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The University of Hawaii at Hilo tennis program had a double whammy as Brigham Young University-Hawaii took both men’s and women’s matches on the UHH tennis courts.

The series continues with at 9 a.m. match on Saturday on the UHH tennis courts.

Wins in singles tennis by Kevin Tamura and Justin Dugan prevented a shutout as the Vulcans dropped a men’s tennis match 6-2 to the Seasiders.

Tamura beat Chenyu Wu 6-1, 6-4 in first singles while Dugan beat Agnel Peter 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in third singles.

In doubles, Tamura and Stephen Royalty loss to Rong Ma and Dillon Porter (8-4). Dugan and Aaron Tada loss to Peter and Andy Xing (8-4). Ross Sugiyama and Larson Oliva loss to Wu and Diego Miranda (8-2).

In other singles, Royalty loss to Porter (6-4, 6-2), Tada loss to Miranda (7-6 (13), 6-4), Sugiyama loss to Carlton Taylor (6-7(6-8), 3-6).

The Vulcan Ladies were blanked 9-0 in a women’s tennis match.

In doubles, Christie Pagatpatan and Anna Hamlim loss to Elwen Li and Yuan Jia (8-2), Justine Abella and Jenna DeCleene loss to Ayako Ikeda and Shawni Porter (8-5), and Madison Wells and Kaylene Peric loss to Jenny Chin and Salina Aranda (8-0).

In singles, Pagatpatan loss to Li (6-0, 6-3), Abella loss to Jia (6-4, 6-2), Hamlin loss to Ikeda (6-0, 6-1), DeCleene loss to Porter (6-0, 6-0), Wells loss to Chin (6-0, 6-0) and Peric loss to Aranda (6-0, 6-0).

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The University of Hawaii at Hilo men’s tennis team is 2-1 after the first three days of the Grand Canyon University Invitational in Phoenix, Ariz.

The Vulcans (2-3) opened with a 9-0 win over Montana State University-Billings.

In doubles, Kevin Tamura and Stephen Royalty beat Travis Lehman and Josh Schouman (8-0), Aaron Tada and Justin Dugan beat Luis Olivera and Delbert Landicho (8-3), and Ross Sugiyama and Larson Oliva beat Stephan Gruener and Goeff Fehr.(8-5).

Tamura beat Navin Marimuthu (6-1, 6-4), Royalty beat Franco Valdez (6-3, 6-0), Dugan beat Schouman (6-2, 6-1), Tada beat Lehman (7-6, 6-0), Matthew Tavares beat Fehr (6-1, 6-1), and Sugiyama beat Landicho (6-3, 6-0).

The next day, Stephen Royalty went 2-0 against Midwestern State University but the Vulcans loss the match 7-2.

Royalty teamed with Tamura to beat Carlos Bataller and Daniel McMullan in first doubles (8-5), Royalty then beat Bataller in second singles (6-7, 6-1, 10-5).

In the remaining matches, Tada and Dugan loss to Octavian Dinuta and Vjekoslav Stipanic (8-6), and Sugiyama and Oliva loss to Chad Meeks and Luke Joyce (8-5).

In singles, Tamura loss to Bozo Ziputovic (6-1, 6-3), Dugan loss to Stipanic (6-0, 6-2), Tada loss to McMullan (6-1, 6-1), Tavares loss to Joyce (6-4, 6-1) and Sugiyama loss to Dinuta (0-6, 7-5, 10-2).

Dugan and Tada picked up wins in singles and doubles as the UH Hilo beat Grand Canyon University 7-2 on the third day.

The pair teamed to beat Eric Schroeder and Brian Kirby (8-6) in doubles then came back in singles with Dugan beating Schroeder (6-2, 6-4), and Tada beating Kirby (6-3, 6-1).

In doubles, Tamura and Royalty beat Patrice Giraldi and Will Heubert (8-4), while Sugiyama and Oliva loss to Seymon Gas and Sebastian Guevara (8-1).

In singles, Tamura loss to Giraldi (6-1, 2-6, 10-6), Royalty beat Gas (4-6, 6-4, 10-8), Tavares beat Guevara (6-1, 6-1) and Oliva beat Jonathan Przybyl (6-1, 6-2).

