The sisters practice with the Yamanashi Gakuin University Womens National Championship team. The YGU Womens team was the recent National Athletics Champions and the All-Japan Collegiate Championships Finalists just two months earlier. They are coached by Isao Miyoshi, older brother to their hitting partner, Ryo Miyoshi, who arranged for them to join a regular practice session of the Championship squad, which is one of the top Universities that they have been considering to play for in the future.

The sisters played under threat of disciplinary action for their pre-game/post-game 'Tebowing'What is Tebowing?
(vb) to get down on a knee and start praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different. (see Kofu JHS Sectionals below). They responded by adding the 'Sign of the Cross' and 'Pointing to the Heavens' à la Robert Griffin III of the NFL Washington Redskins to emphasize it as a prayer. With a lot of attention placed on them, they faced different tactics from each school to counter their 'I Formation', but they remained poised and dignified throughout their title run.

NOTE: The Shinjin Tournament is restricted to underclassmen and many are beginners with less than a year in tennis. Angelyna Tatsuko did not play last year due of the level of the players, however, the Yamanashi Tennis Association denied her from representing the state (prefecture) in a Kanto regional camp because she skipped junior high school events (even though she qualified as the #2 ranked 14U player). In other words, this is an unofficial mandatory event in this state (prefecture) for association sponsorship considerations.

The sisters play exclusively in the 'I Formation' and refused doubles faults, allowing their opponents' to re-serve as a friendly gesture to beginners. They dominate the event, where they beat the next doubles #1 pair from their own team in the Finals. Ironically, after winning the tournament, a tournament official said that someone had claimed their pre-game/end-game posturing (Tebowing)What is Tebowing?
(vb) to get down on a knee and start praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different. appeared unsportsmanlike to their opponents. When Angelyna Tatsuko stated that it was only a brief prayer, they were told not to do it under an implied threat of disciplinary action. However, they knew it was not a rule violation and offered to explain to anyone that complained that it was only a prayer. The teacher was angered by their lack of obedience, but while distressed that there may be future repercussions, they remained resolute in their public commitment to their faith.

NOTE: The Shinjin Tournament is restricted to underclassmen and many are beginners with less than a year in tennis. Angelyna Tatsuko did not play last year due of the level of the players, however, the Yamanashi Tennis Association denied her from representing the state (prefecture) in a Kanto regional camp because she skipped junior high school events (even though she qualified as the #2 ranked 14U player). In other words, this is an unofficial mandatory event in this state (prefecture) for association sponsorship considerations.

As the 2013 Championship team advanced each round by a 3-2 score, rumors started that the team was vulnerable because the 'unbeatable' Jonan girls (senior) were not playing now. Angelyna Tatsuko responds with a 'golden set' and the sisters lose very few points overall to sweep all their singles opponents. The team loses only one match the entire event (the round that Christyna Seiko, the lone freshman, was asked not to play), repeating in an even more dominant performance as 2014 Champions. The Jonan JHS Boys Team had their best finish in seven years and also advance to the Kanto Regional Team Championships.

NOTE: The Shinjin Tournament is restricted to underclassmen and many are beginners with less than a year in tennis. Angelyna Tatsuko did not play last year due of the level of the players, however, the Yamanashi Tennis Association denied her from representing the state (prefecture) in a Kanto regional camp because she skipped junior high school events (even though she qualified as the #2 ranked 14U player). In other words, this is an unofficial mandatory event in this state (prefecture) for association sponsorship considerations.