A few hours after the coronation of TC Fontainebleau among the ladies, another promoted to Pro A, TC Boulogne-sur-Mer, won at the end of the suspense against CT Clermontois (4-2). This is the first title for a club with a very French accent.
Everything started rather well for the surprise guest of these finals on the men’s side. Coming from Pro B and qualified in the extremes for this last stage on the last day – to the detriment of Annecy-le-Vieux – TC Boulogne-sur-Mer took the lead 3-0 by winning the first three singles. “The scenario started off pretty well but we still went through three great tie-breaks for these three singles“, detailed Arnaud Freythe team captain. If they were then scared, his men finally won after two doubles with irresistible intrigue.
An incredible scenario
In the morning it is Arthur Bouquier who first took his team’s destiny into his own hands first. After mastering the first act against Pavel Kotov, he conceded the second set in the tie-break. Remobilized and pushed by a whole crowd who had made the trip, he managed to come back from a mini-break behind and play with the lines to win the super tie-break against the former 50th in the world (6/3, 7/6(4), 10-4).
Ensuite, Sascha Gueymard-Wayenburg had an almost identical match: after having pocketed the first set 7/5 while having broken at the best of times, he had to wait until the super tie-break to make the difference. If he was unable to realize his first opportunity at 9-8, he did not tremble in the second (7/5, 2/6, 11-9).
Then, it’s Titouan Droguet which allowed his team to advance to the last singles with a comfortable lead – still conceding a set (2/6, 7/6(5), 10-7)!
But if Boulogne des Hauts-de-France seemed to have taken a big step towards the title, they then conceded two consecutive points. During the last single, the best player of the Boulogne team, the Estonian Mark Lajal, was forced to give up at 5-0 against Kyrian Jacquet. Then CT Clermontois won the first doubles, with the pair Titouan Droguet / Sascha Gueymard-Wayenburg giving in to the super tie-break against Kyrian Jacquet and And Added. While the two teams took a series of mini-breaks, the Clermont players were the most pragmatic in the final sprint, realizing their first opportunity to conclude (5/7, 6/1, 10-6).
The second and final double, between Arthur Bouquier-Sadio Doumbia and the Austrian Lucas Miedler associated with the Dutchman Matwe Middlekoop gave the members of both teams a cold sweat. In a final match, closer than ever, everyone had a chance. Boulogne even had a first title ball at 7-6 in the tie-break of the second set – saved by an impeccable Middlekoop at the net. Finally, the protagonists took the match into a super unbreathable decisive game. After a farandole of mini-breaks obtained then erased on each side, everyone held their breath at 8 all: who was going to get this new match point? On a direct error from Clermont, it was Boulogne who scored the second of the match, transformed by a small volley from Arthur Bouquier which pushed the Clermontois to a mistake (7/6(3), 6/7(7), 10-8).
“It’s something crazy for meexplained Sascha Gueymard-Wayenburg, almost speechless to have celebrated so much with his family. First final and first victory! To have a team like that is incredible, we had three magical weeks. The “Interclubs” are always a great pleasure. It’s a period that I really like, we’re in teams, it’s rare and we’re having a lot of fun. We don’t play just for the group, but for the whole team and that’s always something extra.“A little extra which made the difference this Saturday at the end of the day and which allowed the second “novice” team of these French team championships to lift the trophy.
The victory of a whole team
This is one of the prides of this team, of its captain and its president: the title was won with a remodeled group. All the players were titled this Saturday at Grenoble Tennis Padel. Although they were not necessarily all present when they lifted the trophy, they all took part in the qualification in Boulogne-sur-Mer, like Térence Atmane, who competed in the first four days of competition.
“We have a boy like Titouan Droguet who returned from his vacation to complete the team because as you can see others have returned from injuries like Hugo Gaston or Arthur Cazauxdetailed the team captain, Arnaud Frey. But they were there! I didn’t ask them to come, but they did! It’s great and that’s what I told the young people when we were in Pro B a year ago: the objective through these interclubs was to create memories, and I think that today we have created some very beautiful ones..” As promised, as expected: he then opted for the same haircut as his president and one of his star players, Sadio Doumbia. On the court, he had his head shaved…
Another strong image of these “Interclubs” 2026 edition: the coronation of a family. The Boulonnais Titouan Droguet and the player from Fontainebleau, Aubane Droguethad the opportunity to encourage each other and celebrate their respective titles together. “It’s wonderful to be there and to find my sister, because we very rarely see each otherunderlined the quarter-finalist of the Umag tournament before adding: This club is a big family, we went through all the emotions. After the defeat in Annecy, we thought it was dead for the final, it came down to two points in the last meeting. Once again today, it doesn’t matter. It’s really incredible emotions, huge memories, we’re all a group of friends.” A group of friends who will be ready to put their title back on the line next season!
