It’s been a fantastic first day of Racketlon at the SWT Austrian Open. British duo Patterson and Ranson claimed the women’s doubles title, beating top seeds Kaptein/Kilchenman 21-15 8-21 21-17 21-13 in a close match. Romy Nothegger and Clarissa Steiner finished third, winning their match against Nisreen Hamadeh and Marianna Palotainé Pozsár 21-10 21-12 21-5. This is a third SWT title for Holly and a first SWT title for Mollie, congrats!
The men’s doubles draw saw a few upsets. Patzelt and Prager defeated second seeds Pichler and Windbacher by +9 (21-5 15-21 12-21 21-13), before taking on Castel and Lenggenhager in the semi-finals. Castel/Lenggenhager proved to be the slightly stronger pair, taking the match +6 (10-21 21-4 21-14 9-16). Their opponents in the final were top seeds Böhm/Sam who got through their semi-final against Hörtinger/Weigl with some close games. The overall score was +16 (21-16 21-19 21-18 12-6).
They got the better of Lenggenhager/Castel in the final, taking the match +15 (16-21 21-13 21-15 13-7) to claim their first SWT title together.
The mixed final still has to be played, with Patterson/Lenggenhager taking on Cavé/Castel.
Women’s Doubles | Men’s Doubles | Mixed Doubles
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