Grégoire Tapin allows us to relive from the inside the formidable adventure of the Garden, the Rennais club, during the first French Interclub Championships of padel National 2.

Little reminders...

In May, the regional interclub championships of padel, with the aim of fueling future national divisions. Hosting these regional championships at home, Le Garden saw its women's first team win in a crazy atmosphere. The icing on the cake, the men's team also finished first and therefore also qualified for the French National 2 team championships which took place on the weekend of October 15 at the Urban Padel of Carquefou. 

8 teams from the western conference were there: St Jean de Monts, Tours, La Rochelle, Rennes, Caen, Arcachon, Palavas and Sète. The 2 finalist teams ensured the rise in National 1, the other teams being obliged to go back to the regional interclubs this year.

La Teste won the final against La Rochelle and Sète won the match for third place against Garden Rennes.

If the result was not the desired one, it is certain that the team which represented Brittany will want to return there next year.

Presentation of the players

The club presents its "Dream Team" which went to the French championships of padel :

  • Vincent Sapène, 74th French player, was our local captain. He has such a fluid game that you would think that the padel is easy to play!
  • Justin Garnier, “el profesor” of private lessons at the club! Ranked 81st French player, he is the second top 100 who makes up Team Bretagne.  
  • Maxime Vimard , an exceptional hand and a phenomenal scale! Ranked 137th French player, he forms a complementary pair with  Pierre Lambard, our tireless war machine and 192nd French player!! 
  • Our Pole from Amiens Simon Malinowski , an emblematic character of the club with the physique of a marathon runner was also part of the team!!
  • Our recruit, and not the least:  Lucas Pouille. Tennis player who reached 10th place in the world in 2018 and assimilated 300th French player in padel, Lucas has come to strengthen the ranks of the Garden! 
  • The last two players are a mythical pair from the Garden: Neil MacLean, our Argentinian-Breton ranked 324th and Fabrice Lory, our divine bald, 724th French player. 
Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovers the padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since padel is part of his life. You often see him touring France going to cover the major events of padel French.

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