STA hosts Verizon tennis next month

Saipan Tennis Association will kick off the 3rd Annual Verizon Tennis Cup next month at the American Memorial Park tennis courts.

The tournament begins with men’s and women’s doubles play on Aug. 3 and it will last until Aug. 10. Singles and mixed doubles will then make their debuts on the second week, which will be from Aug. 11 to 20.

Men’s doubles will have five divisions—open, 4.5, 4.0, 3.0, and 2.0, while women’s play would be confined to open, 4.0, and 3.0 divisions only.

Up for grabs in the singles portion of the tournament are men’s and women’s open, men’s and women’s 4.0, men’s and women’s 3.0, and men’s 4.5. Three divisions will be available in mixed doubles: Open, 4.0, and 3.0.

The first matches of the day would start at 6pm on weekdays and a little earlier on the weekends.

Aside from Verizon Micronesia, PSG Professional Corp. has also agreed to come on board as a minor sponsor of the netfest.

Entry fee for the tournament is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Would-be participants who are not members of STA can avail of the one-year membership by paying $10.

Entry forms are available at the AMP clubhouse bulletin board and at the All-Star Sporting Goods located at the Hafadai Shopping Center in Garapan.

Deadline for submission of accomplished entry forms and entry fee is July 22 for participants of men’s and women’s doubles, while those thinking of playing in the singles and mixed doubles have until Aug. 5 to make up their minds.

Tournament draw is July 23 for men’s and women’s doubles, while the schedule of matches for singles and mixed doubles would be made available on Aug. 6.

The awards ceremony and end-of-tournament banquet would be held on the last day of the two-week event on Aug. 20 at the AMP grounds.

STA president Roy Pangelinan thanked Verizon for agreeing to sponsor the tournament for a third consecutive year. He also extended his warm appreciation to PSG Professional Corp. and its general manager Jess Panteleon.

For more information about the 3rd Annual Verizon Tennis Cup, contact Pangelinan at 287-7697, vice president-internal Nelia Luna at 288-5151 or 287-0859, vice president-external Ricky Castro at 484-2969, auditor Marlon Estigoy at 287-0895, and secretary Lenny Panteleon 285-9500. Those interested can also email at saipan_tennis@yahoo.com.