Smrikva Bowl - Press Release

SMRIKVA BOWL - PRESS RELEASE

13th SMRIKVA BOWL

7th “Little Mo”/SMRIKVA BOWL

PULA, CROATIA 25 th JUNE - 29 th JUNE 2008

13th Smrikva Bowl – tennis tournament for boys and girls under 10 - gathered over 100 boys and girls from 24 countries and 5 continents. It was another successful annual.

The proof of the Smrikva Bowl importance is given by the names of the winners:

· Vilim Visak (Cro) Natali Zuliani (Cro) 1996

· Željko Perić (Cro) Ivana Lisjak (Cro) 1997

· Filip Kovačić (Cro) Mateja Horvat (Cro) 1998

· Borko Mudronja (Cro) Astrid Besser (I) 1999

· Adelchi Virgili (I) Tereza Mrdeža (Cro) 2000

· Marin Draganja (Cro) Petra Martić (Cro) 2001

· Javier Marti (ESP) Martina Caregaro (I) 2002

· Dominic Thiem (A) Jennifer Ren (UK) 2003

· Ivan Levar (Cro) Saska Gavrilovska (SRB) 2004

· Matteo Donati (I) Saska Gavrilovska (SRB) 2005

· Gianluigi Quinzi (I) Eleonor Dean (UK) 2006

· Sacha Merzetti (I) Virgina Pena (ESP) 2007

· Luka Panic (SUI) Katarina Jokic (BiH) 2008

Luka Panic won boys finals and Katarina Jokic the girls finals. The winners won mountain bikes sponsored by Royal Boats, 7 week stage at Patrick Mouratoglou Academy in Paris and Wilson’s sponsorship contract.

On 29th of June 2008, the selected Smrikva Bowl players – Luka Panic (Sui), Mihnea (Rom), Katarina Jokic (BiH), Maia Lumsden (Sco) - played the 7th «Little Mo» / Smrikva Bowl in Smrikve Tennis Club in Pula, Croatia. Justin Lee, William Blumberg, Ingrid Neel and Paulina Ferrari have been selected by MCB foundation to represent the United States.

Smrikva Bowl team won the 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl by counting the difference in sets with the result of 9:8. The result counting matches won was equal - 4:4.

The Smrikve Tennis Club and the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation have created «Little Mo» / Smrikva Bowl, the first-ever international competition between the United States and Europe for boys and girls 10 & under. Today Smrikva Bowl gathers top players from all around the World.

13th SMRIKVA BOWL RESULTS

Boys:

Finals: Luka Panic (Sui) – Mihnea Turcu (Rom) (6:3 1:6 6:2);

Semifinals: Luka Panic (Sui) – Grega Kokalj (Slo) (9 : 5);

Mihnea Turcu (Rom) – Andrea Guerrieri (I) (9 : 2);

Quarterfinals: Luka Panic (Sui) – Karlo Boljat (Cro) (9 : 6);

Grega Kokalj (Slo) – Matija Selak (Cro) (9 : 2);

Mihnea Turcu (Rom) – Charles Broom (Eng) (9 : 4);

Andrea Guerrieri (I) – Alexei Popyrin (Aus) (9 : 4).

Girls:

Finals: Katarina Jokic (BiH) – Maia Lumsden (Sco) (6 : 2 6 : 0);

Semifinals: Katarina Jokic (BiH) – Estela Perez Somarriba (Esp) (9 : 1); Maia Lumsden (Sco) – Viktoria Kuzmova (Slk) (9 : 4);

Quarterfinals: Katarina Jokic (BiH) – Marija Curnic (Cro) (9 : 2); Estela Perez Somarriba (Esp)– Iulia Maria Ivascu (Rom) (9:3); Maia Lumsden (Sco) – Petra Granic (Cro) (9 : 4); Viktoria Kuzmova (Svk) – Ena Delibegovic (BiH) (9 : 6).

7. “Little Mo”/SMRIKVA BOWL RESULTS

«Little Mo» SMRIKVA BOWL

Ingrid Neel (USA) – Katarina Jokic (BiH) (6:3 6:4)

Paulina Ferrari (USA) – Maia Lumsden (Sco) (1:6 0:6)

Justin Lee (USA) – Luka Panic (Sui) (6:4 6:0)

William Blumberg (USA) – Mihnea Turcu (Rom) (3:6 6:3 12:10)

Ingrid Neel (USA) – Maia Lumsden (Sco) (3:6 5:7)

Paulina Ferrari (USA) – Katarina Jokic (BiH) (2:6 0:6)

Justin Lee (USA) – Mihnea Turcu (Rom) (6:1 6:0)

William Blumberg (USA) – Luka Panic (Sui) (1:6 3:6)

FINAL RESULTS (matches count) 4 - 4

FINAL RESULTS (set count) 8 - 9

Thanks to:

Smrikva Bowl Sponsors

Smrikva Bowl Staff

Honorary Smrikva Bowl Members!