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The attention has switched to singles and mixed doubles at tennis. Photos: Rhianto Manuga, Pacific Games News Service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The tennis singles and mixed doubles competitions at the Sol2023 Pacific Games began in style on Wednesday with victories for a host of Games debutants at the National Tennis Centre in Honiara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 18 singles and two mixed doubles matches commenced proceedings, much to the excitement of tennis fans that turned out amidst the scorching heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The opening women\u2019s singles matches saw convincing victories to Samoa, Fiji and Tahiti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Samoa\u2019s Noelleda Ah San saw off Guam\u2019s Leila Mercado (2-0), Tahiti\u2019s Tavero Chung beat Nauru\u2019s Nigelita Itaia by the same score and Fiji\u2019s Josephine Debalevu edged out Guam\u2019s Sydney Packbier (2-1) in a tightly contested match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the men\u2019s singles, hosts Solomon Islands and Northern Mariana Islands shared the on-court spoils on the opening day, both having three of their athletes win their events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solomon Islands players Samuel Ramoni, Lachlan Patteson Guba and Pyongil Tolowe Justus all saw victory over their opponents, whilst Northen Mariana Islands\u2019 Moris Jose Dela Torre Villanueva, Colin Nyle Ramsey and June Yu all won their opening matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramoni said that his win was unexpected. \u201cFor me, to come up with a victory this morning is unbelievable. I was shocked to say the least, but all I know I had to do was stick to my game plan when I went in \u2013 that\u2019s how I got the victory.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also walking off court with hard earned victories were Fiji\u2019s Raynal Raj Singh who beat Nauru\u2019s Mikio Scotty (2-0) and Guam\u2019s Aarman Sachdev who defeated Tonga\u2019s Filipe Huni (2-0).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Caledonia\u2019s Nell Rollin beat Vanuatu\u2019s Fintan Molbaleh (2-0), Tuvalu\u2019s Mathew Pese defeated Cook Islands\u2019 Sebastian Payne (2-0), Vanuatu\u2019s Andre Jean Pierre defeated Northern Mariana Islands\u2019 Nason Tenacite Wessel (3-0), Vanuatu\u2019s Roberto Wong beat Fiji\u2019s Amit Sumit Lal (2-0), Tonga\u2019s Teufolau Huni defeated Nauru\u2019s Kanano Nigel Itaia (2-1), Papua New Guinea\u2019s Israel Mera beat Samoa\u2019s Darius Carruthers (2-1) and Samoa\u2019s Fa\u2019afetai Pritchard defeated Tonga\u2019s Filimone Junior Noa in straight sets (3-0).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile the mixed doubles competition saw victory for Tuvalu\u2019s Sanapu Tepa Tealei and Mathew Pese over Cook Islands 2-0, and Vanuatu defeated Solomon Islands 2-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are happy with the win today. We gave it our all, 100 percent on the court today against a very good opponent. The motivation is to win gold,\u201d Vanuatu\u2019s Abygail Coeuillet\u00a0said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Lamantha Lano, Pacific Games News Service<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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