Unbeaten Karin Ptaszek, Helena Nordwall, Paiao Short and Teresa Stromberg each won two matches in straight sets today as the defending champion Brigham Young-Hawaii women's tennis team took a five-point lead in the NAIA national tournament at Tulsa, Okla. BYUH women
take tennis leadThe BYUH women, who also have three doubles tandems in title contention, ended the second day of competition with 23 points, to 18 for second-place Auburn-Montgomery.
The Seasiders, led by singles winners Toshi Matsui and Wei-Yu Su, stayed in the men's team race with 15 points. They were in a three-way tie for third place. Auburn-Montgomery had the lead with 20.
The Hawaii Pacific men had 12 points, good for a share of eighth place. Second-seeded Erik Sandblom was the only Sea Warrior still alive in the singles draw after two victories yesterday but two HPU doubles teams also were unbeaten.
Five women and two men on the HPU teams were named NAIA All-America scholar-athletes yesterday. The men honored were Hakan Tjernstrom, a repeat selection, and Johan Sandblom. The women were Kristina Ebenius, Elke-Maria Schafer, Pia Andersson, Cecilia Danielsson and Patricia Pontes.
KIM WINS NATIONAL TITLE: Daniel Kim won the finweight (118.8 pounds) title in the U.S. National Taekwondo Championships last Saturday in Ames, Iowa.
He beat Luis Reyes of California in the final after winning four matches earlier.
WAHINE SOCCER CLINIC: The University of Hawaii women's soccer coaches and players will hold a developmental clinic for women of all ages, June 15-19 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the UH soccer field.
The cost is $90 per person with a discounted price of $70 for groups of 15 or more. All participants receive a T-shirt and soccer ball. Deadline is June 5. For more information, call 956-4525 or fax 956-9771.
ALOHA SECTION JUNIOR GOLF: Registration applications are being accepted for the Maxfli Aloha Section PGA Junior Golf Championship, to be played at two Kauai courses June 18 and 19.
Boys and girls 13-17 years old will play at the Wailua Golf Club and those 12 and under will compete at the Grove Farm Golf Club in Puakea. Winners will qualify for the national Maxfli PGA Junior Championship Aug. 19-22 in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
For more information, call the Aloha Section PGA at 593-2230.
SPRINT CHALLENGE RACES: Seven world-class sprinters and the fastest in Hawaii will run for cash prizes in the 100-Meter Dash Celebrity Challenge at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, June 13, on the Kaiser High School Track.
Invited from the mainland so far are Derek Knight, Eugene Swift, Aaron Thigpen, Jeff Laynes, Bryan Bridgewater and Gregg Saddler. Hawaii's representative will be chosen from the top two finishers in the Aloha State Games.
There also will be a 4x100 relay in which eight local sprinters will race against the seven mainland dashmen.
In addition, a free sprint-hurdles clinic and autograph session is planned for Friday, June 12, from 4-7 p.m. at the University of Hawaii.
For more information, contact Rudy Huber at 808-872-9799.