July 01, 2024 3:41 pm
Triumph of the Calabria Swim Race of Catanzaro who deservedly conquers the promotion to the men’s B2 series. The first leg in Massa Carrara ended 4-2, the Catanzaro team of the duo Domenico Gallo-Mirella Mirarchi started as favorites in the return match and was, in fact, called to win at least three matches to be sure of the final victory.
It was absolutely not easy, the Coach Chiavari he entered the field convinced of his own means, so much so that he put the Calabrian team in enormous difficulty in the first two singles matches. Both captains, Fabio Grillo and Simone Torelli confirm the lineups of the first leg, with the first singles match pitting Marco Dessi to Alessandro Cicconi.
A very tense match with the first set ending with a score of 6-4 in favor of the Giallorossi, while the second becomes a real marathon. The player from the Marche Cicconi restrains the Giallorossi, but at the most beautiful moment he surrenders to the technical superiority of the player from Cagliari with a score of 7-5. At the same time, Andrea Gracious after a convincing first set (6-2), he suffers the return of his opponent Philip Busciola which leads to a partial score of 5-3 in their favor. From then on, at the worst moment and with the specter of doubles at the end of the morning matches, the Catanzaro champion takes center stage and shows off a consecutive and impressive series of absolute level plays. Match overturned and second set won (7-5). Then on the central court the Giallorossi’s top player number, the Spaniard, takes the stage Steven Diez (ex 134 Atp) and the promising Edward The Plain.
A top-level match, but as the minutes pass, Diez’s technical and athletic difference becomes evident. The champion’s class comes out and forces (6-0, 6-1) the Ligurian number one to surrender. The final plays become preparations for the big party organized by the club. Steven Diez’s long-line forehand of the decisive point is accompanied by an invasion of the court. It’s a yellow-red triumph, it’s a big party, the dream comes true, the Calabria Swim Race of Catanzaro lands in Serie B. A historic result, never achieved by any club in the Calabrian capital; from next season the yellow-red colors forcefully enter the tennis that counts.
