{"id":213743,"date":"2015-11-04T06:00:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T20:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=213743"},"modified":"2015-11-04T06:00:41","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T20:00:41","slug":"lee-stuns-seeded-foe-in-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/lee-stuns-seeded-foe-in-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee stuns seeded foe in Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"

The CNMI\u2019s Carol Lee pulled off an upset in the ongoing Singapore ITF Junior Championships 2015.<\/p>\n

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Carol Lee, seen here going for a return in a local tournament early this year, is in the quarterfinals of the Singapore ITF Junior Championships 2015.
(Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lee stunned third-ranked Shevita Aulana of Indonesia, 6-1, 6-4, in their second round matchup yesterday at the Kallang Tennis Centre in Stadium Road, Singapore to advance to the quarterfinals of the tournament that started last Monday.<\/p>\n

Lee, who made it to the second round after sweeping wild card entry Shi Yi Meg Ang of Singapore, 6-1, 6-0 in the opening day, is one of the only three unseeded players to barge into the Round of 8 of the ITF Junior event. She is joined in the quarterfinals by fellow unranked player and Indonesia\u2019s Samantha Nanere, who stunned No. 1 seed Arrum Damarsari, also of Indonesia, China\u2019s Zin Yu Wang, Indonesia\u2019s No. 4 Oxi Gravitas Putri, No. 8 Novela Millenia Putri, No. 7 Joleta Budiman, and No. 5 Fadona Kusumawati, and No. 2 Claudia Ng of Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

Lee will challenge Budiman in the quarterfinals today. Budiman marched into the Round of 8 after winning over Japan\u2019s Chisato Hayakawa, 6-3, 3-0 (retired) and against compatriot Faiza Munabari Saskia, 6-1, 6-0.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the CNMI junior player also saw action in the doubles event in Singapore, teaming up with the host\u2019s Charmaine Shi Yi Seah. The Lee-Seah pair went on to dominate Singapore\u2019s Ruhi Kamdar and Tessa Wong, 6-0, 6-0, in the opening round to advance to the quarterfinals against the second-ranked tandem of Aulana and Novela Putri. The Indonesian players gained a quarterfinals berth after downing the Philippines\u2019 Rafaella Villanueva and Malaysia\u2019s Linda Liong, 6-2, 6-0.<\/p>\n

The ITF Junior tournament in Singapore is a Grade 5 event that awards 30 ranking points to the singles champion, 20 to the runner-up, 15 to the semifinalists, 10 to the quarterfinalists, and 5 to the losers in the Round of 16. In the doubles, the ranking points at stake are as follows: 20 (champion), 15 (runner-up), 10 (semifinalists), and 5 (quarterfinalists).<\/p>\n

Lee, pending the final results of the Singapore competition, has 50 ranking points in singles and 15 in doubles and is the highest-ranked (No. 780) player in the Pacific Oceania.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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