Kaja and colleagues to the Baltic on a new feat
Slovenian women’s tennis team will play in the cup next week Billie Jean King. A year and a half after the historic achievement in Seville or the ranking in the semi -finals of this competition will be in Lithuania in the first Euro -African group.
Slovenia will perform heavily impaired as they will be missing the best actresses, Veronika Erjavec and Tamara Zidanšekand there will also be a captain on the bench Andrei Kraševacwho, after a decade of running the national team, resigned in February.
His deputy Iztok Kukec will have available in Vilnius Kajo Juvan, Pio Lovrič, Ziva Falkner, Elo Nalo Milić and Alja Senica.
Slovenia will play with Lithuania and Serbia on Tuesday and Wednesday. In the case of first or second place on Saturday, April 12, a duel awaits it to advance to the higher rank of competition, and in the case of third place, the accounting for existence.
Possible matches of Slovenian women are national teams from Group D, which feature Austria, Latvia, Portugal and Croatia.
Kaja Juvan was delighted to return to the national team.
Iztok Kukec says that the national team is the promotion to playing for the World Group, which will feature four of the thirteen national teams from Lithuania. “We are aware that the task is not easy, but we believe that we have enough quality to fulfill our desires. It would certainly be easier if Tamara and Veronika were next to them, but at the same time I understand their decision, as we will play on a hard basis in Vilnius, and these two actresses have already fully devoted themselves to the sandy part of the season, « Kukec said.
Also, Kaja Juvan, who returns to a competitive drive after a one -year break, has set a goal for a return to the level where Slovenia played last seasons, but at the same time emphasized that she would also be happy with the existence.
Iztok Kukec has taken on the role of the VD of the Federal Captain, and will be selected after returning from Vilnius.
After appearing in Lithuania, the Tennis Association of Slovenia will choose a new captain of the women’s national team. Kaja Juvan said she had already talked to this topic with Tamara Zidanšek and Veronika Erjavec and that they all agree to be Blaž Kavčič The most appropriate solution. “He has already been with some national team campaigns and we respect him very much. At the same time, as a player, he was a sample example of a national team, who always, if he can, wear a Slovenian jersey. There is also good relationships with a tennis federation, so I believe we will be in the full match in the next games. It is also often in touch with my coach Niko RazboršekWhich is also an advantage for me, « said Juvanova.
