Cloudy weather did not torpedo the 1st round of LOTTO SuperLIGA. Yesterday’s meetings were full of emotions and surprising decisions. Two teams are at the top of the table: OSAVI Tennis Team Kalisz and KS Górnik Bytom.
The teams from KS Górnik Bytom and last year’s vice-champion in Poland – CKT Grodzisk Mazowiecki met each other in the Køkampen. The Silesians proved to be a very demanding rival for the “rejuvenated” team from Mazovia, winning without dropping a point and losing only one set in all duels. In the queue match, last year’s French Open junior semi-finalist Martyn Pawelski (Górnik Bytom) and just 15-year-old Hubert Plenkiewicz (CKT) appeared on the court. The debutant took the pressure and bravely faced his older colleague. He missed three set points in the first set and later lost the tie-break to nil. In the end, he succumbed to Pawelski 6:7 (0), 3:6, but left a good impression.
The duel between KT KUBALA Ustroń and the current champion of Poland – BKT Advantage Bielsko-Biała gave a lot of emotions. The match was originally supposed to take place in Ustroń, but due to rain it was moved to the visitors’ hall. In the duel between two recognized tennis “internationals”, the Slovak competitor BKT Jozef Kovalik won. The winner of the Pekao Szczecin Open 2019 unexpectedly easily beat the winner of the Davis Cup (2012) and Olympian from Rio de Janeiro (2016) Lukas Rosol from the Czech Republic 6:2, 6:2. The fight between Marta Leśniak (KT KUBALA) with the title Katarzyna Kawa brought more emotions. The hosts’ player won the tie-break in the first set 4:1, to eventually lose 5:7 and the whole match 6:7 (5), 3:6. The visitors from Bielsko-Biała, playing at home, finally won with KT KUBALA Ustroń 4:2.
The real ascent of the dragon in LOTTO SuperLIGA was scored by the newcomer from Poznań. WKS Grunwald defeated last year’s WKT Mera Warsaw medalist 5:1. Jasza Szajrych’s victory from WKS over the second “rocket” in Poland (201st ATP) of Daniel Michalski 6:3, 1:6, 10:8 should be considered a big surprise. However, it must be remembered that Michalski won the ITF M25 event in Sardinia on Saturday, so he did not have much time to regenerate. The leader of “Military” Karol Drzewiecki did not disappoint either, who confidently defeated Oskar Grzegorzewski 6:2, 6:4. The match was decided after the singles matches, with the hosts leading 4:0.
The Wielkopolski derby was clearly won by the OSAVI Tennis Team Kalisz team, beating AZS TENIS Poznań 6:0. Also, the hosts didn’t even drop a set! It is worth emphasizing that this is the premiere victory for the Kalisz team in the LOTTO SuperLIGA, which did not know the taste of winning last season. The meeting was moved the day before from the open courts to the hall at Kaliska Academy. The first points for OSAVI Tennis Team Kalisz were scored by singles players – Julie Struplova and Karolina Kubanova from the Czech Republic. Then Jiri Barnat and Piotr Gryńkowski won their singles matches. The triumph of the whole competition was sealed by doubles players (Jiri Barnat, Piotr Matuszewski) and doubles players (Valeryia Darashuk, Karolina Kubanova). Its leader, Magda Linette, did not appear in “Akademiki’s colors”.
The title of Enea MVP in the 1st round of LOTTO SuperLIGA, i.e. Most Valuable Player (Most Valuable Player), was won by Jasza Szajrych from WKS Grunwald Poznań following the decision of the competition jury. The 22-year-old has already scored points in the ATP rankings, and in Sunday’s match against WKT Mera Warszawa, he beat the recently well-disposed Daniel Michalski 6:3, 1:6, 10:8.
KS Gornik Bytom – CKT Grodzisk Mazowiecki 6:0
OSAVI TENNIS TEAM Kalisz – AZS TENNIS Poznań 6:0
KT KUBALA Ustroń – BKT ADVANTAGE Bielsko Biala 2:4
WKS GRUNWALD Poznan – WKT MERA Warsaw 5:1
The second round of LOTTO SuperLIGA matches takes place this Sunday (May 14).
The title sponsor of the tournament is the LOTTO brand owned by Totalizator Sportowy. The group of sponsors also included: PZU, Krajowa Grupa Spożywcza, Enea and Kanga. The project is under the official patronage of the Ministry of Sport and Tourism.
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