Hilo junior Gil Assi, a fifth seed, was the only BIIF seeded player to fall in the first round at the HHSAA tennis tournament on Thursday. ADVERTISING Hilo junior Gil Assi, a fifth seed, was the only BIIF seeded player
Hilo junior Gil Assi, a fifth seed, was the only BIIF seeded player to fall in the first round at the HHSAA tennis tournament on Thursday.
Le Jardin’s Justin Shuman defeated Assi, the league runner-up, 6-3, 2-6 (9) at the Royal Lahaina Tennis Ranch on Maui.
The only other seeded singles BIIF bits player was Hawaii Prep freshman Ryo Minakata, a No. 3 seed, who beat Maui High’s Hobbes Wilstead 6-2, 4-2 (retired).
At the BIIF championships, Minakata upset Assi, the defending champ.
The other five seeded BIIF players or teams all won.
In doubles, No. 6 Kealakehe’s Brett Guccione/Cameron Ventura def. Roosevelt’s Ryan Moux/Jordan Takaba, 6-3, 6-3.
In girls singles, No. 4 Konawaena junior Tayvia Yamagata def. Mililani’s Kylie Hull, 6-2 6-0.
No. 5 Waiakea freshman Keilyn Kunimoto def. Maryknoll’s Katie Nishimura, 6-1, 6-1.
In girls doubles, No. 3 Kealakehe’s Michelle Uyeda/April Wong def. King Kekaulike’s Jaccie Hisashima/Emi Abe, 6-1, 6-2.
No. 4 Waiakea freshmen Maile Brilhante/Anna Oda def. Seabury Hall’s Olivia Hoekstra/Jessica Griffths, 6-0, 6-0.
Other BIIF players were:
Singles
• Kohala’s Jamesen Keyes def. St. Anthony’s John Deinhart, 6-1, 6-4.
• HPA’s Hayden Virtue def. Kalani’s Chad Aoki, 6-2 3-6 (4).
• No. 4 Kamehameha-Kapalama’s Andrew Yip def. Makua Lani’s Geoffrey Hand, 6-0, 6-0.
• Konawaena’s Pancho Shelton def. Kalani’s Nick Ashikawa, 6-3, 6-2.
• Punahou’s Leyton Ramos def. Hilo’s Zach Kamiyama, 6-4, 6-0.
Doubles
• No. 1 Iolani’s Jordan Azuma/Joey Hu def. Konawaena’s Ryan Ogi/Davd Presiados, 6-1, 6-0.
• Mililani’s Ansen Nakasato/Dylan Terukina def. Waiakea’s Koby Kosaki/Colby Kudo, 3-6, 6-4 (9).
• Kealakehe’s Ziggy Bartholomy/Noa Roth def. Waimea’s Limar Medina/Josh Subiate, 6-0, 6-1.
• Hilo’s Blake Fukunaga/Brad Nakamura def. Seabury’s Ted Wilson/James Kim, 7-5, 7-6 (3).
• No. 5 Mililani’s Hunter Fujimori/Tobey Chang def. Waiakea’s Brennan Yamamoto/Lucas Chun 6-3, 6-2.
• Kohala’s Kyle Morin/Chance Souze def. McKinley’s Wilson Tadena/Hua Zehg, 6-1, 6-0.
• No. 2 Mid-Pac’s Reyn Miyagawa/Sean Esaki def. Hilo’s Li Aki/Luke Hamano, 6-0, 6-1.
Girls singles
• No. 1 Punahou’s Kat Corpuz def. Kohala’s Gabriella Boyle, 6-0, 6-0.
• Waialua’s Anna Peters def. HPA’s Kayla Hollister, 6-0, 6-1.
• Kamehameha-Maui’s Kayleen Lau def. Hilo’s Casydee DeMattos, 6-3, 1-6 (6).
• Pearl City’s Leslie Fujitani def. Makua Lani’s Brianne Lauro, 6-0, 6-2.
• Parker’s Charleen Schaefer def. Waimea’s Kari Correa, 6-3, 2-6 (8).
• No. 2 St. Francis’ Taylor Lau def. Kealakehe’s Fiona Miranda, 6-1, 6-0.
Doubles
• Lahainaluna’s Shania Abut/Kiana Bell def. Kona’s Courtney Kikugawa/Jaymie Kunitomo, 6-4, 7-5.
• Waiakea’s Caitlin Tsuchiya/Miya Yanagisawa def. Kapaa’s Sydney Nice/Chiara Fumagalii, 6-3, 6-1.
• Kalani’s Alyssa Nishi/Kelly Kwak def. Makua Lani’s Katie McCormick/Lenae Nygaard, 7-6 (5), 6-0.
• No. 7 Mililani’s Haley Fujimori/Taryn Fujimori def. Waiakea’s Kiani Nishimoto/Chloe Teramoto, 1-6, 6-2 (6).
• Hilo’s Danielle Brown/Callie Oyama def. Kauai’s Hoku Iseri/Kaylin Kukino, 4-6, 6-1 (8).
• Pearl City’s Jill Shirai/Cara Tamaye def. Hilo’s Alyssa Okamura/Jade Rivera, 6-2, 6-2.
After the Round of 16, only six BIIF players or doubles team were left and advanced to the quarterfinals:
• Minakata def. Punahou’s Leyton Ramos, 6-0, 6-0.
• Guccione/Ventura def. King Kekaulike’s Zack Fernando, Shayne Thompson, 6-1, 6-1.
• Yamagata def. Moanalua’s Sydney Chun, 6-1, 6-0.
• Kunimoto def. Waialua’s Peters, 6-2, 6-1.
• Uyeda/Wong def. Kam-Maui’s Kaelyn Kato/Ailana Suehiro, 6-0, 6-0.
• Brilhante/Oda def. Kalani’s Nishi/Kwak, 6-0, 6-0.
