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Posted on: Friday, May 8, 2009

Top tennis seeds advance

Advertiser Staff

Top seeds Matthew Westmoreland of Island Pacific Academy and Kristin Lim of Punahou won two matches each yesterday to advance to today's quarterfinals the Carlsmith Ball Hawai'i Tennis State Championships at Central O'ahu Regional Park.

Top-seeded doubles teams Erik Pang and Hiroshi Hikida of Punahou and Ashley Nakaoka and Jennifer Laws also advanced to the quarterfinals with victories in the second round and round of 16 yesterday.

Punahou leads the boys team standings after the round of 16 with 12 points, followed by 'Iolani with 11. The Buffanblu also lead the girls standings with 11 points, with Hawai'i Baptist, Kealakehe and Mililani tied for second with 4.

The boys and girls singles and doubles quarterfinals and semifinals will be held today starting at 8 a.m.

BOYS

Seeds in parentheses

ROUND OF 16 SINGLES

(1) Matthew Westmoreland (Island Pacific Academy) def. Jordan Lum (Pearl City) 6-2, 6-4. (8) Marco Kobayashi ('Iolani) def. (11) James Lee (Saint Louis) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. (4) Kevin Caulfield (Punahou) def. Travis Yoshimoto (Punahou) 6-1, 6-0. (5) Kaimalu Cope (Kealakehe) def. (9) Chas Okamoto (Kapa'a) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. (7) Josh Wong (Hilo) def. Justin Rath ('Iolani) 7-6 (4), 6-1. (10) Robin Kiyabu (Punahou) def. (3) Doug Ho (Punahou) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. (6) Larson Oliva (Pearl City) def. Quoc Huynh (McKinley) 6-1, 7-6 (2). (2) Jared Spiker (Kalani) def. Kolin Wong (Konawaena) 6-0, ret.

SECOND ROUND SINGLES

(1) Westmoreland (Island Pacific Academy) def. Jackson Britt (Lahainaluna) 6-0, 6-0. Lum (Pearl City) def. Nick Hoyle (Hawai'i Prep) 6-2, 0-6, 7-6 (5). (8) Kobayashi ('Iolani) def. Arta Shirkodai (Seabury) 6-0, 6-0. (11) Lee (St. Louis) def. Erik Zhou (Hawai'i Prep) 6-0, 6-0. (4) Caulfield (Punahou) def. Jason Perron (Mililani) 6-0, 6-0. Yoshimoto (Punahou) def. Jose Reque (Mililani) 6-2, 6-2. (5) Cope (Kealakehe) def. Tyler Nishino (Waipahu) 6-1, 6-0. (9) Okamoto (Kapa'a) def. Misha Wilson (Maui) 6-1, 6-4. Rath ('Iolani) def. Cainan Shinjo (Leilehua) 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. (7) Wong (Hilo) def. Tyler Aughenbaugh (Kahuku) 6-0, 6-2. (10) Robin Kiyabu (Punahou) def. Sam Dunham (Island School) 6-0, 6-1. (3) Doug Ho (Punahou) def. Kallen Mizuguchi (Waiakea) 6-1, 6-3. Huynh (McKinley) def. Brendan Tourek (Kalaheo) (def) (6) Oliva (Pearl City) def. Kento Tamaki (St. Anthony) 6-3, 6-2. Wong (Konawaena) def. Nick Smith (Hawai'i Prep) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. (2) Spiker (Kalani) def. Hunter Lee (St. Joseph) 6-0, 6-0.

ROUND OF 16 DOUBLES

(1) Erik Pang/Hiroshi Hikida (Punahou) def. (10) Harold Shimono Jr./Darrel Nonaka (Waimea) 6-2, 6-1. (5) Spencer Choy/Devin Anderson ('Iolani) def. Chandler Daub/Jeffrey Gelman (Kealakehe) 6-4, 6-1. (3) Shaun Chow/Paul Okuda (Punahou) def. Dillon Castillo/Shoyo Tsukamoto (Kealakehe) 6-1, 6-2. (7) Robert Tamai/Colin Tseng ('Iolani) def. (9) Austin Wines/Jesse Knight (Maui) 6-4, 6-3. (8) Logan Chun/Darin Poei ('Iolani) def. Lance Kishi/Russell Park (Mililani) 6-1, 6-0. (4) William Chen/Brandon Lee (Punahou) def. Jesse Smothermon/Brantly Yakabe (Kaiser) 6-0, 6-1. (6) Nicholas Lee/Cody Lau (Kalani) def. Kyle Okamoto/Marquis Gaddis (Mililani) 6-3, 6-2. (2) Kyle Shiroma/Brent Hashiba ('Iolani) def. Kaito Mizutani/Travis Morita (Waiakea) 6-1, 7-5.

