Morenci welcomes Miami on Tuesday
By Raymundo Frasquillo
GRAHAM COUNTY – Thatcher (6-1 seeding, 10.4473 rating) hosts No. 13 Benson (5-1, 0-1) as No. 4 and No. 9 Safford (3-2, 5.8429) hosts No. 14 Duncan (4-2, 3.1462) on Tuesday, March 31.
In Greenlee County, No. 36 Morenci (1-5, minus 5.5531) hosts No. 40 Miami (1-5, minus 9.0376) on March 31.
Thatcher is a combined 36-6, Duncan 23-13, Safford 15-15, Pima 10-14, and Morenci 3-27 in seeding singles matches. The Thatcher doubles teams are 18-3, Duncan 11-7, Safford 8-7, Pima 8-4, and Morenci 3-12.
This Week (March 30-April 4)
This week (March 30-April 4) in Section I, Thatcher hosts Benson, Safford hosts Duncan, and Morenci hosts Miami on March 31; Safford visits Section III Tombstone, Benson hosts Morenci, and Pima visits Miami on April 2; Safford visits Section II Sabino on Friday, April 3; and Thatcher will be participating in the Miami tourney on April 3.
Thatcher defeated Section II Tanque Verde 8-1, Globe visited Benson, Pima defeated Duncan 6-3, and Miami hosted Section IV Florence, which defeated Miami 7-2 on March 30.
Division III Section I Standings
The section standing as of March 30 were Thatcher (6-1 seeding, 2-0 section), Safford (3-2, 2-0), Globe (4-3, 2-2), Pima (2-2, 1-1), Duncan (4-2, 1-2), Benson (5-1, 0-1), Morenci (1-5, 0-1), and Miami (1-5, 0-1).
Seven section pairings to date have resulted in wins by Thatcher over Globe (9-0, Feb. 26) and Morenci (9-0, March 26); Safford over Globe (7-2, March 4) and Pima (7-2, March 26); Globe over Miami (6-3, March 10) and Duncan (6-3, March 26); and Duncan over Benson (8-1, March 11).
No. 4 Thatcher (6-1 seeding, 10.4473)
Thatcher (6-1) is 36-6 in singles and 18-3 in doubles. Top seed senior Sophie Haynie is 4-1, No. 2 junior Sarah Sampson 6-1, No. 3 senior Leah Bryce 6-1, No. 4 senior Katie Bastian 6-1, No. 5 junior Jaiden Wakefield 5-1, No. 6 senior Savanna Kartchner 4-1, junior Ella Goodman 3-0, and sophomore Ruby Ellerman 2-0 in singles.
In doubles, No. 1 Haynie – Sampson is 4-1, No. 2 Bryce – Bastian 4-1, No. 3 Savanna Kartchner – sophomore Macady Kartchner 3-1, Savanna Kartchner – Goodman 1-0, Sampson – Bryce 2-0, Bastian – Wakefield 2-0, and Goodman – Ellerman 2-0.
No. 9 Safford Bulldogs (3-2 seeding, 5.8429 rating)
Safford (3-2) is 15-15 in singles and 8-7 in doubles. Top seed junior Iris Green is 3-2, No. 2 sophomore Emma Rodriguez 3-2, No. 3 junior Amanda Neal 1-2, No. 4 senior Phoebe Tarnutzer 2-3, No. 5 senior Hailey Foote 3-2, No. 6 sophomore Maya Biggs 2-2, sophomore Brynlee Cluff 1-1, and sophomore Addie Lines 0-1 in singles.
In doubles, No. 1 Green – Rodriguez is 3-2, No. 2 Neal – Foote 0-1, No. 3 Tarnutzer – Biggs 1-0, Neal – Tarnutzer 1-1, Foote – Biggs 0-1, Tarnutzer – Foote 1-1, Biggs – Lines 0-1, Biggs – Cluff 2-0.
No. 13 Benson Bobcats (5-1 seeding, 3.5664 rating)
Benson (5-1) is 25-11 (2 forfeit wins) in singles and 11-7 (one forfeit win) in doubles. Top seed junior Lucy Cooper is 6-0, No. 2 senior Andrea Hummel 3-3, No. 3 senior Juana Macias 0-4, No. 4 freshman Hazel Chapman 3-0, No. 5 sophomore Melanie Pettinger 5-1, No. 6 sophomore Paisley England 5-1, 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.
