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Posted on: Friday, October 8, 2004

Teams bound for nationals

 •  Hawai'i makes impact at tennis nationals
 •  Tennis league set for Central O'ahu

Advertiser Staff

Hawai'i qualifiers for 2004 USA Adult League National Championships:

2.5 Nationals, Oct. 8 to 10, Palm Springs, Calif., Riviera Resort

Women:

  • District: Kaua'i
  • Team: Hanalei Hurricanes
  • Captain: Sally Bowen
  • Players: Amy Arnett, Nina Caris, Kathleen Detreaux, Susan Showalter, Catherine Vea and Gina Warmbold

Men: (unable to attend nationals)

  • District: O'ahu
  • Team: O'ahu 2.5 Men
  • Captain: Lawrence Ambush
  • Players: James Hall, Frank Harwell, Stuart Kurosu, Mavrick Kahil, David Soong, Donald Goo and Wesley Ching


3.0 Nationals, Oct. 22 to 24, Tucson, Ariz., Doubletree at Randolph Park

Women:

  • District: O'ahu
  • Team: Lady Rocketeers
  • Captain: Kiyomi Smothermon
  • Players: Reina Ban, Blanca Carranza, Sharon Faris, Keri Iwahiro, Jocelyn Kaibara, Lorna Ogawa, Kathleen O'Sullivan, Miki Schmidt, Keiko Schneideman, Nagomi Smith, Jauchia Wu and Miyuki Zaha

Men:

  • District: O'ahu
  • Team: Village Park Tennis Club
  • Captain: Freddie Eder
  • Players: Elyser Daguio, Loreto Domingo, Eugene Ellazar, Roque Lauron, Robert Lum, Edgar Madarang, Romer Nabua, Romie Nabua, Bernard Pacquette, Kenneth Pia, Rowell Ranada, Curry Stegen, Joselito Vea


3.5 Nationals, Oct. 8 to 10, Tucson, Ariz., Doubletree at Randolph Park

Women:

  • District: O'ahu
  • Team: Onipa'a
  • Captain: Lori Masuno
  • Players: Thrina Barrett, Anna Canencia, Geraldine Carlos, Cecily Cheung, Esmeralda Domingo, Toshiko Erikson, Jacqueline Furuta, Lyn Joson, Arlene Miyake, Nina Smith, Kathy Takamatsu, Geraldine Teves, Maita Valle, Stacey Wong and Myra Yamane

Men:

  • District: O'ahu
  • Team: Court Control
  • Captain: Rodney Okabe
  • Players: Warren Asato, Dennis Chong, Frank Damas, Brian Handa, Russell Kawashima, Willard Mau, Karl Nashiro, Ronald Okabe, Ben Ramos, David Seppelfrick, Buddy Vidal and Raymond Yoza


4.5 Nationals, Oct. 15 to 17, Tucson, Ariz., Doubletree at Randolph Park

Women:

  • District: Maui
  • Team: Wailea 4.5 Women
  • Captain: Cathleen Nicoloff
  • Players: Rita Anderson, Darlynn Barte, Alison Cripe, Sally Gretz, Katrina Holmberg, Marie Holmberg, Joan Lloyd, Mino McLean, Diane Miller, Brenda Mounzer, Adele Rockett and Kathy Shipman

Men:

  • District: O'ahu
  • Team: Kane'ohe
  • Captain: Dennis Hida
  • Players: Eugene Alexander, James Ash, Carlo Balmilero, Ian Beltran, Randy Beltran, Leo Chiu, Albert Dreith, Michael Hayter, Dana Morton, Danford Oshima, Michael Park, Tom Roerk, Randall Shin, Tony Wilson and Arnold Yuen


Hawai'i qualifiers for 2004 Senior League Nationals:

3.0, Oct. 15 to 17, Palm Springs, Calif., Riviera Resort and Racquet Club, Moore Tennis Academy

Women:

  • District: Maui
  • Team: Wild Bunch
  • Captain: Jane Sakakihara
  • Players: Marilyn Araki, Rena Hayashi, Lenora O'Brien, Boonta Stone, Dorothy Gordon, Susan Kinsman, Charlotte Pontanilla, Clare Apana, Sonya Phillips, Sally Soliven, Patricia Tatro and Margaret Reeser

Men:

