Thatcher girls atop Section I with 4-0 record
By Raymundo Frasquillo
MORENCI – The Brenda Street-coached No. 40 Morenci (1-6 seeding, minus 8.3741 rating) tennis girls host No. 13 Duncan (7-0, 5.4556) on Thursday, April 10. But first, the Wildcats travel to No. 35 Willcox (2-3, minus 6.5410) on Tuesday, April 8.
This week (April 7-12) in section pairings, No. 35 Willcox (2-3, minus 6.5410) hosts No. 17 Safford (3-2, 0.5860) and No. 30 Miami (3-2, minus 2.4862) hosts No. 50 Globe (0-6, minus 15.6457) on Monday, April 7; No. 10 Thatcher hosts No. 38 Pima (1-4, minus 7.4441) and Safford hosts No. 36 Benson (3-4, minus 6.8648) on April 8; Safford hosts Thatcher and Pima hosts Willcox on April 10.
Non-region pairings include Duncan at Patagonia and Miami hosting Globe on April 7 and Safford at Tucson’s The Gregory School on Friday, April 11.
Division III rankings
The Division III rankings for the nine Section I member teams as of noon on April 4 were Thatcher (7-2 seeding, 6.7885 rating) No. 10, Duncan (7-0, 5.4556) No. 13, Safford (3-2, 0.5860) No. 17, Miami (3-2, minus 2.4862) No. 30, Willcox (2-3, minus 6.5410) No. 35, Benson (3-4, minus 6.8648) No. 36, Pima (1-4, minus 7.4441) No. 38, Morenci (1-6, minus 8.3741) No. 40, and Globe (0-6, minus 15.6457) No. 50.
Division III – Section I standings
The section standings as of April 4 were Thatcher (7-2 seeding, 4-0 section) first, Duncan (7-0, 3-0) second, Safford (4-2, 1-0) third, Miami (3-2, 3-0) fourth, Benson (3-4, 2-2) fifth, Morenci (2-6, 1-3) sixth, Willcox (2-3, 0-1) seventh, Pima (1-4, 0-3) eighth, and Globe (0-7, 0-5) ninth.
Section match results have Thatcher over Globe (9-0, Feb. 27), Morenci (9-0, March 27), Benson (9-0, April 1), and Willcox (9-0, April 3); Duncan over Benson (7-2, March 11), Globe (9-0, March 27), and Pima (8-1, March 31); Safford over Pima (7-2, March 27); Miami over Globe (9-0, March 11), Morenci (6-3, April 1), and Pima (7-2, April 3); Benson over Globe (9-0, March 31) and Morenci (7-2, April 3); and Morenci over Globe (9-0, April 4).
In non-region pairings to date, it was Thatcher over Safford (9-0, March 4), Tucson Sabino (9-0, March 5), and Chandler Prep (7-2, March 6) along with losses to Sierra Vista Buena (4-5, Feb. 28), Tucson Pusch Ridge Christian 4-5, March 26); Duncan over Patagonia (9-0, March 3), Willcox (9-0, March 4), Pima (8-1, March 10), and Morenci (9-0, March 25); Safford over Morenci (9-0, Feb. 27), Tombstone (7-2, April 3), and Sabino (6-3, April 4) along with losses to Thatcher (0-9, March 3) and Pusch Ridge (0-9, March 25); Miami fell to Avondale Saint John Paul II Catholic (0-9, Feb. 26) and Apache Junction (2-7, March 4); Benson over Saint David (9-0, March 13) along with losses to Andrada Polytechnic (4-5, March 6) and Tombstone (3-5, March 26); Morenci over Tombstone (6-3, March 6); Willcox over Saint David (9-0, March 11) and Patagonia (9-0, March 25); Pima over Globe (9-0, March 25); and Globe fell to Santa Cruz (0-9, March 6).
No. 10 Thatcher Eagles (7-2)
Thatcher has an 8-member team with seniors Emily Sampson, Audrey Smith, Kala Turley, and Cambria Wakefield; juniors Kastie Bastian, Sophia Haynie, and Savanah Kartchner; and sophomore Sarah Sampson.
The Chris Cook-coached Eagles are 46-8 in singles (82-17 sets) and 23-4 in doubles
Top seed Haynie is 7-2 in singles and 12-5 in sets played, No. 2 Turley (6-3, 11-6 sets), No. 3 Emily Sampson (6-3, 11-6 sets), No. 4 Smith (9-0, 16-0 sets), No. 5 Wakefield (9-0, 16-0 sets), No. 6 Sarah Sampson (7-0, 13-0 sets), and Kartchner (2-0, 3-0 sets).
The No. 1 duo of Haynie – Emily Sampson is 7-2, No. 2 Turley – Smith 8-1, and No. 3 Wakefield – Sarah Sampson (8-1).
No. 13 Duncan Wildkats (7-0)
Duncan has an 8-member team: seniors Emily Kempton and Camille Miller, junior Emily Evans, sophomores Roxanne Donaldson, Lily Ford, MacKenzie Jones, and Heidi Miller, and freshman Elvalie Vigil.
The section second place Shannon Kempton-coached Wildkats are 39-3 in singles (74-6 sets) and 20-1 in doubles
Top seed Kempton is 6-1 in singles and 12-2 in sets played, No. 2 Camille Miller (7-0, 14-0 sets), No. 3 Ford (5-2, 11-4 sets), No. 4 Evans (7-0, 13-0 sets), No. 5 Heidi Miller (7-0, 12-0 sets), No. 6 Jones (4-0, 7-0 sets), and Vigil (3-0, 5-0 sets).
The No. 1 duo of Kempton – Camille Miller is 7-0, No. 2 Ford – Evans 6-1, and No. 3 Heidi Miller – Jones 5-0, and Heidi Miller – Vigil 2-0.
Section I Matches (April 14-19)
Remaining section matches next week (April 14-19) include Miami hosting Willcox on April 14; Duncan hosting Thatcher, Miami hosting Safford, Willcox hosting Benson, and Morenci hosting Pima on April 15; Thatcher hosting Miami, Safford hosting Morenci, Benson hosting Pima, and Willcox hosting Duncan on April 17; and Globe hosting Willcox at Miami on April 18.
Non-region pairings include Thatcher at Tucson’s The Gregory School and Pima at Tombstone on April 14; and Duncan at Tucson Andrada Polytectnic on April 16.
Section I Matches (April 21-26)
Remaining section matches two weeks away (April 21-26) include Safford hosting Globe and Morenci hosting Willcox on April 21; Safford hosting Duncan and Pima hosting Globe on April 22; and Duncan hosting Miami on April 23.
Non-region pairings include Miami at Gilbert Classical and Benson at Desert Christian on April 22; and Benson at Eloy Santa Cruz on April 23.
