{"id":371056,"date":"2022-06-23T06:01:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T20:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=371056"},"modified":"2022-06-23T06:01:13","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T20:01:13","slug":"cnmi-netters-advance-to-semis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/cnmi-netters-advance-to-semis\/","title":{"rendered":"CNMI netters advance to semis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2022
Logan Mister dives for the ball while Andrew Johnson looks on in a previous beach volleyball game in the Northern Marianas Pacific Games 2022 on the sand courts of Crowne Plaza. (KEN CAMACHO\/NMPMG)
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Top seeds Colin Sinclair and Robbie Schorr and the women\u2019s No. 4 of Isabel Herras and Asia Raulerson advanced to the semis of the tennis doubles event of the Northern Marianas Pacific Games 2022 yesterday at the American Memorial Park tennis courts.<\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s singles, Sinclair also advanced to the Final Four after beating Fiji\u2019s Sebastian Tikara, 6-1, 6-1. He will take on Tahiti\u2019s Gillian Osmont who turned back Victor Lopes of New Caledonia, 6-3, 7-5.<\/p>\n

Schorr wasn\u2019t as fortunate though as he lost to No. 2 seed Matthew Stubbings, 5-7, 2-6. The PNG Davis Cup player will square off against Fiji\u2019s William O\u2019Connell in the semis after O\u2019Connell ousted Vanuatu\u2019s Clement Mainguy, 6-2, 6-2. <\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s singles, it will be an Apisah family affair as Papua New Guinea\u2019s Abigal Tere-Apisah will take on niece Patricia in the upper half of the semifinals. Tere-Apisah advanced after a 6-1, 6-2 win over Vanuatu\u2019s Lorraine Banimataku, while Patricia was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Solomon Islands\u2019 Zorika Dalice Morgan. <\/p>\n

The other half of the women\u2019s draw saw Violet Apisah book a semifinals seat after beating Samoa\u2019s Eleanor Schuster, 6-2, 6-1. Her opponent will be Fiji\u2019s Saoirse Breen who took out Herras, 6-0, 6-2.<\/p>\n

In women\u2019s doubles, Herras and Raulerson punched a semis ticket after triumphing over Schuster and Mahinarangi Warren, 6-0, 6-3. They will take on Breen and Ruby Coffin in the next round. The Apisah cousins are in the upper half of the draw and will play Tonga\u2019s Ana Taminika and Ela Vakaukamea for a chance to go to the finals.<\/p>\n

CNMI tennis national coach Jeff Race likes his players\u2019 chances for medaling in the next couple of days.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that we are in a good position to win some more medals. I think we have a good chance to get a medal in men\u2019s singles, men\u2019s doubles, women\u2019s doubles, and mixed doubles.\u201d<\/p>\n

CNMI men 4-0 in
\nbeach v-ball<\/strong>
\nLogan Mister and Andrew Johnson won their fourth straight game when they defeated Charles Zecharian Tarimel and Taro Texxon of Palau, 21-16, 21-9, last Tuesday night on the sand courts of Crowne Plaza.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Palau team is very strong, especially on their defensive end. We really respect their effort and attitude on the court as well. It was the first night game under the lights for us, but it went well. We were really looking for the win so that we\u2019d come out first in our pool and get a straight seat in the quarter finals. We also want to give a huge thanks to the crowd for supporting and for firing us up,\u201d said Johnson.<\/p>\n

Mister said Tarimel and Texxon gave them a challenge especially early on.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were very crafty. We needed to be ready for everything. We played well but also hope to play with less errors in future matches. It was also great to have so many come out and support us. Happy to bring home a victory in front of the home crowd,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Kathy Winkfield and Charnessa Lizama faced off against Fiafialoto Tekela and Pressence Gladys of Wallis & Futuna yesterday and lost a tight one, 18-21, 19-21.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were a very strong team. We were both neck-and-neck and both testing each other and just trying to stay strong. We played well, a little minor mistakes but we gave our best, trying to stay focused but we are happy with the way we played, and even though we lost, we lost strong,\u201d said Winkfield.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were good, they really brought their game and they fight hard and one thing about this game was that it also brought us the fire to kind of fight for the point and that was good. I felt the game was really intense but it was really good learning experience for me and my partner,\u201d added Lizama.<\/p>\n

Tahiti wins gold in badminton mixed event <\/strong>
\nIn badminton, Tahiti won the gold medal of the mixed team event after topping the round-robin tournament at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium. <\/p>\n

Tahiti coach Leo Cucuel said it\u2019s the former French colony\u2019s first ever gold medal in the sport of badminton, which came at the expense of New Caledonia. Both teams were 4-0 before their matchup yesterday. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are really proud because it\u2019s the first time we won gold in the Pacific Games. We are really proud and the players did their job well\u2026.[the players] should enjoy the moment and I\u2019m very proud of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kylium Scilloux feels fulfilled winning the gold medal for Tahiti. <\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very happy and I played really well today so I\u2019m happy about today,\u201d said the 23-year-old.<\/p>\n

Team NMI, meanwhile, finished fourth, one notch better than their performance in the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa. The team won two of its last three games via 5-0 sweeps.<\/p>\n

Castagne,
\nReid-Amaru lead golf<\/strong>
\nNew Caledonia\u2019s Guillame Castagne and Tahiti\u2019s Flavia Reid-Amaru are atop the leaderboard in their respective men\u2019s and women\u2019s events in golf at the Coral Ocean Resort golf course. Castagne has a two-round total of 143, only a birdie up on Guam\u2019s Ivan Sablan and Samoa\u2019s Lio Vui. Reid-Amaru has shot a 153\u2014ahead of New Caledonia\u2019s Mohea Mansbendel and Ines Levelua-Tufele who are at 154 and 155, respectively. (With reports from Angel Li and Chrystal Marino)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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