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Shannon, Wakabayashi lead Pearl qualifying
Advertiser Staff
Hawai'i pro Jay Shannon and Japan woman amateur Maiko Wakabayashi each shot 1-under 71 yesterday to lead qualifying for the 28th Hawai'i Pearl Open.
Shannon shot 37-34, while Wakabayashi shot 35-36 at the Pearl Country Club course.
Earl Medeiros, Kevin Kim and Masaaki Kato each shot 72 to join the co-medallists and 14 others as qualifiers for the $81,000 tournament.
The Hawai'i Pearl Open will be played Feb. 10 to 12 at Pearl Country Club. California pro Will Yanagisawa will defend his title.
BASEBALL
HILO, HPU IN ACTION
Hawai'i-Hilo opens a five-game series against No. 27 Wichita State starting tonight.
Tonight's game at 6 and tomorrow's game at 3 p.m. will be at Wong Stadium in Hilo. Friday's game at 2 p.m. and Saturday's and Sunday's noon games will be played at Simmons Field in Kailua, Kona.
The Vulcans are coming off a 1-4 start against Kansas. Mark Veneri went 7 for 12 in the series, and Tyler Curtis was 4 for 7. Robby Mowers and Dayne Ogawa each had a home run and four RBIs in the series.
The Shockers are playing their season opener with this series. They are favored to win the Missouri Valley Conference.
Also, Hawai'i Pacific (2-4) has three doubleheaders starting tomorrow against North Georgia State & College in Division II baseball action at Hans L'Orange Park. Tomorrow's and Friday's doubleheaders start at 4 p.m. with Saturday's scheduled for 11 a.m.
TENNIS
LIM PICKS CLAREMONT
Punahou senior Michael Lim, last year's state high school tennis champion, has committed to Claremont McKenna College.
The Stags were ranked 11th in Division III last season. Their most valuable player was Seabury Hall graduate Kyle Ellison, one of two seniors on this year's team.
Lim's brother, Robbie, was the state champion in 2002 and 2003 and now plays at Dartmouth. Michael visited that Ivy League school and Georgetown, before deciding on the Southern California school.
"I felt more at home at Claremont," Lim said. "I didn't really care if I played D-I tennis. I wanted to get a good education and go to the best school possible."
He plans to major in business.
"I still want to be competitive or I wouldn't have gone to a ranked program," Lim said. "And playing D-III tennis will give me a chance to focus more on classes. They don't travel as much."
BYUH SWEEPS CU
Brigham Young-Hawai'i swept Chaminade yesterday in matches played at La'ie.
The Seasider women, ranked second nationally in Division II as of last week, improved to 2-0 with a 9-0 victory.
The 12th-ranked BYUH men also improved to 2-0 with a 9-0 win.
