HHSAA tennis: Top seeds hold steady at state tourney

KOHALA COAST — As expected, there were not too many surprises the first day of the HHSAA tennis tournament on the courts of the Fairmont Orchid and Mauna Lani Sports and Fitness Club.

Nearly all of the seeded players held steady, and a handful of BIIF athletes still in contention.

Leading the way was Hilo’s Emily Soares, the No. 1 seed in the girls singles tournament. She reeled off a flawless victory over Roosevelt’s Loreen Lian, 6-0, 6-0. The three-time BIIF singles champ followed that up with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Iolani’s Cambrie Motooka to advance to the quarterfinals.

Soares’ opponent in the quarters will be No. 7 seed and fellow BIIF player, Kealakehe’s Michelle Uyeda. She advanced by dropping just a single game in two matches against Island School’s Mia Fitzgerald (6-1, 6-0) and Iolani’s Celeste Inouye (6-0, 6-0).

BIIF runner-up and No. 6 seed April Wong won her Round of 16 match 6-2, 6-0 over Kayleen Lau (Kamehameha Schools Maui). She will face No. 2 seed Katreina Corpuz out of Punahou in the quarterfinals.

In the boys singles openers, sophomore Viking and BIIF champion Gil Assi pulled away from Pearl City’s Dylan Gatiuan 6-4, 6-4, while Kohala’s Jameson Keyes downed Marcus Pereira (Waimea) 6-1, 6-4.

The wins set up a rematch in the BIIF championship in the Round of 16, and again, Assi got the best of Keyes, advancing with a 6-2, 6-3 win.

Other BIIF singles players to advance past the first round were Pancho Shelton (Konawaena) and Isaiah Moreno (Kohala). Both were upended in the next round.

The BIIF champion boys doubles team of Jakub Petras and Hayden Virtue bowed out after a tough opener with the No. 3 seeded Iolani pair of Jordan Azuma and Joey Hu. BIIF teams winning in the first round were Kohala’s duo of Michael Bartolome and Chance Souze, Waiakea’s Aaron Ideta/Michael Kawachika, and Konawaena’s BIIF runner-ups Anakele Apisaloma/Brant Yamamoto. No BIIF boys doubles team survived the Round of 16.

For girls doubles, Wildcat BIIF champions Rashai Kailiwai/Tayvia Yamagata were the lone survivors out of the first round. They went on to defeat Kaori Murakawa and Sydney Chun of Moanalua 6-0, 6-1 to advance to the quarters. The No. 5 seeded team will play against Mililani’s No. 3 squad of Haley Fujimori and Alysse Nakasat.

The tournament continues today with the quarterfinals and semifinals and concludes on Saturday with the four championship matches.

First Round Results – Boys Singles

[1] Andre Ilagan (Farrington) def. Julian d’Almeida Santos (Seabury) 6-0, 6-0

Darwin Hu (Punahou) def. Timothy St. Clair (Makua Lani Christian) 6-1, 6-0

[5] Gil Assi (Hilo) def. Dylan Gatiuan (Pearl City) 6-4, 6-4

Jamesen Keyes (Kohala) def. Marcus Pereira (Waimea) 6-1, 6-4

[3] Mckenna Fujitani (Punahou) def. Eric Bisch (Kalaheo) 6-0, 6-2

Devon Baldwin (Maui) def. Kash Lee (Mililani) 6-1, 6-2

[8] Darrell Huang (Kalani) def. Andrew Chiang (Mid Pacific) 6-4, 6-2

Pancho Shelton (Konawaena) def. Micah Andrade (Mililani) 6-4, 6-1

Isaiah Moreno (Kohala) def. Micah Kim (Moanalua) 6-2, 4-6, (7)

