Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD
2008 Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD - 16 & Under Boys
Unseeded Hungary capped a weekend of upsets by winning the nation's first ever Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD title at the final rounds in Pruhonice (CZE), scoring a
revenge win over four-time champions Italy.
The final match was a repeat of final match of qualifying, in which the Italian team had enjoyed home advantage and topped the group with a 2-1 win.
Hungarian #3 Marton Fucsovics surprised Federico Gaio 64 62 to open the tie with a routine win before Mate Zsiga clinched the Cup with
an inspired reversal of his qualifying rounds loss to Italian #1 Alessandro Colella in the second singles match.
Hungarian team captain Sandor Papp said, "The team has played very well this week, against opponents of an extremely high level. We had a very tough semi final and are
really pleased with the final result. It's interesting because after the final in Parma we were determined that if we played them again here we would win, and the team has done that.
This is important for Hungarian tennis, as we particularly need good young male players, so it's a great achievement."
Hungary was appearing at the final rounds in this category for the first time since 1996.
Final Standings
1. Hungary
2. Italy
3. Germany
4. Russia
5. Latvia
6. Croatia
7. France
8. Czech Republic
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