At almost 22 years old, Maurice Erhart is on an upward curve. Since the resumption of competitions, he has indeed garnered 130 points to stand at 767e rang national.
Often placed during the National Criterium 2, he took another step and surprised his world by winning in the men’s table in Nevers very recently. “My table was more affordable than in the previous rounds,” admits the one who usually stopped at the quarter-final stage. Not this time since the Mulhousien went to the end, not without a bit of success.
“I saved eight match points in the final (against Hugo Dubreuil, Domats TT) to win 15-13 to 7the set, ”he smiles, still incredulous. “Led 6-10 to the beautiful, I continued to play without asking myself too many questions. “
And to think that the table tennis player from Baldersheim had lost a match in the pool, before finishing first thanks to a better set-average, of one unit. This 2e turn had to smile at him.
“Find yourself in N1 (at 3e tour from January 28 to 30), it’s incredible! », He rejoices. “It will be a total discovery, I will have nothing to lose. I still hope to glean one or the other success, and if possible get out of the pool. »In Ceyrat, he will find his ex-teammate Célian Besnier (Rouen), the Koehl brothers (TTHW) or his club mate, Elise Berthon.
If the individual season of Maurice Erhart has found its cruising speed, and even better, it is different in the team championship.
Personalized sessions
The MTT pennant team could not do anything to the strong competition from N2 and chained the setbacks, which relegate it to the lower level. “The level is too high for us, with opponents classified between the 100e and the 200e French place every weekend, ”he readily admits. “We will try to play the podium in the second phase. “
Maurice Erhart has despite everything played on this fierce adversity on seven occasions. How to explain its skyrocketing progression? “I benefit from a personalized follow-up with Vesko (Iliev), the trainer of the MTT. At the rate of three intensive sessions each week, progress was felt, especially on serve, on serve and backhand. “
Could his progress give him ideas for the second half of the season? “My goal is to reach the 500e French place and continue to please me. “
