This year’s singles event includes boys and girls 18-and-under, 15U, 12U, and 10U divisions. In the doubles category are boys and girls 18U and 12U. The tournament, which starts on April 15, will also feature a mini-tennis event. Games will last up to April 24. Entry fees are $10 per player in the singles division and $10 per doubles team.
Participants are encouraged not to register at the last minute. Entries may be submitted via email to [email protected] or an event official. Headquarters for the championships will be located at American Memorial Park.
“This is the last event of the ranking year 2010-2011, and this tournament is worth one and a half times the number of points of the other events,” said Jeff Race in an email to Marianas Variety.
“Our national junior team to travel to Guam and compete in the North Pacific Qualifying event will be chosen immediately after. The Oceania Tennis Federation has invited three boys and three girls to compete in the 18U and four of each in the 15U and 12U events in the NPQ. More spaces could possibly be available if Guam does not fill their allocations. Financial assistance will be made available to those who qualify for the NPQ.”
Entry forms for the CNMI Junior Tennis Championships may be picked up at AMP or Pacific Islands Club. Players are limited to only one doubles and one singles event.
Daniel Park is again this year’s junior tournament director.
As of March 16 in the Northern Marianas Islands Tennis Association’s 2010-2011 Junior Rankings, Rafael Jones leads the boys 18U division with 3,500 points – 1,000 of which came from the recent White Coconut Classic. Second-ranked Daniel Park has 2,150 points, followed by Christian Miller (1,750) and Clay McCullough-Stearns (1,500).
Theecel and Thea Minor dominate the girls 18U category with 3,000 points each. Amy Arenovski comes next at 1,600, trailed by Jodel Fernandez (1,350).
Below are the top three players from each available division.
Boys 15U: Jake Lee (2,250), Christian Miller (2,000), and Amami Sakano (1,400).
Girls 15U: Mikayla Lopez (2,750), Negahr Rastguiy (1,600), and Melody Johnson (1,500).
Boys 12U: Moris Villanueva (3,000), Colin Ramsey (2,550), and Michael Ren (1,250).
Girls 12U: Carol Lee (3,000), Emily Jones (2,850), and Tammy Ackerman (2,500).
Boys 10U: Luther Lizama (1,750), Clayton Izuka (1,050), and Michael Ren (1,000).
Girls 10U: Julia Ishikawa (1,500), Tania Tan (1,500), and Tiffany Madlambayan (1,000).
