The 1st CNMI Tennis open tournament finally closes it’s curtain with lots of good matches during the final day.<\/p>\n
It was an astounding match last weekend when the final singles matches event held at PIC and at the American Memorial Park Tennis courts.<\/p>\n
“It was the game of the day” said Manny Jaraplasan, former Filata president, as he watched the men’s open championship last Sunday between Todd Montgomery and Toby Evans of PIC.<\/p>\n
An exchange of solid ground strokes and overhead smashes were seen from the first set until the final round of the game that made every point a really interesting one to see.<\/p>\n
The men’s open match ended with 6-1\/6-3 straight set score by Todd Montgomery against Toby Evans of PIC.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in the women’s open, Kana Aikawa made a surprisingly comeback when she lost the first set, 4-6, to Wendy Herring and retaliate with a fast play on the succeeding sets with a 6-1, 6-1 score.<\/p>\n
Don Dunlop and Yoko Kobayashi defeated husband and wife Dino and Letty Jones in the mixed open.<\/p>\n
In the men’s 2.0, Romy Sotto defeated Perlas Ham, 6-4\/6-2, while a 7-5\/6-2 for the men’s 3.0 won by Bong Rulona against Didith Julve of Saipan.<\/p>\n
Other highlights were the men’s 4.0 singles where Lope Padilla pounded Andrew Math with a 6-3\/6-2 score, and a 6-0\/6-2 straight set won by Susan Tuano against the newcomer Kathy Pagapular.<\/p>\n
This year’s major Filata event was sponsored by Jollibee, Earnst & Young, Coca-Cola Beverage Co. (Micronesia), Inc., Saipan Cellular & Paging and Pacific Islands Club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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