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TweetPinShareBy Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – The Brenda Street-coached No. 33 Morenci (1-3 seeding, minus 3.8128 rating) tennis girls host No. 13 Thatcher (4-2, 5.4558) on Thursday, March 27. Coming up …
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TweetPinShareKats host Lobos on Monday; Cats host Lions on Tuesday By Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – The Brent Lunt-coached Safford tennis girls triumphed in Morenci, posting a 9-0 season-opening win on …
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TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Sophie Haynie tracks the ball across the net. The Thatcher sophomore fell in singles play and did not complete a doubles match. Thatcher topped Willcox 5-2 …
Eagles upset No. 3 Cowgirls in quarterfinal Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Willcox top seed Mia Mungarro (13-0) raises her racquet for a backhand return against Safford. The Willcox senior went 11-0 with classmate Valarie Durazo in doubles. …
Cowgirls host Eagles for quarterfinal on Tuesday Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Willcox top seed Mia Mungarro (13-0) moves up to attack the ball for a return during a recent match. The Willcox senior went 11-0 with classmate …
Willcox hosts Safford for Round One Girls Tennis State on Tuesday Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: The once-beaten Safford tennis girls scored 24 points, winning 17 singles pairings and seven doubles pairings, to earn the title of their invitational on March 8. …
Safford Tennis wins own tourney Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Thatcher reached the quarterfinals before falling to eventual runner-up Pusch Ridge Christian. The No. 6 Eagles advanced the furthest of the three Section I team entrants …
Phoenix Country Day blanks Pusch Ridge in girls state tennis team final Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Savanna Clonts sees the ball into her racquet for a return. The Safford senior posted a 9-2 seeding mark and is one of two Bulldogs entered …
Thatcher girls face Pusch Ridge on Tuesday Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Rachel Peterson keeps her eyes on the ball for a return. The No. 2 Safford junior is one of four Bulldogs with 6-0 singles records, and …
Safford tennis girls host Thatcher on Monday, and Tombstone on Tuesday Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: The undefeated Safford tennis girls scored 25 points, with five winning three singles pairings and four winning three doubles pairings, to earn the title of their …
Safford tennis girls remain unbeaten, first in own tourney Read More