Queue assembly in Łódź
Within the Spherical Assembly, the 2 leaders of Group A will face off. The hosts, PTP Łódź, are the darkish horse of this yr’s competitors, with excellent Czech tennis gamers – Lukas Rosol and Tereza Smitková and Polish doubles specialists – Paula Kania-Choduń and Szymon Walków. In each of this yr’s away matches, the Łódź workforce received by the identical rating – 3:1. First with KT ROYAL Zielona Góra, after which with WKS Grunwald Poznań.
This time the size of problem shall be a lot higher. They are going to be confronted by a workforce that has misplaced just one match in two seasons of LOTTO SuperLIGA, successful each editions of the league. BKT Benefit Bielsko-Biała, as we’re speaking about it, has signaled championship aspirations within the 2024 season. On this yr’s debut, they defeated the harmful BAZALT ZTT Złotoryja 4-0 away, and later – at dwelling, they beat KT ROYAL Zielona Góra 3-1.
We all know that Katarzyna Kawa will certainly play for BKT within the ladies’s singles, as she is going to face Hungarian Fanny Stollar, who’s debuting within the competitors, within the Match of the Day broadcast on Polsat Sport 1 at 12:30. It’s attainable that the doubles pair shall be shaped by Łukasz Kubot, who performed with two totally different companions within the Beskid membership within the first two league matches.
The runner-up will seem within the capital
It would even be attention-grabbing in Warsaw, the place two undefeated groups will face one another within the competitors. WKT Mera will play at dwelling for the second time in a row, and its rival shall be final season’s runners-up – Calisia Tennis Group Kalisz.
The capital workforce had a break within the first spherical, and within the second spherical they confirmed no mercy to the rejuvenated Górnik Bytom, successful with out shedding a degree. Within the ladies’s singles match, the sixth “rocket” within the nation, the Polish consultant within the Billie Jean King Cup, Martyna Kubka, made her debut for MERA, who, along with one other new WKT acquisition – the excellent doubles participant Alicja Rosolska, shaped a doubles pair. MERA’s first male “rocket” on this match was the proficient Piotr Pawlak.
Calisia Tennis Group Kalisz is on the successful monitor after two matches. In each successful duels, Czech gamers performed the primary violin: Ivana Sebestova, Jiri Barnat and Daniel Siniakow. After a simple away victory over Górnik Bytom 4-0, within the subsequent match AZS TENIS Poznań induced them a bit extra issues, successful one level (3-1).
Breakthrough duel
The match between Górnik Bytom and KT GAT Gdańsk shall be a typical duel to interrupt via. Within the present season, neither workforce has tasted victory. The hosts are in a worse scenario, having already suffered two defeats. Enjoying with a really younger line-up, within the first sequence of matches they misplaced to final yr’s runner-up – Calisia Tennis Group Kalisz 0:4. Within the second spherical, their opponent was WKT MERA, taking part in on their dwelling turf, strengthened by a number of spectacular transfers. The workforce from the capital additionally had no issues defeating the Bytom workforce with out shedding a degree (4:0). If the “Górnicy” dream of becoming a member of the battle for the match of champions, they need to win a full set of factors at dwelling on Saturday.
KT GAT Gdańsk additionally began the season with a defeat, however not like their Saturday rivals, that they had no cause to be ashamed. The away match with AZS TENIS Poznań inaugurated this yr’s competitors and offered fairly a couple of feelings. After two and 4 matches, the rating was tied, and the ultimate outcome was determined by the blended doubles match, through which the pair of “Akademiki” – Filip Pieczonka/Anna Hertel defeated the visiting duo Maciej Kos/Weronika Ewald 6:7(2), 6:2, 10-2.
A match for the primary victory of the season
Two groups will play in Złotoryja, combating for his or her first win on this yr’s competitors. The host – BAZALT ZTT Złotoryja, within the inauguration of the league, confronted the present winner of the LOTTO SuperLIGA – BKT Benefit Bielsko-Biała, and regardless of their formidable angle, they misplaced to their higher-ranked opponent 0:4.
WKS Grunwald Poznań additionally misplaced in the beginning of the season. Within the conflict with the fast-paced and filled with Czech stars PTP Łódź confirmed itself from an excellent aspect, however misplaced 1:3. Within the “Military” workforce, the primary singles fiddle is performed by the two-time winner of the Enea MVP LOTTO SuperLIGA 2023 title (2nd and sixth spherical) Jasza Szajrych and Xenia Bandurowska, supported by the main home doubles participant – Karol Drzewiecki.
And who can we anticipate on the court docket in ZTT colors? Within the first sequence of matches we watched one of many icons of the Złotoryja workforce – Marcel Zieliński, who follows within the footsteps of his father, who was the Polish tennis champion in 1999 and likewise represented the Decrease Silesian membership. The primary ladies’s racket was the younger Ewa Czapulak.
For each groups, this can be a key match within the battle for the FINAL FOUR. BKT Benefit and PTP Łódź lead group A with two victories, so solely a win will lengthen the possibilities of one of many groups to take part within the December match of champions.
third spherical of LOTTO SuperLIGA:
June 29 (Saturday)
BAZALT ZTT Złotoryja – WKS Grunwald Poznań
KS Górnik Bytom – KT GAT Gdańsk
June 30 (Sunday)
WKT MERA – Calisia Tennis Group Kalisz
PTP Łódź – BKT Benefit Bielsko-Biala
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