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Raiders split with Waimea
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| Waimea’s Michael Haack, who was teamed with Joshua Ponting, chops a ball back in the Boys No. 1 Doubles court, Saturday against Kaua‘i at the Kaua‘i Lagoons courts. Dennis Fujimoto/The Garden Island |
By Dennis Fujimoto - The Garden Island
NAWILIWILI — Host Kaua‘i High School split its Kaua‘i Interscholastic Federation tennis match against Waimea, Saturday.
The Raiders’ No. 1 Girls singles player, Sarah Kukino, handily took her match against Dessa Rentrop, 6-0, 6-0, but Waimea picked up the remainder of the matches, finishing the day winning the girls matches, 4-1.
On the boys’ courts, Waimea’s Darrel Nonaka bested Matthew Kanna in three sets, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, but Kaua‘i went on to take all the other matches, one by default, in its 4-1 win over the Menehune.
Kaua‘i’s Ryan Bieker outlasted a hard-hitting Harold Shimono in the No. 1 Boys Singles match, 6-4, 7-6 (1) and the Kaua‘i No. 1 Boys Doubles team of Chris Flynn and Lanning Henriques got past Waimea’s duo of Michael Haack and Joshua Ponting, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
Peter Nguyen and Lance Matsumoto played for the reds on the No. 2 Boys Doubles court against Kevin Toma and Bryle Rivera and walked off with a win, 6-1, 6-2 while Michael Fujikawa and Nick Bieker won its No. 3 Boys Doubles by default over Waimea’s Ty Shitanaka and Chris Ajimura.
Rachel Wright of Waimea outlasted Kaua‘i’s Shay Orial on the Girls No. 2 Singles court, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
Waimea’s Tiffany Lum and Jade Cano had coach Paulette Lum watching their match with interest on the Girls No. 1 Doubles court.
But the Menehune duo had no problem over Jasmine Ikeda and Waters Riley, 6-1, 6-2.
On the Girls No. 3 Doubles court, Waimea’s team of Rachel Umetsu and Anna Hartsell took Raisa Carlos and Jamie Gali in three sets, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Ikeda came back to team with Lisa Chang and downed the Menehune team of Rentrop and Miriam Corpuz, 8-6 in a girls exhibition match.
Kaua‘i’s duo of Daisy and Crystal Liberato teamed to edge out Waimea’s Chantelle Carveiro and Averie Soto, 8-2 in another girls’ doubles exhibition.
Kapa‘a will host Kaua‘i at the Kapa‘a tennis courts starting at 10 a.m., Saturday while Island School hosts Waimea at the KCC courts starting at noon.
The Raiders’ No. 1 Girls singles player, Sarah Kukino, handily took her match against Dessa Rentrop, 6-0, 6-0, but Waimea picked up the remainder of the matches, finishing the day winning the girls matches, 4-1.
On the boys’ courts, Waimea’s Darrel Nonaka bested Matthew Kanna in three sets, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, but Kaua‘i went on to take all the other matches, one by default, in its 4-1 win over the Menehune.
Kaua‘i’s Ryan Bieker outlasted a hard-hitting Harold Shimono in the No. 1 Boys Singles match, 6-4, 7-6 (1) and the Kaua‘i No. 1 Boys Doubles team of Chris Flynn and Lanning Henriques got past Waimea’s duo of Michael Haack and Joshua Ponting, 7-6 (3), 6-4.
Peter Nguyen and Lance Matsumoto played for the reds on the No. 2 Boys Doubles court against Kevin Toma and Bryle Rivera and walked off with a win, 6-1, 6-2 while Michael Fujikawa and Nick Bieker won its No. 3 Boys Doubles by default over Waimea’s Ty Shitanaka and Chris Ajimura.
Rachel Wright of Waimea outlasted Kaua‘i’s Shay Orial on the Girls No. 2 Singles court, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
Waimea’s Tiffany Lum and Jade Cano had coach Paulette Lum watching their match with interest on the Girls No. 1 Doubles court.
But the Menehune duo had no problem over Jasmine Ikeda and Waters Riley, 6-1, 6-2.
On the Girls No. 3 Doubles court, Waimea’s team of Rachel Umetsu and Anna Hartsell took Raisa Carlos and Jamie Gali in three sets, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Ikeda came back to team with Lisa Chang and downed the Menehune team of Rentrop and Miriam Corpuz, 8-6 in a girls exhibition match.
Kaua‘i’s duo of Daisy and Crystal Liberato teamed to edge out Waimea’s Chantelle Carveiro and Averie Soto, 8-2 in another girls’ doubles exhibition.
Kapa‘a will host Kaua‘i at the Kapa‘a tennis courts starting at 10 a.m., Saturday while Island School hosts Waimea at the KCC courts starting at noon.
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