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LOVETTE LLANTOS, Realtor (S), ABR
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WHEN: February 20-21, 2010
WHERE: Holua Tennis Center at Mauna Loa Village
78-7190 Kaleiopapa Street, Kailua-Kona, HI
DIVISIONS:
Men’s - 4.0 plus
Men’s - 3.5 below
Women’s - 4.0 plus
Women’s - 3.5 below
FORMAT: Best 2 of 3 tiebreak sets
COST: $25
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Feb 18, 2010
QUESTIONS: Call Lovette Llantos at (808) 217-9671
Aloha.
We’ve just completed the first of the Gonna Love It (GLI) Tennis Series tournaments.
Just like our pilot tournament last December, we saw superb tennis from our local talents.
We are so lucky to have an amazing breadth and depth of tennis athletes in our midst.
Both the Winners and Finalists in the main draws and the back draws will be invited to
compete in the Year End Championship in December 2010 where they will compete with
the "best of the best" on the island.
The Open division will compete for a one week stay at a Luxury Resort and the 3.5 and
below Division will compete for more cash.
TOURNAMENT RESULTS:
Men's OPEN:
Winner: Spencer Mendoza, Prize: $100
Finalist: Brandon Wood, Prize: $75
Women's OPEN:
Winner: Sarah Dvorak, Prize: Trophy
Finalist: Sayo Tsukamoto, Prize: Trophy
Men's 3.5:
Winner: Jensen Lo, Prize: $50
Finalist: Joel Nye, Prize: $25
Women's 3.5:
Winner: Ruth Kudo Prize: $90
Finalist: Fail Shipman Prize: $70
- Cash prizes based on level of participation on the draw.
- Juniors cannot receive cash prizes in order to remain eligible for college scholarship.
MAHALO:
We'd like to thank Donna Bondallian of Holua Tennis Center and TennisCize, Inc. for
hosting the tournament. Her hospitality and willingness to help is always appreciated. She
provides one of the best tennis facilities and programs this side of the island.
We'd like to thank Sam & Ailyn Ounyoung of Krua Thai Cuisine for providing delectable
Thai cuisine to our players and making such ono foods available to fans & spectators.
Come and enjoy such culinary specialties at their restaurant near the corner of Henry
Street & Kuakini Highway.
A big thank you to Nick Yamasaki for helping with the draw and scheduling. Mahalo also
go to Bryce Silva, Laura Yamasaki, and Kevin Yamauchi for their help. Special thanks
go to our stalwarts, Al Honey, Bill Schwartz, Debbie Saito, and Jasmine Iwamoto for
providing invaluable support and for always being there to help at all our tournaments.
With the team’s concerted efforts, the tourney ran smoothly & effortlessly. You guys rock!
We'd like to thank Big Island Video News for coming out and helping us with our goal to
promote and grow tennis.
Most of all, we want to thank all the players who participated in the tournament. Without
you, this tournament would not be a success. I hope you all enjoyed playing in the
tournament as much as we enjoyed putting it together for you.
Finally, we'd like to thank the tennis community for their overwhelming support and seal
of approval of the GLI Tennis Series. We will continue to work hard to provide fun and
quality tennis with your support. Please stay tuned for the next GLI Tennis Series
tournament which we project to be in May.
Until the next time, see you guys on the court! In the meantime, check out the TONS of
pictures and some videos from the tournament.
Lastly, we would appreciate it if you could fill out the 1 minute Feedback form to let us
know what you thought of our tourney. This will help us provide you with better
tournaments in the future.
Once again a BIG MAHALO from your GLI Tennis Series Committee:
- Lovette Llantos
- Nick Yamasaki
- Bill Schwartz
- Al Honey
Mahalo,
Lovette
1st Vice President, West Hawaii District Tennis Association
