{"id":360219,"date":"2022-01-21T06:02:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T20:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=360219"},"modified":"2022-01-21T06:02:42","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T20:02:42","slug":"mother-son-pair-tops-mixed-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/mother-son-pair-tops-mixed-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother-son pair tops mixed open"},"content":{"rendered":"
David Kwon and his mother, Jessie Kim, pose for a photo at the American Memorial Park tennis courts a few days after winning the mixed doubles 5.0 of the 2022 SIS Student Council Tennis Tournament. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
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The mother-and-son pair of Jessie Kim and David Kwon made it a family affair by winning the mixed doubles 5.0 of the 2022 SIS Student Council Tennis Tournament last Sunday at the American Memorial Park tennis courts.<\/p>\n

Kim and Kwon, the No. 2 seeds, edged the unseeded pair of Sam Ryu and Rachel Shin, 7-6, 7-6, in the finals to win the premier division of the mixed doubles division.<\/p>\n

Mother and son advanced to the finals after subduing Julia Ishikawa and Kuu Nishimura via walker and got a bye in the first round.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very special for me playing that match with my mom,\u201d said Kwon.<\/p>\n

He said his mother also shared the same sentiment and is proud of what they were able to achieve in the tourney.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mom said it was a special experience for her and it\u2019s something that she may not experience again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ryu and Shin had the division\u2019s biggest upset when they shocked No. 1 seed Serin Chung and Matthew Berline in the semifinals, 4-2, 4-2. Before that they were involved in a protracted 5-3, 3-5, 10-3 win over Hye Jin Elliot and Steven Hong.<\/p>\n

In the U18 mixed doubles, Elliot won her second championship of the tournament after teaming up with Cody Shimizu. The No. 1 seeds beat Serin Chung and Simon Tang in the finals, 8-6.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy that we won. Cody\u2019s a good teammate and we have a good dynamic and teamwork going on,\u201d said Elliot, who also won the women\u2019s open after also turning back good friend Chung in the finals.<\/p>\n

Shimizu thanked Elliot for bringing the best out of him in the finals.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinning the U18 mixed doubles with Hye Jin was a great experience especially since we only had one match and we had to win it. Playing with Hye Jin was really fun and competitive she\u2019s a great doubles partner and very coordinated in the court,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The 2022 SIS Student Council Tennis was held as a fundraiser for Saipan International School\u2019s Student Council and is sanctioned by the Northern Mariana Islands Tennis Association.<\/p>\n

The sponsors of the event are the following: Mango Six Caf\u00e9, Sura Restaurant, Caf\u00e9 670, All Star Sporting Goods and Boarderline, Joeten Superstore, Plumeria Steakhouse, Java Joe\u2019s, Hyatt Regency Saipan, and Summer Snow Caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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