Clara Elkind takes J200 doubles title in Bolivia; Foz do Iguacu sets semi-finals
Clara Elkind won the J200 doubles title in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, on Friday alongside Paraguay's Catalina Schaerer, coming from a set down to beat Flavia Souza and Maria Laura Sejas 4/6, 6/1, 12-10 in the match tie-break. It is her third junior doubles trophy. In Foz do Iguacu, the J30 event set its semi-final line-ups.
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Santa Cruz de la Sierra — A passagem de Clara Elkind pelo saibro boliviano terminou com troféu. Nesta sexta-feira, a carioca de 17 anos faturou o título de duplas do J200 em Santa Cruz de la Sierra, ao lado da paraguaia Catalina Schaerer.
A decisão começou com a dupla adversária levando a primeira parcial por 4/6, mas Elkind e Schaerer viraram com 6/1 e fecharam no desempate, 12-10, diante de Flavia Souza e da boliviana Maria Laura Sejas.
É o terceiro troféu de duplas da carreira dela no circuito mundial juvenil e o segundo em 2026. O J100 de Luque, no Paraguai, havia sido o outro, em parceria com a gaúcha Ana Cruz; a jovem aparece como 267ª do ranking.
Na mesma sexta-feira, o mato-grossense Livas Damazio parou na semifinal de simples. Ele tem 16 anos, é o 96º do ranking e caiu por duplo 6/3 diante do argentino Tomas Re, 107º colocado.
Já em Foz do Iguaçu, o Cataratas Juniors Cup, torneio de nível J30, fechou a lista de semifinalistas no saibro do Citi Tênis.
No masculino, Lucas Pontes, principal favorito da chave, encara Davi Campos; o cabeça 2 Davi Sousa duela com Paulo Dias. Thomas Amaral pega o argentino Simon Escudero, e Thiago Veronezi terá pela frente Tiziano Gomez, também argentino.
Na chave feminina, Paola Polese enfrenta a italiana Giulia Margotti. Yasmin Montiero mede forças com Maria Luiza Gonzalez, Mariana Paiva encara Martina Passold, e Luiza Viesi terá Bianca Bronholo do outro lado da quadra.
Nos dois torneios, portanto, a sexta-feira serviu para definir: troféu em solo boliviano e semifinais fechadas no Paraná.
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