Isle File
BYUH, HPU gain NCAA tennis semifinals

Advertiser Staff

Hawai'i teams advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Division II National Tennis Championships at Pensacola, Fla., yesterday.

Brigham Young-Hawai'i's women, the tournament's top seed, advanced with a 5-0 victory over UC Davis.

BYUH swept the doubles, then got singles victories from Kellie Taguchi and Amy Sun.

The Seasiders play Barry (Fla.) in the semifinals today.

BYUH's men, seeded second, gained the semifinals with a 5-4 victory over Eckerd (Fla.) College. The Seasiders play Rollins (Fla.) College today.

Hawai'i Pacific's men defeated Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 5-3.

The Sea Warriors, seeded fifth, play top-seeded Drury College of Springfield, Mo., today.

SURFING

• Irons brothers advance: Brothers Andy and Bruce Irons of Kaua'i won their first-round heats in the Billabong Pro Teahupoo yesterday in spectacular 6- to 10-foot waves at Teahupoo, Tahiti.

Andy Irons was one of the day's top performers, scoring a total of 27.5 points (out of 30). His top three barrel rides received scores of 9.7, 9.0 and 8.8.

Bruce Irons, who is not a world tour competitor but qualified for the contest through a trials event, won his heat with a total score of 18.1.

With their victories, the Irons brothers advanced directly to the third round. Four other Hawai'i surfers — Sunny Garcia, Shane Dorian, Kalani Robb and Shawn Sutton — did not win heats yesterday and will have to compete in the elimination second round.

BASEBALL

• Komine injured: Nebraska won its first Big 12 title in 51 years, but had to do it without ace pitcher Shane Komine.

Komine, a Kalani High graduate, pitched two inning before injuring his back, and was forced to leave the game. Nebraska (41-12) beat host Iowa State 16-8 yesterday.

Komine (11-1) allowed three runs on five hits. It was his shortest outing since the 1999 season.