TanHoldings tennis tourney moved to Nov. 12

The return of the TanHoldings Tennis Classic will have to wait another two weeks after the 2021 edition of the event was postponed after the CNMI recorded its first local cases of COVID-19 in over 200 days.

Tournament coordinator Lydia Tan said the junior division of the tournament will now be from Nov. 12 to Nov. 15, while the adult division (18-and-over) will be held a week later from Nov. 19 to Nov. 21. The tournament will be played at the American Memorial Park tennis courts.

“Unfortunately, but for the safety of everyone especially the younger kids that have not gotten their vaccine yet we will have to postpone the start of the tournament. We just want to be extra cautious and safe,” she said.

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The TanHoldings Tennis Classic took a leave last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also skipped 2018 due to the destruction brought by Super Typhoon Yutu on island infrastructure that include the local tennis courts.

A total of six divisions are up for grabs in the youth competition. In the boys 18-and-under, Jimin Woo is the top seed with Andy Kim the No. 2 seed.

In the boys 16-and-under singles, the top seed is Cody Shimizu with Minseong Kim ranked No. 2. The boys 14-and-under have Henry Choi as the first seed with Nason Wessel the No. 2 seed. In the girls 14-and-under, Irin Chung and Hoo Wang are the Top 2 seeds.

In the boys 14-and-under doubles, Nason Wessel and Henry Choi are the No. 1 seeds with Henry Yeom and Ki Won Lee the second seeds. The boys 12-and-under singles have Yutaka Kadokura as the No. 1 seed and Eamon Tang the second seed.

Tan earlier said while she’s excited that the TanHoldings Tennis Classic will be held this year, the tournament is not completely back to normal as they are still missing off-island participants.

“All the off-island players cannot come and join for two years now. Last year was COVID-19and this year was because of five-days quarantine,” she said.

All matches in the TanHoldings Tennis Classic will have “with add” scoring with best-of-three sets and a third set super tie breaker (except for boys and girls U10). In addition, all consolation matches will be 8-point pro sets game.
For more information on the TanHoldings Tennis Classic, call 670-235-0561 ext. 117. To register, click on https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/user/login?-ReturnUrl=%2findividual-entry%2f9003BA82-262D-4696-A0CC-21583C13EC9A.