{"id":405090,"date":"2024-02-20T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=405090"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"CNMI-makes-debut-in-Jr-Davis-Cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/CNMI-makes-debut-in-Jr-Davis-Cup\/","title":{"rendered":"CNMI makes debut in Jr. Davis Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

The CNMI will make its much-anticipated debut in the Junior Davis Cup this week when it battles Lebanon and Turkmenistan in Group C in Colombo, Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

Coach Colin Ramsey is joined in the South Asian nation by junior netters La Hunn Lam, Nason Wessel, and June Yu.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an exciting prospect for future tennis development in the NMI. This is the first time for us to see how we stack up against the entire Asia\/Pacific region. I hope we will be able to show why we deserve to compete at some of the largest stages in junior tennis. We have a great chance to do well in the tournament,\u201d said Ramsey.<\/p>\n

It also helps that the CNMI\u2019s campaign in its very first Junior Davis Cup rests in the capable hands of Lam, Wessel, and Yu\u2014all former Pacific Oceania Junior Championship winners.<\/p>\n

In Colombo, Lam will assume the CNMI\u2019s No. 1 position, Wessel the No. 2 spot, and Yu will be third in the pecking order.<\/p>\n

\u201cJune and Nason have never played on clay court before so it will be a challenge for them to adapt. LaHunn is a clay court veteran and is giving some tips, however. Unseeded in the tournament, our boys will have to get through the third seeded Lebanon team and an unseeded Turkmenistan team in order to advance to the quarterfinals. Whatever the result, I\u2019m sure we will leave our mark here in Sri Lanka,\u201d said Ramsey.<\/p>\n

All three junior netters are hyped to represent the CNMI in another off-island tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am grateful and honored to represent the CNMI in its first Junior Davis Cup. It will be a great experience for me with my teammates and coach Colin Ramsey. Me and my teammates will do our best to win more matches to make the CNMI proud. We got this!\u201d said Lam.<\/p>\n

Yu and Wessel basically echoed what Lam said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel excited to play my matches with my teammates and my expectations is to play my best,\u201d said Yu.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy thoughts are the same as in any other off-island competition\u2014represent the CNMI as best I can and try to beat every single country as best I can,\u201d said Wessel.<\/p>\n

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From left, CNMI Junior Davis Cup coach Colin Ramsey and players Nason Wessel, La Hunn Lam, and June Yu pose with the CNMI flag in Colombo, Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n

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