{"id":304569,"date":"2019-07-25T06:06:05","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T20:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=304569"},"modified":"2019-07-25T06:06:05","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T20:06:05","slug":"time-to-test-jr-tennis-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/time-to-test-jr-tennis-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to test jr. tennis players"},"content":{"rendered":"
Anthony Gregoire will be playing his first game in the boys U14 singles event in the 2019 Pacific Oceania Junior Championships today in Lautoka, Fiji. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s now the CNMI National Junior Tennis Team\u2019s turn to hit the court and make the Commonwealth proud, as games in the 2019 Pacific Oceania Junior Championships kick off today in Lautoka, Fiji.<\/p>\n

Juncheol Hwang, Daniel Kang, David Kwon, Anthony Gregoire, Helen Kim, Hyejin Elliot, Serin Chung, Jimin Woo, Sean Lee, Sam Ryu, and Maria Gregoire will be the CNMI\u2019s representatives to the POJC\u2014another regional competition that opens than a week after the XVI Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa. Jeff Race, who guided the CNMI to a four-medal (three golds and one silver) haul in the Pacific Games, will also coach the junior players in the POJC.<\/p>\n

Woo and Ryu will start the Commonwealth\u2019s bid in the tournament, as they see action in the boys U16 singles event\u2019s first set of matches. Ryu will duel the Federated State of Micronesia\u2019s Deavyn Etscheit in the 9am (7am Saipan time) Group A match on Court 6 of the International Tennis Federation\u2019s Regional Training Centre, while on Court 4, Woo will take on Fiji\u2019s Daniel Kumar for the Group D game. Tahiti\u2019s Vaitea Molinier and the Norfolk Island\u2019s Sam Cribb complete Group D, while Vanuatu\u2019s Clement Mainguy and Tahiti\u2019s Mohearii will join Ryu and Etscheit in Group A of the pool play.<\/p>\n

Lee is also playing in the boys U16 singles and is on Group B with Samoa\u2019s Philip Warren, Tahiti\u2019s Manovai Elit, and Kiribati\u2019s Torua Boari. He will challenge Warren on Court 6 after Ryu and Etscheit\u2019s tiff. <\/p>\n

Maria Gregoire will have her first match, too on Court 6, as she faces the Solomon Islands\u2019 Prudence Bird in the Group A pairing in the girls U16 singles. Samoa\u2019s Eleanor Schuster is the other player in Group A, while Group B has Fiji\u2019s Saoirse Breen, FSM\u2019s Ridianne Wol[hagen, and the Norfolk Islands\u2019 Hannah Wright. Samoa\u2019s Penina Kamu, Tahiti\u2019s Chrissy Vonge, and Vanuatu\u2019s Joanita Takatavety are in Group C, while the Solomon Islands\u2019 Zorika Morgan, FSM\u2019s Anne Skilling, and Tahiti\u2019s Celine Snogan make up Group D.<\/p>\n

In the girls U14 singles, Elliot will square off against Fiji\u2019s Fazneen Fareen in Group A, which also has Tahiti\u2019s Vaiani Dusserre-Valleaux. Kim is in Group C and will debut against Samoa\u2019s Roselyn Tupuola, while the other pairing in the pool will have the Cook Islands\u2019 Te Akaiti Toa taking on Kiribati\u2019s Ereto Tabekatarawa. In Group D, Chung will collide with Fiji\u2019s Charlotte Nicolaus, while the Cook Islands\u2019 Moana Une will meet FSM\u2019s Leilah Etscheit.<\/p>\n

In the boys U14 singles, Anthony Gregoire\u2019s first match in Group A is against Tahiti\u2019s Noah Chin, while Group C\u2019s Kwon and Group D\u2019s Kang are battling FSM\u2019s Jones George and Vanuatu\u2019s Noah Molbaleh, respectively.<\/p>\n

Players in the U14 and U16 singes will battle in pool play to determine the playoff qualifiers, while U12 bets will compete in the team event.<\/p>\n

Hwang is the CNMI\u2019s lone player in the U12 age group and will team up with the representatives of Tuvalu, as they duel Guam in the opening game today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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