Thatcher, Duncan, and Miami meet for first
By Raymundo Frasquillo
DUNCAN – The Chris Cook-coached Thatcher tennis girls (6-0 section) travel to section unbeaten Duncan (4-0) on Tuesday, April 15, and host section unbeaten Miami (4-0 section) on Thursday, April 17.
Section I Matches (April 14-19)
Section matches this 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, Pima at Tombstone on April 14, and Duncan at Tucson Andrada Polytechnic on April 16.
Division III – Section I standings
The section standings as of April 12 were Thatcher (9-2 seeding, 6-0 section) first, Duncan (8-0, 4-0) second, Miami (5-2, 4-0) third, Safford (6-4, 3-1) fourth, Benson (3-6, 2-4) fifth, Willcox (3-5, 1-3) sixth, Pima (2-5, 1-4) seventh, Morenci (2-8, 1-5) eighth, and Globe (0-8, 0-5) ninth.
Section match results have Thatcher over Globe (9-0, Feb. 27), Morenci (9-0, March 27), Benson (9-0, April 1), Willcox (9-0, April 3), Pima (9-0, April 8), and Safford (9-0, April 10); Duncan over Benson (7-2, March 11), Globe (9-0, March 27), Pima (8-1, March 31), and Morenci, 8-1, April 10; Miami over Globe (9-0, March 11), Morenci (6-3, April 1), Pima (7-2, April 3), and Globe (6-3, April 7); Safford over Pima (7-2, March 27), Willcox (6-0, April 7), and Benson (8-1, April 8); Benson over Globe (9-0, March 31) and Morenci (7-2, April 3); Willcox over Morenci (6-3, April 8); Pima over Willcox (8-1, April 10); 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); Miami fell to Avondale Saint John Paul II Catholic (0-9, Feb. 26) and Apache Junction (2-7, March 4); 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), Pusch Ridge (0-9, March 25), and Tucson’s The Gregory School (1-8, April 11); Benson over Saint David (9-0, March 13) along with losses to Andrada Polytechnic (4-5, March 6) and Tombstone (3-5, March 26); Willcox over Saint David (9-0, March 11) and Patagonia (9-0, March 25); Pima over Globe (9-0, March 25); Morenci over Tombstone (6-3, March 6); and Globe fell to Santa Cruz (0-9, March 6).
Division III rankings
The Division III rankings for the nine Section I member teams as of noon on April 11 were Thatcher (9-2 seeding, 8.4624 rating) No. 8, Duncan (8-0, 5.7069) No. 14, Safford (6-3, 1.8601) No. 18, Miami (5-2, minus 1.6619) No. 26, Pima (2-5, minus 5.2303) No. 35, Willcox (3-5, minus 8.0169) No. 37, Benson (3-6, minus 8.9620) No. 40, Morenci (2-8, minus 10.1346) No. 43, and Globe (0-8, minus 18.0246) No. 51.
No. 14 Duncan Wildkats (8-0)
Duncan has an eight-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 46-4 in singles (82-6 sets) and 24-1 in doubles.
Top seed Kempton is 8-1 in singles and 15-2 in sets played, No. 2 Camille Miller (9-0, 17-0 sets), No. 3 Ford (5-3, 11-4 sets), No. 4 Evans (8-0, 14-0 sets), No. 5 Heidi Miller (8-0, 12-0 sets), No. 6 Jones (4-0, 7-0 sets), and Vigil (4-0, 6-0 sets).
The No. 1 duo of Kempton – Camille Miller is 9-0, No. 2 Ford – Evans 7-1, and No. 3 Heidi Miller – Jones 5-0, and Heidi Miller – Vigil 3-0.
No. 26 Miami Vandals (5-2)
Miami has a seven-member team: senior Veronica Rodriguez, juniors Adrina Kaulaity, Alexis Moody, and Daisy Pacheco, sophomore Sienna Egitto, and freshmen Lilliana Light and Evelyn Ramos.
Top seed Kaulaity is 6-1 in singles and 11-4 in sets played, No. 2 Pacheco (4-2, 14-0 sets), No. 3 Moody (4-3, 7-5 sets), No. 4 Ramos (2-5, 4-10 sets), No. 5 Light (5-0, 9-0 sets), No. 6 Rodriguez (3-3, 6-4 sets), and Egitto (0-1, 0-2 sets).
The section third place Joy Wilson-coached Vandals are 21-15 in singles (51-25 sets) and 12-7 in doubles.
The No. 1 duo of Kaulaity – Pacheco is 5-1, No. 2 Moody – Ramos 4-2, and No. 3 Light – Rodriguez 0-3, Kaulaity – Moody 1-0, Ramos – Light 1-0, and Light – Egitto 1-1.
No. 8 Thatcher Eagles (9-2)
Thatcher has an eight-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 57-8 in singles (104-17 sets) and 25-4 in doubles
Top seed Haynie is 9-2 in singles and 16-5 in sets played, No. 2 Turley (7-3, 13-6 sets), No. 3 Emily Sampson (8-3, 15-6 sets), No. 4 Smith (11-0, 20-0 sets), No. 5 Wakefield (11-0, 20-0 sets), No. 6 Sarah Sampson (9-0, 17-0 sets), and Kartchner (2-0, 3-0 sets).
The No. 1 duo of Haynie – Emily Sampson is 9-2, No. 2 Turley – Smith 9-1, No. 3 Wakefield – Sarah Sampson (8-1), Smith – Kartchner 1-0, and Kartchner – Sarah Sampson 1-0.
Section I Matches (April 21-26)
The remaining section matches next week (April 21-26) and includes 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, Benson at Desert Christian on April 22, and Benson at Eloy Santa Cruz on April 23.
