All BIIF Tennis Selections announced

WHS frosh, Sarah Dvorak

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

Travelino & Dvorak best in BIIF Singles Play

Sarah Dvorak

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

BIIF Opens Tennis Season – full results

WHS star Sarah Dvorak

Boys     Waiakea 5 , St. Joseph’s 0

Singles:  Kaito Mizutani (WAK) def. Gunnar Austin Lee (SJ) 6-1, 6-0

Singles:  Andrew Matsuura (WAK) def. Sawyer Rogers (SJ) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles:  Christopher Simons (WAK)/ Gary Murayama (WAK) def. Christian Borris (SJ)/ Jack Fisher (SJ) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles:  Samuel Matsuura (WAK)/ Daniel Matsuura (WAK) def. Sebastian Ohara-Saft (SJ)/ Caleb Ananda-Stout (SJ) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles:  Brandon Hamamoto (WAK)/ Tevyn Gomez (WAK) won by default

Girls    Waiakea 5, St. Joseph’s 0

Singles:  Sarah Dvorak (WAK) def. Amber Masulit (SJ) 6-0, 6-0

Singles:  Candice Roddie (WAK) def. Rina Iwami (SJ) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles:  Skye Matsuura (WAK)/ Karyl-Lin Yamakawa (WAK) def. Samantha Thorsen (SJ)/ Rena Iwami (SJ) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles:  Lindsey Kimura (WAK)/ Kayla Yamada (WAK) won by default

Doubles:  Malorie Murakami (WAK)/ Kaylan Young (WAK) won by default

Boys   Kealakehe 5 , Honokaa 0

Singles:  Spencer Travalino (KEAL) def. Austin Char (HON) 6-0, 6-2

Singles:  Chris Lysiuk (KEAL) def. Denn Aleta  (HON) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles:  Jeffrey Gelman/Chandler Daub (KEAL) def. Kana Sproat/Gabriel Ramirez (HON) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles – Chase Richmond/Shoyo Tsukamoto (KEAL) won by default

Doubles  David Jackson/CJ Kow (KEAL) won by default

Girls   Kealakehe 5 , Honokaa 0

Singles:  Daisy Green (KEAL) def. Lyn Martinez (HON) 6-0, 6-0

Singles:  Cierra Abellera (KEAL) def. Kuulei Kent (HON) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles:  Tiera Makaiwi/Michelle Reed (KEAL) def. Monica Carlos/Kelly Greenwell (HON) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles:  Kristin Winther/Mai Kobayashi (KEAL) def. Tia Greenwell/Jenna Matsumura (HON) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles:  Yoko Nedlic/Maura Montenero (KEAL) def. Alyssa McDaniel/Camelia Witt (HON) 6-0, 6-0

Boys    Kohala 1 , Parker 4

Singles:  Elliott Warkus (PAR) def. Andrew Trump (KOH) 6-3, 3-6, 10-6

Singles:  James Werner (KOH) def. Ryan Fitzgerald (PAR) 3-6, 6-3, 10-7

Doubles:  Kai Inaba (PAR)/ CJ Brown (PAR) def. Dylan Snelling (KOH)/ Jerome Arellano (KOH) 6-0, 6-3

Doubles:  Jesse Tarnas (PAR)/ Grant Nair (PAR) won by default

Doubles:  Ryp Ring (PAR)/ Charlie Charbonneau (PAR) won by default

Girls   Kohala  , Parker 

Singles:  Emilie Skladzien (PAR) won by default

Singles:  Kyley Nishimura (PAR) won by default

Doubles:  Marit Winborne (PAR)/ Madi Pozner (PAR) won by default

Doubles:  Keala Prietto (PAR)/ Lysha Matsunobu (PAR) won by default

Doubles:  Erika Hannon (PAR)/ Rachel Dunn (PAR) won by default

 

BIIF Tennis All-Star Teams Announced

Waiakea's Kallen Mizuguchi in action

All-BIIF tennis – ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
BOYS SINGLES                       FIRST TEAM

1- Spencer Travalino, Kealakehe    2- Hunter Lee, St. Joseph      3- Daniel Tada, Hilo      4- Gunnar Austin Lee, St. Joseph

SECOND TEAM

1- Isaiah Brilhante, Waiakea    2- Alden Aguirre, Honokaa     3- Alex Zavarro, Hilo       4- Chris Lysiuk, Kealakehe

GIRLS SINGLES  1 – Sayo Tsukumoto, Kealakehe    2- Ceara Sumida, Waiakea   3- Kendall Tada, Hilo   4- Jenna Gerdsen, Parker

SECOND TEAM– Daisey Green, Kealakehe  – Erin Wakefield-McDonald, Hawaii Prep   – Megan Fujitake, Keaau     – Candice Roddie, Waiakea

BOYS DOUBLES        FIRST TEAM
1- Kallen Mizuguchi/Kaito Mizutani, Waiakea          2- C.J. Daub/Jeffrey Gelman, Kealakehe
3- Michael Monahan/Jake Moran, Hawaii Prep        4- Zane Moran/Sam Nam, Hawaii Prep
SECOND TEAM
– Dillon Castillo/Shoyo Tsukumoto, Kealakehe     – Chad Hara/Christopher Simons, Waiakea
– Josh Inaba/Kenyon Koa Smith, Parker       – Andrew Trump/Nathan Trump, Kohala
GIRLS DOUBLES                    FIRST TEAM
1- Crystal Makaiwi/Sabrina Yates, Kealakehe      2- Karina Keith/Kristen Winther, Kealakehe
3- Chelsea Sato/Samantha Maesato, Waiakea       4- Kahea Kanuha/Amanda Lerma, Kamehameha-Hawaii
SECOND TEAM    – Jessica Ching/Alyssa Inaba, Konawaena     – Kaede Kanzawa/Stephanie Matsuura, Waiakea
– Tiera Makaiwi/Tammi Nedlic, Kealakehe     – Qiana Hironaka/Shayla Kushi, Waiakea

 

Kealakehe’s Doubles Switch Pays Dividends in BIIF Tennis

Kealakehe's Jeff Gelman and CJ Daub - #1 BIIF doubles team

   Considered to be one of the biggest tennis matches in the Big Island Interscholastic Federation regular season Waiakea and Kealakehe, two undefeated teams, went head to head on Saturday.

