Gerbino and Berger win Volksbank Grand Prix in Gais

In the men's category, top seed Thomas Berger reached the final after two clear two-set wins against the 3-2 players Leonardo Fabbri from Faenza and Armando Zanotti from Crema. There he met Thomas Toniatti from Bruneck in a pure Puster final, who had previously eliminated his teammate Thomas Bachlechner 5:7, 6:1, 7:5 and number 2 seed Pietro Peretti from Milan 6:0, 6:1 had. Berger lived up to his role as favorite in the final and shot Toniatti away 6:3, 6:0. For the 19-year-old Berger it was the second tournament success in a row after he won in Niederdorf two weeks ago.

In the women's final, the two favorites Tamara Berger and Chiara Gerbino faced each other. Berger, who is from Gais, plays for ATC Bruneck, Gerbino for the Sicilian club Mascalucia. In the quarterfinals, Berger defeated the 3.4 player Sibilla Fiasconaro from Turin 6:1, 6:2 and in the semifinals the Lombard Martina Pala (3.2) 6:3, 6:4. Gerbino, on the other hand, prevailed against the twelve-year-old Emma Peretti from Liguria and the 3.5 player Emma Medaglia from Bresso. Medaglia had previously surprisingly knocked last year's winner Iris Villgratter from Vintl out of the competition in the quarter-finals. In the final, however, Gerbino had the better end and prevailed 4:6, 6:3, 6:3 despite being down one set. For the player from Catania it was the second tournament victory within a few hours, after she had also achieved that in the morning Open tournament in Ratschings and the winner is.

Results Volksbank Tennis Grand Prix - TC Gais Men, 3rd category: Quarterfinals Thomas Berger (ASC St. Georgen/3.1) - Leonardo Fabbri (CA Faenza/3.2) 6:1, 6:2 Armando Zanotti (TC Crema/3.2) - Hannes Lanz (ATC Bruneck/3.5) 4:6, 6:1, 6:2 Thomas Toniatti (ATC Bruneck/3.2) - Thomas Bachlechner (ATC Bruneck/3.3) 5:7, 6:1, 7:5 Pietro Peretti (TC Ambrosiano/3.2) - Marco Ricci (TC Crema/3.1) 6:3, 6:3 semifinals Thomas Berger (ASC St. Georgen/3.1) - Armando Zanotti (TC Crema/3.2) 6:0, 6:2 Thomas Toniatti (ATC Bruneck/3.2) - Pietro Peretti (TC Ambrosiano/3.2) 6:0, 6:1 Final Thomas Berger (ASC St. Georgen/3.1) - Thomas Toniatti (ATC Bruneck/3.2) 6:3, 6:0

Ladies, 3th category Quarterfinals Tamara Berger (TC Bruneck/3.1) - Sibilla Fiasconaro (ASD Area Tennis/3.4) 6:1, 6:2 Martina Pala (ASD Sportrend/3.2) - Eleanor Maria Wanda Lopez (Molinetto CC/3.4) 6:1, 6:4 Emma Medaglia (Officine Tennis Bresso/3.5) - Iris Villgratter (ASC St. Georgen/3.3) 6:3, 3:6, 6:4 Chiara Gerbino (Match Ball Mascalucia/3.1) - Emma Peretti (LTA ASD/4.1) 6:1, 6:1 semifinals Tamara Berger (TC Bruneck/3.1) - Martina Pala (ASD Sportrend/3.2) 6:3, 6:4 Chiara Gerbino (Match Ball Mascalucia/3.1) - Emma Medaglia (Officine Tennis Bresso/3.5) 6:0, 6:0 Final Chiara Gerbino (Match Ball Mascalucia/3.1) - Tamara Berger (ATC Bruneck/3.1) 4:6, 6:3, 6:3

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Gerbino and Berger win Volksbank Grand Prix in Gais

The Sicilian Chiara Gerbino and Thomas Berger from ASC St. Georgen won the national tennis tournament in the 3rd and 4th categories for the “Volksbank Tennis Grand Prix” in Gais on Sunday. A total of 150 players took part, over a third belonged to the 3rd category.

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