Tennis players of UMMC with a confident victory started in the new draw of the League of European Champions. On their own site Tatiana Kutergina's wards turned out to be above the French "Chartra".
Although the first meeting made the fans seriously nervous: Andrei Gachin came to the table and the Austrian tennis player Robert Gardosh, well known to the fans of the UMMC club,. A few years ago he played in the Upper Pyshmini team, his manner of playing and his desire to win is familiar to both fans and players. And this time there was a moment when it seemed that Gacine would not be able to cope with it. His claims to victory the Austrian designated immediately: on the run he created a serious gap and did not allow to doubt his superiority - 11: 5. In the second game Gacine managed to impose the fight, however, the opponent was ready for this and stood up - 11: 7 in favor of Gardosh. In the third, finally, Andrei Gachin managed to find counterarguments against the opponent from "Chartra" 11: 8, 11: 7 and everything was decided by the fifth set. 12:10 and there is the first point at UMMC!.
The next meeting, although it was the second, was the climax. Fans finally managed to see in the business of UMMC's newcomer Maharu Yoshimura. He went against the young Roman Lorenz, too, a beginner, but the French club. This season, the four-time champion of France took a course to rejuvenate the composition, hence the winners of junior competitions in the composition. It should be noted that loud titles and a high world rating did not in the least frighten Roman: he very confidently led the fight against the Japanese. The first game Maharu pulled, as they say, on his teeth and on experience - 11: 9. Perhaps, the excitement also affected, after all the debut. The excitement already subsided in the second set - 11: 3 in favor of Yoshimura. In the third again, a stubborn struggle and 11: 8 in favor of the Japanese athlete.
"I was a bit nervous at first," he shared his impressions after Maharu Yoshimura's match, "there were a lot of fans, and I felt responsible for the result and it was a little psychologically pressing, but then I was able to cope with the excitement. Today I have a good sporting form, though, I just got a little cold here, but it did not stop me from playing. Very glad that we won, I am very comfortable with the new team ".
The third point was played by another young and early Frenchman Alexander Robinot and one of the leaders of UMMC Alexander Shibaev. It was like a master class from an experienced table tennis expert Shibaeva - a newcomer. Although, we must pay tribute to the young athlete, he persistently tried to impose a fight, and sometimes our compatriot even allowed him to do it. So in the second game the Frenchman even led and was close to victory - 13:11. In the third set Shibaev did not allow such liberties - 11: 4 and the final score 3: 0 in favor of UMMC.
"This season's victory in the Champions League is hardly our goal, because we took the course for rejuvenation," said tennis player Chartres, Robert Gardosh, "as for today's meeting, we arrived without our leader Para Gerella.
In addition, on Tuesday we played a match in the championship of France, almost all Wednesday we took the road to Verkhnyaya Pyshma and only today at eight in the morning we were on the spot. Today I started well, but after two won games I became nervous and lost concentration ".
UGMK (Russia) - Chartres (France) - 3: 0 Andrey Gachina - Robert Gardosh 3: 2 (5:11, 7:11, 11: 8, 11: 7, 12:10) Maharu Yoshimura - Roman Lorenz 3 : 11 (11: 9, 11: 3, 11: 8) Alexander Shibaev - Alexander Robinot 3: 0 (11: 5, 13:11, 11: 4) The next game in the European Champions League our team will hold on October 13 at the exit in Germany vs. Saarbrucken.