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For the second time this weekend, the HPU men’s and women’s tennis teams defeated UH-Hilo. The Lady Sea Warriors topped the Vulcans 6-0, with the men’s team winning 5-0. Both HPU teams improve to 2-0.

In the ladies action, HPU began the match by taking all three doubles games. The HPU pair of Ingrid Cseh and Zora Vlckova defeated Christie Pagatpatan and Anna Hamlin, 8-6, in one doubles. The teams of Sandra Wikstrom and Tinka Mihova, and Nina Mihova and Brittney Ynfante, won their matches at two three doubles, respectively.

Vlckova topped Pagatpatan in one singles, 6-1, 6-3, and Cseh and Wikstrom won their singles matches in straight sets.

The men’s team won at love for the first time this season. The fifth-ranked Sea Warriors took all three doubles matches highlighted by Dominic Mclusky and Nikola Petrov’s win at one singles. They defeated Kevin Tamura and Stephen Royalty, 9-7.

In singles play, Petrov again topped Royalty with a 6-4, 6-3 win in one singles. Anton Samuilau collected HPU’s other singles win with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Matthew Tavares in five singles.

The men’s team next travels to California for a four-match road trip. First up is Fresno Pacific University this Friday, February 12. Start time in Azusa, CA is set for 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The Lady Sea Warriors next take on Chaminade on Saturday, February 20. Start time for that match is set for 9:00 a.m. at the Central Oahu Regional Park Tennis Complex.

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Women’s Tennis

The University of Hawaii at Hilo women’s season started off with a 9-0 loss to Hawaii Pacific University on the UHH tennis courts.

In doubles, UHH’s Christie Pagatpatan and Anna Hamlin loss to Zora Mlckova and Nina Mihova (8-3), UHH’s Justin Abella and Jenna DeCleene loss to Ingrid Cseh and Sandra Wikstrom (8-5), UHH’s Madison Wells and Kaylene Peric loss to Tinka Mihova and Brittany Ynfante (8-1)

In singles, Pagatpatan loss to Vlckova (6-2, 6-4), Abella lost to Nina Mihova (6-2, 6-2), Hamlin loss to Cseh (6-4, 6-0), DeCleene loss to Wikstrom (6-3, 6-0), Wells loss to Tinka Mihova (6-1, 6-1), and Peric loss to Ynfante (5-7, 6-1, 10-2)

Men’s Tennis

Kevin Tamura racked up a pair of wins in the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s 7-2 loss to Hawaii Pacific University in men’s tennis on the UHH tennis courts.

Tamura teamed with Stephen Royalty to HPU Anton Samuilau and Aleksandar Markov 9-7 then beat Nikola Petrov in first singles 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.

HPU claimed the other seven matches with Daniel Luedi and Petrov beating UHH’s Aaron Tada and Justin Dugan (8-2) and Dominc Mclusky and Sebastian Bader beating UHH’s Matthew Tavares and Ross Sugiyama (8-1)

In singles, Royalty fell to Mclusky (6-4, 6-4, Dugan fell to Bader (6-2, 6-2), Tada fell to Luedi (7-6, 6-0), Tavares fell to Sathi Reddy (6-4, 7-5) and Sugiyama fell to Kaimalu Cope (4-6, 7-5).

This is the FIRST of a series of the Gonna Love It (GLI) tournaments this year.

The winner from each division from each tournament will be INVITED to play for the Championship at the end of the year (December) to compete for the GRAND PRIZE of a week stay at a Luxury Resort in Kona.

WHEN: February 20-21, 2010

WHERE: Holua Tennis Center at Mauna Loa Village, 78-7190 Kaleiopapa Street, Kailua-Kona, HI

FORMAT: Best 2 of 3 tiebreak sets; No Ad; 3rd set 10 pt. tiebreaker

BACKDRAW: Guaranteed to play 2 matches

DIVISIONS:

• Men’s Singles 4.0 and above
• Mens Singles 3.5 and below
• Women’s Singles 4.0 and above
• Women’s 3.5 and below

COST: $25 per player

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Thursday Feb 12 at 6pm

PRIZES: CASH !!

DETAILS & ONLINE REGISTRATION: www.gonnalove-it.com/tennis

For questions or more information, please call Lovette at 217.9671.

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A joint benefit for the University of Hawaii at Hilo and Hilo High School tennis programs will be held on Friday and Saturday, January 29-30 at the Edith Kanakaole Tennis Complex.

