At Bibbiena back in Serie B2

Arezzo, June 23, 2025 – AT Bibbiena returns to B2 by beating Circolo tennis La Vela di Messina yesterday. The Bibbiena club beat the Sicilians 4 to 3 yesterday, after an endless play-off doubles that ended in the super tie-break of the third set with a score of 12 to 10 in favor of the local team, captained by Maestro Catalin Iftimie.

After the 3-match draw obtained last week in Sicily, yesterday the return match of the play-off final to access the B2 national team championship was held. The day did not start in the best way, due to the ankle injury of the Roman Alessandro Cortegiani, which forced him to retire and was unable to play the following doubles matches.

The score was re-established by the Ligurian Davide Borzonasca who imposed himself on his opponent with a clear 6-0- 6-4. Matches n° 3 and 4 ended with the defeat of the young Luigi Volpi and with the overwhelming victory of the Polish Wojciek Marek playing for AT Bibbiena, who closed his match in two sets to zero 6-3 6-3.

The afternoon opened with two doubles matches that ended with a win each. With the score tied at 3-3, the final play-off match of the doubles was played, which required at least one youth player on the court for both teams. Bibbiena fielded Marek and Volpi while Messina Bombara, Varselona. After a battle that lasted almost two hours, Bibbiena won 12-10 in the super tie-break of the third set, canceling 3 match points at 6-9.

Francesca Nassini, Sports Councilor, commented on this victory and the return to B2 as follows: "A huge satisfaction and a lot of joy for the entire community, for those who love sport and for those who believe in its aggregating and educational value. I believe that the Bibbiena club is demonstrating a great desire to succeed, it is working hard to grow new talent and to take care of the younger generations. I thank the company and all those who work every day to make our territory grow also from this point of view".

The President of AT Bibbiena Emanuele Zoccola Savoretti comments on this result: "After having failed last year, yesterday we managed to climb back up to Serie B, an expected result for which we worked hard and which is not a given for a small club like ours. It is a feat in the true sense of the word, because when you compete with city clubs there is always an obvious imbalance of power.

We have worked hard to make a competitive team, even looking outside. There have been great investments and a great desire to succeed. Today we are enjoying a victory and setting new strategies”.