  • District: O'ahu
  • Team: Breakaway
  • Captain: Allen Sakamoto
  • Players: Alex Chung, Douglas Yap, Galen Nakahara, George Chun, Owen Chock, Robert Watada, Stanley Morita, Curt Kekuna and James Taketa


3.5, Oct. 29 to 31, Palm Springs, Calif., Riviera Resort and Racquet Club, Moor Tennis Academy

Women:

  • District: O'ahu
  • Team: Fine Lines
  • Captain: Rennie Matsumoto
  • Players: Deborah Okamura, Gaye Hirata, Patricia Holiday, Lana Alamillo, Kathy Bommersbach, Sarah Miyasaki, Aulani Ayau and Donna Mosier

Men:

  • District: O'ahu
  • Team: Cataract and Vision Center of Hawai'i
  • Captain: Walter Wong
  • Players: Francis Wong, David K. Chang, Elton Choy, Worldster Lee, Robert Bruggemann, Manatu Iosia, Larry Kobata, Ron Sera, Ben Erickson, Salvatore Lanzilotti and Kelvin Yamamoto


4.0, Oct. 29 to 31, Tucson, Ariz., Doubletree at Randolph Park

Women:

  • District: O'ahu
  • Team: Kanalima
  • Captain: Betty Clark
  • Players: Joann Arakaki, Robert Bishop, Tracy Byrnes, Barbara Linn, Eloise Murashige, Nobuko Samejima, Violet Subiaga and Jeanette Wong

Men:

  • District: East Hawai'i
  • Team: Ad Villains
  • Captain: Michael Greenlaw
  • Players: Steve Merritt, Patrick Bryan, Douglas Pang, Lorrin Chock, Scott Thompson, Kelly Moran, Manas Shosh, Thomas Kekahio, Stephen Welsh and Ken Sugimura


4.5, Oct. 22 to 24, Palm Springs, Calif., Riviera Resort and Racquet Club, Moore Tennis Academy

Women:

  • District: O'ahu
  • Team: Court Works
  • Captain: Karen Hastings
  • Players: Lurline Fujii, Stacey Panui, Judy Louie, Sunny Au, Suzanne Swartman, Jane Pang and Beverly Tom

Men:

  • District: O'ahu
  • Team: The Good, The Bad and You
  • Captain: Fred Shaw
  • Players: Clifford Chan, James Toguchi, Nelson Ayers, Jerry Bona, Paul Leong, Michael Kubo, Jack Blezard and Nick Sporik


Mixed Doubles Western Regional Championship

Nov. 19 to 21, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.

Hawai'i Qualifiers

6.0

  • District: Kaua'i
  • Team: Hanalei Hurricanes
  • Captain: Clyde Fujikawa
  • Players: Bernard Duarte, Frank Hagan, Heidi Duarte, Gina Warmbold, Kathleen Detreaux, Marvin Nomi, Shelley Paik, Doreen Murphy, Randall Fernandes and Avis Hirahara


7.0

  • District: O'ahu
  • Team: 96797 Team
  • Captain: Warlo Pasicaran
  • Players: Ryan Perreira, Benny Toledo, Cora Toledo, Lyn Joson, Ron Matayoshi, Eric Ganibe, Maita Valle, Maria Karina Abenoja, Maria Teresa Abenoja, Rizna Pasicaran, Karen Arnado, Emmanuel Utrera, Esmeralda Domingo and Mano Nguyen


8.0

  • District: O'ahu
  • Team: Team Volkl
  • Captain: Roy Morigawara
  • Players: Benny Neumann, Gregg Takata, Preston Kahikina, Daniel Loo, Russ Kadooka, Julia Sandbord, Aaron Sato, Tracie Uemura, Cori Takimoto, Jennifer Oshita, Toby Arakaki, Kara Shibata and Joyce Takata

9.0

  • District: O'ahu (unable to attend regional)
  • Team: Bonus
  • Captain: Marc Cayetano
  • Players: Stacey Panui, Faye Maeshiro, Vanne Akagi, Kimberly Chikazawa, Harris Fuchigami, Preston Kahikina, Rei Corpuz, Chris James, Stacy Hakikawa and Gregg Takata


10.0

  • District: Maui (unable to attend regional)
  • Team: Wolfpack Plus
  • Captain: Macario Pascual
  • Players: George Wolf, Scott DiSalvo, Jeffrey Giesea, Mino McLean, Rita Anderson, Cathleen Nicoloff, Jeanne Guanzon, Patrick Saka, Abbie Murray and Kevin Ranken