KIT Tennis Team Beats Heidelberg at DHM Preliminary Round
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All players had to cope with very changeable conditions and show what they can do. From sun or cloudy, to rain, everything was there.
Punctually at 1 p.m., all six pairings took to the courts of the KIT and played themselves in. However, after a short warm-up time, the matches had to be interrupted due to rain. Fortunately, all the matches could be continued after a few minutes without further interruption.
Hannes Abt, playing at position one, had a great start and won the first set 6:1. After that he had some problems and had to give away the second set 6:1, but then he found back to his usual solid play and won the third set 6:1.
Michel Abt played at position two. After a tight and tough first set which Michel won 6:4, his opponent's resistance was a bit broken and Michel won the second set 6:2.
Fabian Vierlinger, playing at position three, had the most curious match. He started very aggressively and won the first set 6:0. After that, the match took a turn and Fabian had to admit defeat in the end with 6:0, 3:6 and 1:6.
Simon Kühbauch played at the fourth position. He had a very close and exhausting match with some long rallies. Both players played good tennis and Simon finally got the upper hand with 7:5 and 7:5.
On position five Anna-Benita Fuchs played a very strong match against a very good opponent. With her aggressive baseline play she won in two sets 6:4 and 6:2.
Ann-Kathrin Pfeifer played at position six. After a nervous start, she also played very solid, controlled tennis and won 6:4 and 6:2.
All matches against the guests from Heidelberg were not a foregone conclusion and were hard-fought. In the end, the victory for KIT was already certain after the singles and they could rightly be happy about their entry into the next round.