[7] Joey Baldwin (Maui) def. Christian Lopez (Kapolei) 6-0, 7-5

Mitchell Evans (Kauai) def. Kingston Sato (Castle) 6-3, 6-0

[4] Hideto Kitagawa (Mid Pacific) def. Ziggy Bartholomy (Kealakehe) 6-1, 6-1

Kellen Higa (Pearl City) def. Justin Shuman (Le Jardin) 6-4, 6-4

[6] Andrew Yip (Kamehameha Schools Kapalama) def. Ryan Ogi (Konawaena) 6-0, 6-0

Ford Nakagawa (Aiea) def. Silvan Engert (Seabury) 6-0, 6-1

[2] Phuc Huynh (Iolani) def. Kyle Killet (Lahainaluna) 6-0, 6-0

First Round Results – Girls Singles

[1] Emily Soares (Hilo) def. Loreen Lian (Roosevelt) 6-0, 6-0

Cambrie Motooka (Iolani) def. Lauralei Singsank (Seabury) 6-1, 6-2

[7] Michelle Uyeda (Kealakehe) def. Mia Fitzgerald (Island School) 6-1, 6-0

Celeste Inouye (Iolani) def. Sophia Nishimura (Aiea) 4-6, 7-5, (9)

[4] Alyssia Fossorier (Punahou) def. Gabrielle Bartolome (Kohala) 6-0, 6-0

Dale Emoto (Kalani) def. Jessica Pressman (Baldwin) 6-2, 6-3

[8] Jade Min (Island Pacific Academy) def. Sarah Domingo (Pearl City) 6-2, 6-1

Anna Peters (Waialua) def. Lino Yoshikawa (Maui) 6-2, 6-1

Corey Patton-Lossner (Maui Preparatory Academy) def. Chantelle Lopez (Kapolei) 6-3, 6-1

[5] Tristen Bryant-Otake (Mid Pacific) def. Brianne Lauro (Makua Lani Christian) 6-0, 6-0

Halie Chang (Mililani) def. Sophia Whalen (Makua Lani Christian) 6-0, 6-0

[3] Taylor Lau (St. Francis) def. Salamasina Tei (Kahuku) 6-0, 6-0

Kayleen Lau (Kamehameha Schools Maui) def. Liliya Malakhova (Kalaheo) 7-6 (5), 6-3

[6] April Wong (Kealakehe) def. Michaela Fitzgerald (Island School) 6-1, 6-1

Nicole Matsui (Baldwin) def. Bailee Kawamura (Moanalua) 6-1, 6-1

[2] Katreina Corpuz (Punahou) def. Leslie Fujitani (Pearl City) 6-1, 6-0

First Round Results – Boys Doubles

[1] Austin Hamamoto/Hia Lam (Punahou) def. Nick Ashikawa/Daniel Huang (Kalani) 6-3, 6-2

Anakele Apisaloma/Brant Yamamoto (Konawaena) def. Joshua Zietz/Shawn Yamane (Kapaa) 6-0, 6-1

[8] Braxton Chong/Tyler Moon (Mid Pacific) def. Brett Guccione/Cameron Ventura (Kealakehe) 7-6 (4), 6-3

Michael Bartolome/Chance Souze (Kohala) def. Jarret Pascual/Kennedy Makekau (Lahainaluna) 5-7, 6-3, (5)

[3] Jordan Azuma/Joey Hu (Iolani) def. Jakub Petras/Hayden Virtue (Hawaii Prep) 6-1, 6-1

Warren Domingo/Timmy Takahashi (Pearl City) def. Jaymes Christopher/Alec Fonseca (Maui) 6-1, 6-2

[6] Riley Adachi/Jaryd Ma (Punahou) def. Kaiea Dowling/Preston Pascua Kahookano (Molokai) 6-0, 6-0

Shane Yee/Evan Liu (Punahou) def. Ryan Kong/Jaythen Hew (Moanalua) 6-1, 6-2

Aaron Ideta/Michael Kawachika (Waiakea) def. Gilbert Magdato/Richard Nicolas (Waipahu) 6-2, 6-0

[7] Mackenzie Wilson/Shayan Shirkhodai (Seabury) def. Ryan Chang/Dylan Woo (Pearl City) 6-3, 6-2

