Eagles host Cats, Dawgs host Riders on Thursday
By Raymundo Frasquillo
MORENCI – The Brenda Street-coached Morenci Wildcats (1-3 seeding, 0-0 section) host the Shannon Kempton-coached Duncan Wildkats (3-0, 1-0) for a non-section pairing on Tuesday, March 24.
In Graham County, Thatcher (4-1, 1-0) hosts Morenci, and Safford (2-1, 1-0) hosts Pima (1-1, 0-0) on Thursday, March 26.
Thatcher is a combined 25-5, Duncan 14-4, Safford 10-8, Pima 5-7, and Morenci 3-21 in seeding singles matches. The Thatcher doubles teams are 12-3, Duncan 7-2, Safford 6-3, Pima 5-1, and Morenci 3-9.
This Week (March 23-28)
This week (March 23-28) in Section I, Duncan visits Morenci, Safford hosts Section II Tucson Pusch Ridge, and Pima visits Section III Tucson Saint Augustine Catholic on March 24; Benson host Tombstone, Benson hosts Tombstone, and Miami hosts Section IV Coolidge on March 25; Duncan visits Globe, Thatcher hosts Morenci, and Safford hosts Pima on March 26; and Pima visits Tombstone on March 27;
Benson defeated Division II – Section VII Tucson Amphitheater 6-3 on March 23.
Division III Section I Standings
The section standing as of March 23 were Duncan (3-0 seeding, 1-0 section), Thatcher (4-1, 1-0), Safford (2-1, 1-0), Globe (3-3, 1-2), Benson (4-1, 0-1), Pima (1-1, 0-0), Morenci (1-3, 0-0), and Miami (0-4, 0-1).
Four section pairings resulted in wins by Thatcher over Globe (9-0, Feb. 26), Safford over Globe (7-2, March 4), Globe over Miami (6-3, March 10), and Duncan over Benson (8-1, March 11).
Duncan (3-0) is 14-4 in singles and 7-2 in doubles. Top seed junior Lily Ford is 1-2, No. 2 junior Heidi Miller 3-0, No. 3 senior Emily Evans 3-0, No. 4 junior McKenzie Jones 2-1, No. 5 freshman Bailey Jones 3-0, and No. 6 junior Roxy Donaldson 2-1.
In doubles, Ford – Miller is 2-1, Evans – McKenzie Jones 3-0, and Bailey Jones – Donaldson 2-1.
Thatcher (4-1) is 25-5 in singles and 12-3 in doubles. Top seed senior Sophie Haynie is 2-1, No. 2 junior Sarah Sampson 4-1, No. 3 senior Leah Bryce 5-0, No. 4 senior Katie Bastian 4-1, No. 5 junior Jaiden Wakefield 4-1, No. 6 senior Savanna Kartchner 2-1, junior Ella Goodman 2-0, and sophomore Ruby Ellerman 2-0 in singles.
In doubles, No. 1 Haynie – Sampson is 2-1, No. 2 Bryce – Bastian 2-1, No. 3 Kartchner – sophomore Macady Kartchner 2-1, Sampson – Bryce 2-0, No. 2 Bastian – Wakefield 2-0, and Goodman – Ellerman 2-0.
Safford (2-1) is 10-8 in singles and 6-3 in doubles. Top seed junior Iris Green is 2-1, No. 2 sophomore Emma Rodriguez 2-1, No. 3 junior Amanda Neal 1-0, No. 4 senior Phoebe Tarnutzer 1-2, No. 5 senior Hailey Foote 2-1, No. 6 sophomore Maya Biggs 1-1, sophomore Brynlee Cluff 1-1, and sophomore Addie Lines 0-1 in singles.
In doubles, No. 1 Green – Rodriguez is 2-1, No. 2 Tarnutzer – Foote 1-1, No. 3 Biggs – Lines 0-1, Biggs – sophomore Brynlee Cluff 2-0, and Tarnutzer – Neal 1-0.
Globe (3-3) is 21-15 in singles and 8-10 in doubles. Top seed junior Teairsa Ellis is 2-4, No. 2 sophomore Liza Shank 5-1, No. 3 senior Evelyn Parker 4-2, No. 4 sophomore Carlee Van Buskirk 2-2, No. 5 junior Aaliyah Ortiz 3-3, No. 6 senior Milynn Allinson 2-2, junior Azucena Medrano 2-1, and sophomore Taylor Ortega 1-0 in singles.
In doubles, No. 1 Ellis – Parker is 2-4, No. 2 Shank – Van Buskirk 2-1, No. 3 Ortiz – Allison 2-0, Shank – Ortega 1-0, Ortiz – Medrano 1-1, Shank – Allinson 0-1, Shank – Ortiz 0-1, Ortiz – Van Buskirk 0-1, Medrano – Allison 0-1.
Benson (4-1) is 21-9 in singles and 9-6 in doubles. Top seed junior Lucy Cooper is 5-0, No. 2 senior Andrea Hummel 3-2, No. 3 senior Juana Macias 0-3, No. 4 freshman Hazel Chapman 2-0, No. 5 sophomore Melanie Pettinger 4-1, No. 6 sophomore Paisley England 4-1, senior Celina Yockey 3-1, freshman Savannah Moyers 0-1, and in singles.
In doubles, No. 1 Hummel – Yokey is 1-2, No. 2 England – junior Adalie Lewis 1-0, No. 3 Pettinger – Chapman 1-0, Pettinger – England 3-1, Moyers – freshman Gabrielle Castagno 0-1, Hummel – Macias 1-1, Cooper – Macias 0-1, and Lewis – Chapman 2-0.
