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Nathan Hwang follows through on a return.

Humphreys' Nathan Hwang and teammate Julian Cho exited in the first round a year ago, but were crowned boys Division I doubles champions on Wednesday. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)

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TENNIS

Far East Tennis Championships

Wednesday at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Doubles

Boys

Division I

First round — Nathan Hwang and Julian Cho, Humphreys, def. Rey Koja and Kai Swan, Kubasaki, 4-0, 4-0; Aaden Otteson and Noah Otteson, Kinnick, def. Bryce Federico and Kaedon Truong, Kadena, 4-1, 4-1; Jamesson de Borja and Tavi Shah, Kinnick, def. Camden Fisk and Maximus Ramos, Kubasaki, 4-1, 4-1; Maddux Fisk and Gabriel Fino, Kadena, def. William Cornett and Jonathan Kim, Humphreys, 4-3 (7-5), 4-2.

Second round — Hwang-Cho def. Otteson-Otteson 4-3 (9-7), 4-3 (7-3); de Borja-Shah def. M. Fisk-Fino 4-3 (8-6), 4-1; Federico-Truong def. Koja-Swan 4-1, 4-2; Cornett-Kim def. C. Fisk-Ramos 1-4, 4-2, 7-3.

Third round — Truong-Federico def. M. Fisk-Fino 4-3 (4-7), 4-3 (7-5), 8-6; Otteson-Otteson def. Cornett-Kim 4-0, 2-4, 7-4; de Borja-Shah def. Truong-Federico 4-0, 4-1; Hwang-Cho def. de Borja-Shah 4-1, 3-4 (3-7), 7-3; Otteson-Otteson def. de Borja-Shah 3-3, ret.

Championship — Hwang-Cho def. Otteson-Otteson 3-4 (5-7), 4-0, 7-5.

Division II

First round — Evan Son and Max Inwoo Lim, Daegu, def. JeShawn Spaights-Pace and Chris Alvey, Edgren, 4-1, 4-2; Ethan Kim and Noah Hong, Osan, def. Wyatt Kitko and Liam DeMarsico-Birkland, Perry, 4-1, 4-2; Jacob Kennedy and David Armstrong, King, def. Sean Simpkins and Kian Perez, Zama, 4-2, 4-1; Evan Okamoto and Evan Horne, Yokota, def. Chris Eun and Anthony Canizales, Osan, 4-1, 4-2; Taisei Shimakura and Jin Bergman, King, def. Jacob Huntington and Caden Crow, Edgren, 4-2, 1-4, 13-11; Kentaro Kerwin and Dayne Marble, Zama, def. Jude Velazquez and Canaan McGee, Daegu, 4-0, 4-1.

Second round — Ryunosuke Roesch and Kentaro Roesch, Yokota, def. Son-Lim 4-0, 4-0; Kennedy-Armstrong def. Kim-Hong 4-3 (7-5), 4-1; Aira Fujinuma and Ren Spinosi, Perry, def. Okamoto-Horne 2-4, 4-0, 7-3; Shimakura-Bergman def. Kerwin-Marble 3-4, 4-3 (7-5), 7-4.

Semifinals — Roesch-Roesch def. Kennedy-Armstrong 4-1, 4-1; Fujinuma-Spinosi def. Shimakura-Bergman 4-2, 4-2.

Third place — Shimakura-Bergman def. Kennedy-Armstrong 4-3, 0-4, 17-15.

Championship — Roesch-Roesch def. Fujinuma-Spinosi 4-2, 4-0.

GIRLS

Division I

First round — Rebecca Kruelski and Ellee Yoo, Humphreys, def. Sophia Wurdinger and Josephine Zwierzynski, Kubasaki, 4-2, 4-3 (7-4); Brooke Brewer and Julia Mendoza, Kadena, def. Lisa Galloway and Kiina Lashley, Kinnick, 4-2, 3-4 (3-7), 7-2; Chloe Lee and Skylar Park, Humphreys, def. Leeann Bammel and Ema Wilson, Kadena, 4-0, 4-0; Kikyo Deeter and Marisol Hindie, Kinnick, def. Monique Liquete and Mia Perez, Kubasaki, 4-2, 4-2.

Second round — Kruelski-Yoo def. Brewer-Mendoza 3-4 (4-7), 4-1, 7-2; Lee-Park def. Deeter-Hindie 4-0, 4-1; Wurdinger-Zwierzynski def. Galloway-Lashley 4-3 (7-3), 4-3 (7-5); Bammel-Wilson def. Liquete-Perez 4-0, 4-3 (7-3).

Third round — Brewer-Mendoza def. Bammel-Wilson 3-4 (3-7), 4-3 (7-2), 7-5; Deeter-Hindie def. Wurdinger-Zwierzynski 4-3 (7-2), 4-2; Lee-Park def. Kruelski-Yoo 3-4 (5-7), 4-3 (7-3), 7-0; Brewer-Mendoza def. Kruelski-Yoo 4-3 (7-5), 0-4, 7-3.

Championship — Lee-Park def. Brewer-Mendoza 4-2, 4-2.

Division II

First round — Autumn Hendra and Maia Minton, Perry, def. Leah Barao and Miyuki Yakuzu Arevalo, Yokota, 4-0, 4-2; Gavriella Duran and Grace Kim, Osan, def. Annabelle Nascimbeni and Angela Kim, Edgren, 4-0, 4-2; Irene Won and Jina Kim, Daegu, def. Hannah Bolin and Asia Brae, Zama, 4-0, 1-4, 8-6; Giselle Pinard and Laivey Tsai, Yokota, def. Olivia Bell and Katelyn Rheaume, King, 4-3 (10-8), 4-0; Sierra McManus and Abigail Anderson, Daegu, def. Lanea Eda and Ajah Guster, Edgren, 4-2, 4-2; Camila Kim and Krystal Purvis, Osan, def. Kaliana Martinez and Haven Hixon, Perry, 4-2, 4-3 (7-5).

Second round — Hendra-Minton def. Rose Johnson and Gabrielle Velasco, King, 4-0, 4-3 (7-5); Won-Kim def. Duran-Kim 4-1, 4-0; Maya McElroy and Jolie Nguyen, Zama, def. Pinard-Tsai 4-0, 4-1; McManus-Anderson def. Kim-Purvis 4-2, 4-0.

Semifinals — Won-Kim def. Hendra-Minton 4-3 (7-5), 4-0; McElroy-Nguyen def. McManus-Anderson 4-0, 4-1.

Championship — McElroy-Nguyen def. Won-Kim 4-0, 4-0.

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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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