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As the Region 7 top seed at No. 2 doubles heading into Friday's 4A tennis tournament, you'd expect Springville's Carolina Garrido and Courtney Smith to have pretty lofty expectations.
So it might come as quite a surprise that the pair was overjoyed, almost beyond words, after winning two matches Friday to advance to the semifinals today.
"It's freaking awesome," a jubilant Smith said after she and her partner defeated a duo from Mountain Crest 6-1 7-5 in the quarterfinals. "(Our goal) was just to win the first game."
Garrido and Smith had no trouble in their first match of the day against West High's Alice Lin and Janice Chen, winning that match 6-0 6-1.
"We wanted it a lot more," Garrido said. "We were focused."
Garrido and Smith will now get ready to play a Sky View pair -- the No. 1 seed from Region 5 -- in the semifinals this morning. Sky View's duo defeated teams from Cottonwood and Mountain View to make the semifinals.
Springville wasn't the only school from Region 7 putting together nice performances. All three of Orem's singles' players -- Andie Young, Kelsie Craig and Courtney Kezerian -- stormed through the first two rounds Friday afternoon to advance to today's semis, putting the Tigers in good shape for a run at the team title. Craig didn't give up even one game, winning 6-0, 6-0 in both matches.
"I hit really good serves and approach shots," Craig said.
Craig understands the competition will be even tougher today, but is confident nonetheless.
"I'll be ready," she said.
Orem's first doubles team of Callie Craig and Candice Gurr also made it to the semis after defeating Murray and Bountiful, although Bountiful proved to be quite the challenge.
After winning the first set 6-3 and jumping ahead 2-0 in the second, the Tigers had a chance to make it 3-0. But trailing 40-15, the Braves scored four straight points to win the set. With a surge of momentum, Bountiful went on to win the second set 6-3. But Orem refused to give up and won the final set 6-3.
Mountain View entered the tournament with three No. 4 seeds and two No. 3 seeds, but couldn't advance anyone to the semifinals.
Bruin head coach Matt McKell was proud of his girls nonetheless, and said that with freshman Amy Spencer and sophomores Berkley Baum and Anne Bartlome returning next year, things may turn out even better.
"They're going to be the future of Mountain View," McKell said of Spencer, Baum and Bartlome.
All three of Timpview's singles players, as well as its No. 1 doubles team, entered Friday with a No. 2 seed from Region 7, and although all of them won their first match, none could advance to the semis.
4A state tennis
Day 1 results
No. 1 singles
FIRST ROUND
Grace Collins (Timpview) def. Rachel Bowman (Woods Cross) 6-3 6-1; Mckenzie Davis (Cottonwood) def. Chelsie Dayton (Springville) 6-0 6-0; Alexis Graff (Dixie) def. Ivette Morales (Provo) 6-1 6-4; Kristie Jensen (Box Elder) def. Chloe Allred (Highland) 6-1 6-1; Priscila Argaez (Mountain View) def. Rachel Wade (Snow Canyon) Mountain View 6-4 6-2; Kassia Adamson (Bountiful) def. Rachel Smith (West) 6-0, 6-0; Andie Young (Orem) def. Emily Spackman (Olympus) 6-0, 6-0; Morgan Kiser (East) def. Jenny Phillips (Sky View) 6-3, 6-0.
QUARTERFINALS
Davis def. Collins 6-0, 6-3; Jensen def. Graff 6-4, 6-2; Adamson def. Argaez 6-0, 6-0; Young def. Kiser 6-3, 6-0.
No, 2 singles
FIRST ROUND
Markell Harmon (Timpview) def. Mary Kate Johnson (Mountain Crest) 1-6, 6-2, 6-1; Fredericke Kiki (East) def. Gennie Pierce (Mountain View) 6-0, 6-1; Chelsea Kimzey (Pine View) def. Kylie Harris (Tooele) 6-0, 6-4; Sara Hughes (Woods Cross) def. Liz Arrigona (Cottonwood) 6-2, 6-3; Jade Lewis (Springville( def. Ashley Astle (Dixie) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2; Kristi Russell (Bountiful) def. Erica Mangleson (West) 6-0, 6-0; Kelsie Craig (Orem) def. Rachel Reese (Olympus) 6-0, 6-0; Hannah Phillips (SkyView) def. Sydney Fletcher (Highland) 6-3, 6-3.
QUARTERFINALS
Kiki def. Harmon 6-4, 6-0; Hughes def. Kimzey 6-2, 6-0; Russell def. Lewis 6-0, 6-1; Craig def. Phillips 6-0, 6-0.
No. 3 singles
FIRST ROUND
Maggie Brown (Timpview) def. Kylie Patton (Roy) 6-1, 6-2; Carli Schneider (Highland) def. Amy Spencer (Mountain View) 6-1, 6-1; Alyson Cope (Dixie) def. Megan Breese (Tooele) 6-0, 2-6, 6-2; Neha Varma (West) def. Mac Swenson (Woods Cross) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3; Ashley Kroneberger (Springvile) def. Chelsea Ence (Snow Canyon) 6-3, 6-3; Jazmyn Maiden (Sky View) def. Sarah Campbell (Cottonwood) 6-0, 6-0; Courtney Kezerian (Orem) def. Ellie Ott (Olympus) 6-0, 6-1; Sarah Bauman (East) def. Meagan Ellis (Mountain Crest) 7-5, 6-3.
QUARTERFINALS
Schneider def. Brown 6-4, 6-2; Varma def. Cope 6-0, 6-3; Maiden def. Kroneberger 6-2, 6-3; Kezerian def. Bauman 6-1, 6-0.
