Here is a list of every player that was selected to one of the Review-Journal’s 2016 fall all-state teams and is expected to return this upcoming season.
Tennis
Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2016 fall sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
The Clark County School District confirmed this week that league formats in four sports will change for the 2017-18 high school sports season.
A look at the Review-Journal’s Athletes of the Year from the fall season.
The Desert Shields bring back a handful of athletes who won multiple state titles last year.
Follow the link for postseason girls tennis honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Follow the link for postseason boys tennis honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Audrey Boch-Collins of Clark, Ben Gajardo of Desert Oasis, Mike Safbom and Brandon Sulzberg of Palo Verde, and and Emma Figuerdo and Angelique Friedrich of Bishop Gorman all won state championships Saturday to provide a clean sweep for the Sunset Region.
Anuja Daulat knocked off her childhood friend and teammate from The Meadows, Abbigail Klein, in the state championship match 6-1, 6-3 at Tahoe Tennis Center in Truckee, Calif.
The Meadows’ Daniel Pereira — the team’s No. 3 singles player — upset Boulder City’s Breton Erlanger 6-1 in the second round Friday to break a tie, remove a potential tiebreaker and help the Mustangs capture their first state title with a 10-8 win over the Eagles.
Palo Verde’s girls tennis team defeated Coronado 13-5 on Friday afternoon at the Caughlin Athletic Club to complete an undefeated season with a three-peat.
Davis Waid and Brandon Sulzberg went 3-0 in doubles play Friday to lead Palo Verde’s boys tennis team to a 13-5 win over Reno in the 4A state final at the Caughlin Athletic Club.
Follow the link for the schedule and results (when available) for the Class 4A and Class 3A state boys and girls tennis team tournaments.
Coronado’s girls tennis team showed it has some kind of tiebreaker magic, beating Reno 4-2 in the tiebreaker to advance to Friday’s championship match of the Class 4A state tournament with a 10-9 win.
Palo Verde swept all three rounds to beat Damonte Ranch 18-0 and advance to Friday’s Class 4A state championship match against Reno, an uncommon level of domination in a state tournament setting.