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Pacific Oceania Billie Jean King Cup Team Are in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Pacific Oceania Billie Jean Cup Team arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia late last week and today start play in the 2023 Asia/Oceania Group II by Gainbridge Event outdoors on the hardcourts at the National Tennis Centre from Monday 24th

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Pacific Oceania Junior Championship Finished last Week in Lautoka, Fiji

The Pacific Oceania Junior Championships were held in Lautoka, Fiji from the 10th-19th July. 29 Players competed in the U12 Event and 65 players in the U14 and U16 Events. In the U12 Event there were teams from:Boys: Cook Islands,

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OTF Executive Officers Hold Governance Workshop

During the Pacific Oceania Junior Championship (POJC) last week, the 2 OTF Executive officers, David Smith and Richard Breen held a Governance workshop. Governance is a key focus for the OTF and this was timely with the POJC and so

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Chair Umpires For Pacific Games, Honiara Application

The OTF seeks applications from suitably qualified Chair Umpires for the Pacific Games to be held in Honiara, Solomon Islands from the 17th November to the 2nd December. John Blom (AUS) will be the Referee. Here is the link to

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ITF Holds A Pacific Oceania Female Coaches Network 2023 Webinar

Gary Purcell, the ITF Development Officer-Pacific Oceania has just hosted a very successful Female Coaches Network Webinar. There were 14 attendees and the topics covered were: These are the presentation slides that were shared. The attendees were: Attended participants     14

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Abigail Tere-Apisah – a Certified ITF Level 2 Coach

Abigail Tere-Apisah (PNG) has returned from the Pancho Alvarino Academy, Valencia, Spain where she gained her ITF Level 2 certification, the first Pacific Oceania woman to do so. This was assisted by the ITF Academy and funded through Olympic Solidarity.

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Colin Sinclair Wins His 3rd ITF Singles Title

Colin Sinclair has won his 3rd ITF Singles Title last week on the hardcourts at the M!5 Rancho Santa Fe Tournament in California. He beat the 4th seed, Jaimee Floyd Angel (FRA) 6-3, 6-2 in the final. This adds to

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114th Fiji Open Concludes in Denerau, Fiji

After 235 matches, the 114th Tattslotto Fiji Open concluded at the Denerau Golf and Racquet Club last weekend. A total of 107 players including players from Australia, New Zealand, Samoa and the Solomon Islands competed in 27 events over 5

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114th Fiji Tattslotto Open Commences This Week in Denarau Island, Fiji

The 114th Fiji Tennis Open Event will be held from Wednesday 31st May to Sunday 4th June on the synthetic and grass courts of the Sheraton Denerau Golf and Racquet Club, Denerau Island, Fiji. 109 players have entered the event

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Saoirse Breen Gains Her First WTA Point

Saoirse Breen (FIJ) has had a historic moment this week in Monastir, Tunisia in gaining her first WTA Point, In the ITF W25 event after she won through 3 rounds of qualifying. In her first match, she had a lucky

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