   The ‘Riders traveled to Waiakea in a showdown to determine who would be the top dog in BIIF team tennis as the two teams waited from the sidelines for two hours while rain delayed play.

   Both matches were decided by each schools number 3 doubles teams with Waiakea winning the girls, 3-2, and Kealakehe taking the boys by the same score.

   “I think, for us, this is one of the most important games of the season,” Waiakea boys coach Bill Brilhante, Jr. said prior to the match.  “I decided to play a straight up line up and fell victim to a lineup switch by Kealakehe.”

    With Waiakea having two of the top individual players in the BIIF and Kealakehe returning the league’s best doubles champions in Chandler “CJ” Daub and Jeffrey Gelman the showdown rested with the lineup changes produced by ‘Rider coach Jerome Kanuha. 

  “I knew they had better singles players than us,” Kanuha said.  “I decided to take my top singles player and put him into the doubles lineup.”

   The strategy paid off for the crafty Kanuha as Waiakea swept the two singles matches and Kealakehe won the three doubles matches to walk away with the 3-2 team victory over the Warriors.

  The Waiakea boys showcased two of their best individual players in Kaito Mizutani and Kallen Mizuguchi.

Mizuguchi

“Kaito (Mizutani) is ranked #2 in the state for boys 16 and Kallen (Mizuguchi) is ranked at #5 in the state for boys 18,” Coach Brilhante said.

  Mizuguchi made easy work out of ‘Rider Chase Richmond winning in straight sets of 6-1.

   “The only thing working today was my serve,” Mizuguchi said after the match.  “I was thrown off a little when he (Richmond) played at a different pace.  I was expecting something harder and faster and he kept changing the speed and that threw me off.”

   Mizuguchi played a solid all around game with a lightning fast serve and six aces to go with a consistent ground game.

   “My backhand is the most improved part of my game from last year,” Mizuguchi said.  “I think I got everything going in my game, but I still need to work on the mental aspects.  I took a long break by spending two weeks in Japan and it feels like I’m slowly coming back.”

Mizutani

The Warriors number two seed, Kaito Mizutani, won in straight sets 6-1, 6-0 over Aaron Hudman and also displayed a good all around game.

   “He’s (Hudman) pretty much the best I’ve played this season,” Mizutani said.  “I still need to keep working on the basics, my forehand and backhand, and I need to be more patient and not go after every shot.”

   Meanwhile defending BIIF doubles champions, CJ Daub and Jeffrey Gelman, was showing why they have yet to lose a regular season match in league play as they won 6-4, 6-1 over Warriors Chad Hara and Isaiah Brilhante.

   “We’ve been playing together for five years and we get along well and have a good friendship,” Gelman said.

   The duo won the doubles championships last year as freshman and look to continue their domination.

   “We’ve known each other since preschool and we like playing together,” Daub said.

   Kealakehe’s #2 doubles team of Shoyo Tsukamoto and Spencer Travalino defeated Garry Murayama and Caden Yamamoto 6-0, 6-1 and teammates Dillon Castillo and Chris Lysiuk beat Waiakea’s Chris Simons and Kris Shigehara 6-2, 7-5.

   For the girls it was Kealakehe’s three time BIIF individual champion, Sayo Tsukamoto, beating a talented Ceara Sumida by identical scores of 6-1.

Green

‘Rider teammate Daisy Green, playing in the #2 singles spot, defeated Warrior Leisha Ishikawa in straight sets of 6-0.

   Playing in the shadow of Tsukamoto, Green has quietly gone undefeated in BIIF regular season play last year as a freshman and continues her streak into her sophomore year.

   “I make less mistakes that the people I play and I just wait for them to make the errors,” Green said.  “I use top spin on my serves and my ground stokes have worked well for me.  I just need to be more aggressive and not sit back on the ball.”

  With the two individual matches going to the Kealakehe the defending girl’s team champions had to just sit back and wait for one of their doubles teams to come through with a win.

  Waiakea bounced back when their doubles teams swept Kealakehe to win the overall team scoring 3-2.

   For Warriors #1 doubles team of Samantha Maesato and Chelsea Sato is was a marathon afternoon that went the full three sets.  The Warriors beat the talented duo of Crystal Makaiwi and Kristen Winther 6-3, 2-6 and 7-5.

   In the #2 doubles match it was Warriors Kaede Kanzawa and Stephanie Matsuura beating out Tiera Makaiwi and Tammi Nedlic, 6-2, 6-4 to make things interesting.

   Like in the boys play everything came down to the #3 doubles team of Warriors Qiana Hironaka and Shala Kushi who made a comeback against Lauren Fujino and Maura Montenero.

   After losing the first set 6-3 the Warrior duo rallied to win the second set 7-5 and closed the team victory with a final 6-3 score.