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Curry, Vervloet win Kailua tennis title
Advertiser Staff
The third-seeded team of Brendon Curry and Erik Vervloet held off the unseeded duo of Ikaika Jobe and Brad Lum-Tucker, 6-1, 6-4, 7-5, to capture the Kailua Men's Night Doubles championship last night before a crowd of 900 at the Kailua Racquet Club.
Jeff Widener • The Honolulu Advertiser
It is the second title for Curry, who is a teaching professional at The Orchid at Mauna Lani. Vervloet is the director of tennis at the Hilton Waikoloa. He teamed with Ryan Ideta to win the Kailua Men's Night Doubles two years ago. Curry is a South African who was ranked in the top 200 in doubles two years ago. The Vervloet-Curry duo earned $1,200.
Erik Vervloet, left, watches partner Brendon Curry run down a shot during the championship match of the Kailua Men's Night Doubles tournament at the Kailua Racquet Club. Curry and Vervloet defeated Ikaika Jobe and Brad Lum-Tucker, 6-1, 6-4, 7-5.
Jobe and Lum-Tucker were bidding to become the first unseeded team to capture the championship.
Jobe and Lum-Tucker could not claim the $600 runner-up prize because they are competing on the collegiate level. Jobe, the 2001 high school state singles champion, plays for Saint Louis University. Lum-Tucker plays for the University of Idaho.
Proceeds from the tournament will go to the Mike McKinnon Scholarship Fund, which benefits junior tennis. McKinnon was a senior at Punahou when he died in 1998.
YOUTH SOFTBALL
• ASA (18-under): Artesia, Calif. eliminated the Pearls of Honolulu from the Amateur Softball Association Girls (18-under) Western National Tournament yesterday with a 1-0 victory in eight innings at Beaverton, Ore.
Oregon Strictly Softball handed the Pearls their first loss in the double-elimination tournament with a 5-4 decision in nine innings on Friday.
• Junior Olympics (16-under): The Blastaz won two games and lost one on the first day of bracket play Friday at the Amateur Softball Association Junior Olympic (16-under) Fastpitch Softball Tournament in Midland, Texas.
The Blastaz of Hawai'i beat the Texas Swing, 9-0, and Kansas Eagles, 16-6, and lost to XLRB of Texas, 2-1.
Pikake Nutter-Gaudet doubled, tripled and drove in three runs against the Texas Swing, and Cristen Aona batted 3-for-3 and drove in two runs against the Kansas Eagles.
• Bobby Sox (13-under): Mililani-Waipi'o won two games yesterday to improve to 4-0 and advance to today's championship game of the National All Stars Bobby Sox 3A Division (13-under) Tournament of Champions in La Mirada, Calif.
Tierra Cuba pitched a complete game as Mililani-Waipi'o beat Milpitas, Calif., 2-1, in the first game.
Kylee Ah Choy pitched a complete game with five strikeouts and batted 2-for-2 as Mililani-Waipi'o beat Mission Del Norte, Calif., 1-0 in the second game.
• Bobby Sox (11-under): Mililani-Waipi'o won three games yesterday to improve to 5-1 and advance to the semifinals of the National All Stars Bobby Sox 2A Division (11-under) Tournament of Champions in Pico Rivera, Calif.
Jayme Robinson drove in both runs as Mililani-Waipi'o beat Campbell, Calif., 2-1, in the first game.
Karina Clark pitched a complete game as Mililani-Waipi'o beat Heartwell, Calif., 4-1, in the second game.
Kylee Rodrigues pitched a complete game as Mililani-Waipi'o beat Santa Monica, Calif., 3-0, in the third game.
• Bobby Sox (9-under): Chula Vista, Calif. eliminated Mililani-Waipi'o from the National All Stars Bobby Sox 1A Division (9-under) Tournament of Champions with a 5-4 victory yesterday in Pico Rivera, Calif.
Mililani-Waipi'o finished the tournament with a 2-2 record.
YOUTH BASEBALL
• Little League (14-16): Central Maui defeated Lincoln Glen, Calif., 3-1, yesterday in the opening game of the Little League Senior (ages 14-16) Western Regional Tournament at San Jose, Calif.
• Little League (13-14): Northern California beat Waipi'o, 4-3, yesterday in the opening game of the Little League Junior (ages 13-14) Western Regional Tournament at La Mirada, Calif.
Samson Aina batted 3-for-3, including a double and two RBIs for Waipi'o.
• Little League (11-12): Kurt Tanabe struck out 13 as Waipi'o defeated Montana, 9-3, yesterday in the opening game of the Little League Major (ages 11-12) Western Regional Tournament at San Bernardino, Calif.
Tanabe, who yielded six hits, homered and drove in three runs. Travis Jones also homered for Waipi'o.
• Babe Ruth (14-under): Conan Young pitched a two-hitter and Jay Angotti drove in four runs as Hawai'i defeated La Cresconta, 14-0, yesterday in a game shortened to five innings at the Babe Ruth (14-under) Regional Tournament in Fallon, Nev.
Chad Takabuki had three RBIs for Hawai'i.
• PONY (11-12): Agura, Calif., defeated Mililani, 8-1, yesterday in the PONY Bronco (ages 11-12) West Zone Tournament at Whittier, Calif.
QUARTERBACK CLUB
• UH's Costello to speak: Paul Costello, University of Hawai'i's vice president for external affairs, will speak at tomorrow's Honolulu Quarterback Club at the Pagoda Restaurant.
Lunch is at 11:30 a.m., followed by the meeting at noon.
Golfer Bobbi Kokx will be honored as the club's outstanding female sports person for June.
Also scheduled to speak are UH offensive line coach Mike Cavanaugh, and Warrior linemen Vince Manuwai and Lui Fuata.
Correction: Erik Vervloet is the director of tennis at the Hilton Waikoloa and Brendon Curry is a teaching professional at The Orchid at Mauna Lani. Vervloet teamed with Ryan Ideta to win the Kailua Men's Night Doubles two years ago. Curry is a South African who was ranked in the top 200 in doubles two years ago. Information about Vervloet and Curry, who won the Kailua Men's Night Doubles on Saturday, was incorrect in a previous version of this story. Also, the identities of the two players were switched in a cutline.