No. 14 Duncan Wildkats (4-2 seeding, 3.1462)
Duncan (4-2) is 23-13 in singles and 11-7 in doubles. Top seed junior Lily Ford is 5-1, No. 2 junior Heidi Miller 5-0, No. 3 senior Emely Evans 5-1, No. 4 junior McKenzie Jones 3-3, No. 5 freshman Bailey Jones 3-3, No. 6 junior Roxy Donaldson 2-3, and junior Elise Jarvis 0-2.
In doubles, No. 1 Ford – Evans is 1-0, No. 2 McKenzie Jones – Bailey Jones 0-1, No. 3 Jarvis – Donaldson 0-1, Ford – Miller 3-1, Evans – McKenzie Jones 4-0, Bailey Jones – Jarvis 0-1, and Bailey Jones – Donaldson 2-1.
No. 16 Pima Roughriders (2-2 seeding, 2.6931)
Pima (2-2) is 10-14 in singles and 8-4 in doubles. Top seed senior Merrill Decrow is 1-3, No. 2 senior Miley Preston 0-4, No. 3 freshman Audrey Bryce 2-2, No. 4 junior Perry Bingham 2-2, No. 5 freshman Brielle Allen 2-1, No. 6 junior Paizli Payne 2-2, and freshman Tynzli Hatch 1-0.
In doubles, No. 1 Preston – Bryce 2-0, No. 2 Decrow – Allen 1-2, No. 3 Bingham – Hatch 1-0, Hatch – sophomore Jenna Smith 0-1, Preston – Hatch 0-1, Bryce – Bingham 2-0, Decrow – Hatch 1-0, and Preston – Allen 1-0.
No. 21 Globe Tigers (4-3 seeding, minus 1.3653 rating)
Globe (3-3) is 21-15 in singles and 8-10 in doubles. Top seed sophomore Liza Shank is 5-1, No. 2 junior Teairsa Ellis 2-4, No. 3 sophomore Carlee Van Buskirk 2-2, No. 4 senior Evelyn Parker 4-2, No. 5 junior Aaliyah Ortiz 3-3, No. 6 junior Azucena Medrano 2-1, senior Milynn Allinson 2-2, 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 – Medrano 1-1, Ortiz – Allison 2-0, Shank – Ortega 1-0, Shank – Allinson 0-1, Shank – Ortiz 0-1, Ortiz – Van Buskirk 0-1, Medrano – Allison 0-1.
No. 36 Morenci Wildcats (1-5 seeding, minus 5.5531 rating)
Morenci (1-4) is 3-27 in singles and 3-12 in doubles. Top seed junior Ariza Espinoza is 0-3, No. 2 junior Izzalana Gobert 0-5, No. 3 junior Daisy Dia 0-4, No. 4 junior Adriana Dorame Galindo 1-4, No. 5 senior Blanca Macario 1-3, No. 6 junior Kaylee Rorhman 1-4, sophomore Alizza Pearson 0-3, and junior Ximena Estrada 0-1 in singles.
In doubles, No. 1 Espinoza – Gobert is 1-2, No. 2 Dia – Galindo 1-2, No. 3 Macario – Rorhman 1-1, 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.
No. 40 Miami Vandals (1-5 seeding, minus 9.0376 rating)
Miami (1-5) is 12-24 singles and 8-11 in doubles. Top seed senior Adrina Kaulaity 4-2, No. 2 senior Alexis Moody 1-5, No. 3 sophomore Liliana Light 1-5, No. 4 sophomore Evelyn Ramos 3-3, No. 5 junior Emely Sanchez 1-5, No. 6 junior Sienna Egitto 0-2, freshman Valeria Macinas Portillo 1-2, and sophomore Savina Williams 1-0.
In doubles, No. 1 Kaulaity – Moody is 3-3, No. 2 Light – Ramos 2-4, and No. 3 Sanchez – Portillo 1-2, Sanchez – junior Sienna Egitto 0-2, and Sanchez – Williams 1-0.
Thatcher – 8, Tanque Verde – 1 (March 30)
The visiting Eagles left Tucson with five singles and three doubles wins.
Singles top seed senior Sophie Haynie, No. 2 junior Sarah Sampson, No. 4 senior Katie Bastian, No. 5 junior Jaiden Wakefield, and No. 6 senior Savanna Kartchner defeated junior Jeannie McCallum (6-2, 6-0), sophomore Mally McCallum (6-3, 7-6), freshman Lyla Kamel (6-1, 6-4), sophomore Sophia Pena (6-2, 6-4), and senior Brooklyn Johnson (6-2 twice).
In doubles, it was No. 1 Haynie – Sampson 8-6 over McCallum – McCallum, No. 2 Bryce – Bastian 8-3 over freshman Maddie Glickenstein – Kamel, and No. 3 Savanna Kartchner – sophomore Macady Kartchner 8-4 over Pena – freshman Layla Judd.
