2014 USTA Hawaii Pacific Yearbook | Page 26

2013 National Junior Tournaments 2013 Maui Challenger 2013 Summer Jr. Section Championships Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park Tennis Complex June 6 - 9, 2013 BOYS SINGLES CHAMPIONS 12s: Kailuhia Lam 14s: Sage Leaman 16s: Kawika Lam 18s: Jeffrey Liang GIRLS SINGLES CHAMPIONS 12s: Casey Cummings Companion 14s: Diana Wong 16s: Ashley Ishimura 18s: Sarah Dvorak BOYS SINGLES FINALISTS Leyton Ramos Phuc Huynh Ryan Chang Karl Reis GIRLS SINGLES FINALISTS Kaheaokaleonahenahemaikalani Taylor Lau Skyla Alcon Alyssa Tobita BOYS DOUBLES CHAMPIONS 12s: Camden Camacho / Edward Chung 14s: Seann Esaki / Sage Leaman 16s: Travis Lau / Gregory Zukeran 18s: Zander Kim / Kawika Lam GIRLS DOUBLES CHAMPIONS 12s: Anna Kalabukhova / Isabella Rooney 14s: Alyssia Fossorier / Betsy Wo 16s: Emily Soares / Diana Wong 18s: Sarah Dvorak / Katie Kim BOYS DOUBLES FINALISTS Matthew Chung / Leyton Ramos Jace Akagi-Okuma / Davin Lee Michael Chen / Austin Hamamoto Daisuke Nakayama / Grant Zukerman Kulamau’ukomohana Companion GIRLS DOUBLES FINALISTS Clarise Huang / Josette Huang Maria Goldsmith / Frances Goldsmith Katreina Corpuz / Chloe Gadsden Ashley Ishimura / Alyssa Tobita Wailea Tennis Club | Wailea, Hawaii January 20 - 27, 2013 GO SOEDA 2013 Singles Champion The 2013 Maui Challenger brought the USTA Pro Circuit back to Maui for the first time since 2006. It is the only USTA Pro Circuit event held in Hawaii and the first $50,000 Challenger of the 2013 season. Several of Hawaii’s own, current and former, collegiate players participated and earned singles and doubles Main Draw Wild Card entries by winning designated tournaments from Hawaii’s own, Triple Crown of Tennis. The tournament kicked off with a junior clinic featuring 10 and Under Tennis, a nationwide USTA initiative that scales the game to size for younger players. 10 and Under Tennis uses smaller courts, slower-moving and lower-bouncing balls, and smaller and lighter racquets designed specifically for kids. HSIN-HAN LEE & HSIEN-YIN PENG 2013 Doubles Champions After vigorous play, No.1 seed Go Soeda was crowned Singles champion. Soeda, of Japan, beat Zverev of Germany, 7-5, 7-5 to claim his second win in Hawaii. 2013 USTA Regional Tournament Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park Tennis Complex October 26 - 28, 2013 “I feel great to win two times in Hawaii,” said Soeda who was the 2012 Honolulu Challenger singles champion “I have good memories in Hawaii.” Justin Thompson, Finalist / Chase Masciorini, Champion Boys 18 Singles In doubles, the No.3 seeds Hsin-Han Lee and Hsien-Yin Peng of Taipei beat Americans Tennys Sandgren and Rhyne Williams, 6-7 (1), 6-2, 10-5. Kawika Lam & Zander Kim, Doubles Finalists / Ninan Kumar & Chase Masciorini, Doubles Champions Boys 18 Doubles 22 Alyssa Tobita, Finalist / Sarah Dvorak, Champion Girls 18 Singles Sarah Dvorak & Katie Kim, Finalists / Paige Cline & Amber Park, Champions Girls 18 Doubles ALEXANDER ZVEREV 2013 Singles Finalist Over 80 local businesses and individuals contributed cash, products and services to the 2013 Maui Challenger, including presenting sponsor, American Savings Bank. The USTA Pro Circuit 2013 Maui Challenger had hundreds of spectators in attendance over the lapse of the event. The USTA Hawaii Pacific would like to thank all the volunteers, businesses, and spectators who made this event possible. TENNYS SANDGREN & RHYNE WILLIAMS 2013 Doubles Finalists 23