Zuckerman defended his title last year after 4: 6 and 6: 7 over the Ram-Harel light • Brezniak first won the title after a 2: 6 and 6: 7 victory over Vladata Katich

• Daniel Zuckerman and Shelley Brezniak. Big winners of the week

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Daniel Zuckerman and Shelley Brezniak won the evening for the Israel Alumni Championship, which ended in Ra'anana. The 24-year-old Zuckerman won his second consecutive title, after winning last year's Or Ram-Harel, if it was his first appearance in the final. The Davis of Israel, currently attending USC and ranked first in the US college rankings.

Zuckerman said at the end: "I am very excited, had a hard game and had an amazing atmosphere. Well done to the light given by Fate crazy, I did not expect it to be so hard and intense, he played very aggressively and gave a show of life. I am now entering the college season and we have Davies meeting with Turkey and those are my main things at the moment. "

Ram-Harel, who is currently playing in the University League in England and is studying for a master's degree at Durham University in England, has won three times at the Israeli Youth Championship and will try to win his first adult degree next year. Ram-Harel: "I had a difficult year, with injuries, and I did not come with a lot of expectations for this week. Well done to Daniel, he played at a higher level than I do today and I wish him success later."

In the women's finals, 19-year-old Brezniak won the Israeli Championship for the seniors, following a 2: 6 and 6: 7 victory over Vlad Lada Katich (Akshibarova). Brezniak, who previously won the Israeli Youth Championship at the age of 16, prevented 30-year-old Katich from winning second after winning in 2017.

The winners and finalists. Alumni Championship ended in Raanana // Photo: Oded Karni

Rezniak: "I want to thank everyone who came to support me, I have come a long way this week. My biggest thank you is to my coach, Mickey Zergari, without whom I would not come here. I very much look forward to next year, to come with confidence as I was today, to succeed in the competitions Internationalism and advance in world rankings. "

Katich: "I want to thank everyone who came today and gave the finals a special atmosphere. I did not win the second time for the championship, but I will do everything to win next year. Well done to Shelley who gave her heart today and fought like crazy, she had a great day and all her respect."

Among the games was a tribute to Julia Glushko, who recently retired from tennis at the age of 29, when current and former Federation team players came specifically to honor her at the ceremony. A lifetime achievement award was also given to tennis judge, 78-year-old Stanley Sperber, the world's oldest active international judge holding a bronze badge. Scholarships were awarded to young tennis players and tennis players from the Wilson Israel Foundation and the National Cup final ceremony was held.