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.
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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.
Stephen Dobrev went 2-0 in singles to life Faith Lutheran’s boys tennis team to a 12-6 home win over Shadow Ridge on Wednesday afternoon.
Brendan Brandonisio and Joshua Gordon teamed to go 3-0 in doubles to help Liberty’s boys tennis team defeat host Rancho 11-7 on Tuesday.
Ben Gajardo went 3-0 in singles to help Desert Oasis’ boys tennis team to a 12-6 win over host Spring Valley on Monday.
Chloe Henderson and Kristen Newell each went 3-0 in singles, and Palo Verde’s girls tennis team swept the nine doubles sets Friday en route to a 17-1 win over visiting Bishop Gorman in a rematch of last year’s Division I state final.