National 1: Draw worthy of victory for Volant des Domes Clermont in Val-d’Oise

Although diminished by the absence of captain and best player Thomas Morey (22nd France in singles), the Volunt des Domes flag team started the National 1 Championship on a positive note on Saturday 21 September in Val Oise.

Last season, Clermontois, who were third in this division 1 against Union Sport Eysanville Equine, managed to snatch the points (4-4) at the end of the last game.

With the same composition as last season, but without Morey, the Auvergne team was not too far from the base for the first National 1 meeting.

However, the VDD batsmen did not give up despite a difficult start, where they were defeated by the pair Lalaina Ramana-Rahari and Maxson Bulidon and the doubles by the women’s duo Juliette Bastide-Charlene Vanhool.

Trailing 2-0, the Auvergne team recovered in the singles, first with the victory of Noemi Polbot, in women’s singles 2, then with Charlene Vanhool, N°1 Clermontoise (19th France), facing Maude Lefort, recently seen at the Paris Paralympic Games, and Mathieu Perrin in men’s singles 1 .

Back at 3-3, Rémi Poulbot was reasonably beaten by multiple English champion Jonny Torjuson, but VDD made up for this loss in the decisive mixed doubles.

And 2 combined and lost in two sets, the duo of Mathieu Perrin and Juliette Bastide won in two sets and gave the Clermont team a draw (4-4).

A deserved win for VDD given the quality of the opposition and lack of great substance.

The first successful test in the N1 for the Puydoois badists, they must confirm, at Guichen, 5th in the group last season.

This N1 Day 2 meeting will take place at the Raymond-Perrier Gymnasium, Clermont, on Saturday October 5, before 4:30 p.m. Before 1 p.m., meeting in group 2. With Tours (B) in National 3.