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.
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.
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.
Using two irregular doubles teams and a first-time singles player, Boulder City defeated South Tahoe 12-6 in a Class 3A boys state semifinal at Reno Tennis Center.
The brackets for the Class 4A and Class 3A boys and girls singles and doubles tennis tournaments can be found here.
The senior singles player will anchor The Meadows (16-1) in the state 3A team competition against Truckee (9-3) in a state semifinal at noon Thursday at Reno Tennis Center, then quickly shift his attention to his individual quarterfinal match at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Tahoe Donner Tennis Center.
Here’s a look at some of this week’s top high school sports events.
Desert Oasis senior Ben Gajardo won the Sunset Region to qualify for his fourth state tournament.
The latest Southern Nevada tennis coaches polls, compiled by the Southern Nevada Tennis Coaches Association.
Here’s a look at some of this week’s top high school sports events.
It took a tiebreaker, but the Coronado girls tennis team prevailed over Liberty on Wednesday at Darling Tennis Center to win the Class 4A Sunrise Region championship.
Last year’s defending state singles champion was unavailable for Palo Verde on Wednesday, but the Panthers rolled to the Class 4A Sunset Region championship, beating Desert Oasis 12-6 at Darling Tennis Center.
