15 November 2025
Our Senior National Women's Team Defeated 2-1 by Belgium
On the second day of the Billie Jean King Cup Play-Offs matches held at Tennis Club Ismaning in Munich, Germany, between November 14-16, 2025, our Senior National Women's Team faced Belgium. The Crescent-Stars were defeated 2-1 by Belgium.
Competing in the Billie Jean King Cup Play-Offs group for
the first time, our nationals had started the group by defeating the host
Germany 2-1 in their first match.
In the first match of the Belgium series on the second day,
Ms. Ayla Aksu faced Ms. Sofia Costoulas. Defeating Ms. Sofia Costoulas, ranked
149th, 6-3, 6-1, world number 403 Ms. Ayla Aksu put Türkiye ahead 1-0 in the
series.
In the second match of the series, Ms. Zeynep Sönmez and Ms.
Hanne Vandewinkel took the court. Ms. Zeynep Sönmez lost to Ms. Hanne
Vandewinkel 6-4, 6-4, and the score in the series became 1-1.
In the series that went to a deciding match, the pair of Ms.
Ayla Aksu/Ms. İpek Öz was defeated by the duo of Ms. Sofia Costoulas/Ms. Magali
Kempen 4-6, 7-6, 7-6 in a battle lasting 1 hour and 41 minutes, and Belgium won
the series 2-1.
As a result of the Germany-Belgium match to be held on
Sunday, November 16, the team advancing to the Qualifiers from Group F, which
includes our nationals, will be determined.
15 November 2025
