The JV tennis season ended on October 15th with both girl’s teams and the boy’s Gold team playing in the championship. The girl’s Gold and Blue teams took 1st and 2nd place for the season and the boy’s Gold and Blue took 2nd and 3rd. 

Teams: 

Girl’s Blue 

Coach: Johnee Kop (Head Coach), Thomas Shubert (Assistant Coach) 

Players: Chloe Devere ‘23, Noe Ando ‘23, Katelyn Chen ‘23, Emma Crago ‘24, Haiyi Sun ‘24, Bella Luke Kalani ‘24, Sora Campbell ‘25, Lauren Sadayasu ‘25, Addison Oshiro ‘25, Kailoa Kerber ‘25, Shelby Shitaoka ‘25, Sophia Mackey ‘25 

Place: Finalists (Lost to Gold 2-3 in playoff) 

W/L – R1: 7/0, R2: 6/1, Final: 13/1

Boy’s Blue 

Coach: Sean Nakamoto (Head Coach), Ricky Asante (Assistant Coach), Ethan Ra ‘24 (Manager) 

Players: Kei Yajima ‘23, Ryan Orimoto ‘24, David Samtani ‘24, Leo Casano ‘24, Pono Gifford ‘24, Matthew Ikeda ‘24, Warner Yip ‘24, Jake Valoroso ‘25, Brandon Ramos ‘25, Joe Langworthy ‘25, Connor Hughes ‘25, Maxwell Heidelberg ‘25 

Place: 3rd (Lost to Gold in R2 final) 

W/L – R1: 5/1, R2: 4/2, Final: 9/3

Girl’s Gold 

Coach: Fumiya Nakano (Head Coach), Thomas Shubert (Assistant Coach) 

Players: Haley Muramatsu ‘23, Lucy Ingraham ‘23, Mari Kunisaki ‘23, Nicki Nakasone ‘23, Christa Shibayama ‘24, Iris Xu ‘24, Jacie Yogi ‘25, Maya Gibson ‘25, Erika Chun ‘25, Olivia Woofter ‘25, Sera Tokumaru ‘25, Jacey Reyes ‘25 

Place: Champions (Beat Blue 3-2 in playoff) 

W/L – R1: 5/2, R2: 7/0, Final: 12/2 

Girls Gold with their ILH Championship medals and letters

Boy’s Gold 

Coach: John Dye (Head Coach), Ricky Asante (Assistant Coach) 

Players: Aidan Sibley ‘23, Wesley Dye ‘23, Will Kakos ‘24, Koko Leong ‘24, Caleb Lee ‘25, Carter Watabe ‘25, Owen Tsai ‘25, Tanner Ige ‘25, Dylan Choi ‘25, Ethan Chen ‘25, Duke Matsuda ‘25, Ethan Flores ‘25 

Place: Finalists (Lost to Iolani in playoff 2-3) 

W/L – R1: 4/2, R2: 6/0, Final: 10/2 

The Punahou JV Tennis Season in Pictures