Boys Tennis

Rodriguez, Pinnow out at State doubles

FROM STAFF REPORTS

San Luis' doubles team of Eric Rodriguez and Max Pinnow bowed out of the 5A-II State Tennis Tournament with a 6-4, 6-2 loss to Tucson-Ironwood Ridge's team of Josh Taylor and Conor Spiegel on Friday.... Full story

Rams qualify 3 singles, 3 doubles for state

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Antelope qualified four of its six girls varsity players and five of the six boys for next week's state tournaments on Saturday in its 2A Regional at Estrella Foothills. The top four placers qualify for state. Diana Bravo beat teammate Andie... Full story

Gila Ridge singles move on

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Both Gila Ridge singles players advanced at the 5A-II State Tennis Tournament although the Hawks' doubles teams were eliminated Friday in Phoenix.  Charlie Fiddler defeated Barry Goldwater's Sam Biak 6-4, 6-1 and Dylan Freeman beat Kofa's... Full story

Trading one net for another

BY EDWARD CARIFIO, SUN STAFF WRITER

 Three years ago, Eric Rodriguez would have called himself a soccer player - he had never even picked up a tennis racket. Now a senior at San Luis and the No. 1 singles player and on the No. 1 doubles team - not to mention the reigning Gila... Full story

Doubled down

San Luis splits singles matches, falter in doubles

BY ROB WEILER, SUN STAFF WRITER

The great unknown that was the 5A-II boys tennis team state quarterfinals appeared to be a conquerable task for No. 5 seed San Luis at the midpoint of Wednesday's matches. But when the tension kicked up a notch as the competition turned into a... Full story

Heat doesn't stop SL from first playoff win

Edward Carifio

  It's not often it reaches 100 degrees in Germany. So when German exchange student and San Luis senior Max Pinnow took a 4-2 lead in the second set after a 6-2 win in the first against Surprise-Willow Canyon's Travis West, the oppressive... Full story

San Luis ready to protect home court

Edward Carifio

 A year after getting bounced in the first round of the playoffs, San Luis boys tennis coach Paul Zenker hopes staying home makes all the difference. The Sidewinders enter the 5A Division II Team Tennis Tournament as the No. 5 seed, earning a... Full story

San Luis tennis completes perfect region run

FROM STAFF REPORTS

San Luis ended Gila Valley Region play with resounding 9-0 victory over Yuma High on Thursday. The Sidewinders (13-2 AIA, 7-0 region) locked up back-to-back GVR titles a couple of weeks ago. San Luis will take a seven match win streak into the... Full story

Doubles sweep not enough for Gila Ridge

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Gila Ridge lost 5-4 on the road to Lake Havasu in a non-region match Tuesday. Charlie Fiddler won 6-2, 7-6 (9-7) at No. 1 to earn the lone singles point for the Hawks, who finish the regular season 2-10 and 1-4 in the Gila Valley Region. Gila... Full story

Kofa boys get best of Gila Ridge

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Alex Hazen had a pair of wins for the Kings in a 6-3 win over Gila Ridge on Monday.  Hazen won 6-3, 6-0 over Jesse Aguirre at No. 2 and teamed with Ryan Thornburg for a 8-1 win over Charlie Fiddler and Aguirre at No. 2.  Fiddler topped... Full story

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