Julian Cho’s two forehand volleys put away the championship match and led Humphreys to the Division I boys doubles title. (Photo by Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan – What a difference a year makes.
Nathan Hwang and Julian Cho exited in the first round of last year’s Far East tennis tournament. On Wednesday, they were crowned Division I boys doubles champions.
The Humphreys juniors rallied from a set down in the final to take the second set and won the third-set tiebreaker to beat Nile C. Kinnick junior twins Noah and Aaden Otteson 3-4 (5-7), 4-0, 7-5 at Iwakuni Middle School’s tennis complex.
“We were pretty worried” after dropping the first set, Hwang said after the match. “But we practice a lot. We just did what we always do.”
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