Ruse with first world champions and vice-champions in beach tennis
Thursday, 03 July 2025
For the first time in its sports history, Ruse has world beach tennis champions in men's doubles (Yordan Angelov and Lachezar Koev), world vice-champions in mixed doubles (Kalina Popova and Yordan Angelov) and world vice-champions in women's doubles (Kalina Popova and Nevena Tsvenova). The titles were won at the IFBT Beach Tennis World Championships - World Beach Tennis Championship 2025, which was held in Rimini, Italy, under the auspices of the International Beach Tennis Federation. Ruse residents won 5 medals - Kalina Popova has 2 silver, Yordan Angelov - 1 gold and 1 silver, Lachezar Koev - 1 gold medal.
The Bulgarian Beach Tennis Association (BAPT) presented itself with 7 competitors, four of whom are from Ruse - Kalina Popova, Dayana Alexandrova, Yordan Angelov and Lachezar Koev.
At the national team level, the competitors from BAPT (the three from Ruse – Kalina Popova, Yordan Angelov, Lachezar Koev, and the competitor from Asenovgrad Nevena Tsvenova) played the ¼ final phase with Italy, unfortunately losing with a total score of 1 to 2 sets. In the first match, the women's pair was very close to defeating the outplayed Italians. In the second match, the men's pair deservedly defeated the classy pair from Italy. In the third match, our mixed pair (all from Ruse) lost and remained one step away from a medal. Thus, Italy became the world champion in the national team category.
The competitors have ahead of them the 2025 IFBT Beach Tennis European Championships - European Beach Tennis Championships 2025 under the auspices of the International Beach Tennis Federation, which will be held from September 10 to 16 in the city of Muravera in Sardinia, Italy.
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