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HS Tennis Archive
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Tennis HS Players of the Year have key traits in common
If you look closely at this year’s high school Tennis Player of the Year recipients, there’s a common thread that connects both champions. Maybe we’ve uncovered some sort of formula for developing great players. Kelsey Lawson, a senior from Corona del Sol HS in Tempe, is the girls Player of the Year. Her coach was [...] -
Power tennis…Chaparral HS wins boys & girls titles
The Chaparral HS boys’ team finally got over the hump at Tuesday’s 5A-II state tennis finals. But the frustration for Xavier Prep in 5A-I continues. Chaparral won both the boys and girls state tennis titles in commanding fashion in the school’s first year competing in 5A-II. It’s the first boys’ title since 2001. But the [...] -
Tennis has grown up quickly at Flagstaff HS
The Flagstaff High School girls tennis team just wrapped up an undefeated season. But that’s just part of the story. The program is just three years old. Most of the girls didn’t even know how to keep score that first year, says their coach, Greg Kleiner. Senior co-captain Emily Bearchell hadn’t played the game until [...] -
Tennis is just the latest sport to fall under the Aztec spell
The gods must be smiling on the Aztecs. The Corona del Sol HS Aztecs won the Kiwanis tennis tournament over the weekend, repeating as champions. Brophy Prep was the boys’ champion, not a surprise since Brophy enters this season as the defending high school 5A-I state champions. Corona’s girls finished in a three-way tie for [...]
