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Hawaii 24/7 Staff The boys and girls tennis teams of Punahou ruled the courts during the state tournament, which was staged on the Big Island over the weekend. From Punahou, No. 1 seed Kawika Lam won the boys singles and No. 3 seed Ryan Adachi and McKenna Fujitani won the boys doubles. In the girls [...]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff The top eight seeds are through to the quarterfinals of the state tennis singles tournament, which holds a homefield advantage for the five remaining Big Island athletes. On the boys side, it’s No. 4 seed Isaiah Brilhante of Waiakea and on the girls side, it’s Hilo teammates No. 4 seed Emily Soares [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Team Tumunog out of the Royal Kona Tennis Club representing the state of Hawaii traveled to Tucson, Ariz. and competed against the best players across the country. The ladies of Team Tumunog dominated their competition throughout the season. They swept everyone with convincing wins on the Big Island. It was no different at [...]

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Scott Hansen has been selected as the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo’s men’s and women’s tennis coach. Dexter Irvin, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, made the announcement today, ensuring the successful continuation of Vulcan tennis.

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MEDIA RELEASE The Pink Martinis Senior Women’s 3.5 tennis team is on its way to Maui to represent West Hawaii at the USTA/HPS Senior Section Championships. The competition is the weekend of May 19 at Royal Lahaina Tennis Garden and Kapalua Tennis Ranch. The Pink Martinis play out of Island Slice Tennis Club at Keauhou [...]

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff No. 1 seed Sarah Dvorak, of Waiakea, tore through the opening rounds, but couldn’t quite overcome No. 2 seed Alyssa Tobita of Mililani in the finals of the girls state tennis tournament. In a tight match Tobita just came out ahead, 6-4, 7-5. Meanwhile, in the boys doubles, Kealakehe’s Chandler Daub and [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Big Island Tennis Summit, (BITS) starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 at Holua Tennis Center and is sponsored by the Kona Community Tennis & Recreation Association – a non-profit/501(c)(3) organization. This doubles tournament is a fundraiser for Big Island College Tennis Programs. The suggested tax-deductible donation is $20 for participants. Food [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE This is a fundraising event to help build a new church for St. Michael’s on Alii Drive. This event, the second of a series of Gonna Love It (GLI) tournaments this year, will be a part of the GLI Tennis series by Lovette Llantos. Funds raised will help replace the 150 year old [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE French Open champion Michael Chang returns to The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows for a ‘friendly’ exhibition match against former ATP player and Big Island resident Jan-Michael Gambill at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28. Chang, who is Mauna Lani Bay’s tennis ambassador, is best known for becoming the youngest ever man to [...]

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The University of Hawaii at Hilo women’s tennis team defeated the Academy of Art University, 6-3 and Dominican 7-2 in an NCAA Division II West Region match in San Francisco, California while the men’s team fell to the University of California-San Diego.

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii women’s tennis team will take part in the first-ever Mauna Lani Bay Tennis Classic on March 21-22 at The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows. UH will take on visiting team, UCLA, in the two-day official ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) event. The tournament will consist of a two-day dual-match [...]

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