Thea Minor will have a busy month ahead as the CNMI junior netter will compete in New Caledonia after her stint in the 2008 Pacific Oceania Junior Championships.<\/p>\n
In an email from Dan O\u2019Connell, the International Tennis Federation official confirmed that Minor has indeed been invited to play in two tournaments in Noumea.<\/p>\n
\u201cThea is part of a six-player team that will participate against the better juniors in New Caledonia and then attend a one week camp directed by Gerard Winter, one of the very best coaches in the region,\u201d he said in a recent email to the Saipan Tribune.<\/p>\n
Minor\u2019s mother, Joy, said her daughter welcomes the opportunity to travel to the French territory and gain more experience playing against New Caledonia\u2019s top junior players.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy daughter is really happy with the invitation to go to New Caledonia. It was really an unexpected invitation from Dan and is another opportunity for Thea to travel and gain more experience, learning and playing with good players from New Caledonia,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Joy Minor also thanked Grace Christian Academy for allowing her daughter to pursue her tennis dream. <\/p>\n
\u201cIn spite of this opportunity, we\u2019re not allowing Thea to sacrifice her studies. That\u2019s why were are very thankful for GCA for the support and understanding that they have given her, specially GCA principal Faith Dela Rosa and her teachers.\u201d <\/p>\n
Thea Minor and four other CNMI top junior players\u2014Mayuko Arriola, Rafael Jones, Christian Miller, and Dina Jones\u2014left for Fiji last night where they will join Ji Hoon Heo to spearhead the CNMI and North Pacific campaign in the POJC, which will run from Aug. 11 to 16 at the Robin Mitchell Regional Training Centre in Lautoka, Fiji.<\/p>\n
Accompanying the group to Fiji is CNMI National Tennis coach and former Pacific Oceania Davis Cup captain Jeff Race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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