-6. The match is one of those that will remain in the memories of the Caserta tennis club, for its duration, three hours and a half, and for its spectacular nature. The opponent Sara Sajtojust seventeen years old, impressed everyone present with his skill.
The final was then followed by the awards ceremony attended by the deputy mayor of Caserta Emiliano Casalewith the councilors Gerardina Martino ed Enzo Battarrathe president of the Caserta Tennis Club Massimo Rossi with the councilors Rosario Scala, Mario Basile, Aurelio Scotti, Pasquale Corvino, Patrizia Manzella, Guglielmo Masiello, Mario Pavone and Pasquale Pilla, the ITF Supervisor Guido Pezzella, Giuseppe Bonacci of the Coni of Caserta, the president of Panathlon Giuliano Petrungarothe president of Stars of Sporting Merit Nicola Scaringi, for Cogepa Michele Giaquinto, Pasquale Pilla of SMC, Miriam Fiorino of Lexus Napoli, Marco Grimaldi of Barilla Voiello, Massimo and Michele Alois of Fattorie Alois and Michele Iadicicco of the Sommelier Association of Caserta.
The finalists were awarded the trophy depicting the Vanvitellian palace created by the designer Mario Basile, the Alois Farms delivered wine of their own production from particular vintages to all the finalists, both in the singles and doubles. In his final greeting, president Massimo Rossi thanked all the professionals and in particular the sponsors. «I am very happy with the participation of an increasingly large audience and not only for the happy moment of Italian tennis, but as many players have declared, including the winner, they are happy to return because they feel at home. This is thanks to the organization managed by Gianpaolo Papiro and Marco Matera and that of the media who brought the news of the tournament to the attention and of the collaboration of the ITF through the supervisor Guido Pezzella. From the words expressed by the institutions present there was confirmation that the club will not disappear and will not close even for a day”, said Rossi.
The doubles final on Saturday afternoon was won by the pair made up of the Colombian Yuliana Lizarazo and the Greek Despina Papamichail who they beat in three sets with a score of 4-6; 6-3; 10-3 the British Ali Collins paired with the Colombian Maria Paulina Perez-Garcia.
The final match of the 35th edition of the Caserta internationals with commentary by Giuseppe Giunta and Laura Baraldi and directed by Armando Serpe was broadcast live by Radio Caserta TV, visible on the broadcaster’s Facebook page, on the website www.radiocasertatv.it; and on television from the SmarTv Italia app. The results of the tournament are on the official website www.tccaserta.it, and on the Facebook and Instagram pages of the Caserta Tennis Club updated by the Fairness Agency. The official photos of the tournament were by Gennaro Buco.
