Pavan/Humana-Paredes Oust Alves/Seixas In Convincing Win
Canadian’s Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes oust 2015 champion Barbara Seixas and Fernanda Alves in a dominant two-set showing.
Men’s Lucky Losers Conclude With Four Teams Moving To Round Of 32
The men’s Lucky Losers portion of the 2017 Vienna Beach World Championships has concluded, with four teams advancing to the Round of 32 in a do or die scenario.
Four Top 12 Teams Ousted in Women’s Round of 32
Czechs Barbora Hermannova and Marketa Slukova took out No. 3 seed Agatha/Duda of Brazil. Three American teams and three Brazilian duos advanced to the Round of 16.
All-Austrian Lucky Loser Match Goes To Seidl/Winter In Straight Sets
There was an Austrian showdown in the Lucky Losers portion of the 2017 Vienna Beach World Championships with Robin Seidl/Tobias Winter overcoming Thomas Kunert/Christoph Dressler 2-0, (25-23, 22-20).
Twenty-Eight Round of 32 Spots Decided (Standings)
Mexico’s Juan Virgen and Lombardo Ontiveros were of the last four team’s into the Round of 32 without having to play through the Lucky Loser’s matches. The pair beat Brazil’s Evandro/Andre in pool play.
Round of 32 Decided; Top Seed Filho/Saymon Fall on Day 6
The upset of the tournament thus far came in Wednesday’s Pool A finale as top seeded Alvaro Filho and Saymon Barbosa were edged by Cuba’s Sergio Gonzalez and Nivaldo Diaz in three sets.
Cerutti/Schmidt Dominate Pool E, Not Dropping A Set
The reigning 2016 Olympic and 2015 World Champions, Alison Cerutti/Bruno Schmidt proved why they have been a dominant team on the World Tour with a straight set win over Chileans Marco Grimalt/Esteban Grimalt 2-0, (21-14, 21-13).
American’s Doherty/Hyden Secure Round Of 32 Spot With Sweep
USA’s Ryan Doherty and John Hyden were in danger of the Lucky Losers round of the competition, had they lost their match to the Guatemalans, but they were able to roll straight through Andy Leonardo and Luis Garcia 2-0, (21-7, 21-11).
USA’s Dalhausser/Lucena Take Pool C With Straight Set Victory
USA’s Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena roll through Poland’s Mariusz Prudel and Kacper Kujawiak in straight sets to take Pool C 2-0, (21-12, 21-19).
Cuba’s Nivaldo/Gonzalez Upset #1 Seeded Filho/Saymon To Win Pool A
Cubans Nivaldo Diaz and Sergio Gonzalez top Pool A with an upset win over #1 seeded Alvaro Filho and Saymon Barbosa 2-1, (17-21, 21-15, 15-10).
