PO‘IPU — The Kaua‘i High boys and girls tennis teams began their seasons by defeating both Waimea High teams Saturday afternoon in Po‘ipu.
The Raider girls swept the Menehune in all five matches in both singles and doubles play, while the boys playing in a closely-contested battle edged the Menehune 3-2.
Kaua‘i High coach Shannon Burkman said she felt her team’s positive results were the culmination of off-season work.
“We were proud of our players today who have been working hard for months on their skills and strategies,” Burkman said. “Today we emphasized the mindset on the court. We saw our players go out there with confidence and belief. Most importantly, we saw them make the micro and macro adjustments necessary for beating their opponents.”
Unlike other team sports, Burkman said she feels tennis is unusual because a lot of players have to make adjustments on their own with little guidance from coaches during matches.
“Coaches can’t coach during the match (except for a minute between sets), so we loved seeing the players make their assessments of the match performance for success,” Burkman said.
Warriors, Voyagers boys kick off spring
The Kapa‘a High boys’ tennis team defeated Island School in several close matches, 4-1, in windy conditions Saturday afternoon at Kapa‘a High.
Kapa‘a’s Thomas Capelli beat Island’s Patrick McKenna 6-3, 6-4 in No. 1 singles, while Kapa‘a’s No. 2 player, Ian Dave Sotelo, outlasted Island School’s Andrew Sclafani, 7-5, 6-4.
Warriors triumph in doubles match
Kapa‘a won its No. 1 and No. 3 doubles matches, with Glenn Aguada and Kaimani Dryer winners, 6-3, 7-5, over Island’s Kaikea Kaui and Conner Hall.
Island School ‘s No. 1 doubles team of Reed Brown and Foster McLychock defeated Kapa‘a’s Ryder Kenton and Elis Donbauv, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5.
“It was a home-court advantage. That is what made a difference,” Warriors’ coach Richard Wanek said.
Voyager girls sweep Warriors
Island School girls got a measure of revenge by sweeping inexperienced Kapa‘a girls team 5-0 Saturday afternoon at Kapa‘a High.
Island School ‘s Haven Sadler defeated Ruby Jane Udaundo, 6-0, 6-0, and Ava Anderton beat Parker Reed, 6-1, 6-2, in No. 1 and No. 2 singles, respectively.
In doubles, Samantha Brown and Nari Yoo beat Noemie Sanchez and Lacie Binongial, 6-2, 6-1. Lily Reynolds and Kalia Hamid beat Gillian Altman and Aida Roslin, 6-0, 6-2. In third doubles, Melina Ventura and Paulina Do beat Mary Jane Berumen and Trista Souza, 6-0, 6-1. “It was the very first match of the year. It was a great experience for all of my freshman girls, and we are still learning the game,” Wanek said.
Following are the results for the Kaua‘i High-Waimea High match. The complete results of the Kapa‘a-Island matches were not available at presstime:
Kaua‘i High girls 5, Waimea High 0
No. 1 singles: Anna Burkman def. Kamalani Goo, 6-0, 6-0;
No. 2 singles: Katherine O’Neill def. Rhona Lei Batacon, 6-0, 6-0;
No. 1 doubles: Kirra Carvalho/Miya Reese def. Julienne Gawaran/Kieran Canavan, 6-2, 6-1;
No. 2 doubles: Tia Fulks/Jessica Hreljac def. Macie Ramos/Erich Borbos, 6-0, 6-0;
No. 3 doubles: Zoe Carvalho/Adriana Hernandez def. Victoria Mendoza/Mareta Egan 6-0, 6-1.
Kauai High boys 3, Waimea 2
No. 1 singles: Christian Teves, KHS, def. Fred Adella, WHS, 7-5, 6-4;
No. 2 singles: Wendall Batangan, WHS, def. Matthew Rivera, KHS, 6-4, 7-5;
No. 1 doubles: Vitto Altomare/Alvin Rafael, WHS, def. Thaine Ochoco/Cameron Teves, KHS, 6-2, 6-4;
No. 2 doubles: Judah Sapp/Sage Cierras, KHS, def. James Ragus/Adriane Serapio, WHS, 6-0, 6-0;
No. 3 doubles: Tanner Hubbard/Tanner Lee, KHS, def. Alan Corpuz/Carlton Hung, WHS, 6-0, 6-1.
