Beaten by the Donate / Musial pair in WPT Lerma Challenger previas final, Mélissa Martin (who was playing with Nerea Derbis at the time) took her revenge with her new partner Maria Castanera.
A first in the form of victory for the new Martin / Castañera pair! Unclear in the first set, Mélissa and young Maria (15) never panicked and continued to apply their coach's advice to the letter.
A strategy that has paid off. Indeed, after losing the first set 3/6, the Franco-Spanish pair started the second round with a bang, taking advantage of a quick break to take the lead. Once settled, they left no chance for their opponents. A victory 6/3 - 3/6 - 2/6 which is good for confidence before facing tomorrow at noon, the number 2 seed of the preprevias, De Los Santos (58) / Rico Martin (96).