Todd Takeno/Ryan Moux (Roosevelt) def. Anthony Buduan/Eric Lazo (Maui) (def)

[4] Reyn Miyagawa/Seann Esaki (Mid Pacific) def. Ansen Nakasato/Dylan Terukina (Mililani) 6-0, 6-0

Casey Onoye/Raynor Moux (Roosevelt) def. Elijah Leech/Manix Wolan (Island School) 6-3, 6-2

[5] Rayden Murata/Koby Murata (Kalani) def. Lucas Chun/Brennan Yamamoto (Waiakea) 6-1, 6-1

Tobey Chang/Sean Balignasay (Mililani) def. Tresen Arakaki/Peter Meise (Konawaena) 7-6 (5), 4-6, (5)

[2] Jace Akagi-Okuma/Davin Lee (Mililani) def. Mikel Ishihara/Sean Yamamoto (Iolani) 6-0, 6-4

First Round Results – Girls Doubles

[1] Sarah Ikioka/Kylee Kato (Kamehameha Schools Maui) def. Kari Correa/Karla Bermudez (Waimea) 6-0, 6-0

Allena Wong/Tayler dela Cruz (Mililani) def. Krislyn Miyagawa/Emiko Yoshikawa (Mid Pacific) 6-4, 6-4

[7] Betsy Wo/Lexie Matsunaga (Punahou) def. Joanna Aceret/Shania Abut (Lahainaluna) 6-3, 6-1

Kayla Bisquera/Kaui Kennedy (Baldwin) def. Tihani Evangelista/Enee Tiolu (Waianae) 6-2, 3-6, (4)

[4] Serena Le/Clarise Huang (Punahou) def. Fiona Miranda/Teagan Travalino (Kealakehe) 6-1, 6-1

Julia Lee/Isabel Rogers (Kalani) def. Kimberly Kamei/Kiani Nishimoto (Waiakea) 6-4, 7-6 (3)

Caitlyn Arce/Celia Chang (Punahou) def. [6] Erin Jyo/Taryn Fujimori (Mililani) 6-2, 6-2

Jill Baverstock/Kira Gatiuan (Pearl City) def. Alenette Ballesteros/Charlotte Clarke (King Kekaulike) 6-1, 6-2

Kaori Murakawa/Sydney Chun (Moanalua) def. Kyra Westerberg/Nicole Armour (Haleakala Waldorf) 1-6, 6-4, (8)

[5] Rashai Kailiwai/Tayvia Yamagata (Konawaena) def. Xiaofei Mai/Alyssa Lau (Roosevelt) 6-0, 6-0

Emi Abe/Jaccie Hisashima (King Kekaulike) def. Caiyan Fang/Tomomi Kohno (McKinley) 6-3, 6-1

[3] Haley Fujimori/Alysse Nakasato (Mililani) def. McKenna Ventura/Sarah Wagner (Konawaena) 6-1, 6-0

Leilani Ly/Maria Barayuga (McKinley) def. Isabella Kotsol/Deidre Andaya (Kapaa) 7-5, 6-2

[8] Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall/Cassidy Wheeler (Iolani) def. Haley Ekstrom/Kira Ekstrom (Konawaena) 6-1, 6-0

Mari Kwee/Gabriela Siaosi (Iolani) def. Leilani Yamanouchi/Elyssa Shirai (Pearl City) 6-4, 6-3

[2] Laura Okazaki/Chloe Miwa (Iolani) def. Kayla Hollister/Jordan Virtue (Hawaii Prep) 6-1, 6-1

Round of 16 Results – Boys Singles

[1] Andre Ilagan (Farrington) def. Darwin Hu (Punahou) 6-1, 6-0

[5] Gil Assi (Hilo) def. Jamesen Keyes (Kohala) 6-2, 6-3

[3] Mckenna Fujitani (Punahou) def. Devon Baldwin (Maui) 6-1, 6-1

[8] Darrell Huang (Kalani) def. Pancho Shelton (Konawaena) 6-1, 6-4

[7] Joey Baldwin (Maui) def. Isaiah Moreno (Kohala) 6-1, 6-2

[4] Hideto Kitagawa (Mid Pacific) def. Mitchell Evans (Kauai) 6-0, 6-0

[6] Andrew Yip (Kamehameha Schools Kapalama) def. Kellen Higa (Pearl City) 6-1, 6-1

