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One match is all that separates Mililani’s Alyssa Tobita from a 4-peat in girls singles.
The senior swept past third seed Lani-Rae Green out Waimea 7-5, 6-1 in the semifinal round of the Carlsmith Ball/HHSAA State Tennis Championships on Maui on Friday.
She got into the semifinal with a quarterfinal win earlier in the day, a sweep of sixth seed Serena Le of Punahou, 6-0, 6-0. Tobita faces St. Francis’ Taylor Lau for the title.
In girls doubles, the top two seeds advanced to the final. ‘Iolani’s Sari Kwee and Kara Okazaki swept No. 3 seed Sarah Ikioka and Kylee Kato of Kamehameha-Maui 6-3, 6-4. Kwee and Okazaki face Punahou’s Skyla Alcon and Cori Cummings. The Punahou duo easily got past Hilo’s Kelly Soares and Emily Soares, 6-2, 6-0.
On the boys side, Punahou’s Kawika Lam is one win away from his second straight singles title as he advanced with two wins.
Lam got past Hawaii Prep’s JJ Minakata in a 6-2, 6-2 quarterfinal and then defeated teammate McKenna Fujitani 6-0, 6-2 in the semifinal. His opponent is Hawaii Baptist’s Jeffrey Liang. The second seed swept Seabury Hall’s Shayan Shirkhodai 6-0, 6-0 in a quarterfinal and then Mililani’s Sage Leaman 6-1, 6-2 in a semifinal.
Boys doubles features the top seed and the seventh seed in the championship. The top-seeded tandem out of Punahou, Zander Kim and Jon Costales, beat schoolmates and No. 3 seed Jacob Blaisdell And Austin Hamamoto 7-5, 6-3. Mid-Pacific’s Seann Esaki and Braxton Chong upset ‘Iolani’s Ryan Chang and Riley Inn 6-2, 7-5 in the other semifinal.
CARLSMITH BALL/HHSAA STATE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Wailea and Makena Tennis Club
FRIDAY
BOYS SINGLES
Semifinals
Kawika Lam (1), Punahou, def. McKenna Fujitani (6), Punahou, 6-0, 6-2.
Jeffrey Liang (2), Hawaii Baptist, def. Sage Leaman (3), Mililani, 6-1, 6-2.
Quarterfinals
Kawika Lam (1), Punahou, def. JJ Minakata (5), Hawaii Prep, 6-2, 6-2.
McKenna Fujitani (6), Punahou, def. Daisuke Nakayama (4), ‘Iolani, 6-4, 4-6, (5).
Sage Leaman (3), Mililani, def. Joey Baldwin (7), Baldwin, 6-2, 6-2.
Jeffrey Liang (2), Hawaii Baptist def. Shayan Shirkhodai (8), Seabury Hall, 6-0, 6-0.
BOYS DOUBLES
Semifinals
Zander Kim/Jon Costales (1), Punahou, def. Jacob Blaisdell/Austin Hamamoto (3), Punahou, 7-5, 6-3.
Seann Esaki/Braxton Chong (7), Mid-Pacific, def. Ryan Chang/Riley Inn (5), ‘Iolani, 6-2, 7-5.
Quarterfinals
Zander Kim/Jon Costales (1), Punahou, def. Anakele Apisaloma/Finn Gallagher (6), Konawaena, 6-2, 6-2.
Jacob Blaisdell/Austin Hamamoto (3), Punahou, def. Calvin Lee/Soohan Bong (8), Kalani, 6-4, 6-4.
Seann Esaki/Braxton Chong (7), Mid-Pacific, def. Jace Akagi-Okuma/Davin Lee (4), Mililani.
Ryan Chang/Riley Inn (5), ‘Iolani, def. Travis Lau/Dylan Shen (2), Punahou, 6-3, 2-6, (7).
GIRLS SINGLES
Semifinals
Alyssa Tobita (1), Mililani, def. Lani-Rae Green (3), Waimea, 7-5, 6-1.
Taylor Lau (4), St. Francis, def. Ashley Ishimura (2), Punahou, 3-6, 6-2, (2).
Quarterfinals
Alyssa Tobita (1), Mililani, def. Serena Le (6), Punahou, 6-0, 6-0.
Lani-Rae Green (3), Waimea, def. Hina Goldsmith (8), Roosevelt, 6-1, 6-1.
Taylor Lau (4), St. Francis, def. Michelle Uyeda (5), Kealakehe, 6-0, 6-0.
Ashley Ishimura (2), Punahou, def. Jade Min (7), Island Pacific, 6-1, 6-1.
GIRLS DOUBLES
Semifinals
Sari Kwee/Kara Okazaki (1), ‘Iolani, def. Sarah Ikioka/Kylee Kato (3), Kamehameha-Maui, 6-3, 6-4.
Skyla Alcon/Cori Cummings (2), Mid-Pacific, def. Kelly Soares/Emily Soares (4), Hilo, 6-2, 6-0.
Quarterfinals
Sari Kwee/Kara Okazaki (1), ‘Iolani, def. Katie Natori/Becky Yim, Punahou, 6-0, 6-4.
Sarah Ikioka/Kylee Kato (3), Brooke Alcuran/Laura Okazaki (5), ‘Iolani, 7-5, 6-4.
Kelly Soares/Emily Soares (4), Hilo, def. Haley Fujimori/Alysse Nakasato (7), Mililani, 6-1, 7-5.
Skyla Alcon/Cori Cummings (2), Mid-Pacific, def. Hailey Motooka/Rachel Rosenfeld, Punahou, 6-0, 6-0.
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