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MPI JV Tennis Program starts its season with two strong wins

The Mid-Pacific Institute JV girls tennis players started their season with a perfect 5-0 sweep of the Kamehameha Warriors, while the JV boys team won their exciting match-up against the Eagles of Hawaii Baptist Academy. JV Head Coach and Director of Tennis, Chanon Alcon, was very pleased with his athletes' performances.

In their season opener, the Mid-Pacific Girl's JV Tennis Team wasted no time earning their first win of the season. Despite a short rain delay, the match was able to resume with the lady Owls sweeping all matches with straight set victories. Dominating performances from Tanaka and Krot gave Mid-Pacific the early jump. Shortly after, Iwamoto and Ota at 2nd doubles along with Yamashiro and Weisman at 3rd doubles secured the next two wins. A late rally by the Warriors in the second set of the 1st doubles match, provided some drama for the spectators, but Hirose and Hirotsu rose to the occasion and clinched the sweep for the Owls.

1st singles: Tiffany Tanaka
2nd singles: Jane Krot

1st Doubles: Giina Hirose & Kacie Hirotsu
2nd Doubles: Sheena Iwamoto & Kacey Ota
3rd Doubles: Sara Yamashiro & Natalia Weisman

Exhibition: Jacqueline Arakaki was winning her match before suspension of team match.

The Boy's JV Tennis team got off to a winning start Monday night against the HBA Eagles in dramatic fashion. Recording his first win of the season, Mark Erwin contributed the first team point followed by Baron and Nakaoka at 1st doubles. Fighting hard in his match, Tominaga fell short of the win. Andrew Erwin and Stewart Allen battled with their opponents in a sudden-death third-set tiebreaker, before losing the duel. With the team scores tied at 2 matches-all, Fukuda and Goodin shifted gears and clinched the match, giving the Owls their first win of the season.

1st Singles: Justin Tominaga
2nd Singles: Mark Erwin

1st Doubles: Casey Baron & Jayson Nakaoka
2nd Doubles: Andrew Erwin & Stewart Allen
3rd Doubles: Ethan Fukuda & TJ Goodin

Exhibition Match: Zachary Tom & Tomohiro Hoshino

Posted at September 9, 2008 10:56 AM | Permalink