[2] Phuc Huynh (Iolani) def. Ford Nakagawa (Aiea) 6-0, 6-2

Round of 16 Results – Girls Singles

[1] Emily Soares (Hilo) def. Cambrie Motooka (Iolani) 6-0, 6-2

[7] Michelle Uyeda (Kealakehe) def. Celeste Inouye (Iolani) 6-0, 6-0

[4] Alyssia Fossorier (Punahou) def. Dale Emoto (Kalani) 6-2, 6-1

[8] Jade Min (Island Pacific Academy) def. Anna Peters (Waialua) 6-1, 6-3

[5] Tristen Bryant-Otake (Mid Pacific) def. Corey Patton-Lossner (Maui Preparatory Academy) 6-1, 6-1

[3] Taylor Lau (St. Francis) def. Halie Chang (Mililani) 6-0, 6-0

[6] April Wong (Kealakehe) def. Kayleen Lau (Kamehameha Schools Maui) 6-2, 6-0

[2] Katreina Corpuz (Punahou) def. Nicole Matsui (Baldwin) 6-0, 6-0

Round of 16 Results – Boys Doubles

[1] Austin Hamamoto/Hia Lam (Punahou) def. Anakele Apisaloma/Brant Yamamoto (Konawaena) 6-3, 6-2

[8] Braxton Chong/Tyler Moon (Mid Pacific) def. Michael Bartolome/Chance Souze (Kohala) 6-1, 7-5

[3] Jordan Azuma/Joey Hu (Iolani) def. Warren Domingo/Timmy Takahashi (Pearl City) 6-2, 6-0

[6] Riley Adachi/Jaryd Ma (Punahou) def. Shane Yee/Evan Liu (Punahou) 6-3, 6-4

[7] Mackenzie Wilson/Shayan Shirkhodai (Seabury) def. Aaron Ideta/Michael Kawachika (Waiakea) 6-1, 3-6, (8)

[4] Reyn Miyagawa/Seann Esaki (Mid Pacific) def. Todd Takeno/Ryan Moux (Roosevelt) 6-1, 6-2

[5] Rayden Murata/Koby Murata (Kalani) def. Casey Onoye/Raynor Moux (Roosevelt) 6-0, 6-0

[2] Jace Akagi-Okuma/Davin Lee (Mililani) def. Tobey Chang/Sean Balignasay (Mililani) 6-1, 6-1

Round of 16 Results – Girls Doubles

[1] Sarah Ikioka/Kylee Kato (Kamehameha Schools Maui) def. Allena Wong/Tayler dela Cruz (Mililani) 6-2, 6-2

[7] Betsy Wo/Lexie Matsunaga (Punahou) def. Kayla Bisquera/Kaui Kennedy (Baldwin) 6-2, 6-2

[4] Serena Le/Clarise Huang (Punahou) def. Julia Lee/Isabel Rogers (Kalani) 6-0, 6-0

Caitlyn Arce/Celia Chang (Punahou) def. Jill Baverstock/Kira Gatiuan (Pearl City) 6-3, 6-2

[5] Rashai Kailiwai/Tayvia Yamagata (Konawaena) def. Kaori Murakawa/Sydney Chun (Moanalua) 6-0, 6-1

[3] Haley Fujimori/Alysse Nakasato (Mililani) def. Emi Abe/Jaccie Hisashima (King Kekaulike) 7-5, 6-1

[8] Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall/Cassidy Wheeler (Iolani) def. Leilani Ly/Maria Barayuga (McKinley) 6-0, 6-0

[2] Laura Okazaki/Chloe Miwa (Iolani) def. Mari Kwee/Gabriela Siaosi (Iolani) 5-7, 6-2, (5)