SECOND ROUND DOUBLES

(1) Pang/Hikida (Punahou) def. Michael Monahan/Ryota Yokose (Hawai'i Prep) 6-1, 6-0. (10) Shimono Jr./Nonaka (Waimea) def. Eric Baba/Steven Ho (Pearl City) 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4). (5) Choy/Anderson ('Iolani) def. Rory Kakuda/Ty Tanaka (Kalani) 6-0, 6-0. Daub/Gelman (Kealakehe) def. Terran Smith/Brandon Forbes (King Kekaulike) 6-0, 6-0. (3) Chow/Okuda (Punahou) def. Connor Snow/Forrest Dein (Seabury) 6-1, 6-0. Castillo/Tsukamoto (Kealakehe) def. Evan Komiyama/Daniel Seguirant (Mililani) (def). (7) Tamai/Tseng ('Iolani) def. Remii Tanaka/Jireh Lin (Mililani) 6-2, 6-2. (9) Wines/Knight (Maui) def. Patrick Dacayanan/Ahu Leite Ah Yo (Kamehameha-Hawai'i) 6-2, 7-5. Kishi/Park (Mililani) def. Michael Saiki/Elias Anaya (Baldwin) 6-3, 7-5. (8) Chun/Darin ('Iolani) def. Cory Ogawa/Tyler Kinoshita (Moanalua) 6-1, 6-2. Smothermon/Yakabe (Kaiser) def. (11) Alec Wagner/Stephen Adolfson (Lahainaluna) 6-4, 6-3. (4) Chen/Lee (Punahou) def. Shane Young/Gavin Morinaga (Mid Pacific) 6-3, 6-2. Okamoto/Gaddis (Mililani) def. Michael Haack/Joshua Ponting (Waimea) 6-3, 6-3. (6) Lee/Lau (Kalani) def. Kanahele Montizor/John Rosales (Moloka'i) 6-0, 6-0. Mizutani/Morita (Waiakea) def. Jordan Darley/Ryan Katano (Pearl City) 6-1, 7-5. (2) Shiroma/Hashiba ('Iolani) def. Ozzie Jaramillo/Jules Aris (Waipahu) (def).

GIRLS

ROUND OF 16 SINGLES

(1) Kristin Lim (Punahou) def. Kerrie-Ann Tobita (Baldwin) 6-0, 6-0. (5) Sherise Lum (Punahou) def. Allison Embernate (Seabury) 6-0, 6-1. (3) Sayo Tsukamoto (Kealakehe) def. Janelle Ng (Moanalua) 6-1, 6-4. (9) Karlene Pang (Hawai'i Baptist) def. (8) Demetria Woods (Radford) 6-1, 7-5. (6) Sarah Kukino (Kaua'i) def. Cathlyn Goo (Punahou) 6-3, 6-1. (4) Mari Tadaki (Hawai'i Baptist) def. Camille Argamosa (Moanalua) 6-0, 6-1. (7) Lyndsey Tom (Kapa'a) def. Ceara Sumida (Waiakea) 7-5, 6-4. (2) Jackie Owens (Lahainaluna) def. (10) Jan Matsumoto (Maryknoll) 6-3, 6-4.

SECOND ROUND SINGLES

(1) Lim (Punahou) def. Shay Orial (Kauai) 6-0, 6-0. Tobita (Baldwin) def. Daisy Green (Kealakehe) 6-1, 6-2. (5) Lum (Punahou) def. Miho Fujii (Kohala) 6-0, 6-1. Embernate (Seabury) def. Kristen Winther (Makua Lani Christian) 7-5, 6-1. (3) Tsukamoto (Kealakehe) def. Kelsie Valentine (Kapolei) 6-1, 6-2. Ng (Moanalua) def. Kristen Nakamura ('Aiea) 6-0, (ret). (8) Woods (Radford) def. Leanne Nagai (Pearl City) 6-4, 6-1. (9) Pang (Hawai'i Baptist) def. Gabriella Fortunato (Roosevelt) 6-2, 6-1. Goo (Punahou) def. (11) Kendall Tada (Hilo) 0-6, 6-2, 6-1. (6) Kukino (Kaua'i) def. Gabrielle Gorence (Mid-Pacific) 0-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3.

Argamosa (Moanalua) def. Jenna Gerdsen (Parker) 6-3, 6-4. (4) Tadaki (Hawai'i Baptist) def. Kauwela Neal (Kamehameha) 6-2, 6-1. Sumida (Waiakea) def. Kaila Nip (Lahainaluna) 7-5, 6-0. (7) Tom (Kapa'a) def. Kayla Yamasaki-Slattery ('Aiea) 6-1, 6-1. (10) Matsumoto (Maryknoll) def. Katie Perryman (Kamehameha-Maui) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1. (2) Owens (Lahainaluna) def. Taylor Oyama (Mililani) 6-3, 6-0.

