Padel First, the Geneva club, was the first Swiss club to embark on the National adventure Padel Cup with a very “caliente” stage. A look back at this ambitious club.

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A big stage of the National Padel Cup

The National stage Padel Cup was thus played at Padel First, in the premises of the Country Club of Geneva with its 2 padel indoor. The 2 fields of the new club of padel de Vernier were not yet fully ready.

"The tournament went really well, the atmosphere was good, the people had fun and we saw good matches, and a lot of great tie-breaks, revealing intensity matches."Explains Aurélien Clergue, the frenchy exile in Switzerland.

Swiss champions Pipo Conde and Angel Ingles, one of the best Swiss pairs, were eagerly awaited for this stage. Eventually, they decided not to play together, which would blur the cards.

Angel Ingles also won the men's tournament with Alain Ntamag, a growing tennis player. padeldazzling istic. The unfortunate finalists among the men: Aurélien Clergue and Jordan Kilian.

The mixed was very hooked. Paola de Angelis / Aurélien Clergue beat Sylviane Jordan and Federico Conde.

Padel First continues its development

Created in 2013 by 2 partners, Enrique Jiménez and Justine Melero Rauscher finally realized their dream: To build clubs of padel.

It must be said that for Justine, it is a story around the padel which takes its roots from its linguistic stays in Spain. To validate the end of her studies at the hotel management school in Lausanne, she will also produce a file on “the introduction of padel in Switzerland. ”Besides, she will marry a Spaniard. The roads therefore seemed to lead her straight to the adventure of padel.

Enrique Jiménez is the first to start a business padel 100% Swiss: Padel First. Her adventure began in 2012 at the Country Club of Geneva, before being joined by Justine. This adventurer has seen a lot of the country, particularly in the context of his humanitarian missions as financial manager, HR or administrator for MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières).

Today, Padel First, it's 500 players from Padel.

Padel First hopes to soon be able to offer other padel at the Geneva Country Club.

Until then, the players of padel could go and try their hand outdoors at the Tennis Club of Vernier with 2 padel additional.

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To see more photos:

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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.