Palo Verde’s boys tennis team struggled to find the right lineup combination to beat Bishop Gorman during the regular season.
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Marisa Olmos and Sheen Kachen won only one set apiece for Liberty’s girls tennis team Friday.
The Meadows girls tennis coach Frideric Prandecki was hoping for two wins from his No. 2 doubles team Friday.
Skylar Davidson and Sam Sholeff went 3-0 in doubles on Thursday to help Bishop Gorman’s boys tennis team to a 13-5 win over visiting Desert Oasis in a Sunset Region semifinal.
Playing without two of its usual starters Thursday, Palo Verde’s girls tennis team still put on a dominating display.
Lainey Waldman went 3-0 in singles Wednesday to help host Centennial’s girls tennis team to an 11-7 win over Shadow Ridge in a Sunset Region quarterfinal.
Raul Saucedo went 2-0 in singles Tuesday to help Centennial’s boys tennis team to a 13-5 victory over visiting Durango in a Sunset Region quarterfinal.
Tiffany Theophil, Megan Lopez and Criszelle Castro each went 3-0 in singles, and Silverado’s girls tennis team won a close tiebreaker to edge visiting Foothill 10-9 in a Sunrise Region quarterfinal Tuesday.
Rain forced the postponement of the Sunrise, Sunset and Division I-A Southern Region girls tennis tournaments Monday.
A quick glance at the brief history of Desert Oasis’ boys tennis program makes the team’s improvement easy to see. The Diamondbacks finished fourth in their league three years ago, third each of the last two years, and second in the Northwest League this season.
Filip Bosnajak fought off two set points to win a tiebreaker, 7-6 (9) in the second round Saturday and help Durango’s boys tennis team earn the final spot in the Sunset Region playoffs with a 10-8 victory at Legacy in a Southwest League play-in match.
Racquel Holder and Daria Shalina each went 3-0 in singles Thursday as Green Valley’s girls tennis team clinched the Southeast League crown with a 10-8 win over visiting Coronado.