Pink Martinis Senior Women’s 3.5 Tennis Team headed to Maui
The Pink Martinis Senior Women’s 3.5 tennis team is on its way to Maui to represent West Hawaii at the State Championships, also called Sectionals. The competition the weekend of May 19 will be at Royal Lahaina Tennis Garden and Kapalua Tennis Ranch. The Pink Martinis play out of Island Slice Tennis Club at Keauhou Beach Resort. The two other teams in the 3.5 league were the Keauhou Bruisers from Keauhou Beach Resort and Game Set and Match out of Holua.
In addition to the women’s 3.5 team, there will also be Hawaii Island teams from East Hawaii and West Hawaii in both men’s and women’s leagues at all levels. Teams from Maui, Kaua’i, and Oahu will also take part in the Sectionals.
The Pink Martinis pictured include Peggy Chestnut, Debbie Downes, Sherry Bracken, Melany Kerver, Peggy Spencer, Janet Howard, June Taguma, Jane Galante, and Molly Nakano. Missing is Paulette McNerny. There are also two non-playing members, both recovering from injuries, Lily Acoba and Margaret Kearns. Their coach is Matt Johnson, a pro at Island Slice at Keauhou Beach Resort
All BIIF Tennis Selections announced
All-BIIF tennis
GIRLS SINGLES First team
Sarah Dvorak Fr. Waiakea, Chelsea Sato Sr. Waiakea, Daisy Green Jr. Kealakehe
Erin Wakefield-McDonald Sr. Hawaii Prep
Second team
Emilie Skladzien So. Parker, Kristin Winther Sr. Kealakehe
Amanda Lerma Jr. Kamehameha, Kelly Soares Fr. Hilo
GIRLS DOUBLES First team
Stephanie Matsuura/Ceara Sumida Jr./Sr. Waiakea
Genevieve Flaspohler/Grace Riley Jr./Sr. Hilo
Qiana Hironaka/Shayla Kushi Sr./Jr. Waiakea
Tiera Makaiwi/Michelle Reed So./Fr. Kealakehe
Second team Ashley Teshima/Carli Yamamoto Jr./Sr. Konawaena
Leisha Ishikawa/Karyl-Lyn Yamakawa So./Fr. Waiakea
Eun Sol Lee/Claire Rho Sr./Jr. Hawaii Prep
Cierra Abellera/Mai Kobayashi So./Fr. Kealakehe
BOYS SINGLES First team
Spencer Travalino Jr. Kealakehe, Kaito Mizutani Sr. Waiakea, Daniel Tada So. Hilo
Isaiah Brilhante So. Waiakea
Second team
Zane Moran Sr. Hawaii Prep, Austin Gunnar Lee Jr. St. Joseph
Alden Aguirre Jr. Honokaa, Michael Monahan Sr. HPA
BOYS DOUBLES First team
Chandler Daub/Jeffrey Gelman Jr./Jr. Kealakehe
Chris Lysiuk/Shoyo Tsukamoto Sr./Jr. Kealakehe
Santa Chirathivat/Bobby Souza Jr./Jr. HPA
Hiroki Kawakami/Won Joon Kim So./Sr. HPA
Second team Paul Gagorik/Dillon Kell So./Sr. Hilo
Garry Murayama/Caden Yamamoto Sr./Sr. Waiakea
Andrew Trump/James Werner Jr./Sr. Kohala
Shaun Kagawa/Keoni Wong So./Jr. Kamehameha
HHSAA Tennis final Results – WHS Freshman Sarah Dvorak #2 in state
Championships – Boys Singles
[1] Chas Okamoto (Kapaa) def. [2] Kento Tanaka-Tamaki (St. Anthony) 6-4, 6-2
Third Place – Boys Singles
[3] Robin Kiyabu (Punahou) def. [4] Brandon Lee (Punahou) 6-3, 6-1
Championships – Girls Singles
[5] Alyssa Tobita (Mililani) def. [1] Sarah Dvorak (Waiakea) 7-6 (3), 7-5
Third Place – Girls Singles
[4] Kristen Poei (Iolani) def. [3] Sarah Kukino (Kauai) (def)
Championships – Boys Doubles
[1] Marcel Chan/Roman Kop (Kamehameha Schools Kapalama) def. [7] Colin Tseng/Lawrence Ho (Iolani) 6-3, 6-3
Third Place – Boys Doubles
[4] Travis Yoshimoto/William Chen (Punahou) def. [8] Shaun Chow/Colby Ing (Punahou) 7-5, 6-1
Championships – Girls Doubles
[1] Jennifer Laws/Sarah Steele (Punahou) def. [4] Ashley Nakaoka/Dani Young (Punahou) 7-6 (4), 6-2
Third Place – Girls Doubles
[3] Tara Nilsson/Sari Kwee (Iolani) def. [2] Stephanie Matsuura/Ceara Sumida (Waiakea) 6-2, 6-4
HHSAA Tennis Championships at the Lanaina Civic Center
The Carlsmith Ball/HHSAA Tennis State Championships begin today, Thursday, May 5 at the Royal Lahaina Tennis Ranch and the Lahaina Civic Center tennis courts. The three-day tournament will conclude Saturday, May 7.
