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Ukrainian duo Angelina Khmil and Tatyana Lazarenko won three victories in the group stage: over Lithuania (2:0), Norway (2:0) and Hungary (2:1).
In the 1/8 finals, Ukrainians defeated rivals from Switzerland (2:0). In the quarter-finals, the Blue-Yellows beat Spaniards Natalia Ann Binimelis Nicolaou and Carolina Fernandez da Silva (2:0), and in the semi-finals they beat Estonians Eva Liisa Kuivonen and Liisa-Lotta Jurgenson (2:0).
In the final, our compatriots were opposed by the Latvian couple Daniela Konstantinova and Liva Ebere. However, they could not stop the Ukrainian tandem either.. Khmil and Lazarenko won the first set with a score of 21:13, and in the second they defeated their opponents with a score of 21:17.
Thus, Khmil and Lazarenko won the European U-20 title for the first time.. In addition, they brought Ukraine the first ever European Championship gold in this age category..
It should be noted that Khmil and Lazarenko became winners of the European Championship for the second time this year.. In June, they won the "