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The CNMI Boys 1 got off to a strong start in the U12 team event of the 2017 North Pacific Regional Championships after blanking the Federated States of Micronesia, 3-0, last Monday at the Rick Ninete Tennis Center in Hagatna, Guam.<\/p>\n
Anthony Gregoire handed the Commonwealth its first win in the pairing after downing Aniken Young Perman in the singles 2 game, 6-1, 6-2. Daniel Kang then sealed the victory later as he also took only two sets to beat Apis Israel, 6-0, 6-1. The CNMI bets completed the sweep when they dominated Israel and Perman in the lone doubles match, 6-1, 6-1.<\/p>\n
In other results, the CNMI Girls 2 nipped Guam, 2-1. Helen Kim won her singles 2 tiff against Jaylie Usita-Lee, 6-0, 6-2, but the Commonwealth team could not secure the early victory when Sydney Packbier defeated Anika Camacho in the singles 1, 6-4, 6-4. Camacho then fought back in the deciding doubles game as she and Kim outclassed Packbier and Usita-Lee, 6-3, 6-1.<\/p>\n
Other winners in Day 1 of the U12 team event were Palau Boys, Guam Boys 1, and Palau Girls. Palau Girls edged North Pacific Girls, 2-1, while Palau Boys and Guam Boys 1 swept Guam Boys 2 and CNMI Boys 2, respectively.<\/p>\n
Matches in the team event continued yesterday with CNMI Boys 1 and 2 on a collision course and CNMI Girls 1 playing its first game against North Pacific Girls. Jiwoong Kwon and Andrew Chung play for CNMI Boys 2, while CNMI Girls 1 has J.C. Ferrer and Hyejin Elliot. Results of neither pairing were unavailable at the tournament\u2019s website at press time.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Vincent Tudela, Ken Song, and Michael Ren are still perfect in the boys 16- and-under singles. Ren earned a 2-0 record in Day 1 after beating FSM\u2019s Andy Sipos in their afternoon match, 6-0, 6-1. Song and Tudela duplicated Ren\u2019s unbeaten marks after prevailing over FSM\u2019s Sarkau Weston Luckymiss, 6-1, 6-4, and Sterkis Abraham, 6-2, 6-3, respectively.<\/p>\n
Tudela went on to make it three in a row and earned a quarterfinal slot in the division after sweeping Guam\u2019s Kian Malakooti yesterday, 6-1, 6-1. Song also advanced to the playoffs following his 6-2, 6-4 triumph over Guam\u2019s James Hourican.<\/p>\n
In the girls 16-and-under singles, Malika Miyawaki and Grace Choi went 2-0 after dominating Guam\u2019s Elizabeth Su, 6-0, 6-0 and Joycelyn Tenai, 6-3, 6-2, respectively.<\/p>\n
In the boys 14-and-under singles, both Richard Steele and Sean Lee are unbeaten after two games. Steele won his opening match against FSM\u2019s Kiko Rush Apis last Monday, 6-2, 6-1, and then downed another FSM bet in Nolan Mamuhn yesterday, 6-2, 6-2. Steele was scheduled to play his third game yesterday afternoon in Tamuning, but results of his duel against Guam\u2019s Dakot Gibson were unavailable at press time.<\/p>\n
Lee also had his third game yesterday opposite Namuhn, while in an earlier match in Day 2, the CNMI player shut down Apis. The No. 1 seed Lee also needed only two sets to win his opening match over Gibson last Monday, 6-2, 6-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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