TGI Staff Rice Shopping Center champ wins again Robert Smith, the winner of the Second Annual Rice Shopping Center West Region Open held two weeks ago at Lihu’e Bowling Center, won again this week. The California resident completed the Hawai’i
TGI Staff
Rice Shopping Center champ wins again
Robert Smith, the winner of the Second Annual Rice Shopping Center West Region Open held two weeks ago at Lihu’e Bowling Center, won again this week.
The California resident completed the Hawai’i sweep with a dominating win at the 23rd Annual BOSS Hawai’i Open at Naval Station Bowling Center on Oahu.
Though his win in Lihu’e was narrow, Smith was never challenged on Oahu. He won by over 130 pins and pushed his lead to over 200 pins on various occasions throughout the two-day event. Smith pocketed $2,100 for his effort, to go with the $2,000 he won in Lihu’e.
Though not in the top 16, Kaua’i’s Darryl Izumo was the alternate on the final day. He cashed in for $300 for his two-day effort. Izumo won the seventh annual Oahu event in 1984.
Lihu’e’s Vance Akiyama finished 41st in the competition.
USTA Kaua’i news
Adult Summer USA League Tennis action begins May 25 in Poipu. The season will run until the end of July. The Kaua’i District of the United State Tennis Association Pacific Region anticipates the largest turnout ever for the league.
Preliminary numbers from the April 29 captain’s meeting reveal there will be six 3.0 teams, six 3.5 teams and four 4.0 teams.
If you are interested in participating in the league, you need to be rated to determine for which division you qualify. Deadline for team rosters is May 18 at midnight.
There will be a rating clinic on Saturday, May 12, at Hanalei Bay Resort at 10 a.m. This will be the last clinic for rating before league action begins. Contact Eric Lutz at Hanalei Bay Resort if you need to be rated.
If you need more information about joining a team, contact Rosemary Smyth at 332-8609 or Ed Renaulter at 635-3571.
