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Emma Billon (0, TC Aix-les-Bains), seeded N.1, and Argentinian Joel Fausto Garagarza (0, TC Martres-Tolosane), seeded N.2, were titled last Saturday on the clay court of TC Muret.
“I like clay, I move pretty well on it. » Last Saturday, on the eve of the start of the Interclubs in Nationale 1, Emma Billon (0, TC Aix-les-Bains) did not miss the Muret tournament (4th stage of the Racquet Circuit “La Dépêche du Midi – BNP Paribas “). Seed N.1 and placed directly in the semi-finals, this student in Toulouse in Master’s degree in Health Biology was able to hold her place. “However, it had been a while since I had played on earth”, first recalled the one who remained, a week earlier, about a title at the US Colomiers Tennis (stage of the “31 Tennis Tour “).
If her entry into the running ended in three sets against Eva Forneiron (1/6, Stade Toulousain TC), the final was settled in two sets. “I lead 6-4, 5-2 with two match points. But I came out of it 7 games to 5. I was relieved to have avoided a decisive set,” underlined the 22-year-old young woman, winner of her singles match (at equal ranking), the next day in Interclubs… on clay.
“I plan to stay here for three months”
Less suspense, however, in the men’s final with the title going to Argentinian Joel Fausto Garagarza, ranked 0 and seeded N.2. “I arrived in France on Wednesday. In my first match, in the quarters at 2/6, I was down 5-1 in the final set, before winning 7 games to 5. In the half, on the other hand, at 3/6, I felt better and I only dropped three games. As for the final, in front of an opponent at 2/6, it was my best match of the tournament with again a success in two sets (6-1, 6-3),” summarized the player from Santa Fe.
The next day, like Emma Billon, Joel Fausto was entitled to the first day of Interclubs in Nationale 3 with his Martres-Tolosane team. Not only did he win his singles match and the doubles match, but the Martrais ended up with a success at home in front of TC Coupvray Chessy Val d’Europe (4-2). “This is the third time that I am playing for a club in the region after two years at Séméac. I plan to stay here for three months with the Interclubs and other individual tournaments on the menu,” concluded the Argentinian.
