The French U14 and U16 teams will try to win this weekend (from 7 to 9 February), during the qualifications for the Tennis Europe Winter Cups, their place for the final phase of this event. This competition, organized by Tennis Europe, brings together the best young European players in the age categories “under 12”, “under 14” and “under 16”.

 

The French U14 boys team, defending champion, will travel to Belgium at Zetrud-Lumay during this qualifying phase, while the U14 girls will play at “home”, in Poitiers (Nouvelle-Aquitaine league).

For their part, the French U16 girls and boys teams will respectively play their qualification for the final phase, in Lousada in Portugal, and in Cholet (Pays de la Loire league).

Note that last weekend, the U12 tricolor "boys" had already validated their ticket for the final phase, which will take place in Sunderland (Great Britain), from 14 to 16 February.

France to host two U16 finals, to be contested from 21 to 23 February. The "boys" event will take place in Ronchin (Hauts-de-France league), while the girls' event will take place in Brest (Brittany league).

The compositions of the groups and teams of France during the qualifying phases:

U14 girls (in Poitiers)
Nations: France, Belgium, Great Britain, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain
Players:
Sarah Iliev
Carla Fity
Shanice Roignot
Captain: Alexandra Fusai-Crochu

U14 boys (in Zetrud-Lumay, Belgium)
Nations: France, Belgium, Georgia, Israel, Lithuania, Moldova, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland
Players:
Theo Papamalamis
Baptist Laggia
Leo Cohen-Bacrie
Captain: Philippe Pech

U16 girls (in Lousada, Portugal)
Nations: France, Austria, Bulgaria, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Romania and Switzerland
Players:
Oceane Babel
Laia petretic
Maelle Leclercq
Captain: Hugo lecoq

U16 boys (in Cholet)
Nations: France, Belarus, Bulgaria, Germany, Israel, Norway, Portugal and Switzerland
Players:
Sean Cuenin
Antoine Ghibaudo
Luca Van Assche
Captain: Benoit Carelli

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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