Pinheiros Junior Tennis Team Gains Pro Experience at Santos Brazil M25 Event

Junior players from Esporte Clube Pinheiros competed in the Santos Brazil Tennis Classic WT M25 tournament on the club's clay courts. Head coach Eduardo Echer said, “Nossos juvenis tiveram a oportunidade de disputar um torneio profissional nas quadras do nosso clube e vão levar para a sequência da vida deles no tênis daqui para frente. A experiência que adquiram foi de grande valia, inclusive para o Brasileiro no fim do mês.”

The participants—João Machado, Felipe Mifano Pinto, Tomás Macedo, Francisco D´Amorim and Henrique Nogueira—played both singles and doubles. The pair Nogueira/Macedo was eliminated in the first round of the doubles draw, while the others also faced experienced international opponents. The event serves as preparation for the upcoming Brazilian Junior Championships scheduled for 26 May in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais.