The Women’s Match Racing fleet at the 42nd Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofia MAPFRE has now been reduced to the top eight teams. The morning saw the completion of the Repechage Group to see who would advance to the Quarter-Finals with the Gold Group. Anne-Claire Le Berre (FRA) and Stephanie Hazard (NZL) were 1-2 in the group with scores of 4 wins and one loss each.

Anna Tunnicliffe (USA) continued her unbeaten streak through the Gold Round Robin and won the Gold Group to earn the chance to sail against the second place team for the Repechage (Hazard) in the Quarter-Finals.

"We are very excited with how we are sailing. We have been working hard on the game and are trying to incorporate everything we have learned. The race committee are doing a great job with the races and the competition is great. Everyone is getting better and better every time we see each other, which makes the racing tight and fun." explained Anna Tunnicliffe (USA) after racing today.

The other pairings for the Quarter-Finals are Claire Leroy (FRA) vs. Anne-Claire Le Berre (FRA), Silja Lehtinen (FIN) vs. Silke Halbrock (GER), and Lucy Macgregor (GBR) vs. Sally Barkow (USA). Te first team in each pair to score 3 points will advance to the Semi-Finals.

After two flights of the Quarter-Finals, Tunnicliffe leads Hazard 2-0; Le Berre and Leroy are tied 1-1; Lehtinen leads Hahlbrock 2-0; and Macgregor and Barkow are tied 1-1.

Tomorrow will see the completion of the Quarter-Finals and the Semi-Finals.

Gold Group Round Robin Results: 1. Tunnicliffe-USA 5-0; 2. Leroy-FRA 4-1; 3. Lehtinen-FIN 3-2; 4. Macgregor-GBR 2-3; 5. Barkow-USA 1-4; 6. Hahlbrock-GER 0-5 (-0.5).

Repechage Group Round Robin Results: 1. LeBerre-FRA 4-1; 2. Hazard-NZL 4-1; 3. Skudina-RUS 2-3; 4. Souter-AUS 2-3; 5. Roca-ESP 2-3; 6. Groeneveld-NED 1-4.

Silver Group Round Robin Results: 1. Kjellberg-SWE 5-0; 2. Spithill-AUS 4-1; 3. Goncalves-POR 3-2; 4. Meldgaard-DEN 2-3; 5. Monina-ITA 1-4; 6. Abrahamsen-DEN 0-5.

Bronze Group Round Robin Results: 1. Echegoyen-ESP 5-0; 2. Bekkering-NED 4-1; 3. Kutovaya-RUS 2-3; 4. Wang-CHN 2-3; 5. Abbott-CAN 1-4; 6. Zimmermann-PER 1-4.

Quarter-Finals:
Tunnicliffe leads Hazard 2-0
Le Berre and Leroy are tied 1-1
Lehtinen leads Hahlbrock 2-0
Macgregor and Barkow are tied 1-1

Results (9th through 24th):
9 Ekaterina Skudina (RUS) , Elena Syuzeva , Irina Lotsmanova
10 Nicky Souter (AUS) , Nina Curtis , Olivia Price
11 Silvia Roca (ESP) , Eva González , Lara Cacabelos
12 Renee Groeneveld (NED) , Mandy Mulder , Merel Witteveen
13 Anna Kjellberg (SWE) , Malin Källström , Lotta Harrysson
14 Katie Spithill (AUS) , Jessica Eastwell , Lucinda Whitty
15 Rita Gonçalves (POR) , Mariana Lobato , Diana Neves
16 Lotte Meldgaard (DEN) , Rie Buchardt Christiansen , Susanne Boidin
17 Cristiana Monina (ITA) , Alessandra Petri , Myriam Cutolo
18 Trine Abrahamsen (DEN) , Trine Palludan , Ida Hartvig
19 Tamara Echegoyen (ESP) , Sofía Toro , Ángela Pumariega
20 Annemiek Bekkering (NED) , Mijke Lievens , Annemieke Bes
21 Ekaterina Kutovaya (RUS) , Vera Dubina , Alina Dotsenko
22 Ru Wang (CHN) , Ni Xiao Wen , Pan Ting Ting
23 Katie Abbott (CAN) , Joanne Prokop , Caroline Kaars Slipesteijn
24 Tania Zimmermann (PER) , Jimena Gaviño Barbieri , Nathalie Zimmermann

For an explanation of the Sailing World Cup Women’s Match Racing Format, please click here.

To view the complete Results from Stages 2,3,4, & 5, please click here.

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