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O 1º Campeonato Europeu Universitário de Ténis de Mesa terminou no passado domingo, dia 24, em competição no evento estiveram 25 equipas universitárias, num total de 95 atletas (31 atletas femininas e 64 atletas masculinos).
A competição foi disputada em várias vertentes: por equipas, com a participação de quatro equipas masculinas – Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism (RUS), Orenburg State University (RUS), University of Cologne (GER), University of Ostrava (CZE) e quatro femininas – Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism (RUS), Moscow Aviation Institute (RUS), University School of Physical Education Wroclaw (POL), Technical University of Ostrava (CZE).
Em singulares com quatro atletas masculinos – Skachkov Kirill, Orenburg State University (RUS), Wehking Lennart, University of Cologne (GER), Przybylik Milosz, Academy of Jan Dlugosz Czestochova (POL), Gladyshev Mikhail, Orenburg State University (RUS)) e quatro femininos – Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism (RUS), Moscow Aviation Institute (RUS), University School of Physical Education Wroclaw (POL), Technical University of Ostrava (CZE).
Em duplas, estiveram quatro duplas masculinas – Petrukhin Evgeny, Lakeev Vasily; Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism (RUS), Gladyshev Mikhail, Skachkov Kirill; Orenburg State University (RUS), Wehking Lennart, Eberhardt Jakob; University of Cologne (GER), Van Boven Dennis, Van den Oord Tim; University of Eindhoven (NED) e quatro femininas -Mikhailova Tatiana, Moscow Aviation Institute (RUS), Hadacova Dana, Technical University of Ostrava (CZE), Tikhomirova Anna, Moscow Aviation Institute (RUS), Shubina Alena, Moscow Aviation Institute (RUS).
A competição teve ainda a participação de quatro equipas mistas – Lakeev Vasily (Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism), Prokhorova Yulia (Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism), Gladyshev Mikhail (Orenburg State University), Tikhomirova Anna (Moscow Aviation Institute), Anikin Denis (Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism) , Fetyukhina Margarita(Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism), Afanasyev Georgyi (Orenburg State University), Shubina Alena (Moscow Aviation Institute).
Os russos com presença em todas as categorias, dominaram completamente a competição.
A equipa da UMinho com apenas três atletas em prova, Joni Sousa, Carlos Fernandes e Luís Fernandes conseguiram o 13º Lugar por Equipas e 16º lugar em Pares Masculinos. Individualmente apesar de cada um ter ganho um jogo não conseguiram passar á segunda ronda, ficando-se pelo caminho.
O próximo Campeonato Europeu Universitário de Ténis de Mesa terá lugar em2008 na Latina (ITA).
Ana Marques
anac@sas.uminho.pt
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