Posted on: Friday, November 4, 2005
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Schadenfreude wins USTA national title
Advertiser Staff
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Hawai'i's Schadenfreude, USTA League Tennis 3.5 national champions, included, front row, from left, Byung-Ki Choi, Andy Ton, Mark Yoshizu and Benny Neumann. Back row, Justin McQuat, Brian Hew, Ryan Perreira, Darin Kamiya and Russ Kadooka.
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Schadenfreude of Hawai'i defeated a team from the Caribbean, 3-2, to win the USA League Tennis 3.5 National Championships at Tucson, Ariz., last month.
In No. 1 singles, Benny Neumann of Hawai'i defeated Lucas Birriel, 6-2, 6-1, while Steven Diaz defeated Hawai'i's Thien Andy Ton, 6-2, 6-0, in No. 2 singles.
Raymond Halais and Raymond Irizarry defeated Hawai'i's Bernard Duarte and Byung-Ki Choi, 6-4, 6-4, in No. 1 doubles. But Hawai'i won the No. 2 and 3 doubles. Brian Hew and Justin McQuat defeated Peter Santiago and Juan Zorrilla-Melendez, 6-3, 7-5 and Ryan Perreira and Darin Kamiya defeated Hector Olmedo-Pagan and Carlos Trillo, 7-5, 6-4.
Other members of Schadenfreude are Donn Bigelow, Matthew Chang, Chris Dang, Russ Kadooka, Yoh Kawanami, Grant Migita, Naomi Yoshimura and Mark Yoshizu.
Other Hawai'i Section team results in the USA League tennis nationals:
5.0 Adult Men's at Palm Springs, Calif.: The Mighty Mighty Pineapples (George Wolf, Jeffrey Giesea, Franck Soler, Rick Camp, Joseph Baldwin, Colin Campbell, Marc Casperino, Lee Killett). Record: 0-4.
4.5 Adult Men's at Tucson, Ariz.: Kane'ohe (Carlo Balmilero, Cris Deyro, James Ash, Hiram Oyama, Tom Roerk, Trent Thoms, Bradley Klontz, Kyle Hiranaga, Sean Koahou, Curtis Kam, Stromberg Gaditano, Frank Yi, Frank Del Gaudio, Barry Ng, Takuya Ishigaki). Record: 0-4.
4.5 Adult Women's at Tucson, Ariz.: Gerald Watanabe MD (Anna Hinkley, Carol Chun, Darlynn Barte, Erin Hiranaga, Holly Toguchi, Joey Murata, Kareen Konishi, Lori Tanaka, Louise Iwamoto, Natalie Au, Peggy Watanabe, Ronnie Gallardo, Kara Shibata, Darlene Kamae, Editha Ruiz, Jennifer Oshita). Record: 0-3.
4.5 Senior Men's at Palm Springs, Calif.: Makule Kane (Wayne Abrigo, Nick Sporik, Kenneth Makuakane, Eugene Mcgeehan, Robert Ford, Jerry Bona, Paul Leong, David Cox). Record: 1-2.
4.0 Adult Men's at Tucson, Ariz. First One In (Yoshifumi Manabe, Roy Morigawara, Bert Kubota, Reuben Badayos, Ryan Liddle, Jarand Iwase, Benny Toledo, Eric Yoshiki, Stromberg Gaditano, Aaron Sato, Arthur Phanphengdy, Jarred Andersen, Wendell Chang, Herbert Nuuanu, Lloyd Yamada, Eric Ganibe). Record 3-0. Defeated Texas, 3-3, in semifinals. Lost to Southern (La.), 5-0, in final.
4.0 Adult Women's at Tucson, Ariz.: Howard Tacub Tennis (Adrienne Abreu, Laurie Kishimoto, Lani Sakamoto, Amy Nekoba, Leslie Au Young, Denise Yamada, Charlene Matsuno, Sara Platte, Cyndi Kam, Clarice Kamiya, Waleerat Thaisomboon, Crystal Shimabukuro, Edna Nomura, Pauline Castro, Kristen Konishi, Lesley Fukushima. Record 1-3.
