Local tennis matchups set in state tournament, Gila Ridge girls only team to reach bracket
YUMA, Ariz., (KYMA, KECY) - At the end of a long spring season on the tennis courts, several individuals from Yuma will get a chance to make their mark in the state tournament.
Both boys and girls sides will have three singles players and a pair of doubles moving on for a shot at a state title, along with the entire Gila Ridge girls team.
The (13-1) Lady Hawks - who tied the most wins in program history - received the No. 10 seed in Division I and will travel to No. 7 Horizon on Tuesday afternoon in the first round.
Top singles players in the region Derrick Aguirre and Lilly Moreland headline the singles side, along with several duos going for the doubles title in Division I.
DIVISION I
BOYS
SINGLES
Derick Aguirre vs Xavier NcCorchuk (Valley Vista) - Friday, April 28, Scottsdale Ranch Park & Tennis Center
DOUBLES
Andrew Tams, Shawn Garner vs Jason Groberg, Ryan Turner (Mountain View Mesa) - Friday, April 28, Scottsdale Ranch Park & Tennis Center
GIRLS
SINGLES
Lilly Moreland (Gila Ridge) vs Alisa Barney (Boulder Creek) - Friday, April 28, Scottsdale Ranch Park & Tennis Center
DOUBLES
Mia Gonzalez, Samira Pinson-Otero (San Luis) vs Kirsten Buelt, Gianna Zhang (Hamilton) - Friday, April 28, Scottsdale Ranch Park & Tennis Center
Faith Voorhies, Sarah Emmons (Gila Ridge) vs Bella Taylor, Kiera Norby (Perry) - Friday, April 28, Scottsdale Ranch Park & Tennis Center
DIVISION II
BOYS
SINGLES
Diego Ambriz (Kofa) vs Chris Schaenzer (Shadow Mountain) - Friday, April 28, Gene Autry Sports Complex (Mesa)
DOUBLES
Edgar Rodriguez, Nikkola Corpus (Kofa) vs Jason Jia, Santiago Lietzau (Catalina Foothills) - Friday, April 28, Gene Autry Sports Complex (Mesa)
GIRLS
SINGLES
Aliya Chavez (Kofa) vs Aiva Boykin (Thunderbird) - Friday, April 28, Gene Autry Sports Complex (Mesa)
DIVISION III
BOYS
SINGLES
Ethan Gutierrez (Yuma Catholic) vs Tommy Richey (Chandler Prep) - Friday, April 28, Paseo Raquet Center (Glendale)
GIRLS
SINGLES
Grace Lanning (Yuma Catholic) vs #5 Samantha Widener (Anthem Prep) - Friday, April 28, Paseo Raquet Center (Glendale)
All brackets can be found here:
BOYS:
https://azpreps365.com/brackets/tennis-boys/d1
GIRLS:
