UKPF Joins International Federation
12 May 2008: We were officially accepted as members of the F.I.P. (Federacion Internacional de Padel).
Calgary 2008, World Padel Championships
12 May 2008: Later the same day we were invited by Bill Stamile to enter Men’s & Women’s Teams into the 2008 World Padel Championships in Calgary from 23 to 30 August 2008.
The Padel Federation (United Kingdom) ‘s team, From left to right:
Front Row: Nicola Fairbrother, Maria Heppell, Emily Heppell, Camilla Tom, Liz Wilson & Karen Dunroe.
Back Row: Tim Edwards, Albert Sheriff, Alvaro Villacorta, Stefan King, Javier Yelo, Brian Thompson, James Asensio Mathews, Sacha Ruiz-Dickson, Frazer Wright & Brian Hill.
The Padel Federation (United Kingdom) ‘s team at the opening ceremony
24 August 2008: UKPF recorded its first ever International victory, when Maria Del Carmen Marin Heppell & Liz Anne Wilson defeated the Portuguese pairing of Marta Lampreia & Ana Rita Ascenso 0-6, 6-1, 6-4 in a team match, which the UKPF lost 2-1. Later the same day, the UKPF Men’s Team recorded its first ever team victory, by beating Belgium 2-1. Fraser Wright & James Asensio Mathews beat Cedric Eggerickx 6-1, 6-1; Sacha Ruiz Dickson & Stefan King lost to Nicolas Sinia & Phillipe Werts 3-6, 1-6 & Brian Hill & Albert Sheriff beat Alexandre Pavy & Bruno Alvarez 6-2, 6-0.
25 August 2008: UKPF recorded it’s first ever open draw victory when Maria Heppell & Karen Dunroe beat the Canadian pairing of Hutchinson & McNamara 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 in the first round.
UKPFs Karen Dunroe & Maria Heppell
with Canada’s Hutchinson & McNamara
29 August 2008: UKPF Women’s Team recorded its first ever international team victory by beating the USA 3-0; Liz Wilson & Camilla Tom beat Mia Sierra & Sabina Turner 7-5, 7-5; Karen Dunroe & Maria Heppell beat Andrea Sierra 6-0, 6-2 and Emily Heppell & Nicola Fairbrother beat Jessica Braverman 6-0, 6-2.
At the conclusion of the Championships Brian Thompson, President of UKPF said “I look upon the 7 match wins in our first International Championship to be very creditable and I was encouraged that some players were significantly improving as we progressed in the tournament.”
Brian Thompson with players Albert Sheriff on the left and Brian Hill on the right.
Click on the following links to take you to the Men’s & Women’s Team & Open results:Women’s Team Result; Men’s Team Result; Women’s Open Results; Men’s Open Results.
Winners of the Womens Open Championships, Calgary, Canada
Maria Wakonigg & Ana Fernandez de Osso, winners of the Womens Open
with a 6:3, 6:3 victory over Eva Gayoso and Patricia Llaguno
Winners of the Mens Open Championships, Calgary, Canada
The Spanish winners of the Men’s Open competition Juan Jose Mieres and David Losada
who won the final 6:4, 3:6, 6:2 over Brazil’s Gervasio Del Bono and Julio Julianoti
