MARCQ-EN-BAROEUL – From 1 to 4 December, the 11th edition of the Master’U BNP Paribas took place in Marcq-en-Baroeul, France.
The United States won this 2016 edition of the university tennis tournament. The team led by Greg Patton and Melissa Schaub beat Russia (4-1) in the final to lift the trophy for the sixth consecutive time. The women’s pair Hayley Carter-Ena Shibahara brought the decisive point by winning against Anastasia Frolova and Victoria Kamenskaya. Britain beat Germany (4-1) taking third place in the competition.
France, eliminated on Friday in the quarter-finals, finished the tournament in fifth place thanks to a victory over Belgium (4-3).
Ireland finished 7th and China 8th.
A victorious Team USA
Results Final
Hayley Carter – Alena Tarasova: 6-4 / 6-1
Strong Kircheimer – Vladimir Korolev: 6-3 / 5-7 / 1-6
Francesca Di Lorenzo – Victoria Kamenskaya: 7-6 / 7-5
Chris Eubanks – Ivan Davydov: 6-3 / 6-2
Hayley Carter / Ena Shibahara – Anastasia Frolova / Victoria Kamenskaya: 6-3 / 6-4
(Source: FFSU)