No. 1 doubles
FIRST ROUND
M.Jaynes-Liz Harrison (Timpview) def. Seeholzer-Grover (Mountain Crest) 6-4, 6-1; Abby Barker-Eliza Rasmussen (East) def. Berklee Baum-Miranda McCall (Mountain View) 6-4, 6-2; Abbey Hancock-Andee Gempler (Pine View) def. P.Diamond-A.Bento (Tooele) 6-0, 6-2; Crowley-Kirk (Woods Cross) def. Haley Kirsch-Hannah Van Leeuwan (Highland) 6-2, 6-0; Braquel Burnett-Afton Staheli (Dixie) def. Aubrey Fox-Tess Alleman (Springville) 6-1, 6-0; Hansen-Hansen (Sky View) def. Kristen Dobbin-Maddie O'Bagey (West) 6-1, 6-0; Callie Craig-Candice Gurr (Orem) def. Cassie Brackus-Jackie Cooley (Murray) 6-0, 6-0; Adrienne Davis-Amanda Moreton (Olympus) def. Bacon-Russell (Bountiful) 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-4).
QUARTERFINALS
Barker-Rasmussen def. Jaynes-Harrison 4-6, 6-1, 6-4; Hancock-Gempler def. Cowley-Kirk 6-1, 6-1; Burnett-Staheli def. Hansen-Hansen 6-4, 2-6, 6-3; Craig-Gurr def. Bacon-Russell 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
No. 2 doubles
FIRST ROUND
Kacey Spurrier-Jessie Dyer (Orem) def. Crandall-Stuart (Bountiful) 6-2, 6-3; Katie Black-Jorie Haynes (East) def. K.Melentieva-Jessica Moody (Timpview) 6-1, 6-1; Ciera Elliott-Amy Jones (Dixie) def. Jenny Jasper-Amanda Dunn (Tooele) 6-2, 6-4; Kim-Henry (Roy) def. Megen McConkie-Laura Haug (Highland) 6-2, 6-2; Kim Seely-Isabella Ravetto (Snow Canyon) def. Chelsea Dean-Anne Bartlome (Mountain View) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5); Bodily-Wallentine (Sky View) def. Whitney Anderson-Abby Ostler (Cottonwood) 6-0, 6-1; Carolina Garrido-Courtney Smith (Springville) def. Alice Lin-Jannice Chen (West) 6-0, 6-1; Smith-Barfuss (Mountain Crest) def. Sierra Lund-Mackenzie Wilmarth (Olympus) 6-3, 6-2;
QUARTERFINALS
Black-Haynes def. Spurrier-Dyer 6-2, 6-3; Kim-Henry def. Elliott-Jones 6-4, 6-2; Bodily-Wallentine def. Dean-Bartlome 6-3, 6-2; Garrido-Smith def. Smith-Barfuss 6-1, 7-5.
5A girls tennis
Day 1 results
TEAM SCORES:
1. Alta, 10; 2. Skyline, 9; 3. Lone Peak 8; 4. Bingham, 7; 5. Brighton, 6; 8. Timpanogos, 2
No. 1 singles
FIRST ROUND
Kallie Sperry (Jordan) def. Rachel Clarke (Timpanogos), 6-7 (7-5), 6-1, 6-2; Hillary Hays (Skyline) def. Tessa Sheffield (Pleasant Grove), 6-1, 6-0; Whitney White (Lone Peak) def. Kimi Watts (Brighton), 7-6 (7-2), 6-4.
QUARTERFINALS
White def. Bagley, 6-2, 6-1.
No. 2 singles
FIRST ROUND
Anna Kankanala (Brighton) def. Heather Jackman (Timpanogos), 6-1, 6-1; Alyssa Evensen (Skyline) def. Ellie Miller (Lehi), 6-1, 6-0; Cameryn Call (Lone Peak) def. Jesse Christoffersen (Taylorsville), 6-1, 6-0.
QUARTERFINALS
Call def. Dyer, 6-2, 6-0.
No. 3 singles
FIRST ROUND
Alexis Nielsen (Alta) def. Jordan Ricks (Lone Peak), 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; Stephanie Nielsen (Brighton) def. Alexa Johnson (Spanish Fork), 6-0, 6-0; Shayla Gibb (Timpanogos) def. Anna Loumis (Hillcrest), 6-0, 6-0.
QUARTERFINALS
Gibb def. Moon, 6-1, 6-0.
No. 1 doubles
FIRST ROUND
Ali Spackman/Tabitha Stevenson (Brighton) def. Gentry Robinson/Arica Wilson (Pleasant Grove), 6-4, 6-1; Dana Petersen/Jessica Staples (Alta) def. Taylor Thomas/Lindsey Peperone (Timpanogos), 6-1, 6-0; Mindy Wong/Bailee Henneman (Lone Peak) def. Anna Lee Greer/ Brooke Richards (Jordan), 6-0, 6-0.
QUARTERFINALS
Wong/Henneman def. Day/Hanni, 6-4, 6-3.
No. 2 doubles
FIRST ROUND
Lexi Haynes/Hope Masters (Alta) def. Torrey Best/Stephanie Hale (Pleasant Grove), 6-3, 6-1; Bristal Jacobsen/Jessica Osterloh (Brighton) def. Kristen Hanson/Paloma Martinez (Timpanogos), 6-3, 6-2; Kristi Elmer/Kristen Call (Lone Peak) def. Natalie Herbert/Sidney Sanford (Jordan), 7-6 (8-6), 6-0.
QUARTERFINALS
Elmer/Call def. Rawlings/Malan, 6-2, 6-3.
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