Hilo always had an ace in the hole with Gil Assi, who’s good enough to beat any BIIF foe on the tennis court, but lacked the depth to bring home a team championship.
That’s no longer the case.
On Saturday at Holua Tennis Center, the Vikings defeated Kealakehe 4-1 to capture their first BIIF boys team title since 2006.
“Similar to the Waiakea girls, we had a pretty good group of freshmen who came in,” Hilo coach Wayne Yamada said. “That deepened the team a little bit, and we have good returnees.
“Gil is the defending BIIF singles champ.