Catalina Foothills sophomore Selma Fereres (D-II), Pusch Ridge junior Sofia Fetsis (D-III) and the Benson (D-III) doubles team of Kay Lee Merrill and Piper Thoutt all earned top seeds in the state singles and doubles competition scheduled for this Friday in the Phoenix area.
On the boy’s side, Pusch Ridge junior Preston Grammond (D-III) earned a top seed. The Catalina Foothills (D-II) double team Mason Lee and George Jiang and the Gregory School (D-III) doubles partners Wilder Cooke and Alex Sparks will also play in the top spot.
Merrill won the 2017 D-III doubles championship with her sister Carli last year. Jiang and Grammond won individual titles last spring.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20
TENNIS: D-I/D-II/D-III SINGLES & DOUBLES
MONDAY, APRIL 23
SOFTBALL/BASEBALL: 6A SOUTHERN REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS
TUESDAY, APRIL 24
GIRLS D-I TEAM TENNIS
No. 4 Rincon/UHS hosts No. 13 Desert Ridge, 3 p.m.
GIRLS D-II TEAM TENNIS
No. 2 Catalina Foothills hosts No. 15 Paradise Valley. 3 p.m.
No. 5 Salpointe hosts No. 12 Ironwood Ridge, 3 p.m.
No. 6 Nogales hosts No. 11 Seton Catholic, 3 p.m.
GIRLS D-III TEAM TENNIS
No. 5 Pusch Ridge hosts No. 12 AZ College Prep, 3 p.m.
No. 7 Benson hosts No. 10 Gregory School, 3 p.m.
No. 11 Sahuarita at No. 11 Casteel, 3 p.m.
No. 15 Tombstone at No. 2 Phoenix Country Day, 3 p.m.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL FIRST ROUND
Salpointe, TBD
Ironwood Ridge, TBD
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25
BOYS D-I TEAM TENNIS
No. 10 Buena at No. 7 Perry, 3 p.m.
BOYS D-II TEAM TENNIS
No. 1 Catalina Foothills hosts No. 16 Williams, 3 p.m.
No. 3 Salpointe hosts No. 14 Shadow Mountain, 3 p.m.
No. 4 Nogales hosts No. 13 Seton Catholic, 3 p.m.
No.12 Ironwood Ridge at No. 5 Bradshaw Mountain, 3 p.m.
BOYS D-III TEAM TENNIS
No.3 Pusch Ridge hosts No. 14 Miami, 3 p.m.
No. 4 Gregory School hosts No. 13 Morenci, 3 p.m.
No. 15 Benson at No. 2 Thatcher, 3 p.m.
BASEBALL: 4A – 6A PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT
SOFTBALL: 3A – 6A PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT
FRIDAY, APRIL 27
BASEBALL; 3A PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT
SATURDAY, APRIL 28
BASEBALL: 4A – 6A FIRST ROUND
SOFTBALL: 1A-6A FIRST ROUND
TUESDAY, MAY 1
GIRLS D-II TEAM TENNIS
No. 5 Salpointe/No. 12 Ironwood Ridge, TBD
GIRLS D-III TEAM TENNIS
No. 7 Benson/No. 10 Gregory School vs. TBD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2
TRACK & FIELD: DAY 1
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