< p>The Bulgarian under-18s lost dramatically with a 1:2 victory against Germany at the European Team Cup tournament in the Czech Republic, reported sportal.bg.
Georgi Georgiev and Viktor Kirov had two match points in the second set tiebreak in the deciding doubles match, but lost 6:4, 6:7(6), 4-10 to Barsukov and Marishko.
In the first singles match Viktor Kirov lost 6:67(, 6:4, 1:6 to Vincent Marishko.
Kirov dropped a set point in the first set, but managed to fight back and fight back to win the second set.
After that, Georgi Georgiev made a comeback and won 4:6, 7:6(, 6:0 Mika Petkovic.
The Bulgarian trailed 1:4 in the first set, but managed to equalize at 4:4. Georgi then had a break point, but was unable to close out the game. In the second part, Georgiev saved two match points and managed to win 7:6(.
In the third set, Georgiev showed a great level of tennis, such as physical and mental endurance, and deservedly won the match.
Thus Bulgaria will play against Estonia or Greece for distribution of places from fifth to eighth.
The juniors of Bulgaria under 18 are: Georgi Georgiev (TC "Haskovo 2015", town of Haskovo), Viktor Kirov (TC "Favorite", town of Pazardzhik) and Kaloyan Shikov (TC "DM Tennis", Stara Zagora) with coach Mihail Atanasov.