BIIF Tennis All-Star Teams Announced
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
Mizutani, Mizuguchi pull big surprise – BIIF Tennis Championships
BIIF TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS BEGIN TODAY
Waiakea’s top singles players, Kaito Mizutani and Kallen Mizuguchi, have opted to forego playing in the Big Island Interscholastic Federation individual championships and instead have teamed up to play doubles.
Mizutani and Mizuguchi would have been given the top two individual seeds going into the BIIF championships, but the two good friends decided to team their talents and go for the doubles crown.
The door is now open for one of several individuals to lay claim to the BIIF crown. St. Joseph’s Hunter Lee, Kealakehe’s Spencer Travalino, Hawaii Prep’s Jake Moran and Hilo’s Daniel Tada all have a shot at winning the individual title.
For the ladies it should be all Sayo. Kealakehe’s Sayo Tsukamoto will be shooting for her fourth consecutive BIIF individual crown and should be one of the top three players in the state.
The only question for the girl’s singles crown is who will come in second?
Defending boys doubles champions CJ Daub and Jeffrey Gelman have been given the number 2 seed behind Mizuguchi and Mizutani.
Defending girls doubles champions Crystal Makaiwi and Sabryna Yates of Kealakehe should have strong competition from Waiakea’s Chelsea Sato and Samantha Maesato.
The BIIF championship starts today at Holua Tennis Center and concludes on Saturday.