N3. Badminton. Saint-Brieuc – Brest: 4-4
The Briochins were content with a draw (4-4) against the Manchots de la Rade on Saturday. “As on the first day against Saint-Jacques, we don’t win, but we don’t lose,” slips Pierre Guinebault who was, like the rest of the public, behind Matthieu Trividic during the last meeting of the evening. By winning, the latter made it possible to pocket the fourth point, which means a draw.
“We’re going to find our bearings”
The Briochins had to make do with the absences of Maëlys Lemarchand (ill) and Shirine Zidhane (injured). This allowed Maria-Emma Mitchell to enter without the confines of the Valley Room, without complexes. With the help of translation from Carla Gibbs, D3 player at Saint-Brieuc, the young Briton expressed her pleasure at being here. “I was welcomed by the members of the club in Saint-Malo on Saturday morning. I didn’t have time to train with my partners,” says the woman who is playing for the first time in a foreign club. “I was entered in doubles and mixed. I lost both matches (17-21, 19-21 in doubles against Marie Farallec and Alice Wattebled; 18-21, 15-21 in mixed against Gurvan Le Scan and Alice Wattebled). But with a little training together, I think we will find our bearings.”
Maria Mitchell, born to an English father and a French mother, signed up for one year with Saint-Brieuc. She will travel every day of the championship. “Before coming to Saint-Brieuc, I did several Opens including the one in Bordeaux,” she explains. In N3, it’s her first experience, she comes from Hampshire.
Lily Gautier and Marco Marie, who were her partners in women’s doubles and mixed doubles, unanimously believe in the potential of the 14-year-old girl who started bad at 8 years old.
2023-11-07 07:30:01
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