Tennis State Championships: Kraus & Neumayer celebrate historical triumphs!

Tennis State Championships: Kraus & Neumayer celebrate historical triumphs!

The Austrian tennis championships, which took place in Oberpullendorf last Sunday, provided exciting encounters and strong emotions. In the 17th edition of the national title fights, Sinja Kraus was able to prevail in the women's singles and thus celebrated her third state championship title. With a convincing 6: 1, 6: 2 victory over Claudia Gasparovic, she once again demonstrated her skills. Lukas Neumayer showed nerves made of steel in the men's singles and won after a gripping match against Jurij Rodionov, which extended over 2 hours and 50 minutes, with 7: 6 (7), 6: 7 (5), 6: 2. He too can now look proudly for his third title.

Both champions are happy about a prize money of 8,500 euros and also a fair play premium of 777 euros. In the wheelchair tennis category, Nico Langmann did not burn anything this time and defended his title with a 7: 6 (5), 6: 3 victory over Josef Riegler. For the women, Christina Pesendorfer continued her success series with another title by defeating Vanessa that with 6: 2, 6: 2 and thus getting her third state championship title in a row.

variety of competitions and positive response

• in the men's doubles, Riegler and Martin Hörz-Weber prevailed.
• at the quads, Roman Zechmeister did not have to compete against his opponent because he failed due to injury.
• parallel to the championships, the 3rd Austrian pickleball championships took place.

The organizer and president of the Burgenland Tennis Association (BTV), Günter Kurz, drawn a consistently positive conclusion about the event. "It was a real tennis festival," said Kurz. The ÖTV managing director Thomas Schweda also emphasized the high quality of the event, which was confirmed by the participation of all Davis Cup e-players-with the exception of Sebastian Ofner. This level, coupled with a costly investment in the new covered Center Court, was estimated by the audience. The grandstand was well filled from Friday and the mood was additionally fueled by the ÖTV Davis Cup fan club.

charity and social responsibility

A particularly gratifying aspect of the championships was the fundraising campaign, which brought in a total of 10,600 euros for the Austrian Cancer Aid Burgenland. This initiative shows how important social responsibility is in sport. Tennis is not only a sport that promotes values ​​such as fair play and team spirit, but also a platform to draw attention to important social issues. The regulations in wheelchair tennis, such as jumping up the ball, also illustrate that this sport is accessible to everyone and can give pleasure both people with and without disabilities.

Overall, the championships in Oberpullendorf not only offered top sporting performance, but also a wonderful opportunity to strengthen the community and cohesion both in sports and in society. While the champions are celebrating, the question remains who will win the title next year. One thing is certain: the next tennis championships will be a big spectacle and a joy for fans and players at the same time.

also visit the background to tennis in Austria on Obsv.at .

meinzirk.at and Oetv.at also report in detail about the event.