The double teams of Kaya Richardson and Roxanne Okano,and Caroline Hsu and Priya Raju were 3-0 to help Palo Verde’s girls tennis team stave off Faith Lutheran for a 10-9 road victory via a 4-2 tiebreaker on Thursday afternoon.
Andrada and Ariana Stanciu each went 3-0 in singles play to help Sierra Vista’s girls tennis team to an 11-7 home victory over Foothill on Wednesday afternoon.
Arianna Van Houweling and Jade Mayweather each posted a straight-sets win in singles to help Faith Lutheran’s girls tennis team defeat Oak Ridge (California) in the Division I-B bracket final of the California Tennis Classic in Clovis, California.
Emma Wilson went 2-0 in singles to help Virgin Valley’s girls tennis team land a 10-8 road victory over Del Sol on Tuesday afternoon.
Adriana Benjamin, McKenna DeMarce and Raquel Roshak all posted 3-0 records in singles to help Desert Oasis’ girls tennis team to a 10-8 road victory over Silverado on Wednesday afternoon.
Aaliyah Hanley and Destiney Guerrero each went 2-1 in singles Tuesday as Cimarron-Memorial’s girls tennis team nipped host Las Vegas in a tiebreaker, 10-9.
Connor Mikkelson went 3-0 in singles play Thursday to lead Boulder City’s boys tennis team over visiting The Meadows in a tiebreaker, 10-9.
Vanessa Booth and Cathereine Snow each went 3-0 in singles on Thursday as Silverado’s girls tennis team edged visiting Durango, 10-8.
The Crusaders welcome back their entire starting lineup from last year’s state-qualifying team.
Faith Lutheran’s girls and Palo Verde’s boys tennis teams both defeated Green Valley in the Class 4A state play-in matches at the Darling Tennis Center on Monday.
State championships: 2014
State runner-up finishes: 2015, 2013, 2012
State tournament appearances: 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
Region championships: 2014
Region runner-up finishes: 2017, 2015, 2013, 2012
League championships: 2014
Playoff appearances: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008
2017 postseason: Sunset League’s No. 4 seed
Class 4A Sunset Region
Quarterfinals, defeated Bonanza, 13-5
Semifinals, defeated Palo Verde, 10-9
Championship, lost to Bishop Gorman, 11-7
Class 4A State
Play-in, defeated Green Valley, 13-5
Semifinals, lost to Coronado, 11-7
Last 10 seasons
2017: 16-5 (10-3 4A Sunset/fourth)
2016: 15-4 (10-2 Northwest/second)
2015: 14-4 (7-1 3A Sunset/second)
2014: 17-1 (8-0 3A Sunset/first)
2013: 17-5 (10-2 3A Sunset/second)
2012: 17-4 (10-2 3A Sunset/second)
2011: 9-4 (7-2 Northwest/third)
2010: 7-6 (6-3 Northwest/fourth)
2009: 7-3 (6-3 Northwest/fifth)
2008: 8-3 (7-2 Northwest/third)