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Sister act in girls U12 finale
Coume Kaga returns to Riko Ojima during their semis game in the girls U12 singles division of the 2014 Tan Holdings Tennis Classic last Saturday at the Fiesta Resort & Spa Saipan tennis courts last Saturday. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)
The all-Kaga finale was arranged after Conatsu and Coume won their Friday and Saturday matches. Conatsu was at the top half of the draw, seeded first in the nine-team field, and disposed off Erika Tuttle, 6-3, 6-0, to march into the semis against Maria Gregoire. Tuttle forced a quarterfinals date with Conatsu after a 6-0, 7-5 victory over Hye Jin Elliot, while Gregoire made it to the semis after a straight set win over Susan Sablan, 6-2, 7-5. In the semis, Conatsu eased past Gregoire, 6-1, 6-1, to set up a finals date with her sister, who eliminated Tiara Imai, 6-3, 6-2, to move into the semis against Riko Oijima. Ojima recorded the lone three-set win in the draw with her 4-6, 6-3, 10-5 triumph over Ellie Epley, but the former was eventually booted out of the tournament after Conatsu prevailed in their semis match last Saturday at Fiesta Court 1, 6-3, 6-1.
Ojima settled for the battle for third place with Gregoire, who completed the Top 3 after an 8-2 win over the former yesterday at Kanoa Resort Court 1. Tuttle and Sablan won the other consolation games against Epley, 8-3, and Imai, 9-7.
Meanwhile, Tania Tan notched the girls U14 crown that slipped away from her hands last year after a 6-1, 6-3 win over Malika Miyawaki in yesterday’s finale at Fiesta Court 2.
Tan, who bowed to Julia Ishikawa in the 2013 title match, 2-6, 1-6, advanced to the finals anew after eliminating Coume Kaga, 6-2, 6-0, and Mimi Sakano, 6-1, 6-2, in the upper half of the draw. In the lower half, Miyawaki booted out Asia Raulerson, 6-1, 6-0, and Ami Tsukagoshi, 6-3, 6-3.
Tsukagoshi rounded out the Top 3 after downing Sakano in the third place match, 8-4, while Conatu Kaga finished fifth with her 8-3 victory over Grace Choi. Tsukagoshi made it to the semis after a 6-1, 6-0 triumph over Conatu Kaga, while Sakano bagged a Final Four berth following a 6-1, 6-1 win against Choi.
Meanwhile, results in the boys singles and girls and boys doubles will be reported later this week