A link to the draws and the results is available through the HHSAA website at:
Travelino & Dvorak best in BIIF Singles Play
BIIF Tennis Tournament
Held Thursday through Saturday at Holua Tennis Center, Keauhou Beach Resor
GIRLS SINGLES
HHSAA state qualifying matches
Kristen Winther (Kealakehe) def. (8) Emilie Skladzien (Parker) 6-4, 6-4
(7) Kelly Soares (Hilo) def. (6) Amanda Lerma (Kamehameha) 6-4, 6-2
(8) Emilie Skladzien (Parker) def. (6) Amanda Lerma (Kamehameha) 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
Semifinals
(1) Sarah Dvorak (Waiakea) def. (4) Erin Wakefield-McDonald (Hawaii Prep) 6-0, 6-0
(3) Chelsea Sato (Waiakea) def. (2) Daisy Green (Kealakehe) 6-3, 7-6 (9)
Championship match
(1) Sarah Dvorak (Waiakea) def. (3) Chelsea Sato (Waiakea) 6-0, 6-1
GIRLS DOUBLES
HHSAA state qualifying matches
(8) Ashley Teshima/Carli Yamamoto (Konawaena) def. (5) Leisha Ishikawa/Karyl-
Lyn Yamakawa (Kamehameha) 6-7, 6-3, 6-1
(7) Cierra Abellera/Mai Kobayashi (Kealakehe) def. (6) Eun Sol Lee/Claire Rho (Hawaii Prep) 6-4, 6-4
(6) Eun Sol Lee/Claire Rho (Hawaii Prep) def. (5) Leisha Ishikawa/Karyl
Lyn Yamakawa (Kamehameha) 6-3, 6-4
Third-place match
(3) Qiana Hironaka/Shayla Kushi (Waiakea) def. (4) Tiera Makaiwi/Michelle Reed (Kealakehe) 6-0, 6-4
Semifinals
(1) Stephanie Matsuura/Ceara Sumida (Waiakea) def. (4) Tiera Makaiwi/Michelle Reed (Kealakehe) 6-1, 6-0
(2) Grace Riley/Genevieve Flaspohler (Hilo) def. (3) Qiana Hironaka/Shayla Kushi (Waiakea) 7-5, 6-2
Championship
(1) Stephanie Matsuura/Ceara Sumida (Waiakea) def. (2) Grace Riley/Genevieve Flaspohler (Hilo) 6-4, 6-1
BOYS SINGLES
Third-place match (3) Daniel Tada (Hilo) def. (4) Isaiah Brilhante (Waiakea) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
Semifinals (1) Spencer Travalino (Kealakehe) def. (4) Isaiah Brilhante (Waiakea) 6-4, 6-4
(2) Kaito Mizutani (Waiakea) def. (3) Daniel Tada (Hilo) 6-1, 6-0
Championship
(1) Spencer Travalino (Kealakehe) def. (2) Kaito Mizutani (Waiakea) 6-4, 6-4
BOYS DOUBLES
Third-place match
(3) Santa Chirathivat/Bobby Souza (Hawaii Prep) def. (4) Hiroki Kawakami/Won Joon Kim (Hawaii Prep) 6-4, 7-5
Semifinals
(1) Chandler Daub/Jeffrey Gelman (Kealakehe) def. (4) Hiroki Kawakami/Won Joon Kim (Hawaii Prep) 6-0, 6-2
(2) Chris Lysiuk/Shoyo Tsukamoto (Kealakehe) def. (3) Santa Chirathivat/Bobby Souza (Hawaii Prep) 6-0, 6-2
Championship
(1) Chandler Daub/Jeffrey Gelman (Kealakehe) def. (2) Chris Lysiuk/Shoyo Tsukamoto (Kealakehe) 6-0, 6-3