Alexandra Barmicheva wins junior tennis tournament in Istanbul

Tennis player from Uzbekistan Alexandra Barmicheva won the singles title at the International Tennis Federation J200 junior tournament in Istanbul, the national news agency UzA reported.

On the way to the title at the Dr. Cemil Tasçıoğlu Cup competitions, the athlete held a series of winning matches. In the quarterfinals, she defeated the first seed of the competition, Turkey's Ayse Bal (83rd racket of the ITF junior world ranking), with a score of 3:6, 6:3, 6:4.

In the semifinal match, Barmicheva defeated Laura Carvalho from Ireland with a score of 6:3, 6:3. In the final match, the Uzbekistan player defeated Russian Maria Shmeleva with a score of 6:4, 6:4.

Before the start of the tournament, Barmicheva was ranked 278th in the ITF junior world ranking. Winning the championship title brought the athlete 200 ranking points.