Dean helps Trailblazers win Sunset quarterfinal
October 7, 2008 - 9:00 pm
Josie Dean rallied to win the final three games of her third set Monday to lift visiting Durango to a 10-8 win at The Meadows in a Sunset Region quarterfinal match.
Durango led 9-8 with Dean's set against Shannon Chen the last to finish. Chen led 5-4 in the set before Dean rattled off the final three games.
Claire Melo went 3-0 in singles for Durango (9-3), which will face Bishop Gorman in the semifinals Wednesday. The Trailblazers' doubles team of Jamie Dean and Kaitlyn Moore went 3-0.
• Bishop Gorman 15, Arbor View 3 -- At Darling Tennis Center, Sarah Toti went 3-0 in singles to help the Gaels roll past Arbor View.
Allie Beckett and Blair Bigelow went 3-0 in doubles matches for Bishop Gorman (13-0).
Arbor View's Taylor Bland and Takeyrah Reid went 2-1 in doubles.
• Palo Verde 16, Clark 2 -- At Palo Verde, the doubles team of Shelby Zepeda and Nikki Booth went 3-0 as the Panthers (12-0) beat the Chargers.
Nikki Levy and Krysta Levy went 2-0 in doubles for Palo Verde, which hosts Bonanza on Wednesday. Clark's Natasha James was 2-0 in singles.
• Bonanza 11, Faith Lutheran 7 -- At Bonanza, Samantha Niemand and Chelsea Chappell went 3-0 in doubles as Bonanza (8-2) past Faith Lutheran.
Olivia Demarta went 2-1 in singles for the Crusaders.
In the Sunrise Region:
• Basic 11, Las Vegas 7 -- At Las Vegas, Megan Feher and Jenialee Median, and Jenette Stolworthy and Michelle Petty went 3-0 in doubles to help Basic (7-4) down the Wildcats.
Emma Diaz and Courtney Donnelly also went 2-0 in doubles for the Wolves.
Val Shively was 3-0 in singles for Las Vegas.
• Green Valley 12, Canyon Springs 6 -- At Green Valley, the doubles teams of Daniel Efargan and Kayla Thomas, and Sarah Trigero and Kelsey Barto each went 2-0 to help the Gators (8-3) advance. Jessica Hsu went 2-0 in singles.
Rebecca Breland was 3-0 in singles for the Pioneers.
• Silverado 14, Eldorado 4 -- At Eldorado, Nicole Santero was 3-0 in singles as Silverado (10-1) beat the Sundevils.
Ashley Newell and Kristen Santero each went 2-0 in singles for the Skyhawks, who will visit Coronado in a semifinal on Wednesday.
• Coronado 17, Valley 1 -- At Coronado, Madison Mathis and Paige Johannessen each went 2-0 in singles to help the Cougars (9-3) rout Valley. Hillary Johnson and Haylee Johnson went 2-0 in doubles.
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SILVERADO BOYS SQUEAK INTO SUNRISE SEMIS Justin Estell and Todd Vincent went 3-0 in doubles Monday as visiting Silverado (8-3) edged Eldorado 10-8 in a Sunrise Region tennis quarterfinal. Devon Morrissey and Dillon McNamara each went 2-0 in singles for the Skyhawks, who will visit Foothill (10-1) today in a semifinal match. Eldorado's T.J. Swain was 2-1 in singles. Green Valley 17, Rancho 1 -- At Rancho, Green Valley swept the doubles and posted an easy victory over the Rams. The Gators got 3-0 efforts from the doubles teams of Caleb Camp and Alex Zbiegen, Sam Newman and Colin Mitterlehner, and Trevor Bukovi and Connor Opdyke. Green Valley (7-4) visits Coronado (10-2) in a semifinal today. REVIEW-JOURNAL