The Algarve player Bárbara Brito was one of the highlighted players in this Wednesday's journey of the National Under 16 Championship, when she stamped the qualification for the quarter finals of the female singles main table with the longest victory of the week at the Tennis Complex of Jamor.
In the men's tournament, the first round matches were completed.
Current national number two in the under 14 division (has already gone through the leadership), the player from Clube de Ténis and Padel de São Brás de Alportel needed 3h55 to overcome a long and balanced encounter with Margarida Águas (Tennis Lovers Boavista) — who, in the previous round, he had beaten second seed Rita Santos — and won by 6-7(5), 6-1 and 7-6(4) after having been at a disadvantage by 5-3 in the last match .
The victory earned Bárbara Brito a place in the singles quarter-finals, a round in which she will face Jéssica Para (of the Portimão e Rocha Tennis Club), who beat Matilde Agra (AA Coimbra and sixth pre-designated) by more. quiet 6-0 and 6-1.
Carolina Mesquita (Paço do Lumiar Tennis Club and fourth favorite) and Diana Filipa Fernandes (ANA Gondomar), who comes from qualifying, were the other players advancing to the quarter-finals, respectively defeating Amália Suciu (Pedras Tennis Academy) by 6-4 and 6-3 and Maria Clara Fonte (ET Maia) by 6-3, 2-6 and 6- two. The remaining matches of the second round are scheduled for Thursday.
In the men's competition, this Wednesday was the opening day for half of the athletes in singles and Tiago Boschmans (54th in the Tennis Europe ranking) did not disappoint, when he defeated Diego Fernandez (Olaias TC) by 7-5 and 6- two.
In the second round, the Valténis Country Club tennis player will face Dino Molokova (Viseu Royal TC), who won the match between qualifiers against Gonçalo Serras Pereira (CT Paço do Lumiar) by 6-4 and 6-4.
João Portugal (AA Coimbra), Francisco Guimarães (CC Quinta da Moura), Vicente Preto (CT Paço do Lumiar), Bernardo Henriques and Guilherme Cruz (both from Sport Club do Porto) completed the group of youngsters qualified for the second round.
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