“We suspected that we were going to get expensive,” admits, without mystery, Aurélien Poirot-Zender. Schiltigheim, who have a much weaker team than last season, are condemned to the feat, almost every day. “In Saint-Denis, we knew that we would not win the match overall, that requires a composition that we do not have today,” continues the captain.
Among the Ile-de-France women who are vying for the title, it is especially the final score of 3-0 that hurts. Especially since two of the three singles seemed accessible.
e world champion Prithika Pavade, had few illusions to entertain, defeated by her opponent but also by her shoulder pain, with two 11-0s in her bag (3-1).
On the other hand, for her first appearance in the Schilikois jersey, Giulia Takahashi, the 19-year-old Brazilian, had a chance to play against Barbora Balazova, ex-top 50 now 111e worldwide. “We wanted her to fall on her,” relates Poirot-Zender. Le match a bien commencé (one set everywhere) but, behind it, the other put in place a good strategy which caused it to be foiled a little. »
Restait la carte Dragana Vignjevic. But the Serbian, after a good start, lost the key against Agathe Avesou, the 18-year-old Frenchwoman, N.5 Dyonisienne, the N.2 and N.3 were left to rest. “Dragana is less powerful on the forehand and her opponent understood this perfectly, she pounded her (sic) on it. In the end, the domination of the other was very clear, it was extremely violent. »
On the next day, Schiltigheim will host Nîmes-Montpellier on October 29 (7:30 p.m.). The Hérault cartel includes, in its ranks, Bruna Takahashi, the sister of Giulia, 19e worldwide. Two days later, it will be a question of challenging Quimper, still at Nelson-Mandela, (on the 31st at 7:30 p.m.). With Le Mans, the Finisteres seem to be the main rivals of the SUS TT for maintenance.