For Tanque Verde, singles No. 3 Glickenstein won the tie-breaker 10-7 over senior Leah Bryce, after splitting sets, losing the first set 5-7 and winning the second set 6-3.
Pima – 6, Duncan – 3
The host Roughriders won four singles and two doubles from the visiting Wildkats.
Singles No. 3 freshman Audrey Bryce, No. 4 junior Perry Bingham, No. 5 freshman Brielle Allen, and No. 6 junior Paizli Payne defeated senior Emily Evans (6-1 twice), junior McKenzie Jones (4-6, 6-4, 10-3), freshman Bailey Jones (6-4, 6-3), and junior Roxy Donaldson (6-4, 6-0), respectively.
In doubles, No. 1 Preston – Bryce 8-5 over Ford – Miller and No. 3 Bingham – Hatch 8-2 over Bailey Jones – Donaldson.
For Duncan, it was No. 1 junior Lily Ford and No. 2 junior Heidi Miller over Merrill Decrow (6-0, 6-3) and No. 2 senior Miley Preston (6-0, 6-2) in singles and doubles, No. 2 Evans – Jones 8-4 over Decrow – Allen.
Globe at Benson
Host Benson did not report results.
Florence – 7, Miami – 2
The visiting Section III Gophers left Miami with five singles and two doubles wins.
Singles No, 2 sophomore Elizabeth Gurule, No. 3 senior Nicole Erhard, No. 4 senior Lexie Hoffman, No. 5 junior Sophia Billingsley, and No. 6 senior Erin McCabe defeated senior Alexis Moody (6-7, 6-2, 10-6), sophomore Liliana Light (6-2 twice), sophomore Evelyn Ramos (6-0 twice), freshman Valeria Macinas Portillo (6-0 twice), and junior Emely Sanchez (6-0 twice), respectively.
In doubles, it was McKissack – Gurule 8-4 over Kaulaity – Moody, and No. 3 Billingsley – McCabe 8-0 over Portillo – Sanchez.
For Miami, it was singles top seed senior Adrina Kaulaity over senior Tatiana McKissack (4-6, 7-6, 10-4) and doubles No. 2 Light – Ramos 8-3 over Erhard – Hoffman.
Thatcher – 9, Morenci – 0 (March 26)
The host Eagles swept the visiting Wildcats, winning all six singles and three doubles.
Top seed Haynie, No. 2 Sampson, No. 3 Bryce, No. 4 Bastian, No. 5 Savanna Kartchner, and No. 6 junior Ella Goodman over junior Ariza Espinoza (6-1, 6-0), junior Izzalana Gobert (6-0 twice), junior Daisy Dia (6-0 twice), junior Adriana Dorame Galindo (6-2, 6-3), senior Blanca Macario (6-0 twice), and junior Kaylee Rorhman (6-0 twice)., respectively, in singles.
In doubles, it was No. 1 Haynie – Sampson over Espinoza – Gobert, No. 2 Bryce – Bastian over Dia – Galindo, and No. 3 Kartchner – Goodman over Macario – Rorhman, all by identical 8-1 scores.
Safford – 7, Pima – 2 (March 26)
The host Bulldogs won five singles and two doubles pairings from the visiting Roughriders.
Singles top seed junior Iris Green, No. 2 sophomore Emma Rodriguez, No. 4 senior Phoebe Tarnutzer, No. 5 senior Hailey Foote, and No. 6 sophomore Maya Biggs over Decrow (6-1, 6-2), Preston (6-1 twice), Bingham (6-3, 6-4), Allen (6-0, 5-7, 1-0), and Payne (6-2, 7-5), respectively.
In doubles, it was No. 1 Green – Rodriguez 8-1 over Decrow – Allen, Tarnutzer – Biggs 8-2 over sophomore Jenna Smith – freshman Tynzli Hatch.
For Pima, it was singles No. 3 Bryce over Neal (6-4,6-3) and doubles No. 2 Bryce – Preston 8-5 over junior Amanda Neal – Foote.
Globe – 6, Duncan – 3 (March 26)
The host Tigers prevailed in four singles and two doubles over the visiting Wildkats at Miami.
Singles No. 3 sophomore Carlee Van Buskirk, No. 4 senior Evelyn Parker, No. 5 junior Aaliyah Ortiz, and No. 6 junior Azucena Medrano over McKenzie Jones (1-6, 6-1, 10-5), Bailey Jones (7-3, 6-2), Donaldson (6-0, 6-4), and junior Elise Jarvis (6-1, 6-0), respectively.
