Aged 8 to 18 years old, from the whole department, they fought on Thursday and this Saturday, to obtain their qualifying ticket for the regional phase planned in Dinard, from May 7 to 10, before the national phase, for the best, in Roland-Garros. Among all these seeds of champions, two young people emerge. Both of them, both aged 10, they are among the young resident shoots of the CFE (Federal Training Center) a structure that only welcomes three young Bretons. Plérinais Louis Leboucher started tennis at four years old and he trains five times a week. “I do a little swimming, I hope to go to nationals next year.”
“I dream of one day winning the US Open or Indian Wells”
Ilan Mgar, Lannionnais held his first racket at the age of two and a half. All his family practices the little yellow ball at a good level. And with twelve hours per week of training, the Lanionnais is not lacking in ambition. “I dream of one day winning the US Open or Indian Wells”. Partners in training, but adversaries during the final of the day it was Ilan Mgar who took the best, this Saturday.
Qualified for regional
Girls: Chloë Leboucher, Maëline Evon (9 years), Maëwenn Ferron and Zoé Gaudin (9 years); Ines Hair (11-12 years); Elea Floch, Zia Schoch, Naïa Carre (13-14 years); Lilou Le Gaouyat (15-16 years); Justine Le Jalu (17-18)
Garçons : Victor Thomas (7-8 years); Noah The Gauyat, Com Tontotti (9 years); Ilan Mgar, Louis Leboucher, Adame Chari (10 years); Arthur Leblanc (11-12 years); Leo Agnithey, Elouan Touzé (13-14 years); Matheo Poulen (15-16 years); Ylohan Couvelard (17-18).