The Pacific Women and Girls Programme of Tennis Australia and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade are providing the opportunity for high performance players to apply for funding. The grant is aimed at high-performance players aged between 18 to…

The West Pacific Regional Championships were held in Port Vila, Vanuatu from the 1st-6th May. 34 U12 players from 5 Nations (Vanuatu, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Kiribati) competed. In the U14 and U16 Event 52 players from…

During the West Pacific Regional Championships last week in Vanuatu, the ITF Development Officer-Pacific Oceania (Gary Purcell) held a Parents’ Workshop. This Optimal Competition Parenting Workshop provided a background for parents to support their children and how to optimise their…

The ITF/OTF North Pacific Regional Championships were held in Guam from the 24th-29th April. It featured 50 players in the U12, U14 and U16 Events from 5 Nations: Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Nauru and the Federated Staes of Micronesia.…

The ITF East Pacific Regional Qualifying Championships (EPRQ) concluded in Apia Samoa last weekend. A total of 84 players took part in the U12, U14 and U16 Events from 5 Nations: American Samoa, Cook Islands, Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga. The…

The dates for the 2023 Pacific Nations Cup have been announced. It will be held from Monday 11th September to Saturday 16th September in Apia, Samoa. The Event is a Teams Event with Pacific Oceania Class C Nations competing in…

John Blom (AUS) https://the-riotact.com/canberra-tennis-umpire-john-blom-now-ranked-among-the-world-elite/461392 has today been appointed as the Tennis Referee for the 2023 XVII Pacific Games to be held in Honiara, Solomon Islands from the 19th November to the 2nd December. this is the link to the Games…

The OTF/ITF have just appointed 2 coaches who will be assisting in the OTF/ITF 2023 Development Programme in Pacific Oceania. These are Gilles de Gouy (TAH) and Martin Setiawan (INA). Gilles de Gouy will be travelling to work with the…

Colin Sinclair has won his second ATP Doubles title in 2023 taking his ranking from 230 to 200 in the World. In the final of the San Luis Open in San Luis Potosi, Mexico he partnered with Australian Adam Walton…

The OTF has appointed Lucy Vakere (FIJI) as its first Administration and Social Media Officer. This position will be responsible for providing administrative and operational support to help the Executive Officers with Regional administration. Lucy will additionally promote social media…