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Woo stands out for Pacific Oceania
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Posted on Dec 12 2018
Jimin Woo is competing for Pacific Oceania in the 2018 14U Australian Teams Championships/Sproule Stephens Cup in Victoria. (Contributed Photo)
The CNMI’s Jimin Woo won three of his first four three matches in the ranking round of the 2018 12U and 14U Australian Teams Championships/Sproule Stephens Cup.
Woo had a pair of singles win for Pacific Oceania and also prevailed in his lone doubles match in the ranking games for the boys U14 age group. The Commonwealth junior player had his fourth match last Monday at the Melbourne Park in Victoria and swept Tasmania’s Marcus Nield, 6-3, 6-4, to help Pacific Oceania to a 2-0 victory. Tahiti’s Manovai Elie handed Pacific Oceania the other triumph after downing Ben Fergusson in the second singles play, 6-3, 6-1.
The shutout win over Tasmania made up for Pacific Oceania’s 0-2 loss to New Zealand the same day. Woo was beaten by Thomas Dai in the first singles match, 6-2, 6-2, while Diego Quispe-Kim defeated Tahiti’s Meheannu Larson, 6-1, 6-1.
Earlier last Sunday, Woo and company swept Australian Capital Territory, 3-0. Woo drew first blood for Pacific Oceania after dominating Daniel McDonald, 6-2, 6-2, while Elie secured the win after outlasting Connor Watts in the other singles play, 3-6, 6-2, 10-8. In the doubles, Woo teamed up with Larson and they topped the Australian Capital Territory pair, 6-1, 6-4.
Before playing in the ranking round, Woo and his Pacific Oceania teammates were in Group C of the pool play and avoided a shutout when they edged Tasmania last Saturday, 2-1. Woo played in the deciding doubles match with Elie and they swept Jake Almer and Fergusson, 6-3, 6-2.
Queensland topped Group C with an 8-1 record and moved to the championship round along with Queensland (6-2). Pacific Oceania finished the round-robin pool play with a 2-7 mark, while Tasmania had a 1-7 slate, as the two teams missed the medal round.
Northern Territory, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia, and Japan are the other championship round qualifiers. Two more playing days are left (including yesterday) before the winner of the Sproule Stephens Cup is decided. South Australia has the upper hand with its 3-0 record, while Queensland is not far behind with its 2-1 mark.