ROUND OF 16 DOUBLES

(1) Ashley Nakaoka/Jennifer Laws (Punahou) def. Lindsey Watanabe/Cheynalynn Kiyotsuka (Pearl City) 6-0, 6-1. Britney Ragunton/Sarah Steele (Punahou) def. (7) Melissa Monette/Kaylee Yamamoto (Mililani) 6-2, 7-6 (7). (3) Kelly Domingo/Kelsey Daguio (Sacred Hearts) def. Kendra Kaaa/Abby Okazaki (Kamehameha-Maui) 6-0, 6-0. (8) Crystal Makaiwi/Sabryna Yates (Kealakehe) def. (9) Haley Sherill/Lauren Caspers (Le Jardin) 0-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2. Kaity Yim/Kelsey Ann Yamanaka (Punahou) def. Leah Yamamoto/Erin Hashimoto (Roosevelt) 6-0, 6-4. (4) Adrienne Hamada/Kimberly Takara (Mililani) def. (11) Rachel Mizuno/Melissa Ching (Mililani) 6-1, 6-2. (5) Honesty Ho'opai/Morissa Kahakui (Kamehameha) def. Tiffany Schenberger/Denise Lauser (Moanalua) 6-3, 6-1. (2) Nikki Castel/Bobbi Oshiro ('Iolani) def. (10) Ashley Pascual/Rachel Pascual (Baldwin) 6-1, 6-0.

SECOND ROUND DOUBLES

(1) Nakaoka/Laws (Punahou) def. Kari Noborikawa/Kelsey Kusunoki (Kaiser) 6-0, 6-0. Watanabe/Kiyotsuka (Pearl City) def. Jasmine Garde/Alex LaClergue (Lahainaluna) 7-5, 4-6, 6-2. (7) Monette/Yamamoto (Mililani) def. Jessica Ching/Alyssa Inaba (Konawaena) 6-1 6-1. Ragunton/Steele (Punahou) def. Shannon Leong/Rachel Aweau (Moanalua) 7-5, 6-1. (3) Domingo/Daguio (Sacred Hearts) def. Karina Keith/Ann-Marie Yakana (Kealakehe) 6-3, 6-2. Kaaa/Okazaki (Kamehameha-Maui) def. Melanie Paiva/Shelby Patton (Kalani) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. (8) Makaiwi/Yates (Kealakehe) def. Cherine Ito/Makena McCluskey (Kapa'a) 6-1, 7-5. (9) Sherill/Caspers (Le Jardin) def. Tiffany Lum/Jade Cano (Waimea) 6-3, 6-1. Yamamoto/Hashimoto (Roosevelt) def. Aisha Ashraf/Jacqueline Ho (Pearl City) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Yim/Yamanaka (Punahou) def. (6) Kacie Nakamura/Jamie Anne Young ('Iolani) 7-5, 3-6, 6-2. (11) Mizuno/Ching (Mililani) def. Juli Blachowiak/Madison Duarte (Island School) 6-2, 6-2. (4) Hamada/Takara (Mililani) def. Mairi Koike/Nicole Paiva (Kalani) 6-0, 6-1. Schenberger/Lauser (Moanalua) def. Elena Abe/Asha Francisco (King Kekaulike) 6-2, 7-5. (5) Ho'opai/Kahakui (Kamehameha) def. Corrie Kamigaki/Uemura Kaitlin (Konawaena) 6-1, 6-2. (10) A. Pascual/R. Pascual (Baldwin) def. Brytne Okuhata/Kayla Mikasa (King Kekaulike) 6-0, 6-2. (2) Castel/Oshiro ('Iolani) def. Kelly Hamamura/Michele Saiki (Baldwin) 6-0, 6-1.

SOFTBALL

SACRED HEARTS ADVANCES TO STATES

Chelsea Kamai went 3 for 4 and Joslyn Eugenio pitched a four-hitter yesterday to lift Sacred Hearts to a 5-3 victory over Pac-Five to clinch the Interscholastic League of Honolulu's third berth in next week's state softball tournament.

This will be Sacred Hearts' third state tournament, but first in Division I. The Lancers won the Division II state title in 2007.

SAC. HEARTS (7-9) 001 010 3—5 9 2

PAC-FIVE (7-8) 200 001 0—3 4 0

Joslyn Eugenio and Keicha Brunn. Keline Yoshimura and Joedee Lovell. W — Eugenio. L — Yoshimura.

Leading hitters — Sacred Hearts: Chelsea Kamai 3-4, double; Eugenio triple, 2 RBIs; Laura Abellanida 2-3; Meleina Fraga 2-4, triple. Pac-Five: Yoshimura triple; Lovell 2-3, 2 RBIs.

Reported by Chester Hirano