4.5 Senior Women's at Palm Springs, Calif.: Hawaii Hot Flashes (Susan Ashford, Suzanne Lee, Roberta Sung, Stacey L. Panui, Jane Pang, Minnie Chinn, Rhonda Isekawa, Lurline Fujii, Claudia Giacomini). Record: 0-4.
4.0 Senior Men's at Palm Springs, Calif.: Team Makoa (Derek Young, Eugene Lee, Jerry Akiyama, Andrew Park, Calvin Oshita, Wayne Yamada, Aggi Birnbaum, Alan Kim). Record: 1-2.
4.0 Senior Women's at Palm Springs, Calif.: Varsity Seasiders (Cathleen Jardine, Kathy Lindsey, Shigeyo Ricci, Esther Hughes, Lynn Lally, Rosemarie Mirman, Carolyn Goff, Caroline Hagen, Deborah Woodman). Record 1-2.
3.5 Adult Women's at Tucson, Ariz.: Hawaii Wealth Management (Alicia Mcclaverty, Maria Manaois, Sarah May, Audrey Tom, Minori Otomo, Elizabeth Maki, Janise Kinoshita, Satomi Allred, Gwen Ochikubo, Kristy Teruya, Tammy Tamai, Wendy Orita, Laurie Arakaki, Yolanda Morton, Li-Ya Chang, Yuki Saito). Record: 0-4.
3.5 Senior Men's at Tucson, Ariz.: Hawaii Oahu A (Brian Okamura, Wallace Hanzawa, Dennis Tanaka, Roy Naito, Monty Neal, Todd Hiranaga, Burrelle Ayau, Gerald Nakasone, Carl Crawford). Record: 2-1.
3.5 Senior Women's at Tucson, Ariz.: Racquet Rebels: (Patricia Stevens, Nancy Arnott, Linda Hamilton, Cynthia Jordan, Laurel Shim, Sharon Au, Sharan Power, Nancy Rudin, Libby Tomar). Record: 2-1. Defeated SF Morris-Springfield Middle Illinois, 2-1, in semifinals. Lost to Clubsport VV SW 3.5A (Calif.), 2-1, in final.
3.0 Adult Men's at Tucson, Ariz.: McCully Ducks (George Uedoi, Andy Bonotan, Robert Tokunaga, Douglas Choy, John Hume, Travis Masuno, Dean Yamashiro, Glen Sugiyama, Kevin Inn, Mark Komatsu, James Busch, Brian Kang, Henry Pang, Brian Tsuzaki). Record: 2-1.
3.0 Adult Women's at Tucson, Ariz.: Sugoi (Jo Shimada, Tracy Kobayashi, Melissa Tabonda, Cherie Dang, Dayna Porcelli, Sarah Hodell, Melissa Hirano, Renee Badayos, Catherine Katayama, Lori Asayama, Hitoe Lacagnina, Denise Kubo Hokama, Leeann Canne). Record: 1-2.
3.0 Senior Men's at Palm Springs, Calif.: Menace Tennis (Robert Ahrens, Alan Kaneshiro, Alvin Hirata, Daniel Tagawa, Mike Tavepholjalern, David Oda, Gordon Chun, Randy Hagino, Harry Acuna, Vernon Hirata, James M. Taketa). Record: 2-1.
3.0 Senior Women's at Palm Springs, Calif.: Slice Girls (Jennifer Brittin, Norene Shim, Jane Williams, Cate Stephens, Sonya Phillips, Debra Lordan, Deborah Mathias, Emma Tassil, BK Griesemer, Lenora O'Brien, Pamela Cutts, Kelly Bass, Sally Soliven, Donna Gomes). Record 1-3.
2.5 Adult Women's at Palm Springs, Calif.: Tennis in Motion (Charis Fujimoto, Rachelle Soohoo, Aileen Geronimo, Marjorie Solano, Frances Smith, Charlyn Manuel, Sydney Solano, Sandra Luana Alapa). Record: 2-1.
Complete results at: www.usta.com/leagues/custom.sps?iType=930&icustompageid=1286
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