BOYS TENNIS: Southern Arizona roundup
April 28, 2015 by Andy Morales, AZPreps365
No. 10 Oro Valley Ironwood Ridge pulled off the only upset in the first round of the Division II state playoffs on Tuesday. The Nighthawks defeated No. 7 Gilbert Williams Field 5-1 to move on to the quarterfinal round to be played next Tuesday.
All other seeds held form as No. 1 Tucson Catalina Foothills, No. 3 Tucson Salpointe and No. 6 Nogales won their team matches. No. 2 Phoenix Shadow Mountain defeated No. 15 Canyon del Oro 7-2.
Ironwood Ridge will travel to Shadow Mountain next week. Catalina Foothills will host No. 8 Glendale Deer Valley and Salpointe will host Nogales which means one team from Southern Arizona is guaranteed a semifinal spot.
There were a host of Southern Arizona matchups in Division III action with No. 2 Tucson Desert Christian knocking out No. 15 Sahuarita 6-0, No. 3 St. David beating No. 14 Safford and No. 6 Oro Valley Pusch Ridge taking care of No. 11 Benson.
With the field cut in half in the quarterfinal round, Desert Christian will host No. 7 Scottsdale Prep and St. David will host Pusch Ridge. Top-seeded Thatcher will host No. 9 Goodyear Estrella Foothills.
Team playoffs for the girls will start on Wednesday.