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2023 Pacific Nations Cup Starts in Samoa

The 2023 Pacific Nations Cup has commenced at the Apia Park Tennis Facility in Apia, Samoa. This Event is for Class C Pacific Oceania Member Nations only. There are 10 Men’s Teams and 8 Women’s Teams. The following are the

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Empowering Tennis Coaches: ITF Coaching Course for Beginner and Intermediate Players

To enhance the quality of tennis coaching in the Pacific Oceania region, the recent ITF Coaching Beginner and Intermediate Players Coaching Course proved to be a transformative experience for ten dedicated coaches. Hailing from four different nations – Fiji, Papua

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ITF Facility Grant Funding Transforms Kosrae National Tennis Centre

Over the last 10 days, Julian Faulls and Mel Mann (Plexipave NZ) have been in Kosrae doing a major resurfacing of the courts at their National Tennis Centre. This has in part been funded by a Grant from the ITF

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2023 Oceania Closed Junior Championships (OCJC) J200 Event

The 2023 Oceania Closed Junior Championships (OCJC) J200 Event finished in Sydney last week. This was a closed event with only players from Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Oceania eligible to compete. Players from the following 6 Pacific Oceania nations

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Fiji World Tennis Tour Junior Events 2023

At the end of July, 2 World Tennis Tour Junior Events were completed in Fiji. Pat O’Rourke was the Referee and he writes that: “Two events on the ITF Junior tour were held at the Regional Tennis Centre in Lautoka

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2024 Regional Championship Qualifying Dates Announced

The 2024 ITF/OTF Regional Championship Qualifying dates have been announced. The West Pacific will be held in Fiji, the East Pacific in Tahiti and the North Pacific in Guam. The dates are as follows: West Pacific – Lautoka, Fiji from

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OTF 2024 AGM Date Announced

Advising that the 2024 OTF AGM will be held as follows: When:                                     Monday 22nd January 2024. (Please diarize this date) Start Time:                              9:00am Location::                               Melbourne, Australia. Agenda:                                 This will be emailed to you approximately 1 month before the

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Final Day Update-Pacific Oceania Davis Cup, World Group III, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Three teams have been promoted to the 2024 Davis Cup World Group II play offs in 2024. They are Pacific Oceania, Iran and Vietnam. Two teams have been relegated to Word Group IV for 2024. Sri Lanka and Cambodia. The

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Pacific Oceania Billie Jean King Cup Team promoted to World Group I in 2024

The Pacific Oceania Billie Jean King Cup Team has beaten Indonesia 2-0 (doubles not played) to win promotion to World Group I in 2024. As has been the case consistently throughout the week, Violet Apisah (PNG) got the team off

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Pacific Oceania Billie Jean King Cup Team Win their Group in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Pacific Oceania Billie Jean King Cup Team continued their devastating form on Day 5 beating Pakistan 5-0 to win Group A only dropping 1 seat against all 5 Nations that they played. The results from Day 5 can be

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