A2 Women's Tennis: Beinasco's First Team Victorious, Second Team Loses

USD Tennis Beinasco's A2 women's team kicked off the season with mixed results. The top-ranked squad, boasting strong players, clinched an away win against TC Genova 1893. The final score was 3-1 in favor of the Piedmontese team, led by president Sergio Testa, who aims for a return to the top league in 2026 after departing Serie A1, where they were champions in 2018.

In Genoa, singles points came from Maria Canavese, a long-time Beinasco player, and Jennifer Ruggeri, currently ranked 235th in the WTA with a career-high of 207 in June. Ruggeri defeated Elettra Beecroft in straight sets (6-3, 6-1). Canavese also won her match, beating Martina Augello 6-2, 6-3. The Beinasco pair then teamed up to defeat the Beecroft/Valente duo 7-5, 6-3. Valente secured the sole point for the Ligurian team in singles, defeating Marta Lombardini 6-2, 7-5.

Next Sunday, October 11th, USD Tennis Beinasco will host their home debut against CT Ceriano, who drew their match at home against CT Giotto Arezzo. French player Alice Tubello is the one to watch for Ceriano; she won both her singles and doubles matches yesterday.

Meanwhile, USD Tennis Beinasco 'B' lost 4-0 at home to Tennis Altopiano. The match proved challenging for the team captained by Nathalie Vierin from the start. The top singles match saw Irina Bara (Beinasco) fall to Katarina Kuzmova, a WTA top 300 player and sister of Veronika. Kuzmova won 6-4, 6-1. Bara had a strong first set, leading 4-3 with chances for 5-3, but Kuzmova rallied. Young Beinasco player Marzia Paola Pieragostini lost decisively (6-2, 6-0) to former player Martina Colmegna. The third singles match was more contested, with Michelle Zmau (Beinasco) losing in three sets to Anja Lucia Casari (6-4, 2-6, 6-3).

In doubles, Kuzmova and Casari defeated Pieragostini and Bara 6-4, 7-5. Next Sunday, the Beinasco team faces a tough away match at Park Genova.