Annie Walker’s freshman season at Palo Verde was full of close calls.
Tennis
Ryland McDermott caught more than a few people by surprise when he won the Sunrise Region boys singles tournament last year.
Averiana Mitchell never expected her first high school tennis season to be a smashing success.
Follow the link for the schedule and results (when available) for the boys singles and doubles region tennis tournaments in Southern Nevada.
Follow the link for the schedule and results (when available) for the girls singles and doubles region tennis tournaments in Southern Nevada.
Coronado boys tennis coach Luther Bohanan predicated his winning strategy Friday on keeping Ryland McDermott away from Liberty No. 1 singles player Dylan Ihmels in the first round of their Sunrise Region title match.
Last season, Palo Verde beat Bishop Gorman in the Sunset Region girls tennis final only to lose to the Gaels in the Division I state final.
Follow the link for the schedule and results (when available) of the boys and girls region tennis tournaments in Southern Nevada.
Clarence Chun still remembers the days when he struggled to field a full boys tennis team at Clark.
Monika Ryan went 2-0 in singles Thursday to help Bishop Gorman’s girls tennis team to a 12-6 win at Bonanza in a Sunset Region semifinal.
Skylar Davidson went 3-0 in singles, and Joe Connors and Ian Dobberstein went 3-0 in doubles Wednesday to lead Bishop Gorman’s boys tennis team to a 15-3 win at Centennial in a Sunset Region semifinal.
Megan Lopez went 3-0 in singles Tuesday, and Silverado’s girls tennis team won four of six tiebreaker games to nip visiting Foothill in a Sunrise Region quarterfinal.
Moapa Valley girls tennis coach Donna Swanson knew her team faced an uphill battle in the opening round of the Division I-A Southern Region tournament.
Nevin Ly, Ashton Arizmendez and Alec Kline each went 3-0 in singles Monday to lead Arbor View’s boys tennis team to a 13-5 win over visiting Legacy in a Sunset Region quarterfinal.
Liberty’s boys tennis team raised more than a few eyebrows and caused plenty of jaw drops last year when it advanced to the Sunrise Region final.