Tennis at the 2022 Pacific Mini Games – Team competition

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Tennis team competition
at the 2022 Pacific Mini Games
Venue American Memorial Park and Pacific Islands Club
Dates16–18 June
Competitors98 from 16 nations
  2017
2025  

The team competition for Tennis at the 2022 Pacific Mini Games took place at the American Memorial Park and Pacific Islands Club in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands from 16 to 18 June 2022. [1] [2]

Contents

Schedule

Date16 June17 June18 June
Team competitionPool matchesPool matchesSemi-finals and Finals

Men's team event

Group stage

Four groups were drawn for the men's event. With only fifteen teams entered, Group A consists of 3 teams while groups B, C, and D featured 4 teams. Each team played each other once with only the top ranked team of each group advancing through to the play-offs. [3] [4]

Group A

Pos.CountryTiesMatchesSetsSets %GamesGames %
1Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands 2–05–010–0100.0%41–1080.4%
2Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 1–13–26–460.0%32–2358.2%
3Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 0–20–60–120.0%8–4814.3%

Group B

Pos.CountryTiesMatchesSetsSets %GamesGames %
1Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 3–08–110–283.3%45–2465.2%
2Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 2–16–37–653.8%41–3653.2%
3Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 1–24–52–1115.4%23–4931.9%
4Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 0–30–90–00.0%0–00.0%

Group C

Pos.CountryTiesMatchesSetsSets %GamesGames %
1Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 3–08–114–382.4%69–3169.0%
2Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia 2–17–215–478.9%74–3766.7%
3Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 0–20–60–100.0%9–4118.0%
4Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 0–20–60–120.0%5–489.4%

Group D

Pos.CountryTiesMatchesSetsSets %GamesGames %
1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3–07–112–285.7%56–2470.0%
2Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 2–15–310–758.8%69–5555.6%
3Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 0–23–57–1041.2%51–5946.4%
4Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia 0–21–72–1214.3%15–5322.01%

Finals play-offs

The play-offs features only the winners of each group playing a semi-final round followed by the medal matches. [5]

Semi-final 1

Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
Northern Mariana Islands
2
American Memorial Park - AMP 1
18 June 2022
Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
1
123
1 Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
Flag of Fiji.svg
Colin Sinclair
William O'Connell
6
1
6
4
  
2 Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
Flag of Fiji.svg
Robert Schorr
Sebastian Tikaram
3
6
1
6
  
3 Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
Flag of Fiji.svg
Colin Sinclair  /  Robert Schorr
Sebastian Tikaram  /  William O'Connell
6
1
6
0
  

Semi-final 2

Flag of French Polynesia.svg
French Polynesia
1
American Memorial Park - AMP 1
18 June 2022
Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Vanuatu
2
123
1 Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Gillian Osmont
Aymeric Mara
6
2
6
4
  
2 Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Reynald Taaroa
Clément Mainguy
1
6
2
6
  
3 Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Gillian Osmont  /  Reynald Taaroa
Aymeric Mara  /  Clément Mainguy
1
6
3
6
  

Bronze medal match

Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
1
American Memorial Park - AMP 1
18 June 2022
Flag of French Polynesia.svg
French Polynesia
2
123
1 Flag of Fiji.svg
Flag of French Polynesia.svg
William O'Connell
Gillian Osmont
0
6
4
6
  
2 Flag of Fiji.svg
Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Sebastian Tikaram
Reynald Taaroa
3
6
1
6
  
3 Flag of Fiji.svg
Flag of French Polynesia.svg
Sebastian Tikaram  /  William O'Connell
Gillian Osmont  /  Reynald Taaroa
   not
played

Gold medal match [6]

Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
Northern Mariana Islands
2
American Memorial Park - AMP 1
18 June 2022
Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Vanuatu
1
123
1 Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Colin Sinclair
Aymeric Mara
6
0
6
1
  
2 Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Robert Schorr
Clément Mainguy
4
6
0
6
  
3 Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
Flag of Vanuatu.svg
Colin Sinclair  /  Robert Schorr
Aymeric Mara  /  Clément Mainguy
6
0
6
2
  

Women's team event

Group stage

Three groups were drawn for the women's event. With only ten teams entered, Groups A and B consists of 3 teams each while group C featured 4 teams. Each team played each other once with only the top ranked team of each group plus the best ranked second placed team advancing through to the play-offs. [3] [4]

Group A

Pos.CountryTiesMatchesSetsSets %GamesGames %
1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 2–06–012–0100.0%49–689.1%
2Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 1–12–44–833.3%22–3439.3%
3Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 0–21–52–1016.7%14–4523.7%

Group B

Pos.CountryTiesMatchesSetsSets %GamesGames %
1Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2–05–15–271.4%25–1464.1%
2Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 1–24–22–528.6%14–2535.9%
3Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 0–20–60–00%0–00%

Group C

Pos.CountryTiesMatchesSetsSets %GamesGames %
1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3–08–116–480.0%89–5761.0%
2Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands 2–15–410–855.6%66–5952.8%
3Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 1–24–59–1145.0%72–6851.4%
4Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 0–31–84–1620.0%35–7831.0%

Finals play-offs

The play-offs features only the winners of each group playing a semi-final round folled by the medal matches. [5]

Semi-final 1

Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
2
American Memorial Park - AMP 1
18 June 2022
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
Northern Mariana Islands
1
123
1 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
Violet Apisah
Maria Isabel Heras
6
1
6
3
  
2 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
Abigail Tere-Apisah
Asia Daisy Raulerson
6
0
6
1
  
3 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
Abigail Tere-Apisah  /  Patricia Apisah
Maria Isabel Heras  /  Asia Daisy Raulerson
0
1
   
w/o

Semi-final 2

Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
2
American Memorial Park - AMP 1
18 June 2022
Flag of Tonga.svg
Tonga
1
123
1 Flag of Fiji.svg
Flag of Tonga.svg
Saoirse Breen
Ana Finau Tamanika
6
4
6
3
  
2 Flag of Fiji.svg
Flag of Tonga.svg
Ruby Coffin
Ela Vakaukamea
4
6
4
6
  
3 Flag of Fiji.svg
Flag of Tonga.svg
Saoirse Breen  /  Ruby Coffin
Ana Finau Tamanika  /  Ela Vakaukamea
4
6
6
4
[10]
[5]
 

Bronze medal match

Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
Northern Mariana Islands
1
American Memorial Park - AMP 1
18 June 2022
Flag of Tonga.svg
Tonga
2
123
1 Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
Flag of Tonga.svg
Maria Isabel Heras
Ana Finau Tamanika
6
4
6
0
  
2 Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
Flag of Tonga.svg
Asia Daisy Raulerson
Ela Vakaukamea
6
6
3
6
4
 
3 Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
Flag of Tonga.svg
Maria Isabel Heras  /  Asia Daisy Raulerson
Ana Finau Tamanika  /  Ela Vakaukamea
3
6
69
711
  

Gold medal match

Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Papua New Guinea
2
American Memorial Park - AMP 1
18 June 2022
Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
0
123
1 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Flag of Fiji.svg
Violet Apisah
Saoirse Breen
6
2
6
1
  
2 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Flag of Fiji.svg
Abigail Tere-Apisah
Ruby Coffin
6
0
6
0
  
3 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
Flag of Fiji.svg
Abigail Tere-Apisah  /  Violet Apisah
Saoirse Breen  /  Ruby Coffin
   not
played

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