Top seeds Spiker, Tsukumoto in finals
Advertiser Staff
Top seeds Jared Spiker of Kalani and Sayo Tsukumoto of Kealakehe yesterday advanced to the singles finals of the Carlsmith Ball State High School Tennis Championships at Holua Tennis Center and Outrigger Keahou Resort on the Big Island.
Spiker, the defending boys champion, will play second seed Matthew Westmoreland of Island Pacific in today's final.
Spiker defeated fifth seed Chas Okamoto of Kapa'a, 5-7, 6-0, 1-0 (6), in the semifinals, while Westmoreland eliminated No. 4 Robin Kiyabu of Punahou, 6-0, 6-3.
Tsukumoto will face second seed Sarah Kukino of Kaua'i in the girls singles final.
Tsukumoto defeated fourth seed Karlene Pang of Hawai'i Baptist, 6-1, 6-1, in the semifinals, while Kukino defeated third seed Kelsey Daguio of Sacred Hearts, 6-3, 6-4.
In the boys doubles, third seed Brandon Lee and Erik Pang of Punahou defeated top-seeded Paul Okuda and Travis Yoshimoto, also of Punahou, 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (3), to reach the final. Lee and Pang will play fourth seed Kallen Mizuguchi and Kaito Mizutani of Waiākea.
In the girls doubles final, top seed and defending champions Jennifer Laws and Ashley Nakaoka of Punahou will face second seed Bobbi Oshiro and Kristen Poei of 'Iolani.
Punahou's boys and girls are the defending team champions.
BOYS SINGLES
SEMIFINALS
(1) Jared Spiker (Kalani) def. (5) Chas Okamoto (Kapaa) 5-7, 6-0, 1-0 (6)
(2) Matthew Westmoreland (Island Pacific Academy) def. (4) Robin Kiyabu (Punahou) 6-0, 6-3
QUARTERFINALS
(1) Jared Spiker (Kalani) def. (7) Kento Tanaka-Tamaki (St. Anthony) 6-3, 6-2
(5) Chas Okamoto (Kapaa) def. Jordan Lum (Pearl City) 6-2, 6-1
(4) Robin Kiyabu (Punahou) def. Jose Reque (Mililani) 6-1, 6-1
(2) Matthew Westmoreland (Island Pacific Academy) def. (6) Doug Ho (Punahou) 6-2, 6-0
BOYS DOUBLES
SEMIFINALS
(3) Brandon Lee/Erik Pang (Punahou) def. (1) Paul Okuda/Travis Yoshimoto (Punahou) 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (3)
(4) Kallen Mizuguchi/Kaito Mizutani (Waiakea) def. (6) Devin Anderson/Brent Hashiba (Iolani) 6-2, 6-1
QUARTERFINALS
(1) Paul Okuda/Travis Yoshimoto (Punahou) def. Eric Wolfe/Kaito Inakoshi (Kaiser) 6-1, 6-1
(3) Brandon Lee/Erik Pang (Punahou) def. (5) Austin Wines/Jesse Knight (Maui) 6-1, 6-1
(4) Kallen Mizuguchi/Kaito Mizutani (Waiakea) def. (7) Nicholas Lee/Cody Lau (Kalani) 7-5, 6-4
(6) Devin Anderson/Brent Hashiba (Iolani) def. Darin Poei/Justin Rath (Iolani) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (4)
GIRLS SINGLES
SEMIFINALS
(1) Sayo Tsukumoto (Kealakehe) def. (4) Karlene Pang (Hawaii Baptist) 6-1, 6-1
(2) Sarah Kukino (Kauai) def. (3) Kelsey Daguio (Sacred Hearts) 6-3, 6-4
QUARTERFINALS
(1) Sayo Tsukumoto (Kealakehe) def. Janelle Ng (Moanalua) 6-1, 6-1
(4) Karlene Pang (Hawaii Baptist) def. (6) Jan Matsumoto (Maryknoll) 6-4, 6-3
(3) Kelsey Daguio (Sacred Hearts) def. Kaila Nip (Lahainaluna) 6-2, 7-5
(2) Sarah Kukino (Kauai) def. Gabrielle Gorence (Mid Pacific) 6-0, 6-3
GIRLS DOUBLES
SEMIFINALS
(1) Jennifer Laws/Ashley Nakaoka (Punahou) def. (6) Morrisa Kahakui/Kauwela Neal (Kamehameha Schools Kapalama) 6-1, 6-4
(2) Bobbi Oshiro/Kristen Poei (Iolani) def. (4) Kaitlyn Yim/Dani Young (Punahou) 6-2, 6-2
QUARTERFINALS
(1) Jennifer Laws/Ashley Nakaoka (Punahou) def. Sarah Steele/Kelsey Yamanaka (Punahou) 6-4, 6-2
(6) Morrisa Kahakui/Kauwela Neal (Kamehameha Schools Kapalama) def. (3) Kimberley Takara/Melissa Monette (Mililani) 6-4, 6-3
(4) Kaitlyn Yim/Dani Young (Punahou) def. (5) Crystal Makaiwi/Sabrina Yates (Kealakehe) 6-2, 6-2
(2) Bobbi Oshiro/Kristen Poei (Iolani) def. Steffi Molina/Briana Feliciano (Maui) 6-0, 6-1