With a 9-0
victory over Mesa Westwood in the books, the Gators now can unleash themselves
in the Division I state tournament. The individual portion of the tournament
begins April 20, and the team competition begins April 24. Seedings for both
events are expected to be announced soon.
Xavier
finished the regular season with a 12-2 record and the No. 3 spot in the
Arizona Interscholastic Association’s rankings, behind No. 1 defending champion
Scottsdale Desert Mountain and No. 2 Chandler Hamilton.
“All of our
kids stepped up and did a great job,’’ said Xavier coach Laurie Martin. “It
seemed like we played about half our season within one two-week period, didn’t
get much practice, but that evened out and we have showed a lot of
improvement.’’
Martin will
have to move some of her players around for the individual tournament.
No. 1 player
Tristanne Dechoux has been sidelined with a nagging injury of late and likely
won’t be available. That normally would mean the spot would be taken by
sophomore Erica Stutz. However, Stutz is expected to team with sophomore Emily
Even in doubles and senior Maddy Corley would be entered in singles.
“Erica and
Emily have had a good doubles season,’’ Martin said. “They are very coachable
and they want to get better.’’
Martin
thinks the team title will come down to one of the top three teams or nos. 4
through 6 – Tucson Rincon University, Mesa Mountain View or Scottsdale
Chaparral.
Here are the
results of Xavier’s final 3 regular-season matches . . .
Xavier 6, Phoenix Desert Vista 3
Singles
Desert Vista
def. Erica Stutz (score unavailable)
Desert Vista
def. Emily Even 6-3, 6-4
Maddy Corley
def. Desert Vista 6-1, 6-2
Lorelei
Glidden def. Desert Vista 6-0, 6-4
Kate Stegman
def. Desert Vista 6-1, 6-2
Emily Good
def. Desert Vista 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
Desert Vista
def. Stutz-Even 8-6
Gildden-Kate
Straneva def. Desert Vista 8-3
Corley-Stegman
def. Desert Vista 8-1
Xavier 8, Tempe Corona del Sol 1
Singles
Erica Stutz
def. Corona del Sol 6-4, 6-2
Corona del
Sol def. Emily Even 3-6, 6-2, 8-10
Maddy Corley
def. Corona del Sol 6-3, 6-0
Lorelei
Glidden def. Corona del Sol 6-2, 6-2
Kate Stegman
def. Corona del Sol 6-1, 6-4
Emily Good
def. Corona del Sol 6-4, 3-6, 10-3
Doubles
Stutz-Even
def. Corona del Sol 8-5
Glidden-Straneva
def. Corona del Sol (score unavailable)
Corley-Stegman
def. Corona del Sol 8-5
Xavier 9, Mesa Westwood 0
Singles
Lorelei
Glidden def. Westwood 6-0, 6-0
Kate Stegman
def. Westwood 6-0, 6-1
Emily Good
def. Westwood 6-0, 6-1
Kate
Straneva def. Westwood 6-0, 6-1
Phoebe
Ransco def. Westwood 6-0, 6-1
Kate Greene
def. Westwood 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
Glidden-Straneva
def. Westwood 8-1
Stegman-Good
def. Westwood 8-1
Ransco-Greene
def. Westwood 8-0
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