Konawaena tennis standout Tayvia Yamagata is this week’s West Hawaii Today Athlete of the Week.
At Holua Tennis Center last weekend. Yamagata continued her domination of the BIIF scene, collecting a singles title one year after winning the doubles championship.
She defeated Waiakea’s Keilyn Kunimoto 6-0, 6-1 for a straight set victory.
“It was a tough match and Keilyn put up a real good fight, but I was happy with the way I played,” Yamagata said after the win. “To win a singles title after a doubles title means a lot to me.”
She also made some history. With the win, Yamagata managed to pick up the first singles title for Konawaena in 17 years. The last winners were way back in 2000 when the Wildcats swept both the boys and the girls’ championships. One of those winners was Richard Kahalioumi, who is currently the head coach of the Konawaena program.
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