The Colombian Juan Benitez served for the Steyrers for the first time. The 26-year-old immediately became a crowd favorite. He fought a gripping duel with the Austrian Davis Cup player Alexander Erler with spectacular rallies and finally won 6:4, 7:6. Former state champion David Pichler was unable to use his 5-2 lead in the first set against top Hungarian player Attila Balasz, who only lost to world-class player Marin Cilic in the main competition at the French Open on Monday, and lost 5-7 in an equally high-class duel , 5:7.
Because debutant Yannick Schneider also lost against ex-Davis Cup player Andreas Haider-Maurer, Martin Schneiderbauer in his Bundesliga farewell game against Thomas Statzberger, Philip Bachmaier against the Hungarian Maroszan and also broke Simon Traxler’s nine-game winning streak Match decided for Mauthausen after the singles. However, the Steyrers showed morale. The two doubles Pichler/Benitez and Traxler/Schneider celebrated convincing victories and thus secured their team a point in the table.
Today, Saturday, UTC meets Wiener AC at home. The winner has the best chance of qualifying for the Final 4. Game starts at 11 a.m.
Source: Nachrichten