Pima (1-1) is 5-7 in singles and 5-1 in doubles. Top seed senior Merrill Decrow is 1-1, No. 2 senior Miley Preston 0-2, No. 3 freshman Audrey Bryce 0-2, No. 4 junior Perry Bingham 1-1, No. 5 junior Paizli Payne 1-1, No. 6 freshman Brielle Allen 1-0, and freshman Tynzli Hatch 1-0.
In doubles, No. 1 Decrow – Allen 1-0, No. 2 Preston – Hatch 0-1, No. 3 Bryce – Bingham 2-0, Decrow – Hatch 1-0, and Preston – Allen 1-0.
Morenci (1-3) is 3-21 in singles and 3-9 in doubles. Top seed junior Ariza Espinoza is 0-2, No. 2 junior Izzalana Gobert 0-4, No. 3 junior Daisy Dia 0-3, No. 4 junior Adriana Dorame Galindo 1-3, No. 5 senior Blanca Macario 1-2, No. 6 junior Kaylee Rorhman 1-3, sophomore Alizza Pearson 0-3, and junior Ximena Estrada 0-1 in singles.
In doubles, No. 1 Espinoza – Gobert is 1-1, No. 2 Dia – Galindo 1-1, No. 3 Macario – Rorhman 1-0, Gobert – Dia 0-1, Galindo – Rorhman 0-1, Pearson – junior Ximena Estrada 0-1, Macario – Galindo 0-1, Rorhman – Pearson 0-2, Gobert – Macario 0-1.
Miami (0-4) is 9-15 in singles and 4-8 in doubles. Top seed senior Adrina Kaulaity 2-2, No. 2 senior Alexis Moody 1-3, No. 3 sophomore Liliana Light 1-3, No. 4 sophomore Evelyn Ramos 1-2, No. 5 junior Emily Sanchez 2-2, No. 6 junior Sienna Egitto 1-2, freshman Valeria Macinas Portillo 0-1, and sophomore Savina Williams 1-0.
In doubles, No. 1 Kaulaity – Moody is 2-2, No. 2 Light – Ramos 0-3, and No. 3 Sanchez – junior Sienna Egitto 0-2, Sanchez – Portillo 0-1, Sanchez – Williams 1-0, and Wohler – freshman Emilia Crowell 1-0.
Benson – 6, Amphitheater – 3 (March 23)
The host Bobcats prevailed in Saint David with four singles and a doubles head-to-head wins. The No. 5 and No. 6 singles, along with the No. 3 doubles, were forfeits.
Top seed junior Lucy Cooper, No. 4 freshman Hazel Chapman, and No. 5 sophomore Melanie Pettinger, and No. 6 sophomore Paisley England posted wins over junior Erika Gaxiola (8-2), junior Reagan Sorenson (8-2), senior Kayla Tuakalau (8-6), and senior Serene Baghumyan (8-2), respectively, in singles.
In doubles, it was No. 2 sophomore Paisley England – junior Adalie Lewis 8-2 over Mudge – Bras.
Singles No. 5 sophomore Paisley England and No. 6 senior Celina Yockey, along with doubles No. 3 Pettinger – Chapman, were awarded forfeits.
For Amphitheater, it was singles No. 2 sophomore Polina Gorgees 8-4 over senior Andrea Hummel and No. 3 sophomore Blanca Garcia 9-7 over senior Juana Macias, along with doubles No. 1 Gaxiola – Tuakalau defeated Hummel – Macias 8-4.
Benson – 8, Saint David – 1 (March 18)
The visiting Bobcats left Saint David with four singles and a doubles head-to-head wins. The No. 5 and No. 6 singles, along with the No. 3 doubles, were forfeits.
Top seed junior Lucy Cooper, No. 2 senior Andrea Hummel, No. 3 freshman Hazel Chapman, and No. 4 sophomore Melanie Pettinger posted wins over junior Addison Merrill (8-0), junior Addison Spencer (8-3), freshman Zoey Mudge (8-2), and sophomore Isabella Bras (8-0), respectively, in singles.
In doubles, it was No. 2 sophomore Paisley England – junior Adalie Lewis 8-2 over Mudge – Bras.
Singles No. 5 sophomore Paisley England and No. 6 senior Celina Yockey, along with doubles No. 3 Pettinger – Chapman, were awarded forfeits.
For Saint David, doubles No. 1 Merrill – Spencer defeated Hummel – Yockey 9-7.
Morenci – 6, Tombstone – 3 (March 17)
The Wildcats won a singles and two doubles in head-to-head play, along with No. 5 and No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles by forfeit.
Singles No. 4 junior Adriana Dorame Galindo defeated junior Ashtyn Valenti 8-4,
In doubles, it was No. 1 juniors Ariza Espinoza – Izzalana Gobert 8-1 over seniors Abigail Satterfield – A.C. Carroll, and No. 2 Galindo – junior Daisy Dia 8-3 over senior Vanessa Hibbits – Valenti.
Forfeits were awarded to singles No. 5 senior Blanca Macario and No. 6 junior Kaylee Rorhman, along with doubles No. 3 Macario – Rorhman. For Tombstone, it was Satterfield 8-6 over Espinoza, Carroll 8-4 over Gobert, and Hibbits 8-6 over Dia in singles.
