KOHALA COAST — For the Konawaena girls doubles tennis team of Rashai Kailiwai and Tayvia Yamagata, winning the state title would have just been icing on the cake after becoming the first Wildcat players to move past the quarterfinals at the HHSAA tournament.
That would explain why, after suffering a straight set 2-6, 2-6 loss to the Kamehameha-Maui pairing of Sarah Ikioka and Kylee Kato at the Fairmont Orchid Tennis Center on Saturday, the Konawaena duo was still all smiles while walking up to the net to shake hands with their opponents.
Kailiwai left it all on the court for the final match of her senior campaign.