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Bryce Silva and Kim Yamasaki defeated Bill Schwartz and Diana Ancog 6-3,7-6(3) in the 4.5 mixed doubles final, capping a terrific weekend of tennis at the Interisland Tennis Championships at Holua Resort.

Bryce Silva Serves Big at Interisland Tennis Championships

“I knew going in to the match that Bryce has a huge serve and it was going to be really tough for us to break him,” said Schwartz after the match. “We got close in the tie-break but just couldn’t pull it off.”

In other Mixed Doubles action, Mike Lam and Sandy Caldwell teamed up to defeat John Burns and Sue Welton in straight sets, 6-1,6-1 to win the 4.0 Mixed Doubles Final. In the 3.5 Mixed Doubles final, Wayne Akahoshi and Lovette Llantos defeated Conrad Bielicki and Julia Winant 6-1, 6-4.

Men's 4.5-Open Final

In the Men’s 4.5/Open finals, Schwartz and Silva lost in straight-sets to John Aalberg and Brandon Wood, 6-4,6-2. Wayne Akahoshi and Franklin Nacis outlasted Barney Frazier and Ron Self in a tough three-setter, 6-3,4-6,7-5 to win the Men’s 4.0 finals. In the Men’s 3.5, Daniel Kailiwai and Wayne Yamauchi barely escaped a three-set semifinal battle with Chris Hashimoto and Charles Perez to advance to the finals where they were defeated by Corky Woerner and Frank Meyer in straight sets, 6-4,6-2. In the Men’s 3.0, Robert Donigan and Al Tong defeated Dennis Yates and Steve Scarbrough, 6-2,6-3.

Franklin Nacis

Barney Frazier

On the Women’s side, Sandy Caldwell and Diana Ancog defeated Julie Ching and Mary Martin in the Women’s 4.0 doubles final. Jennifer Hiro and Carey Katase defeated Ruth Kudo and Peggy Spencer to capture the Women’s 3.5 final and in the Women’s 3.0, Candace Kow and Carmen Pogtis teamed up to defeat June Taguma and Carol Dinmore in three sets, 6-0,5-7,6-2. In the Women’s 65 & Over (and not quite 65) division, Molly Nakano and Barbara Kennedy outlasted Sally England and Eva Davis to win the finals, 7-6(3),6-4.

Women's 65s

The Interisland Tennis Championships were first held in the Islands in the 1900s, taking a few breaks here and there, and with the help of Ron Seno and Hattie Somerville, the event reappeared in the early 90s at the Royal Waikoloan. The last known winner of the Championships was the Big Island in 1993. They closely edged out Oahu with Maui coming in a close third.

"It was a great weekend of tennis,” said tournament director Cheryl Shrum. “With the support of Holua Tennis Center, local sponsors and a fantastic group of volunteers, we pulled off a successful inaugural tournament and look forward to building it into one of Hawaii’s premier events. If this year is any indication, we’re off to a good start. ”