The Xavier Prep badminton team ran its dual-match record to
10-0 on Wednesday (Sept. 30) with a 9-0 victory over visiting Mesa Mountain
View, and the XCP junior varsity matched that record with a 9-0 victory.
“The girls are coming along,’’ said Xavier assistant coach
Susie Murphy, filling in for head coach Nancy Meyer. “We’re not quite where we
need to be. We have three matches left (actually four), so hopefully we’ll be
peaking at the right time.’’
Xavier’s final four matches are Thursday (Oct. 1) at Mesa
Dobson, at home against Mesa Red Mountain on Oct. 7, at Phoenix Desert Vista on
Oct. 14 and at Scottsdale Desert Mountain on Oct. 20.
The Gators breezed through their six singles matches, but
Mountain View put up more of a challenge in doubles. A couple of those matches
were close, including the one between XCP’s No. 1 duo of Kirielle Singarajah
and Katie Russell, who defeated Mountain
View’s No. 1 team of Amber Beeney and Shalise Uchytil 15-12 and 17-15.
“We need to work a little more on our doubles,’’ Murphy
said.
Wednesday’s results
Singles
No. 1 Kirielle Singarajah (X) def. Amber Beeney (MV) 11-0,
11-2. No. 2 Sydney LaPierre (X) def. Ashley Church (MV) 11-2, 11-6. No. 3 Katie
Russell (X) def. Shalise Uchytil (MV) 11-4, 11-9. No. 4 Laura Pearl (X) def.
Briana Allred (MV) 11-4, 11-3. No. 5 Emily Woodrow (X) def. Brenna Cordon (MV) 11-0, 11-2. No. 6 Kiana Macdonald
(X) def. Brynn Shults (MV) 11-2, 11-4.
Doubles
No. 1 Singarajah-Russell (X) def. Beeney-Uchytil (MV) 15-12,
17-15. No. 2 LaPierre-Woodrow (X) def. Church-Allred (MV) 17-14, 15-6. No. 3
Pearl-Macdonald (X) def. Cordon-Shults (MV) 15-12, 11-4.