TTC 46 Weinheim: The last games of the first half of the season
Ladies against Böblingen at 12 noon
It’s high noon for the ladies on Sunday when they face their rivals from the Ländle, SV Böblingen, for points in the first Bundesliga. And points are a must, as the TTC 46 is currently in last place with 4:8.
The game in the Heisenberg-Halle starts at an unusual time, because the Weinheimers have to leave for Berlin immediately after the end of the game to play their match against ttc berlin eastside in the capital at an even more unusual time on Monday evening at 5:30 pm.
The team from Böblingen have a balanced record of 6:6 with two draws recently, and they also shared the points against Weinheim’s last opponent Berlin. The Swabians have an extremely strong front pairing in Qianhong Gotsch and Annett Kaufmann, who have a very good record in this round with 10:2 and 8:4 respectively. Weinheim’s players proved in the last round that they can also be beaten with a 6:3 win in Böblingen and a 6:2 win at home; neither Annett Kaufmann nor Bruna Takahashi were involved.
TTC 46 could perhaps do better in the back four. The Böblingen team has two somewhat less strong players in the form of Tsuki Yoshida and Alexandra Kaufmann.
TTC 46’s best line-up of Bruna Takahashi, Yuan Wan, Mateja Jeger and Sophia Klee will take to the court on Sunday, and with a little luck and the support of the crowd, the upward trend from the last match could continue. A close match is to be expected.
With a full team, including Daria Trigolos, the squad will then travel to Berlin to make up for the postponed match on November 26. The Berlin team had insisted on a postponement because their junior player Josephina Neumann had to attend an official tournament. Now, although she was only number 8 in the seeding list, she should be able to take part. Top players Nina Mittelham and Britt Eerland have only played once and three times respectively so far, meaning that the hosts’ line-up is still a bit of a grab bag. As a result, the capital’s march to a repeat title win is still somewhat stalled.
So the Weinheimers are not without a chance against the Berliners either
Ladies, 1st Bundesliga,
Sunday 17.12., 12:00 pm: TTC46 Weinheim – SV Böblingen
Monday 18.12., 17:30: ttc berlin eastside – TTC 46 Weinheim
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