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Through To Tennis Semis
NICOSIA, 3 June 2009
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Liechtenstein tennis player Jirka Logaj made it through
to the XIII Games of the Small States of Europe
semifinals after eliminating Photos Kallias of Cyprus –
who was number four in the Games rankings going into the
match.
Logaj had shown his composure and with the least amount
of unforced errors made it past home favourite Kallias
6-3, 6-4.
The Liechtenstein player will now face competition
number one Jean-Rene Lisnard of Monaco who powered 2-0
(7-5, 6-3) past Iceland’s Arnar Sigurdsson.
In the women’s event, games number one Mandy Minella of
Luxembourg easily beat Malta’s Kimberley Cassar 6-0, 6-2
to also reach the last four. Also making it into the
next round was Claudine Schaul of Luxembourg and
Liechtenstein’s Kathrinka Von Deichmani. Schaul defeated
Louise-Alice Gambarini of Monaco 6-3, 6-3 whilst Von
Deichmani beat Malta’s Elaine Genovese 6-2, 6-4.