On Friday, UHH head coach Kula Oda and former Vulcan/tennis instructor Randy Kunimoto will host a clinic beginning at 6 p.m.

Saturday’s main event will be a round-robin doubles tennis tournament. If you don’t have a partner, a UHH player will be available.

Each event costs $25 per person to participate.

There will also be a silent auction during the two-day event.

For more information, contact Kunimoto at 640-3923 or Oda at 974-7704.

If you would like to make a donation and require pick-up service call Newton Chu at 961-0406 or Glenn Tada at 936-3399.

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Tennis is taking a step back into history with the revival of the Interisland Tennis Championships, slated Nov. 6-8 at Holua Tennis Center.

The event was first held in the islands in the 1900s, took a few breaks here and there, and with the help of Ron Seno and Hattie Somerville, the event reappeared in the early 1990s at the Royal Waikoloan.

The last known winner of the Championships was the Big Island in 1993. The home team edged out Oahu, with Maui coming in a close third.

Here is how it works

While playing a regular tournament draw, individuals are also accumulating points for their home island. At the end of the tournament, there will be individual event winners and there will be an overall island winner who gets to claim the Interisland Championship Trophy and bragging rights.

The tournament will include Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Doubles for 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 & Open divisions plus a 65 & Over Age Division.

Entry fees are $20 per event and $35 for two events. Entries close at 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2. Fees include a player party Saturday evening.

“This tournament has a great history in the islands and we thought it was time to bring it back,” tournament director Cheryl Shrum said. “When the tournament first started, players traveled by steam ships and cane trains to get to the event, often taking a half a day or longer. So not only does it have that kind of history behind it but it was also treated as the Davis Cup of the islands.”

Event organizers urge tennis lovers to come out and root for the home team.

“The players get really involved in rooting for their island, creating a lot of fun and camaraderie,” Shrum said.

Entry forms are available at all the local clubs or by calling 329-8504.

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Tennis will be taking a step back into history with the revival of the Interisland Tennis Championships to be held at Holua Tennis Center, November 6-8, 2009.

The event was first held in the Islands in the 1900s, took a few breaks here and there, and with the help of Ron Seno and Hattie Somerville, the event reappeared in the early 90s at the Royal Waikoloan. The last known winner of the Championships was the Big Island in 1993. They closely edged out Oahu with Maui coming in a close third.

Here is how it works — while playing a regular tournament draw, individuals are also accumulating points for their Island. At the end of the tournament there will be individual event winners AND there will be an overall Island winner who gets to claim the Interisland Championship Trophy and bragging rights.

The tournament will include Men’s, Women’s and Mixed Doubles for 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 & Open divisions plus a 65 & Over Age Division. Entry fees are $20 per event and $35 for two events. Entries close Monday, November 2nd at 5:00 PM. Fees include a player party on Saturday evening.

“This tournament has a great history in the islands and we thought it was time to bring it back,” said Tournament Director Cheryl Shrum. “When the tournament first started, players traveled by steam ships and cane trains to get to the event, often taking a half a day or longer. So not only does it have that kind of history behind it but it was also treated as the Davis Cup of the Islands. The players get really involved in rooting for their island, creating a lot of fun and camaraderie.”

Join the fun — help your island win the Championship Trophy! Entry forms are available at all the local clubs. For more information call 329-8504.

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The Kona Visayan Club (KVC) will host the 3rd Annual Philippine American Friendship Doubles Tennis Tournament on July 25- 26, 2009 at the Holua Tennis Center at Mauna Loa Village. The event categories of the tournament are recreational, men’s, women’s and mixed doubles. Trophies and champion T-shirts will be awarded to the winners of each category. Free tournament shirts will be given to the first 50 registered and paid players and free food and drinks will be available to the players.

KVC is a non-profit organization and proceeds from this fund-raising will support scholarship grants to high school graduates in Kona.

For details about the event, please visit the website www.gonnalove-it.com/tennis or call Lovette Llantos at 217-9671 or Michael Possman at 327-2143.”

The Vic Braden Tennis College at the Fairmont Orchid is hosting free tennis clinics this week as part of its inaugural Vic Braden Tennis Camp, which runs June 19-21.  