In doubles, it was No. 2 Shank – Van Buskirk 8-4 over McKenzie Jones – Bailey Jones and No. 3 Ortiz – Medrano 8-1 over Donaldson – Jarvis.
For Duncan, it was singles top seed Ford over sophomore Liza Shank (5-7, 6-4, 10-4) and No. 2 Evans over junior Teairsa Ellis (6-2 twice).
In doubles, it was No. 1 Ford – Evans 8-3 over Ellis – Parker.
Benson – 6, Tombstone – 3 (March 25)
The host Bobcats earned singles No. 1 and No. 4 plus doubles No. 2 and No. 3 pairings in head-to-head wins. The singles No. 5 and No. 6 were forfeit wins, as was the No. 3 doubles.
Singles top seed junior Lucy Cooper and No. 4 freshman Hazel Chapman defeated senior Abigail Satterfield (6-1 twice) and junior Ashtyn Valenti (6-1, 6-0), respectively.
In doubles, it was No. 2 Lewis – junior Adalie Lewis 8-5 over senior Vanessa Hibbits – Valenti.
Singles No. 5 sophomore Paisley England and No. 6 senior Celina Yockey, along with doubles No. 3 Pettinger – England, were awarded forfeits.
For Tombstone, it was singles No. 2 senior A.C. Carroll 6-1 twice over senior Andrea Hummel and doubles No. 1 Satterfield – Carroll 8-6 over senior Andrea Hummel – senior Celina Yokey.
Singles No. 3 Hibbits received a forfeit.
Miami – 8, Coolidge – 1 (March 25)
The host Vandals took five singles and three doubles from the visiting Bears.
Singles top seed senior Adrina Kaulaity, No. 2 senior Alexis Moody, No. 3 sophomore Liliana Light, No. 4 sophomore Evelyn Ramos, and No. 5 No. 5 freshman Valeria Macinas Portillo defeated senior Donna Hansen (6-2, 6-0), senior Sophia LaPaglia Pisano (6-1, 6-0), sophomore Sharlene Cabello (6-1, 6-2), sophomore Jersey Duran (6-1, 6-0), and freshman Teyah Tapia (6-0 twice), respectively.
In doubles, it was No. 1 Kaulaity – Moody 8-1 over Hansen – Pisano, No. 2 Light – Ramos 8-2 over Duran – Tapia, and No. 3 Sanchez – Portillo 8-5 over Cabello – Schaffer.
For Coolidge, singles No. 6 freshman Elliette Schaffer downed junior Emily Sanchez (7-5, 6-1) to prevent a shutout.
PRC – 9, Safford – 0 (March 24)
The visiting Lions left Safford with a sweep of the host Bulldogs, prevailing all six singles and three doubles pairings.
Singles top seed sophomore Taryn Martin, No. 2 junior Micaela Nagel, No. 3 senior Brady Imes, No. 4 Noelle Sunukjian, No. 5 senior Melaney Johnson, and No. 6 Pearl Kulvatonyou defeated Green (6-3, 6-1), Rodriguez (6-1, 6-0), Neal (6-2, 7-5), Tarnutzer (6-2, 6-1), Foote (3-6, 6-4, 1-0), and Biggs (6-2, 6-0), respectively.
In doubles, it was No. 1 Martin – Sunukjian 8-3 over Green – Rodriguez, No. 2 Naegel – Johnson 8-0 over Neal – Tarnutzer, and No. 3 Imes – Kulvatonyou 8-2 over Foote – Biggs.
Pima – 6, SAC – 3 (March 24)
Host Section III Tucson Saint Augustine Catholic did not report results.
Duncan – 6, Morenci – 3 (March 24)
The visiting Wildkats left Morenci with four singles and two doubles wins over the host Wildcats.
Singles top seed Ford, No. 2 Miller, No. 3 Evans, and No. 4 McKenzie Jones defeated Espinoza (6-1, 6-2), Gobert (6-0 twice), Dia (6-1 twice), and Galindo (6-4, 6-2) respectively.
In doubles, it was Ford – Miller 8-1 over Espinoza – Gobert, and Emily Evans – McKenzie Jones 8-5 over Dia – Galindo.
For Morenci, singles No. 5 Macario and No. 6 Rorhman downed freshman Bailey Jones (6-3 twice) and No. 6 junior Elise Jarvis (6-0 twice), respectively.
In doubles, No. 3 Macario – Rorhman downed Bailey Jones – Jarvis 8-4.
