Guam National Tennis Federation

The Chamorro Open banquet's tomorrow. Come down and let's celebrate! Tomorrow is also the last day to vote for the new GNTF board. Thank you to everyone who participated and we will see you next year!

GNTF plans to build tennis facility at Northern Sports Complex in the village of Dededo. Read about it here: http://www.guamtennisfederation.com/publish/2013/gntf-plans-to-build-tennis-facility-at-northern-sports-complex-in-dededo

GNTF Plans to Build Tennis Facility at Northern Sports Complex in Dededo | Guam & Pacific Tennis... On December 6, 2013 members of the Guam National Tennis Federation (GNTF) Board met with Mr. Raymond Blas, Director of the Department of Parks and

Free tennis clinics are being held by the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Professional Tennis Registry instructors for all skill levels this weekend November 23 and 24 at the Ninete Tennis Center from 9am to 12pm. For more information contact Rick Ninete at 472-6270.

The Joe Paulino Memorial Doubles Tennis Tournament deadline is on November 26, 2013. The tournament dates are on 11/29,39, and 12/01. For more information call Ray Miranda at 686-4679

The Joe Paulino Tournament entry forms are out.

GNTF is looking for certified coach for the national team. Please call Rick Ninete at 472-6270 for more information.

We are currently updating the Guam National Tennis Federation website with a new look. The site will be unavailable for about two days while we make the updates.

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Earlier this summer, two sons of Guam competed in the United States Tennis Association’s (USTA) 2013 USTA Summer Junior Section Championships (DT) for the Hawaii Pacific Region. The Championships were held in Hawaii from June 6 – 9, at the Patsy Mink Central Oahu Regional Park.

The tournament draw featured 239 youth players from Guam, American Samoa and Hawaii in a four-day tournament. While Hawaii-based players formed 98% of the field for the Oahu tournament, Team Guam members Camden Camacho and Eddie Chung represented Guam in the Boys 12 and under Singles and Doubles divisions. Camacho, ranked 18th in the region in May for the USTA, met tough competition in the 32-player field drawing the number 4 seed Robbie Lau ( #4) from Oahu to start the tournament. Camacho lost to Lau, but rebounded to beat Matthew Chung ( #4) and Robert Chang ( #8), both from Hawaii, in the consolation round. Camacho’s performance slotted him against Devon Baldwin ( #3) in the consolation finals where Baldwin prevailed in 2 sets. After the tournament, Camacho stated, “I was very nervous in my first match but settled down the more I played.”

In the Doubles draw, the unseeded pair of Camacho and Chung went undefeated to reach to the finals against the #2 seeded team, dispatching the #1 seeded team enroute. The scorching heat and densely scheduled tournament took its toll on the #2 seeded team from Hawaii as they retired due to illness giving Camacho and Chung the boy’s doubles title for the 12 and under group.

In a second tournament held at Pearl Harbor Tennis Courts on Oahu from June 22 - 23, Chung and Camacho found themselves in the finals of the 12 and under Singles in the 16-man draw where the teammates faced each other and Chung prevailed over Camacho in two sets.

For their solid performances, Camacho and Chung earned spots on the Hawaii-Pacific Zone’s 12 and under team at the Western Region Zonal Championships in Tucson, Arizona from July 24-28. Unfortunately, Chung turned 13 just prior to the Zonal tournament and was ineligible for competition. The Zonal Championships hosted 12 regional teams, which included four teams from Southern California, three teams from Northern California, two teams from the Pacific Northwest, two teams from the Southwest, and one team from the Hawaii-Pacific zone. Each zonal team consisted of the six top-ranked boys and girls competing in various singles, doubles, and mixed doubles events. Camacho finished 3-2 in singles, and 1-4 in doubles.

Camacho’s ranking improved to #9 in the Hawaii-Pacific region while Chung moved up several slots to #12. Camacho attends Bishop Baumgartner Memorial School and Chung attends Saint Anthony School. Both boys play for the Tennis Academy of Guam and are coached by Joe and Pete Cepeda.

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