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The Maui Interscholastic League tennis team championship race is down to four squads after semifinals were held Thursday at Lahaina Civic Center.
The Seabury Hall boys and girls will be playing for titles after winning their semifinals, 5-0 over Maui High and 4-1 over Kamehameha Maui, respectively. The Spartan boys were particularly dominant, dropping just three games against the Sabers.
The Baldwin boys advanced to Saturday's finals with a 5-0 win over the Warriors, while the Maui High girls earned their finals spot with a 4-1 victory over King Kekaulike.
Finals are set to start at 8 a.m. Saturday at the LCC courts.
GIRLS
SEABURY HALL 4, KAMEHAMEHA MAUI 1
No. 1 singles--Nikki Fernando, Seabury, win by default. No. 2 singles--Alexa de Crinis, Seabury, def. Aubrey Ahana 6-0, 6-0. No. 3 singles--Daisy Barnard, Seabury, def. Makalapua Kuluhiwa 6-1, 6-0. No. 1 doubles--Berylin Lau/Emi Wunder, Kamehameha, def. Lia Reisenauer/Marissa Tasaki 6-1, 6-3. No. 2 doubles--Julia Chou/Bobby Goldin, Seabury, def. Piilani Kaeo/Sadie Navas 6-2, 6-1.
MAUI HIGH 4, KING KEKAULIKE 1
No. 1 singles--Hie Luna Beamer, Maui High, def. Yoana Gkatsu 6-2, 6-0. No. 2 singles--Paula Esteve Rodriguez, King Kekaulike, def. Sophia Kato 7-5, 6-2. No. 3 singles--Taliah Cabatu, Maui High, def. Genevieve Kermode 6-4, 7-6 (1). No. 1 doubles--Erica Gumboc/Jordyn Luna, Maui High, def. Eden Newman/Aurora Morales-Middleton 6-2, 6-3. No. 2 doubles--Jenna Payba/Julia Ramirez, Maui High, def. Radha Singh/Ryley Jackson 6-1, 6-2.
BOYS
SEABURY HALL 5, MAUI HIGH 0
No. 1 singles--Manoli Placourakis, Seabury, def. Angelo Baysa 6-0, 6-1. No. 2 singles--Brandon Yu, Seabury, def. Nicholas Bews 6-0, 6-0. No. 3 singles--Kai Kaahui, Seabury, def. Kevin Torres Barrera 6-0, 6-0. No. 1 doubles--Evan Liptz/Max Huston, Seabury, def. Klent Gumboc/Ryan Julian 6-0, 6-1. No. 2 doubles--John Kaahui/Darron Doan, Seabury, def. Tyler Ray/Rain Blando 6-0, 6-1.
BALDWIN 5, KAMEHAMEHA MAUI 0
No. 1 singles--Justin Powell, Baldwin, def. Devin Ceballos-Lagazo 6-0, 6-0. No. 2 singles--Ean Allencastre-Higuchi, Baldwin, def. Akela Aloy 6-0, 6-0. No. 3 singles--Kenji Shing, Baldwin, win by default. No. 1 doubles--Kai Matsui/Skye Curley, Baldwin, def. Jayden Pahukula/Kahiau Snyder 6-3, 6-3. No. 2 doubles--Mason Okamura/Hayden Pyle, Baldwin, def. Makana Gomes/Sai Alueta 6-1, 6-0.