Tennis
Local heroes are in the final of the Buxtehuder Stadtpokal
Updated: 08/18/2023, 04:30 | Reading time: 2 minutes
“I’d like the trophy too!” Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer says from a poster to all guests who enter the BTC facility at the racetrack.
Photo: Peter Schmidt/BTC
The last 30 of 275 matches. The rabbit and hedgehog trophies will be distributed at the open Buxtehude tennis championships on Saturday.
Buxtehude. This is on the home straight Tennis Tournament to the Buxtehude City Cup. We’ve been on the tennis court since the first serve last Friday At the racetrack 221 matches have already been completed in the singles, doubles and mixed competitions. The most important – i.e. the semi-finals and finals – follow on the last two match days.
On Friday, starting at 4 p.m., there are a total of 23 games on the schedule. There will be another 30 games from 10:30 a.m. on Saturday’s final day. The open Buxtehuder city championships 2023 end around 5.30 p.m. with the award ceremonies. There the popular Rabbit and Hedgehog Cups presented, for which the Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer once promoted.
Stefanie Tillmann (women) and Michael Siewert (men 60) in the final
For the 19th time, the Buxtehuder Tennis Club “Rot Weiss”, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary at the same time, invited to this performance class tournament. About 170 players followed the call and will have completed 275 matches by Saturday evening. “Absolutely fair and without any special incidents,” says press officer Peter Schmidt.
He is very happy that two members of the host Buxtehuder TC fought their way to the final. In the women’s singles, Stefanie Tillmann meets Celine Tormählen (TuS Finkenwerder) on Saturday, 10.30 a.m. At the same time, Michael Siewert (BTC) and Claus Ohl (Harburger TB) face off in the men’s 60 final.
Lots of positive feedback for the careful organization
“Thrilling games under floodlights until midnight and smiling faces the whole time on the packed visitors’ terrace – tennis heart, what more could you want”, says press officer Peter Schmidt. The organizers received a lot of positive feedback from the players for the smooth running of the tournament, reports Schmidt.
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There were a few small rain breaks to cope with. The club president Hartmut Hoops, Marianne Hecker-Kopatsch and Andreas Plötzky from the organization team are mainly responsible.
Updated: Fri 18/08/2023 at 04:30
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