Audrey Boch-Collins, a junior from Clark, defeated Madison Smith of Coronado 6-0, 6-1 in the 4A girls state championship match at Bishop Manogue to become only the second girl in state history to win three individual state championships in singles.
Girls Tennis
The Cougars left no doubt about their place Nevada’s top team by notching their second consecutive 4A Nevada state title with an emphatic 15-3 victory over Palo Verde.
Boulder City’s boys tennis team and The Meadows’ girls tennis team defended their Class 3A state championships on Friday at Truckee High School.
Coronado beat Faith Lutheran 10-5, and Palo Verde defeated Reno 11-7 on Thursday at Bishop Manogue in the Class 4A state semifinals.
The Crusaders swept doubles in the first two rounds and led 9-3 before clinching the 10th point and summoning their reserves for most of the third round.
The Panthers knocked off Bishop Gorman 12-6 in a Class 4A state quarterfinal Monday, earning a trip to Reno for a semifinal on Thursday.
As Olivia Mikkelson was wrapping up her Class 3A Southern Region girls singles title on one court, twin brother Connor was gutting his way to a three-set win in the boys singles final on another.
Boch-Collins used a cerebral effort rather than a hard approach to defeat Bishop Gorman senior Angelique Friedrich on Friedrich’s home court, 6-2, 6-1 in the girls singles final.
Using his a powerful first serve and an overwhelming forehand, Andre dominated Faith Lutheran’s Kenny Dobrev, 6-0, 6-0 in the Mountain Region boys singles final.
The defending state champion Cougars (16-0) rolled to a 13-5 victory over the previously unbeaten Panthers (15-1) at Bishop Gorman to extend their winning streak to 31 and clinch a bye in the Class 4A state tournament.
Coronado and The Meadows’ girls tennis teams clinched region titles on Friday, but the Mountain Region championship match was suspended due to darkness.
Olivia Balelo and Madison Winston went 3-0 in doubles play to lead Bishop Gorman to a 10-9 home win over Clark in the Desert Region girls tennis semifinals on Thursday.
Caitlyn Covington was 3-0 in singles, and Shadow Ridge’s girls tennis team won in tie breaker points 33-27 to down visiting Arbor View in the Mountain Region tournament Wednesday, 10-9.
Evelin Beltran and Carolina Acero finished 3-0 in doubles Tuesday to lead the Desert Pines girls tennis team to a 12-6 road win over Bonanza in the Mountain Region tournament.
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