{"id":362912,"date":"2022-02-24T06:04:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T20:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=362912"},"modified":"2022-02-24T06:04:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T20:04:38","slug":"ian-chae-repeats-in-boys-singles-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/ian-chae-repeats-in-boys-singles-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian Chae repeats in boys singles 12"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ian Chae in action against Jihun Park in the finals of the boys 12-and-under division of the 2022 White Coconut Tennis Classic last Monday at the American Memorial Park.(MARK RABAGO)
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Ian Chae continued his giant-killing ways by winning his second boys 12-and-under division in the 2022 White Coconut Tennis Classic last Monday at the American Memorial Park.<\/p>\n

The 11-year-old Saipan Community School student took on fellow unseeded player Jihun Park in the finals and prevailed in a score of 6-2, 6-2.<\/p>\n

In the semifinals, the sixth grader upset top seed Ryan Choi, 6-3, 6-2, to advance to the championship round. Park, meanwhile, punched his ticket to the finals after beating Matthew Hwang, 6-3, 6-2.<\/p>\n

Chae said he did OK in his championship match against Park in a short interview with Saipan Tribune.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did great on my serving. I did some drop shots but I made some errors. He was doing great,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He dedicated his win in the White Coconut Tennis Classic to his parents.<\/p>\n

Last month, Chae won the same age group in the 2022 SIS Student Council Tennis Tournament after defeating Eamon Tang, 6-1, 6-4, in the finals. Prior to that he vanquished top seed Choi, 6-2, 4-1, in their semis tiff.<\/p>\n

In the boys 16, top seed June Yu went a perfect 4-0 in round-robin play to take the division. He secured the championship after a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory over second seed Wataru Kadokura last Monday. <\/p>\n

Siwoo Lee topped the boys 14 age group after outplaying Nason Wessel in the finals, 6-3, 6-4, also last Monday. Lee got the better of Yutaka Kadokura in the semis, 6-3, 6-1, while Wessel advanced to the big game after a hard-earned 2-6, 6-4, 10-4 win over Henry Choi.<\/p>\n

In the boys 10 division, Cody Park was the last player standing after beating Michael Jeon, 6-3, in the championship round. Park advanced to the finals after eliminating Antonio Herras, 6-1. Jeon got his place in the finale after a walkover win over Daniel Kang.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, women\u2019s singles champion Hye Jin Elliot said her 6-2, 6-2 win over fellow Saipan International School student and good friend Serin Chung was just like a practice game.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince we played against each other a lot it\u2019s gotten to the point where our games are mostly for fun,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The 2021 White Coconut Tennis Classic is organized by the Northern Mariana Islands Tennis Association.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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