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SIS tennis tourney returns
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The annual sports fundraiser for the Saipan International School’s student council is returning as the 2023 SIS Student Council Tennis Tournament will be served starting Jan. 14 at the American Memorial Park tennis court.
Junior netters will kick off hostilities with age group competition in the boys and girls 12, 14, and 16, mixed junior doubles in the 14 and 16, and mixed mini-tennis in the 10-and-under.
Adult tennis commences on Jan. 21 in the men’s and women’s singles 4.0 and open and mixed doubles 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0.
Deadline for junior entries was yesterday, Jan. 5, while those for adult entries have until Jan. 8. Cutoff is at 3pm with no exception with a maximum of two events per weekend.
Entry fee is $20 for singles, $15 for doubles (per person), and $10 for the mini-tennis.
For more information on the 2023 SIS Student Council Tennis Tournament, call or text Serin (670) 788-7400 or Jack (670) 989-0080.
The Northern Mariana Islands Tennis Association is coordinating the tourney.
Last year, Jimin Woo and Hye Jin Elliot topped the men’s and women’s division, respectively, of the 2022 edition of the SIS Student Council Tennis Tournament.
Woo beat No. 2 seed Moris Villanueva in the finals, 6-2, 6-1; while Elliot defeated schoolmate Serin Chung, 6-4, 5-7, 10-4, in the championship match.
