Safford, Pima bow out in first round
By Raymundo Frasquillo
THATCHER – The No. 4 Thatcher Eagles (11-1 seeding, rating) host the No. 5 Scottsdale Rancho Solano Prep Mustangs (11-1, 12.8208) on Tuesday, May 5. It is a quarterfinal round pairing.
Thatcher (11-1 seeding) was a combined 66-6 in seeding singles matches and 33-3 in doubles. The Eagles went 1-2 in singles and 5-2 in doubles during the state individual tourneys.
Rancho Solano Prep (11-1) was a combined 61-11 in seeding singles and 32-4 in doubles. The Mustangs went 2-2 in singles and 4-1 in doubles during the individual tourneys.
Section I Individual State Tourney qualifiers numbered 18, including two Thatcher singles, a Benson singles, and a Miami singles, along with two Thatcher doubles, two Duncan doubles, a Safford doubles, a Pima doubles, and a Globe doubles.
Division III State Team Tourney Quarterfinals (May 5)
The state team tourney quarterfinals have top seed Yuma Catholic (14-0 seeding, 18.6524 rating) hosting No. 8 Tucson’s The Gregory School (10-2, 9.2314), and No. 4 Thatcher (11-1, 13.2970) hosting No. 5 Scottsdale Rancho Solano Prep (11-1, 12.8208) in the upper bracket.
The lower bracket has No. 3 Phoenix Country Day School (11-2, 13.5498) hosting No. 6 Scottsdale Cicero Prep (10-1, 12.2647) and No. 2 Tucson Pusch Ridge Christian (12-2, 14.6275) hosting No. 10 Florence (11-3, 5.9188).
No. 5 Rancho Solano Prep Mustangs (11-1 seeding, 12.8208)
Rancho Solano Prep (11-1) was 61-11 in singles and 32-4 in doubles.
Singles top seed sophomore Maya Litt was 10-1, No. 2 freshman Noemie Delacollette 7-3, No. 3 sophomore Chloe Okrasinki 6-0, No. 4 sophomore Sydney Hedges 12-0, No. 5 sophomore Aleya Chahal 11-0, No. 6 sophomore Jacqueline Schatzberg 10-1, sophomore Olivia Griffith 3-2, freshman Gabby Girodroux 1-3, and freshman Amiya Kwatra 1-1.
In doubles, No. 1 Okrasinki – Litt was 6-0, No. 2 DelaCollette – Hedges 3-1, No. 3 Chahal – Schatzberg 9-1, Litt – DelaCollette 5-0, Hedges – Griffith 4-0, Schatzberg – Hedges 1-0, Kwatra – Girodroux 1-1, Hedges – Girodroux 2-0, Hedges – Chahal 1-0, and Griffith – Girodoux 0-1.
No. 4 Thatcher Eagles (11-1 seeding, 12.2970)
Thatcher (11-1) was 66-6 in singles and 33-3 in doubles.
Singles top seed senior Sophie Haynie was 9-1, No. 2 junior Sarah Sampson 11-1, No. 3 senior Leah Bryce 11-1, No. 4 senior Katie Bastian 11-1, No. 5 junior Jaiden Wakefield 10-1, No. 6 senior Savanna Kartchner 9-1, junior Ella Goodman 3-0, and sophomore Ruby Ellerman 2-0.
In doubles, No. 1 Haynie – Sampson was 9-1, No. 2 Bryce – Bastian 9-1, No. 3 Savanna Kartchner – sophomore Macady Kartchner 8-1, Savanna Kartchner – Goodman 1-0, Sampson – Bryce 2-0, Bastian – Wakefield 2-0, and Goodman – Ellerman 2-0.
Division III State Singles Tourney Championship (May 4)
Ninth-ranked Cicero Prep senior Hailey Bostwick meets No. 2 Scottsdale Prep senior Noelle Oh for the title at the Glendale Paseo Racquet Center on Monday, May 4, with a 5 p.m. start.
Bostwick defeated Tanque Verde freshman Maddie Glickenstein (6-1, 6-0) during the first round and Pusch Ridge junior Noelle Sunukjian (6-1, 6-2) during the second round on May 1, and No. 1 Saint John Paul II sophomore Ania Piatek (6-2 twice) during the quarterfinals and Scottsdale Christian sophomore Angela Soria (6-2 twice) during the semifinals on May 2.
