ISLE FILE
Eight advance in Futures tennis tourney
Advertiser Staff
Eight players, including Hawai'i's Bradley Lum-Tucker and Ikaika Jobe, advanced to the main draw of the Honolulu Futures Pro Circuit Tennis Tournament yesterday at the University of Hawai'i Tennis Complex.
Lum-Tucker, a Kaua'i High grad, defeated Theron Cole, 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-4, while Jobe, a Punahou School grad, beat Tomas Domanski, 6-2, 6-2, to earn berths in the main draw of the $15,000 Honolulu Futures tournament, which starts today at the UH courts.
UH senior Chad Falk was eliminated by top-seeded Pierre-Ludovic Duclos of Canada, 6-0, 6-0. UH sophomore Sascha Heinemann received an automatic entry to the main draw after winning a wild-card tournament earlier in the year.
Also advancing to the main draw yesterday were Eric Hetchman, Ruben Gonzales, Tyler Hochwalt, Jeff Das and Dave Lingman.
CROSS COUNTRY
HPU'S IACOVELLI WEST ATHLETE OF YEAR
Hawai'i Pacific senior Todd Iacovelli has been named West Region Male Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Iacovelli won the West Region cross country race on Nov. 4 to qualify for this week's NCAA II National Championships in Pensacola, Fla.
The victory was his sixth of the year, and followed his win at the Pacific West Championship on Oct. 21.
Last week, Iacovelli and HPU teammate Brandon Laan were named to the All West Region Team.
BODYBUILDING
HAWAI'I'S RACOMA RULES IN PARADISE
Hawai'i bodybuilder Nos Racoma was chosen as the overall winner and best poser in the men's open competition at the Paradise Cup Bodybuilding & Figure Championships at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel Friday.
Other overall winners were Tryson Shigemoto in the novice division, Michael Ralar in the master's division and Irene "Ailina" Eddins in the women's division. Lee Ann K. Sagum was the overall winner of the figure competition.
Shigemoto, Eddins and Ralar also received best poser awards.
RESULTS IN FOR THE RECORD
SOFTBALL
PITCHER/OUTFIELDER SIGNS WITH RAINBOWS
Melissa Gonzales, a senior pitcher/outfielder at Valley View High in Moreno Valley, Calif., has signed a letter of intent to play softball at the University of Hawai'i for the 2008 season, Rainbow Wahine coach Bob Coolen announced yesterday.
Gonzales, a 5-foot-7 right-hander, has been named first-team all-conference as a pitcher the past three seasons. She also bats clean up for Valley View.
Gonzales played for the 18-and-under gold Corona Angels, who finished third at the 2006 ASA Nationals. She also participates in the elite Mike Smith Pitching Academy in Southern California.
"Melissa is a very versatile athlete whom we are looking forward to having in our program," Coolen said. "We look for her to earn a spot in the pitching rotation and getting her bat in the lineup as a dual position player."
