Plettenberg Bay’s Central beach saw some world class beach tennis action today as the 3rd leg of the KIA Summer Slam got under way, with all the top seeds winning both their first round and quarter final matches.

The wind subsided and the sun provided great conditions to compliment the action.

While action was under way on the four match courts, the KIA Family Zone was also kept busy all day with family entertainment for all young at heart.
Tuesday see’s the semi-finals and finals of the fist of the two events scheduled in Plettenberg Bay with play commencing at 09:30.

Men’s Quarter Finals Results:
(1) Manuel Ringlstetter (GER) & Gerard Rodriguez Querol (ESP) bt. (5) Roman Groskaufmanis (LAT) & Ivan Syrov (RUS) 62 64

(4) Nikita Burmakin (RUS) & Reigo Tonsberg (EST) bt. (&) Amadeo Choux (FRA) & Marc De Gobbi (FRA) 75 26 61

(3) Satoshi Goda (JPN) & Marco Mastrantoni (ITA) bt. (8) Tery Bray (FRA) & Romain Hoarau (FRA) 46 62 64

(2) Theo Irigaray (FRA) & Mattia Spoto (ITA) bt. Renaud Bourjea (FRA) & Guillaume Sin (FRA) 63 61

Women’s Quarter Final Results:
(1) Flaminia Daina (ITA) & Giulia Gasparri (ITA) bt. (5) Manuel Cunha (POR) & Greta Veinberga (LAT) 61 64

(3) Ekaterina Glazkova & Liudmila Nikoyan (RUS) bt (6) Irina Glimakova (RUS) & Elena Koval (RUS) 61 63

(4) Julia Chubarova (RUS) & Ekaterina Kamenetckaia (RUS) bt. Cecile Laouret-Stepler (FRA) & Clara Podlewski (FRA) 76(5) 64

(2) Nicole Nobile (ITA) & Ninny Valentini (ITA) bt (7) Marie-Eve Hoarau & Lisa Jamais (FRA) 62 75

Location

Central Beach Plettenberg bay