Top boys-girls tennis seeds roll on in state singles-doubles
April 27, 2012 by Les Willsey, AZPreps365
The state boys and girls tennis singles and doubles competition continued to roll like clockwork Friday in the quarterfinals of Divisions I, II and III at Paseo Racquet Center in Glendale.
The top seeds in girls Division I, II and III singles and doubles advanced with ease, all scoring dominating straight-set wins over their opponents.
The matchups are set for Saturday's semfinals that begin at 10 a.m. and run through the afternoon in all divisions. The finals will be played in midafternoon after breaks from semifinal rounds. All matches are at Paseo Racquet Center.
Here are the semifinal matchups for the girls for Saturday by division and competition:
SINGLES
10 a.m.: Division III -- #1 Erin Cory (Estrella Foothills) vs. unseeded Katya Pelepelina (Benson); #6 Kindra Holliday (Miami) vs. #2 Allie Scott (Pusch Ridge). 11:30 a.m.: Division II -- #1 Zaina Sufi (Catalina Foothills) vs. #4 Jordan Denesik (Goldwater); #3 Sara Brown (Ironwood Ridge) vs. #2 Aleeza Kanner (Sunnyslope). Division I -- #1 Madison Clarke (Xavier) vs. #4 Lidia Csernak (Hamilton); #3 Mariely Hassey (Centennial) vs. #2 Courtney Amos (Salpointe).
DOUBLES
10 a.m.: Division III -- #1 Leah Stofko-Nicole Bassoff (Phoenix Country Day) vs. unseeded Tanya Nunez-Argentina Morales (Douglas); #6 Taylor Rapier-Kylee Jones (Duncan) vs. #2 Sami Towne-Gabby Courtney (Pusch Ridge). 11:30 a.m. -- Division II -- #1 Marissa Baca-Katrina Domingo (Ironwood Ridge) vs. #4 Sam Goettl-Katie Byrne (Arcadia); #3 Rachana Bhat-Kirtana Bhat (Catalina Foothills) vs. #2 Kelsie Sanborn-Caitlin Railson (Notre Dame). Division I -- #1 Lauren Amos-Claire Baxter (Salpointe) vs. #4 Mary Frances Byron-Kailey Hicks (Desert Mountain); #3 Maizy Porter-Demi Daniels (Mesa Mtn. View) vs. #2 Maggie Cohen-Scarlet Rush (Xavier).
It was much the same for the boys, but a couple of closer matches in straight sets. The highest seed remaining is No. 6 in Division I doubles (Blake-Cihlar of Brophy) and unseeded Strong in D-III singles.
Here are the semifinal matchups for the boys for Saturday by division and competition:
SINGLES
10 a.m.: Division III -- #1 Max Schell (Estrella Foothills) vs. David Strong (St. Gregory); #3 Delaney Harbin (Phoenix Christian) vs. #2 Dewitt Evans (Safford). 11:30 a.m. -- Division II -- .#1 Dominic Patrick (Campo Verde) vs. #5 James Soper (Sabino); #3 Johnathon Olivas (Agua Fria) vs. #2 Jacob Hedderig (Cactus Shadows). Division I -- #1 Alex Lawson (Corona del Sol) vs. #4 C.J. Krimbill (Desert Mountain); #3 Nolan Bauer (Chaparral) vs. #2 Nicolas Montoya (Horizon).
DOUBLES
10 a.m.: Division III -- #1 Brandon McMaster-Ethan Bryce (Thatcher) vs. #5 Jason Sandoval-Jono Brown (Morenci); #3 Jacob Meyer-Troy Parsons (Valley Lutheran) vs. #2 Matt Fisher-Jamie Sydnor (Fountain Hills). 11:30 a..m. -- Division II -- #1 Alec Petford-Cody Petford (Ironwood Ridge) vs. #4 Stephen Bonhoff-Jackson Lee (Sabino); #3 Adrian Cordova-Luke Carstens (Notre Dame) vs. #2 Griffin Dales-Joshua Hedderig (Cactus Shadows). Division I -- #1 Matt Dunn-Andrew Dunn (Salpointe) vs. #4 Ian Glessing-Jason Auh (Desert Mountain); #6 Hudson Blake-Zach Cihlar (Brophy) vs. #2 Samuel Wang-Corey Rizzo-Wise (Hamilton).