The forecasts backed by the ranking points were fulfilled, and the best Spanish couple, Liliana Fernández and Paula Soria, will play this Sunday (12:50) the final of the VW Beach Pro Tour Future at the Puerta de Hierro Sports Park in Madrid, against the Ukrainians Lanina and Lazarenko.
Lili and Paula defeated in the semifinals the Dutch Bekhuis and Poiesz, who had avoided the Spanish semifinal by beating in the quarterfinals Ana Vergara and Sofia Izuzquiza. Lili and Paula defeated their rivals after a great first set in which they overcame the Central European success from the beginning to put the direct towards a clear victory by 21-13/21-11. For Paula Soria it is her third consecutive final in Madrid. “I started in 2021 with Belén Carro, the second was with Sofía and the third with Lili. I hope to revalidate the title and if not, enjoy. Because it’s what we’ve been doing since we started competing, I think, it’s the best way we have to play. And when things go well, you can see that we are enjoying ourselves, smiling” pointed out the woman from Alicante..
Ukrainians Lanina and Lazarenko needed the third to overcome Swiss duo Bossart and Zobrist, repeating their group stage win. The Helvetians, coming from the previous rounds, surprised their rivals with a great first set won 16-21. The Ukrainians calmed down their game to put themselves on the road to victory by dominating the second set 21-15. The tiebreak maintained the winning dynamics of Lanina and Lazarenko who got a minimal advantage that they would consolidate to seal the pass to the final on Sunday.