ISLE FILE
Sisler in hunt for major win
Advertiser Staff
Katie Sisler, the reigning Hawai'i State Women's Golf Association amateur stroke play champion, is shooting for another major this week.
The Punahou alum and UC Davis sophomore beat Kathy Ordway, 7 and 6, yesterday and advanced to the quarterfinals of the HSWGA Match Play Championship at Oahu Country Club.
Sisler, who finished runner-up to Erin Long last year, will face Alina Ching, a 4 and 3 winner over Hee Sue Condry.
Their round begins at 8 a.m. today.
In other quarterfinals, Traci Kashiwabara-Ayabe will face Cyd Okino at 8:07 a.m. Kashiwabara-Ayabe beat Lisa Okazaki, 2 and 1, and Okino defeated Erin Matsuoka, 3 and 2.
Sara Koizumi will play Nicole Sakamoto at 8:14 a.m. and Xyra Suyetsugu will face Jaclyn Hilea at 8:21 p.m.
Kozumi beat Kana Aikawa, 4 and 3; Sakamoto defeated Anna Jang, 2 and 1; Suyetsugu topped Jaymie Nakama, 4 and 3; and Hilea beat Allisen Corpuz, 3 and 2.
The Match Play Championship is the year's final major.
MERKLE 8TH AT JUNIORS
Kristina Merkle of Honolulu shot a 73 yesterday and is tied for eighth at the Junior PGA Championship in Mainesville, Ohio.
Merkle shot a 33 on the front nine and a 40 on the back at the TPC at River's Bend. She is five strokes behind leader Danielle Frasier of Encinitas, Calif.
Wailuku's Cassy Isagawa shot a 76 and is tied for 24th.
In the boys division, Kane'ohe's Alika Bell is tied for 16th after a 71. He is five strokes behind leader T.J. Vogel of Miami.
Makawao's Robert Greenleaf and Kailua's David Fink are tied for 31st after 75s.
TENNIS
BIG TURNOUT EXPECTED
More than 500 tennis players are expected to take part in the 2008 USTA League Hawai'i Pacific Section Championships, tomorrow through Sunday at Wailea, Makena, Royal Lahaina and Kapalua. The national league is presented by Chrysler for the fourth year.
The top 46 teams from O'ahu, Maui, Kaua'i and the Big Island will participate. Teams, which represent various clubs, parks, recreational departments and organizations, have finished at the top of their local leagues and are now vying for a chance to represent Hawai'i at the USTA League National Championships.
This is the 28th year of USTA League. It has grown from 13,000 participants in a few parts of the country in its first year, to more than 625,000 players across the nation, making it the world's largest recreational tennis program.
USTA League was established to provide adult recreational tennis players the opportunity to compete against players of similar ability levels. Leagues group players by using six National Tennis Rating Program (NTRP) levels, ranging from 2.5 (entry) to 5.0 (advanced).
