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TENNIS EUROPE NEWS
Overseas Players of the Year
This title goes to the players from non-European nations
that have made the biggest splash on the Tour throughout
the year. Priska Madelyn Nugroho of Indonesia was the
standout performer amongst the girls, ending the season
in the 14 & under Top 10, and compiling an impressive 21-3
win/loss record in singles, winning Category 1 events in
Hasselt and Velp. Her doubles performance was even more
impressive, of which you can read more later...
Pedro Boscardin Dias of Brazil was the top performing
overseas boy, ending the season ranked as the #16 14 &
under player. His season included singles and doubles titles
at the Category 1 event in Velp, and a singles final in Paris.
Priska Madelyn Nugroho
Doubles Team of the Year
The undisputed doubles partnership of the year is Priska Madelyn Nughoho (IND) and her partner Alexandra
Eala  of the Philippines. The pair won five doubles titles (including an impressive four 14 & Under Category 1
events, and 1 16 & Under tournament) and went unbeaten in 21 matches throughout their entire summer tour
of Europe.
National Team of the Year
Spain – 14 & Under Boys / Ukraine – 14 & Under Girls
For the first time, two teams share the award. Both
teams won Tennis Europe Winter Cups by HEAD and
European Summer Cups titles, and both teams ended the
season with 27-6 win/loss records. It’s worth mentioning
that Daniel Rincon and Carlos Alcaraz Garfia competed at
both events for Spain, while  Lyubov Kostenko  and  Dasha
Lopatetskaya formed the backbone of the Ukrainian team.
They were joined by  Marc Othman Ktiri  and  Kateryna
Rublevska  at the Winter Cups, and by  Alejandro Correa
Linares  and  Anastasiya Soboleva  at the Summer Cups
respectively.
Spanish Team
In addition to the Players of the Year, the Mouratoglou
Tennis Academy is also extending one-week invitations to
the winners of the recent Tennis Europe Junior Masters.
In the case of 16 & Under champions Carole Monnet and
Nini Dica, this means a two-week stay at the pioneering
facilities, while 14 & Under champions  Diana Shnaider  of
Russia and Luca Nardi of Italy will also have the chance to
join them.
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