Romei/Retornaz Reaches 2019 Italian Mixed Doubles Cup Quarters

Angela Romei/Joel Retornaz (Pinerolo, ITA) qualified for the 2019 Italian Mixed Doubles Cup playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 9-1 against Jenny Perret/Martin Rios (Bern, SUI). of the 2019 Italian Mixed Doubles Cup in Pinerolo, Italy;

Romei/Retornaz finished 4-1 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Romei/Retornaz defeated Switzerland's Daniela Rupp/Kevin Wunderlin 6-5, then won 10-2 against Eirin Mesloe/Willhelm Naess (Oslo, NOR) and 10-5 against Dace Regza/Ansis Regza (Riga, LAT). Romei/Retornaz went on to lose 9-3 against Italy's Veronica Zappone/Simone Gonin. Romei/Retornaz responded with a 8-2 win over Manon Humbert/David Baumgartner (Megeve, FRA) in their final qualifying round match.

Romei/Retornaz earned 16.302 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Italian Mixed Doubles Cup, remaining in 668th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 13.838 after improving upon their best so far this season. Romei/Retornaz ranks 32nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 38.476 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

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