STATE TENNIS TOURNAMENT
Punahou leads boys and girls
Punahou is the commanding leader in the boys and girls competition entering today's finals of the Carlsmith Ball/HHSAA Tennis Championships on Kauai.
The Buffanblu lead the girls standings with 11 points, followed by Kamehameha and Waiakea with five points each.
The Punahou boys have 17 points, followed by Iolani with five.
The Buffanblu's Mikey Lim defeated top-seeded teammate Skyler Tateishi 7-6 (3), 7-5 in the boys singles semifinals. He'll meet Spencer Mendoza of Kealakehe -- who beat Kevin Caulfield of Punahou 6-2, 7-5 yesterday -- in today's final.
The doubles final is an all-Buffanblu affair, as the teams of Jon Wong and Alex Ching and Erik Shoji and Hiroshi Hikida made it through the semis.
In today's girls singles final, Kalei Gora of St. Francis goes for her third straight state singles title against Brooke Doane of Kamehameha.
In the girls doubles final, Kristin Lim and Ashley Ohira of Punahou take on Joelle Yamamoto and Kim Yamaguchi of Moanalua.
Carlsmith Ball/HHSAA State Tennis Championships
Boys Singles
Quarterfinals
[1] Skyler Tateishi (Punahou) def. [9] Daniel Llarenas (Word of Life) 6-3, 6-3
[4] Mikey Lim (Punahou) def. [5] Kevin Tamura (Waiakea) 7-6 (3), 6-2
Kevin Caulfield (Punahou) def. [11] Matthew Tavares (McKinley) 6-4, 7-5
[2] Spencer Mendoza (Kealakehe) def. [7] Keven Wong (Le Jardin) 6-3, 6-3
Semifinals
[4] Mikey Lim (Punahou) def. [1] Skyler Tateishi (Punahou) 7-6 (3), 7-5
[2] Spencer Mendoza (Kealakehe) def. Kevin Caulfield (Punahou) 6-2, 7-5
Boys Doubles
Quarterfinals
[1] Jon Wong/Alex Ching (Punahou) def. [8] Landon Oliva/Eric Watanabe (Pearl City) 6-0, 6-0
David Puleiku/Ramsay Yakut (King Kekaulike) def. Holden Au/Aaron Kawamoto (Mililani) 6-0, 6-1
[3] Erik Shoji/Hiroshi Hikida (Punahou) def. [11] Stephan Ogasawara/Jason Lum (Kailua) 6-1, 6-0
[2] Daniel Adachi/Marcus Pearman (Iolani) def. [6] Kyle Shiroma/David Imanaka (Iolani) 6-1, 6-1
Semifinals
[1] Jon Wong/Alex Ching (Punahou) def. David Puleiku/Ramsay Yakut (King Kekaulike) 6-1, 6-1
[3] Erik Shoji/Hiroshi Hikida (Punahou) def. [2] Daniel Adachi/Marcus Pearman (Iolani) 7-6 (4), 7-5
Girls Singles
Quarterfinals
[1] Kalei Gora (St. Francis) def. [5] Tiffany Devincent (Waialua) 6-3, 6-0
[4] Christie Pagatpatan (Waipahu) def. [8] Krystal Mizuguichi (Waiakea) 6-2, 6-2
[7] Lyndsey Tom (Kapaa) def. [3] Paige Sumida (Waiakea) 0-6, 6-4, 6-3
[2] Brooke Doane (Kamehameha Schools Kapalama) def. Sherise Lum (Punahou) 6-0, 6-1
Semifinals
[1] Kalei Gora (St. Francis) def. [4] Christie Pagatpatan (Waipahu) 6-2, 6-0
[2] Brooke Doane (Kamehameha Schools Kapalama) def. [7] Lyndsey Tom (Kapaa) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
Girls Doubles
Quarterfinals
[1] Kristin Lim/Ashley Ohira (Punahou) def. [5] Kaitlin Sera/Kaleen Sera (Lahainaluna) 6-3, 6-2
[8] Erika Noel/Jill Kappel (Kaiser) def. [9] Kim Wo/Sherilyn Wee (Punahou) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
[6] Janelle Arita/Dara Azuma (Punahou) def. [3] Caycie Gusman/Lisa Harunaga (Kamehameha Schools Kapalama) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
[7] Joelle Yamamoto/Kim Yamaguchi (Moanalua) def. [2] Joelle Tanaka/Marie Tanaka (Kailua) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
Semifinals
[1] Kristin Lim/Ashley Ohira (Punahou) def. [8] Erika Noel/Jill Kappel (Kaiser) 6-2, 7-6 (6)
[7] Joelle Yamamoto/Kim Yamaguchi (Moanalua) def. [6] Janelle Arita/Dara Azuma (Punahou) 6-3, 6-4
