Brophy boys, Desert Mtn girls dominate D-I tennis – again
This year’s high-school D-I tennis season belonged to two teams, from start to finish – right down to the final state championship. Brophy Prep boys’ team and the Desert … Read More
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Brophy, Desert Mtn. girls roll to D-I state tennis titles
Brophy Prep had won five Arizona Division I team tennis titles in six years before Desert Mountain High School broke through to win the 2015 team championship, and then managed … Read More
Mtn. View HS breaks Xavier’s 4-year reign in girls’ tennis
The biggest headline this year in big-school tennis has to belong to the Mesa Mountain View High School girls, who picked themselves up from a loss in the Division … Read More
Rains don’t dampen Mountain View’s march to tennis titles
Saturday afternoon rain showers made a mess of the courts – and the final outcomes in the Arizona high school state tennis championships, putting on hold the Division I … Read More
Desert Mtn takes boys’ D-I tennis title from Brophy – finally
Brophy Prep pulled out a grueling, hard-fought win three years ago to defend its Division I boys’ state tennis title against Desert Mountain High School. Then in 2013, Brophy swept Salpointe … Read More
Catalina Foothills HS sweeps boys & girls D-II tennis titles
Year after year, the landscape of high-school tennis in Arizona seldom shifts much, particularly in the big-school divisions. In the Division I state tennis finals, it was business as … Read More
Xavier’s Clarke, Chaparral’s Ponwith win D-I tennis titles
Revenge. Domination. And a feel-good comeback story. This year’s big-school tennis had all the ingredients of a good soap opera during the state high-school championships over the weekend. The … Read More
Brophy, Xavier sweep Div. I singles, doubles tennis titles
To no one’s surprise, in high school tennis in Arizona, a select few schools continue to hold court. At least, in the bottom two divisions of the high school singles … Read More
Great stories…each AZ prep tennis singles title had one
For some reason, there always seem to be interesting story lines that emerge in high school tennis, particularly in the state tournament. This year was loaded even more than usual. … Read More
Salpointe Catholic HS sweeps 5A-I state tennis titles
Xavier Prep and Brophy Prep have some of the best 5A tennis teams, year in and year out. But this year, the tables tipped to the south – big time. … Read More
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 … Read More
2010 looks a lot like 2009 in 5A state tennis results
The 5A division of girls tennis at this year’s high school state championships had a familiar look. Actually, it was a re-wind of last year. Kelsey Lawson in 5A-I brought … Read More
NAU women’s tennis had a great year, except for…
How many tries is it going to take before Northern Arizona’s women get to wear the Big Sky tennis crown? More than five, evidently. Sacramento State just won its ninth … Read More
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 … Read More
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’ … Read More