Big Island briefs, April 6

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Business Canoe Race

Business Canoe Race

Kamehameha Canoe Club, along with radio stations KWXX and B97, has rescheduled its 34th annual Business Canoe Race for Sunday, April 30 at 8 a.m. at Hilo Bay.

Email questions to gkekua@yahoo.com with Business Race as the subject.

HIGA golf tourney

A six-person team golf tournament, sponsored by Hawaii Island Golf Association/Hilo Muni Golf Club, will take place Sunday, April 30, at Hilo Municipal Golf Course.

The entry deadline for the semi-annual competition is April 25.

Entry forms and information on tournament rules are available the Muni pro shop.

Waiakea seeks coach

Waiakea High School is taking applications for a girls soccer coach.

Applications can be picked up from the Waiakea office during business hours, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday.

The deadline to apply is April 21.

For more information, call athletic director Tom Correa at 974-4830.

Hilo High openings

Hilo High School is accepting applications for the following coaching positions:

• Boys/girls air riflery coach

• Boys basketball coach

• Boys/girls wrestling coach.

Applications can be picked up at the school’s office.

The deadline to apply is April 14.

UH-Hilo tennis wins

The UH-Hilo tennis teams defeated Arizona Christian on Wednesday at San Diego.

UH-Hilo 5, Arizona Christian 4

Women’s singles

1. Daniela Sanz Caseli (UHH) def. Mikayla Morgan (ACU), 7-5, 6-1.

2. Sara Valero (UHH) def. Tia Okano (ACU), 7-5, 6-4.

3. Kinsey Volkart (UHH) def. Autria Compton (ACU), 6-1, 2-6, 6-3.

4. Melanie Dreux (ACU) def. Cheyenne Schula (UHH), 6-2, 7-5.

5. Elizabeth Kelley (ACU) def. Anne Carsey (UHH), 6-1, 6-1.

6. Jayci Kelley (ACU) def. Napapon Vorasane (UHH), 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.

Doubles

1. Sanz Caseli/Valero (UHH) def. Morgan/Okano (ACU), 9-7.

2. Compton/Dreux (ACU) def. Schula/Vorasane (UHH). 8-2.

3. Volkart/Shanise Kaaikala (UHH) def. E. Kelley/J. Kelley (ACU) , 8-4.

UH-Hilo 8, Arizona Christian 1

Singles

1. Vaclav Slezak (UHH) def. Alberto Lapiedra (ACU), 6-2, 6-0.

2. Alex Fillat Perez (UHH) def. Enzo Douillac (ACU), 5-7, 6-0, 7-6 (7-4).

3. Gregory Zukeran (UHH) def. Gregoire Vincent (ACU), 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 6-2.

4. Stefan Coney (UHH) def. Scott Wheeler (ACU), 6-3, 4-6, 6-0.

5. Bruno Figlia (UHH) def. Marcelo Balderrama (ACU), 5-7, 6-3, 10-2

6. Dillon Lam (UHH) def. Seth Moore (ACU), 6-4, 6-3.

Doubles

1. Slezak/Coney (UHH) def. Moore/Lapiedra (ACU), 8-2.

2. Fillat Perez/Figlia (UHH) def. Douillac/Ezequiel Suarez (ACU), 8-3.

3. Wheeler/Luka Stanivukovic (ACU) def. Daniel Tada/Zukeran (UHH), 8-3.