He also earned a wild card into the doubles main draw at Honolulu, with UH junior Ryan Sceats. That begins the following Tuesday. Former Hawai'i Pacific player Jan Tribler qualified in singles.

Hawai'i's Dennis Lajola and Chris Lam might be joining Oda, along with Chicago's Donald Young — the most celebrated 15-year-old athlete since Michelle Wie and Freddy Adu. All will likely receive wild cards into both Futures.

Young, who often plays doubles with Lajola, turned pro in May. Tuesday, he won a main-draw match at a professional event for the first time, upsetting the top seed at the Baton Rouge Futures. Last December, Young became the first American since Jim Courier in 1980 to win the Boys 16s title at the Orange Bowl International Junior Championships.

Lajola, 15, from 'Aiea, transferred from Iolani to the Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida in January. He was part of the winning American team, with Young, at last year's ITF World Junior event in the Czech Republic.

Lam, home schooled in Honolulu, is a senior at UCLA. He has been ranked in the Top 30 among collegiate players.

The highest-ranked player entered at Waikoloa so far is India's Prakash Amritraj. The 21-year-old son of Vijay Amritraj is 332nd in the world. He was the NCAA Tournament MVP in 2002 for USC.

American Zack Fleishman is next, at No. 402. Other Americans already in the main draw are Wayne Odesknik (425), John-Paul Fruttero (444), Robert Yim (502), Tres Davis (519), Alex Kuznetsov (520), Brendan Evans (730), Fritz Wolmarans (872) and Scoville Jenkins (891).

Futures is part of the USTA's developmental Pro Circuit, which offers nearly 100 tournaments for men and women. Purses range from $10,000 to $75,000. Players also earn ranking points. The singles champions at Waikoloa and Honolulu get $1,950 and 18 points.

Waikoloa is planning a Community Kids Day at Lanihau Shopping Center Saturday and a School Day at Kohala Tennis Club Nov. 12.

Kailua Women's Night Doubles starts Nov. 17

The fifth annual Kailua Racquet Club Women's Night Doubles tournament will be Nov. 17 to 20. Matches begin at 6 each night. The purse is $2,500.

In its first four years, the event raised approximately $12,000 for Women's Services at Castle Medical, for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer.

Adrienn Hegedus and Jing Jing Liu won last year to give Brigham Young-Hawai'i players their second straight title.

Admission is free. Sponsorships are still available starting at $340. A player/sponsor dinner party is scheduled Nov. 15 and a Pro-Am the following night. This year's sponsor tent will feature food from local restaurants such as Buzz's, Lucy's Grill and Bar, and Saeng's Thai Cuisine.

For more information, call 263-4444.

Aloha Airlines Junior event on Big Island

The 2004 Aloha Airlines Junior Championships will be Dec. 4 and 5 on the Big Island's Kohala Coast.

Juniors qualify for the tournament by earning points through the year. Matches will be at six sites in Grand Prix, Intermediate and Novice divisions.