Injured Karner defended the indoor title: 6: 4, 6: 4 against Bokor. Now it’s off to Egypt. Patrick Ofner stumbled in the final.
Carinthia’s tennis aces ensured a glorious end to the indoor state championships at the Vienna Colony Club! Elena Karner (KLC) struggled to win the final (6: 4, 6: 4) over Veronika Bokor (Lower Austria) with severe back pain, repeated the gold A feat from the previous year. Karner after the final victory: “I am capable of suffering!” As in the semifinals against club colleague Nina Plihal (who won doubles and mixed gold), she played smart, went beyond her limits. “I am apparently very capable of suffering, I can put up with pain well,” says the 18-year-old, who takes off for the pyramids on Friday – in Cairo she is playing at an ITF tournament endowed with € 15,000. Then there will be two weeks of training camp on Tenerife with coach Günter Bresnik. Opener takes silver in the individual, and compatriot Patrick Ofner (KTV) came second in the men’s final. Against Lenny Hampel (W) it was no longer possible – 4: 6, 1: 6! “Pity. He was just better. But I am satisfied with silver and gold in doubles. “
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