This year’s freshman class contains an influx of twins, containing three pairs of twins and one set of triplets.

Among the freshman class are the Hunger twins (Gwenever and Gwenith), the Harris twins (Sonia and Nina), the Asai twins (YuKaren and AiMarie) and the Malwankar triplets (Jui, Jayee, and Ojas).

YuKaren and AiMarie Asai transferred from Los Gatos schools to Saratoga High for their freshman year.

“My sister is basically my best friend,” AiMarie said. “We do everything together. We have the same sets of friends and we like to do the same things.”

Despite their companionship and the fact that they are identical twins, YuKaren said that there still are significant differences between the pair.

“Everybody says that they can’t tell the difference between us, but my sister and I are very different,” YuKaren said. “For example, I like the sciences and math and my sister prefers English.”

Both sisters admit that their connection is a deeper relationship than they would ever have with anyone else. Their choice in each other as doubles partners in tennis exemplifies this.

“I play both singles and doubles, but I prefer to play doubles since I know how my sister plays,” AiMarie said. “We have been playing with each other for a while so we know how the other one plays.”

This companionship extends off the court and reaches into their school lives, which can be seen in their common group of friends. On top of this, the sisters are taking the same classes as one another.

“The only reason I don’t do homework with her is that she works much faster than I do,” AiMarie said.

In the end, while many twins do not like to be viewed as the same person as their twin, YuKaren and AiMarie embrace their similarities and consider themselves best friends.
They cherish the companionship which they have shared since birth and look forward to their next few years in high school.