By James Sablan
[email protected]
Variety News Staff
THE NMI Junior Tennis National Team members are among the best in the Pacific. Their strong performances over the past year have earned 18 players the opportunity to compete in the International Tennis Federation’s North Pacific Regional Championships as members of the NMI National Junior Team.
The competition will take place Feb. 2–7 on Guam, featuring boys’ and girls’ divisions in the 16U, 14U, and 12U age groups. NMI will compete against players from Guam, Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Nauru.
The NMI junior national players are:
B12
Isaiah Arriola-Mook
Tim Watson
Gabriel Walsh
G12
Fiona Yu
Aileen Kim
Harper Loken
B14
Daniel Kang
Matt Zhu
Jinho “Cody” Park
Seungwoo Lee
G14
Youngwoo “Stella” Choi
Emma Lang
Selina Chi
Scarlett Loken
B16
Jeongwoo “Ryan” Choi
G16
Anne Lee
Vivian Chung
Jenna Pascual
Coaches: Jeff Race, Moris Villanueva
James Sablan has been a sports reporter for Variety since 2013. He was a liberal arts student of Northern Marianas College and covers all local sports.
