{"id":404650,"date":"2024-01-22T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=404650"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Serin-Chung-claims-U18-girls-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Serin-Chung-claims-U18-girls-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Serin Chung claims U18 girls title"},"content":{"rendered":"

Serin Chung claimed the U18 girls title in the 2024 SIS Student Council Tennis Tournament that was held from last Friday to Sunday at the American Memorial Park tennis courts.<\/p>\n

It was originally scheduled for last Monday, but due to inclement weather, it was pushed to last Sunday, and thankfully the weather held up long enough to finish the finals.<\/p>\n

Chung defeated Hannah Chae, 6-0, 6-1, as the strong winds swirled around them. Chung was clearly more skilled, pushing Chae back with her much harder returns.<\/p>\n

Chae was also her worst enemy as she made a few mistakes in her serves that resulted in faults, and couldn\u2019t quite put the command on her returns as accurately as Chung did.<\/p>\n

The 17-year-old Chung went undefeated in the round-robin format as there were only three competitors in the division. Chae and Savita Sikkel went up first last Jan. 13, with Chae blanking Sikkel, 6-0, 6-0. Chung then discarded Sikkel, 6-2, 6-0, last Jan. 14 to meet up with Chae in the finals.<\/p>\n

Chung, a senior at Saipan International School and organizer of the tourney, said that in her finals match that she was \u201cfeeling a bit nervous, so I just kept on telling myself to relax and have fun. I always play my best when I\u2019m having fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along with playing in the tourney, Chung also coordinated the event and said, \u201cI always have a lot of fun playing in the SIS tournament. Although there are challenging aspects of running a tournament, it\u2019s always rewarding to see other people out there having fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

In other results, Scarlett Loken won the title in the U12 division, in a round-robin format with two other players.<\/p>\n

Loken defeated Olivia Zhang, 6-2, 6-2, then wrapped up the tourney with a win against Aileen Kim, 6-1, 6-0.<\/p>\n

No. 1 seed Lina Tsukagoshi won the U14 girls title after she bested No. 2 seed Amy Park, 6-2, 6-2.<\/p>\n

Rivals Hoo Wang and Anne Lee went at it for an exciting three-set match in the U16 finals, with the title going to Lee, 6-1, 4-6, 10-6.<\/p>\n

In the U12 boys finals that was rescheduled from last Jan. 15, No. 1 seed Cody Park defeated Minjoon Jeon, 6-7, 6-4, 10-8.<\/p>\n

For more information on the 2024 SIS Student Council Tennis Tournament, call (670) 788-7400 or (670) 989-0080.<\/p>\n

The Northern Mariana Islands Tennis Association coordinated the tourney.<\/p>\n

Results of the men\u2019s open division and mixed doubles will be posted in the next issues of Saipan Tribune.<\/p>\n

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Serin Chung returns a serve by Hannah Chae during their finals match in the U18 division of the 2024 SIS Student Council Tennis Tournament yesterday at the American Memorial Park tennis courts.<\/p>\n

-LEIGH GASES
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