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Irin Chung and Savita Sikkel won the girls U14 doubles championship after outlasting their opponents in a super tiebreaker as the 2021 Tan Siu Lin Foundation Junior Tennis Tournament concluded last weekend at the American Memorial Park tennis courts.<\/p>\n
Chung and Sikkel survived the super tiebreaker against Anna Jieun Kwon and Hoo Wang to win their finals match last Saturday in the girls U14 doubles division of the two-weekend tourney.<\/p>\n
The winning duo took an easy first set, 6-3 before losing the second, 5-7, leading to the super tiebreaker. Chung and Sikkel came out victorious, defeating their opponents 10-8.<\/p>\n
In the girls U18 doubles division, Serin Chung and Hye Jin Elliot eased past their foes, Sei Hong and Yebin Shin, with a 6-0, 6-0 victory during their match last weekend.<\/p>\n
Hannah Chae and Jeong Bin Park took a similar route against Stella Choi and Elizabeth Culp in the girls U12 division of the final\u2019s tournament, taking an easy 6-1, 6-0 victory last Sunday.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in the girls U12 singles division, Lina Tsukagoshi slipped past division No. 1, Hannah Chae, after an intense super tiebreaker.<\/p>\n
Tsukagoshi prevailed in the first set, 6-2, but came up short in the second, 4-6. She eventually edged out Chae in the super tiebreaker, 10-7.<\/p>\n
The crowned champion entered the finals after nipping Anne Lee in the semifinals, 6-4, 62. Prior to that, she advanced to the semis after getting a bye in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
The runner-up gained access to the finals after outplaying Jeong Bin Park in the semifinals. Chae lost the first set, 4-6, before evening the playing field in the second set, 6-2. Chae officially took the first seat in the finals after a super tiebreak that she won 10-5. Park, made it to the semis after an easy 6-2, 6-0 victory over Eun Ho Park.<\/p>\n
Jeong Bin Park and Lee battled it out for third place with Lee prevailing with a 6-2, 6-4 victory.<\/p>\n
Irin Chung also topped the girls U14 singles division after outlasting Hoo Wang in a super tiebreak.<\/p>\n
Chung lost the first set, 2-6, before gaining momentum in the second set, 6-3. She took the win in an intense super tie- breaker, 11-9.<\/p>\n
Chung gained the first finals seat after an easy 6-2, 6-3 semis victory against doubles partner Savita Sikkel who prevailed over Anne Lee with a 6-0,6-0 win in the quarter finals.<\/p>\n
Hoo Wang dominated the bottom half of the tournament after a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Anna Kwon who eased past Isa Nishitani in the quarterfinals, 6-1, 6-0.<\/p>\n
Sikkel placed third after beating Kwon, 6-4, 6-3.<\/p>\n
In the girls U18 singles division, Serin Chung swept all her matches in the round-robin tournament. She edged Hye Jin Elliot, 6-4, 6-3, before moving on to hammer Yebin Shin, 6-0, 6-0. Chung was named champion after defeating Sei Yul Hong, 6-0, 6-0.<\/p>\n
Elliot took second place with her only loss to Chung. She defeated Shin, 6-0, 6-0, and moved on to dominate her match against Hong, 6-1, 6-0.<\/p>\n
Hong landed third place after winning the match against Shin, 6-2, 6-2.<\/p>\n
The 2021 TSL CNMI Junior Tennis Tournament is being conducted with help from the Northern Mariana Islands Tennis Association.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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