Oh defeated Gilbert Christian senior Sophia Kiesow (6-3, 2-6, 10-7) in the first round and The Gregory School sophomore Layla Lizon (6-0, 6-3) in the second round, and No. 7 Gilbert Classical junior Martina Adsara Criscuolo (6-0, 6-2) in the quarterfinals and No. 6 No. 6 Yuma Catholic freshman Sofia Gallegos (6-3, 6-4) during the semifinals.
Fifth ranked Benson junior Lucy Cooper (1-1) downed Ranch Solano Prep sophomore Sydney Hedges (6-3, 6-4) in the first round and fell to No. 6 Yuma Catholic freshman Sofia Gallegos (6-0 twice) in the second round; Thatcher junior Jaiden Wakefield (1-1) defeated Tombstone senior Abigail Satterfield (6-1 twice) and fell to Gallegos (6-0, 6-1) in the second round.
First round exits were made by Thatcher senior Savanna Kartchner (0-1) to Phoenix Country Day senior Zara Campbell (6-0- twice) and Miami senior Adrina Kaulaity (0-1) to No. 6 Yuma Catholic freshman Sofia Gallegos (6-0 twice).
Division III State Doubles Tourney Championship (May 4)
Top-ranked Rancho Solano Prep sophomores Maya Litt – Chloe Okrasinski meet No. 2 Cicero Prep senior Bianca Carbone – junior Bryn Hermenau (4-0) for the title on May 4.
Litt – Okrasinski defeated Safford junior Iris Green – sophomore Emma Rodriguez (6-0 twice) in the first round and PCDS freshmen Ann Nichols – Ali Leinbach (6-2 twice) in the second round, and Thatcher seniors Leah Bryce – Katie Bastian (6-1, 6-0) ion the quarterfinals and ALA – West Foothills sophomore Laura Fedoryshyn – freshman Ashlyn Myers 7-6 (7-2) and 6-1 in the semifinals.
Carbone – Hermenau (4-0) defeated NWC junior Hallie Metzger – freshman Joey Metzger (6-3, 6-0) in the first round and ALA – West Foothills sophomore Tayte Eastman – freshman Ansley Myers (6-3, 6-1) in the second round, and No. 7 Yuma Catholic juniors Abigail Olsen – Claire Olsen (6-3, 6-1) in the quarterfinals and No. 3 Thatcher senior Sophie Haynie – junior Sarah Sampson (6-3, 6-1) in the semifinals.
Third ranked Haynie – Sampson (3-1) defeated Rancho Solano Prep sophomores Aleya Chahal – Jacqueline Schatzberg (6-2, 6-0) in the first round and Pusch Ridge seniors Brady Imes – Pearl Kulvaton (6-3, 6-2)in the second round, and PCDS sophomore Mary Bartolin – senior Lexi Black by default in the quarterfinals and fell to Cicero Prep senior Bianca Carbone – junior Bryn Hermenau (6-3, 6-1) in the semifinals.
Thatcher seniors Leah Bryce – Katie Bastian (2-1) defeated Scottsdale Prep sophomores Ciana Mattingly – Shreya Joshi (6-4, 6-2) in the first round and No. 8 Tanque Verde junior Jeannie McCallum – sophomore Mally McCallum (6-4 twice) in the second round, and fell to No. 1 Rancho Solano Prep sophomores Maya Litt – Chloe Okrasinski (6-1, 6-0) in the quarterfinals.
First round exits were made by Safford junior Iris Green – sophomore Emma Rodriguez (0-1) to No. 1 Rancho Solano Prep sophomores Maya Litt – Chloe Okrasinski; Thatcher seniors Leah Bryce – Katie Bastian (0-1) to Scottsdale Prep sophomores Ciana Mattingly – Shreya Joshi (6-4, 6-2); Duncan senior Emely Evans – junior McKenzie Jones (0-1) to ALA – West Foothills sophomore Laura Fedoryshyn – freshman Ashlyn Myers (6-1 twice); Duncan juniors Lily Ford – Heidi Miller (0-1) to PCDS sophomore Mary Bartolin – senior Lexi Black (6-3, 6-4); Pima junior Ashley Hughes – senior Merrill DeCrow (0-1) to Amthem Prep junior Adalynn Frye – sophomore Amizhthene Thirumaran (6-4, 6-1); and Globe sophomores Liza Shank – Carlee Van Buskirk (0-1) to ALA – West Foothills sophomore Tayte Eastman – freshman Ansley Myers (6-2, 6-1).
