{"id":226332,"date":"2016-04-26T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T20:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=226332"},"modified":"2016-04-26T06:00:47","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T20:00:47","slug":"ferrer-stuns-ranked-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/ferrer-stuns-ranked-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrer stuns ranked players"},"content":{"rendered":"
JC Ferrer poses for a photo after winning against Thaileena Raulerson in the girls U10 singles finals in the 2016 CNMI Junior Tennis Championships last Sunday at the American Memorial Park tennis courts. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

JC Ferrer pulled off two upsets in the 2016 CNMI Junior Tennis Championships to take her first U10 singles championship.<\/p>\n

Ferrer first stunned the top-ranked Anika Camacho in the semifinals, 7-5, and then downed the second-seeded Thaileena Raulerson in the finals, 6-3, to rule the five-player division. Ferrer, who finished third in her first two tournaments for 2015-2016 before ending her title drought in the last local competition this season, earlier dominated Helen Kim, 6-2, to set up a semis date against Camacho.<\/p>\n

Camacho, who topped the U10 singles in both the Tan Holdings and Coconut Classic tournaments, settled for the third place honors last week after defeating Yejin Son, 6-2.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, siblings Coume and Conatsu Kaga and Isabel Heras were the champions in the other girls singles events in the 2016 CNMI Junior Tennis Championships.<\/p>\n

Coume won the battle of the Top 2 seeds in the girls U14 finale after slipping past the No. 1 seed Maria Gregoire in three sets. The second-ranked Coume dropped the closely fought first set, 5-7, before sweeping the last two, 6-2, 6-3, to complete the come-from-behind victory.<\/p>\n

The younger Kaga made it to the finals after eliminating Erika Tuttle, 6-4, 7-6 (6), while Gregoire eased past Riko Ojima in the other semis pairing, 6-1, 6-2. Tuttle rounded out the Top 3 following a 6-0, 6-0 triumph over Ojima.<\/p>\n

In the girls U16 singles, there was also a collision between the Top 2-ranked players in the draw with Conatsu surprising the No.1 pick Asia Raulerson in the finals, 6-1, 6-2. Before her title win over Raulerson, Conatsu came from a three-set victory in the semis against Tuttle, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4. Raulerson, on the other hand, foiled a \u201csister act\u201d finale after ousting Coume in the other semis match, 7-5, 7-5. Tuttle went on to take her second third place medal in the tournament after beating Coume in the consolation game, 6-2, 6-2.<\/p>\n

In the girls U18 singles, Heras avoided the upset axe of Raulerson after prevailing in their three-set title match. Heras waltzed past Raulerson in the opening set, 6-2, but failed to finish off her much younger foe when the latter eked out a 7-5 win in the second. In the deciding third set, Heras came out on a mission, posting an emphatic 6-0 victory to clinch the division crown. <\/p>\n

Tania Tan joined Heras and Raulerson to the podium after dominating Mimi Sakano in the battle for third place, 6-1, 6-1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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