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a d n l t m o o h t s. elo ment wit Gigi
p a s h t d e c g t t so Jo de a f h a t a t m am.”
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a n i cholar e. w a d t e f e g a t h l i of No d ss re s t h l i t i g e Co e Co e ent e c ss n r Conference champion his junior year), John returned
e c e p ) J - n u e lled al w - n u e d o m a a i s
p o The pro was Gigi’s younger brother Jonny. “Everyone
r a gr awai to him into our ohana (Hawaiian for “extended family”).
ed old Hawaiian.”
y a i h t s for waii t C c shiers, f r a y a i h t s e nnis c ub a signment.
ngtime f iends e couraged h m t C c me w rk i n
F g g orida, asting “ t’s j st l ke H waii.” T king t e
b it, hn l nded a t a i i t d t d t e nnis j b i n
F g g S g g n
V bring a ded d s arted
s nding j nior t urnament f iers t ur T mber R dge i S g g n
V ro B ach w ere G gi w s t e p o.
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c me a ross t e C e c e w scades. w ll n ver f rget w lking
i to t e C e c e w ubhouse a d
c d s eing a e r c e k d p u l : a u d aque o t ny e C e c e w ll
t at r ad: I M mory o J nny C nny h sapu,” s id J hn. I
h d n d p i ea J nny C nny h d n d p ssed a d, en I h m t t G gi
a J s d c s e d uple o y t ars l ter, h m t ld h m o y t e s ecial b nd
b tween J nny a d m .”
w, hn w ll b a l a l p out c eating s ecial b nds w th
t e t e C nnis a d p d I
ckleball p ayers a in t e t e C scades. I
l ok f rward t m h eting e eryone,” s ys J hn, nd I
l c n a sure y u t at w ’re g ing t m h ve l ts o f n w th
r cquet s orts, ecial e ents, d s cial a tivities.”
a dition t h s o erational e perience a d
c rtifications f om t e U ited S ates T nnis A sociation
( sociation
( STA) a d
c d R d t cquet S orts P ofessional A sociation
( sociation
( SPA), hn i a he H d a d ce m complished c ach a d R d t acher,
awing o n
( t e g idance o h s H s c waiian m ntor
A nold Y en a d B b K aunui, s H s c llege t nnis
c ach a N io rthern C lorado. ardly a d n h o d d h d i y g es b y
w en I d n’t d aw o ’t t o ern
e t aching a d i spiration o TOC ADS
ays ohn. ese two i cr di le men, ays ohn. Te ching is a my e pa sion,” says ohn. “ think of i is a s
gi in on every pla r, xpe too d t egardless f a
pic e or xper ence e t t y e echniques nd r, xpe too d t s the heir need to be suc essful on the
court, h l the t y at’s te nis or pic lls leb h l c I t t y o k ep
it impl a e d fun I lov to see people g p ow si ga d f in kin heir
s lls decisi n-m the games.”
f J hn ver need d vali ti s, ug wo n abo t is own eac ing kil ti s, ug wo he fo nd it th ough two ids ho h beg n
coa hin when th y were ust ive ears ersi ol Ri me ti n
C . Micha l
Rin ldi went o to lay at Flo d
be ing Uni id S ate Uni ersity an 1 ll i Flo d
be ing Uni ome th No. 1 colle e playe 1 ll i the natio . Tori me ti n
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be ing Uni ev age starred in co leg ate tenni at the Unive sity of
S n Fr n
C nc sco “I a o the r po orki ntia eve at ev age ing rd. five,”
say John “but the and working hard.”
per the an Ha On he e
a i per the an Ha ona side Jo n’s
father was . J n a i h r i b r e a m f the A r Forc he e
a i ta d his other an a trav l agenc e
a i ta su a an Ha aii b fore ey b th re ire in he Al ha tate. Joh first e me e a m f a n a i e e a a n s ife
Cathy (an i ta su a pl ance ag nt) a t) a ss H , Hallowe n a a n a i e e a a n s y d ty in
ebring where e d ess d as a emale t nnis pla er and he c me as P y d u e e e a oy mag zine f unde Hu h He fner,
a poo y swit h th t g t th m hitch d. he coupl e
ha cat e n ed w b are en mar parents” of cats.
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asked ation
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are that mak a g od d g po ubles t itive a am t Co muni ation
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ti d at th r hip your team wi l be tied t any more vict ries!! !
John Koahou