Division III State Team Tourney Round 1 (April 28)
The state team tourney, including the Top 16 of 49, met for the first round on April 28. It was top seed Yuma Catholic (14-0 seeding, 18.6524 rating) 6-0 over No. 16 Pima (7-4, 2.3710), No. 8 Tucson’s The Gregory School (10-2, 9.2314) 5-0 over No. 9 Safford (11-4, 7.3462), the No. 5 Scottsdale Rancho Solano Prep (11-1, 12.8208) 6-0 over the No. 12 Avondale Saint John Paul II Catholic (10-4, 4.5973), and No. 4 Thatcher (11-1, 13.2970) 5-0 over No. 13 Anthem Prep (7-2, 4.1655) in the upper bracket.
The lower bracket had No. 3 Phoenix Country Day School (11-2, 13.5498) 5-1 over No. 14 Waddell American Leadership – West Foothills (6-4, 3.4249), No. 6 Scottsdale Cicero Prep (10-1, 12.2647) 5-1 over No. 11 Scottsdale Christian (7-4, 5.5375), No. 10 Florence (11-3, 5.9188) 5-4 over No. 7 Gilbert Christian (10-1, 10.1482), and No. 2 Tucson Pusch Ridge Christian (12-2, 14.6275) 5-1 over No. 15 Glendale Prep (8-6, 2.5184).
Division III State Final Rankings
The state final rankings as of 7 a.m. on Thursday, April 23 were Yuma Catholic (14-0 seeding, 18.6524 rating) No. 1, Tucson Pusch Ridge Christian (12-2, 14.6275) No. 2, Phoenix Country Day School (11-2, 13.5498) No. 3, Thatcher (11-1, 13.2970) No. 4, Scottsdale Rancho Solano Prep (11-1, 12.8208) No. 5, Scottsdale Cicero Prep (10-1, 12.2647) No. 6, Gilbert Christian Knights (10-1, 10.1482) No. 7, and Tucson’s The Gregory School Hawks (10-2, 9.2314) No. 8.
Safford (11-4, 7.3462) was No. 9, Florence (11-3, 5.9188) No. 10, Scottsdale Christian (7-4, 5.5375) No. 11, Avondale Saint John Paul II Catholic (10-4, 4.5973) No. 12, Anthem Prep (7-2, 4.1655) No. 13, Waddell American Leadership – West Foothills (6-4, 3.4249) No. 14, Glendale Prep (8-6, 2.5184) No. 15, and Pima (7-4, 2.3710) No. 16.
Division III Section I Standings
The section final standing were Thatcher (11-1 seeding, 7-0 section), Safford (11-4, 6-1), Pima (7-4, 4-3), Globe (8-4, 4-3), Duncan (6-4, 2-3), Benson (7-5, 3-4), Morenci (2-10, 1-6), Miami (3-11, 1-6).
Twenty-eighteen section pairings resulted in wins by Thatcher over Globe (9-0, Feb. 26), Morenci (9-0, March 26), Benson (9-0, March 31), Safford (9-0, April 9), Pima (9-0, April 10), Duncan (9-0, April 14), and Miami (9-0, April 16); Safford over Globe (7-2, March 4), Pima (7-2, March 26), Benson (7-2, April 7), Miami (7-2, April 14), Morenci (9-0, April 16), and Duncan (8-1, April 21); Pima over Duncan (6-3, March 30), Morenci (9-0, April 14), Benson (5-4, April 16), and Globe (7-2, April 21); Globe over Miami (6-3, March 10), Duncan (6-3, March 26), Benson (5-4, March 30), and Morenci (9-0, April 20); Duncan over Benson (8-1, March 11), Morenci (8-1, April 9), and Miami (8-1, April 21); Benson over Miami (5-4, April 9) and Morenci (7-2, April 10); Morenci over Miami (5-4, March 31); and Miami over Pima (5-4, April 2).
