NEWS

Second day of competition in San Marino Asset Banca Junior Open, the tournament ITF Under-18 Junior Tour of boys and girls in progress on the Tennis Centre Montecchio. On court, in the qualifiers, to defend the colors of San Marino Antoine Barbieri, who was defeated by fellow derby of the San Marino Tennis Academy Federico Manfredi (6-3, 6-2) and Thomas Forcellini who instead succumbed 6-1 6-0 to Gregorio Lulli. Among the athletes of the local Academy has taken the field Luca Tamburini defeated in three sets by the Latvian Nikita Jesaibegjans.
Despite the rain, the program of the first day was duly completed.
Today, another round of qualifying before the start of the main draw in which they have found the place Pietro Grassi, Marco De Rossi and the athletes of the San Marino Tennis Academy Federico Bertuccioli, Filippo Stramiglioli from Leonardo Dell'Ospedale.
Among the girls, just an exploit: that of young Rosanna Maffei (born in 1999), which eliminated the top-seeded Belarusian Pakatsochvili, with a final 6-1 6-2. Nothing to do for Anna Vertaglia from Rimini, overcome by the Slovak Houbova 6-3 6-0.