Posted on: Sunday, May 20, 2001

High Schools: Tennis
Iolani's Chong, HPA's Pautler to play for girls crown

Advertiser Staff

Punahou School's Ikaika Jobe, who captured the boys singles title two years ago as a sophomore, advanced to the championship match of this year's state tournament yesterday on Kaua'i.

Jobe, the top seed, beat fifth-seeded Robbie Lim of Punahou 8-1 in the semifinals. Jobe will face Tyler Black of Kamehameha tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. at Punahou for the title.

Black, seeded sixth, upset the No. 3 seed, Dru Kanuha of Kealakehe, 9-8.

In the girls singles, top-seeded Tracie Ann Chong of Iolani and No. 3 seed Michelle Pautler of Hawai'i Prep will play for the championship tomorrow. Chong beat No. 4 seed Krystal Hangai of Mililani, 8-3, and Pautler beat No. 2 seed Mariana Lee of Iolani.

In boys doubles, the No. 1 seeded team of Bucky Jencks and Chris Iwamura of Punahou beat unseeded Jeremy Perron and Joel Maeshiro of Mililani, 8-3 and will face the No. 2 team of Nainoa Depontes and Michael Chan of Kealakehe for the title. Depontes and Chan beat Sean Jobe and Ryan Laws of Punahou, 9-7.

In the girls doubles, the top-seeded duo of Janalle Kaloi and Kim Kaloi of Kamehameha beat No. 4 seed Laruen Matsushita and Jenna Umeno of Baldwin, 8-2, and will face Noelle Lee and Miclynn Crail of Iolani. Lee and Crail knocked off the second-seeded team of Tiana Lum-Tucker and Kareen Konishi of Kaua'i, 8-6.

Punahou leads the boys team race with nine points, while Iolani leads the girls race with eight.

TEAM STANDINGS

BOYS—Punahou 8, Kealakehe 4, Mililani 4, Kamehameha 2, Castle 1, Farrington 1, Pearl City 1, Pearl City 1, Seabury Hall 1, St. Louis 1, Kaua'i 1.

GIRLS—Iolani 8, Baldwin 3, Hawai'i Prep 2, Kaua'i 2, Kamehameha 2, Mililani 2, Campbell 1, Hilo 1, Leilehua 1, Pearl City 1, Punahou 1.