Italian championships, Di Meo and Brzan give Norbello gold in the doubles third category

The first day of the Italian table tennis championship ended on Saturday with a gold medal. And Norbello is celebrating . Anna Brzan and Marialucia Di Meo won the Italian third category doubles title . And it was a success that came shortly after Francesca Seu del Muravera 's bronze in the mixed doubles match with Francesco Trevisan .

In the setting of the PalaPirastu , in Cagliari , venue of the event with the PalaConi , the Norbello athletes beat the young Terni Margherita Cerritelli and Irene Moretti in three sets . Brzan and Di Meo were protagonists with the "yellow" Norbello in the victory of group D of the A2 championship. Having exploited the " bye " of the first round, the journey began with the victory in four sets against Turganti and Marinelli . Another challenging obstacle was the couple Francesca Seu and Cecilia Cicuttini (Castelgoffredo), beaten in comeback in the fifth set . For Di Meo it was a revenge , shortly before in the mixed doubles paired with Novi, she had been eliminated by Seu herself. Against Magnaghi and Mescieri another battle in the semifinal, victory in three sets but two to the advantage. And finally, the last victory and the highest step of the podium.

In the quarterfinals, Rossana Ferciug of Quattro Mori also stopped walking, paired with Ecaterina Mardari , who plays in TT Vasto . No titles are awarded today. The qualifying rounds for the final draws of the third category men's and women's singles are scheduled. Francesca Seu , Serena Anedda and Sara Congiu from Muravera qualified, as well as the newly titled doubles Di Meo and Brzan from Norbello. The finals are scheduled for tomorrow.