Kinnick's Jamesson De Borja hits a backhand during Wednesday's DODEA-Japan tennis matches. (Erick Chedd Ricardo/Special to Stripes)
High school
TENNIS
Japan
Wednesday at Yokosuka Naval Base
Boys
Nile C. Kinnick 3, Yokota 1
Singles — Ryunosuke Roesch, Yokota, def. Mewell De Borja 4-0, 4-1; Aaden Otteson, Kinnick, def. Kotaro Roesch 4-2, 4-2. Doubles — Shobu Deeter and Tavi Shah, Kinnick, def. Evan Okamoto and Alexander Brixiuis 4-1, 4-0; Noah Otteson and Julian Oyola, Kinnick, def. Derick Gima Niaguti and Jullian Sullivan 4-0, 4-2.
Girls
Kinnick 2, Yokota 0
Doubles — Kikyo Deeter and Marisol Hindie def. Loah Barao and Laivey 4-0, 4-1; Emma Collins and Lisa Galloway def. Aubriana Benningfield and Olivia Miller 4-0, 4-0.
Noteworthy — First time for Kinnick to play home matches on the school’s new tennis courts.
Yokota's Derick Gima Niaguti hits a backhand during Wednesday's DODEA-Japan tennis matches. (Annika Farin/Special to Stripes)
Yokota's Kotaro Roesch smacks a forehand during Wednesday's DODEA-Japan tennis matches. (Annika Farin/Special to Stripes)
Kinnick's Jamesson De Borja readies a forehand during Wednesday's DODEA-Japan tennis matches. (Cynthia Abel/Special to Stripes)
Kinnick's Marisol Hindie serves during Wednesday's DODEA-Japan tennis matches. (Jeunei Bodnar/Special to Stripes)
Kinnick's Tavi Shah readies a forehand during Wednesday's DODEA-Japan tennis matches. (Lauren Casey/Special to Stripes)
Kinnick's Aaden Otteson readies a forehand during Wednesday's DODEA-Japan tennis matches. (Annika Farin/Special to Stripes)
VOLLEYBALL
Girls
Japan
Kinnick def. Yokota 25-23, 25-19, 25-21
Wednesday at Yokota Air Base
Kills — Red Devils: Layna Alvarez 10, Adrianna Dogojo 6, Isabella Marchetti 5, Alyssa Staples 5; Panthers: Ty’lasia Anu 6. Aces — Red Devils: Dogojo 8, Kay Kim 5. Assists — Red Devils: Phoebe Shoda 14, Kim 12; Panthers: Cocoro Jones 9.
Yokota's Cami Cort hits against the double block of Kinnick's Sam Smith and Alyssa Staples. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Yokota’s Ty’Lasia Anu goes up to block Kinnick’s Alyssa Staples. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Kinnick’s Layla Alvarez hits against Yokota’s Gracie Kenney. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Yokota’s Ty’Lasia Anu hits against the double block of Kinnick’s Layla Alvarez and Alyssa Staples. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
Yokota's Gracie Kenney hits against Kinnick's Samantha Smith. (Emma Grazak/Special to Stripes)
Kinnick’s Layla Alvarez hits against the double block of Yokota’s Cami Cort and Ty’Lasia Anu. (Emma Grazak/Special to Stripes)
Dave Ornauer has been employed by or assigned to Stars and Stripes Pacific almost continuously since March 5, 1981. He covers interservice and high school sports at DODEA-Pacific schools and manages the Pacific Storm Tracker.
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