All interested players are invited to join the Orchid staff and Braden at the following venues:

* 3:30-5:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 16: Adult community tennis clinic with Braden at the Fairmont Orchid Tennis Courts, free open play court time all afternoon

* 1:30-5 p.m., Thursday, June 18: Junior varsity/tournament players open afternoon with Braden at the Fairmont Orchid Tennis Courts – clinic, video, open play. For middle school & high school players.

* Friday, June 19 – Sunday, June 21: Vic Braden Tennis College – morning, afternoon and full-day sessions available. Fees apply; $100 kamaaina discount available.

— Find out more:

www.vicbradentennis.com

Orchid Tennis Shop: 887-7532

University of Hawai‘i at Hilo tennis coach Kula Oda was named the west region men’s Coach of the Year as the Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced its Division II postseason award winners.

The Vulcans finished the season at 8-8 and were ranked 27th by the ITA.

UH Hilo’s Eve Castaing and Kevin Tamura were named Players to Watch.

Championships – Boys Singles

[2] Jared Spiker (Kalani) def. [4] Kevin Caulfield (Punahou) 7-6 (3), 6-3

Third Place – Boys Singles
[1] Matthew Westmoreland (Island Pacific Academy) def. [7] Josh Wong (Hilo) 6-4, 6-1

Championships – Girls Singles
[1] Kristin Lim (Punahou) def. [2] Jackie Owens (Lahainaluna) 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-1

Third Place – Girls Singles
[3] Sayo Tsukamoto (Kealakehe) def. [4] Mari Tadaki (Hawaii Baptist) 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (3)

Championships – Boys Doubles
[2] Kyle Shiroma/Brent Hashiba (Iolani) def. [1] Erik Pang/Hiroshi Hikida (Punahou) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

Third Place – Boys Doubles
[4] William Chen/Brandon Lee (Punahou) def. [3] Shaun Chow/Paul Okuda (Punahou) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4

Championships – Girls Doubles
[1] Ashley Nakaoka/Jennifer Laws (Punahou) def. [2] Nikki Castel/Bobbi Oshiro (Iolani) 6-1, 6-3

Third Place – Girls Doubles
[3] Kelly Domingo/Kelsey Daguio (Sacred Hearts) def. [4] Adrienne Hamada/Kimberly Takara (Mililani) 6-4, 7-5

Final Team Standings

Boys
25 Punahou
17 Iolani
10 Kalani
5 Island Pacific Academy
4 Hilo
4 Kealakehe
3 Pearl City
2 Mililani
1 Kaiser
1 Kapaa
1 Konawaena
1 Maui
1 McKinley
1 St. Louis
1 Waiakea
1 Waimea

Girls
23 Punahou
7 Kealakehe
6 Hawaii Baptist
6 Iolani
6 Lahainaluna
6 Mililani
5 Sacred Hearts
3 Moanalua
2 Baldwin
2 Kamehameha Kapalama
2 Kapaa
2 Kauai
1 Kamehameha Maui
1 Le Jardin
1 Maryknoll
1 Pearl City
1 Radford
1 Roosevelt
1 Seabury
1 Waiakea

Finishers

Boy’s Singles Finishers

1 [2] Jared Spiker (Kalani)
2 [4] Kevin Caulfield (Punahou)
3 [1] Matthew Westmoreland (Island Pacific Academy)
4 [7] Josh Wong (Hilo)

Boy’s Doubles Finishers

1 [2] Kyle Shiroma/Brent Hashiba (Iolani)
2 [1] Erik Pang/Hiroshi Hikida (Punahou)
3 [4] William Chen/Brandon Lee (Punahou)
4 [3] Shaun Chow/Paul Okuda (Punahou)

Girl’s Singles Finishers

1 [1] Kristin Lim (Punahou)
2 [2] Jackie Owens (Lahainaluna)
3 [3] Sayo Tsukamoto (Kealakehe)
4 [4] Mari Tadaki (Hawaii Baptist)

Girl’s Doubles Finishers

1 [1] Ashley Nakaoka/Jennifer Laws (Punahou)
2 [2] Nikki Castel/Bobbi Oshiro (Iolani)
3 [3] Kelly Domingo/Kelsey Daguio (Sacred Hearts)
4 [4] Adrienne Hamada/Kimberly Takara (Mililani)