SALT LAKE — The Lone Peak and Davis girls tennis teams entered day one of the 5A state tournament at Liberty Park as co-equal No. 1s in the eyes of most. The two favored teams did not disappoint, winning every match the qualifying players played in. Each team advanced five positions to the semifinals in what turned out to be a bit of an easy day for the two favorites.
Despite the favored teams' dominance, the day was not without its share of surprises, one being Herriman's Megan Quinn who entered the day as the second seed from Region 4 in the first singles bracket. Quinn advanced the the semifinals on the heels of an upset win over Region 1's top seed Brooke Woodruff from Northridge, a senior with a 9-0 record until today's match.
Lone Peak's dominance shone brightly in doubles play as the Knights' two doubles te advanced to the semifinals with relative ease.
"I think today all of these girls really exceeded my expectations," Knights coach John LaCognata said. While many thought that Lone Peak would breeze through most of their opponents on the first day LaCognata wasnt so certain.
"I've got a really good team with great girls, but I've got three girls who have never had this experience before," he said. "Those three new girls really just came out and played like champions, and I couldn't really ask anything more of them."
Davis also controlled its destiny on Day 1, and was phenomenal in singles play. Davis' star singles players Whitney and Kenzie Turley, as well as Eliza Hafen each advanced the the semifinals by winning both of their matches 6-0, 6-0.
"They have incredible gifted singles players," LaCognata said.
"Well, obviously Davis, for the past five years its been either Davis or Lone Peak," he said when asked if any team stood out to him as a threat to his team defense.
The Knights and Darts finished Day 1 with 10 points each and will match up in two semifinal matches on Friday — second singles and first doubles.
Viewmont followed close behind with seven points while Brighton sits on its heels with six points.
The final day of the 5A state tournament is Friday beginning at 9 a.m.
5A State Tournament
Tuesday’s results
First Singles
First round
Phoebe Little, Cottonwood def. Mia Yu, West, 6-3, 6-2
Daniela Aaron, Lone Peak def. Courtney Bullock, Fremont, 6-2, 6-0
Saige Francis, Clearfield def. Alli Barker, Pleasant Grove, 6-1, 6-1
Whitney Holman, Viewmont def. Jill Holley, Jordan, 6-0, 6-0
Vanessa Jeppson, Sky View def. Annika Diekel, Riverton, 6-3, 6-2
Whitney Turley, Davis def. Katie Coats, Copper Hills, 6-0, 6-0
Sarah Meitler, Brighton def. Lauren Bitner, Layton, 6-0, 6-0
Courtney Davis, Herriman def. Brielle Larsen, Northridge, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
Quarterfinals
Aaron def. Little, 6-4, 6-2
Holman def. Francis, 6-3, 7-5
Turley def. Jeppson, 6-0, 6-0
Meitler def. Davis, 6-1, 6-2
Second Singles
First round
Megan Quinn, Herriman def. Aashna Shah, West, 6-4, 6-2
Brooke Woodruff, Northridge def. Kylie Sosa, Copper Hills, 6-3, 6-1
Emma Robb, Brighton def. Laikynne Ball, Fremont, 6-2, 6-0
Alexis Naea, Viewmont def. Mia Seegmiller, 6-0, 6-4
Marie Anderson, Sky View vs. Anjali Nahata, Cottonwood, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Anna Aaron, Lone Peak def. Anna Kemp, Layton, 6-0, 6-3
Kenzie Turley, Davis def. Madi Flinders, American Fork, 6-0, 6-0
Paige Jensen, Clearfield def. Makenna Terry, Jordan, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
Quarterfinals
Quinn def. Woodruff, 6-4, 6-2
Robb def. Naea, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
Aaron def. Anderson, 6-0, 6-3
Turley def. Jensen, 6-0, 6-0
Third Singles
First round
Hailey Anderson, Riverton def. Katie Taylor-Stroud, Brighton, 7-6, 6-4
Lexi Dean, Northridge def. Abbi Wiscomb, Hunter, 6-0, 6-0
Eliza Hafen, Davis def. Ivory Hansen, Mountain Crest, 6-0, 6-0
Olivia Sturt, Cottonwood def. Megan Swapp, Herriman, 7-5, 6-4
Rachael Dursteler, Sky View def. Haile Blackburn, Viewmont, 6-2, 6-0
Joslin Seberg, Lone Peak def. Kayla Pack, Copper Hills, 6-0, 6-0
Hannah Dutson, Jordan def. Ellen Merrill, American Fork, 6-2, 6-2
Clara Des-Hares, West def. Ashley Austad, Clearfield, 6-0, 6-0
Quarterfinals
Dean def. Anderson, 6-3, 6-3
Hafen def. Sturt, 6-0, 6-0
Seberg def. Dursteler, 6-0, 6-0
Des-Hares def. Dutson, 6-0, 6-0
First Doubles
First round
Abby Smith/Rachel Winder, Bingham def. Hannah Cottle/Hannah Ehrhart, Syracuse, 6-1, 7-5
Rachel Neeleman/Cami Gricius, Lone Peak def. Olivia Simmons/Rebeka Devrikova, Mountain Crest, 6-2, 6-2
Rose Godfrey/Alex Slade, Sky View def. Olivia Dodson/Shay Greenwood, Pleasant Grove, 6-4, 6-2
Quincy Bowcutt/Abbie Dana, Davis def. Eliza Bennett/Collette Batty, Jordan, 6-1, 6-1
Alyssa Sink/Maddie Burke, Riverton def. Alyssa Child/Rennan McConkie, Fremont, 7-6, 6-4
Alex Arbuckle/Meg Arbuckle, Viewmont def. Katie Metcalf/Sophia Jensen, Cottonwood, 6-2, 6-0
Sarah Fackrell/Ellie Grass, Brighton def. Kaitlyn Wilcox/Rilee Jones, Layton, 6-1, 6-2
Kate Roper/Andrea Jex, American Fork def. Maleah Andujar/Ally Chambers, Northridge, 6-1, 6-0
Quarterfinals
Neeleman/Gricius def. Smith/Winder, 6-1, 6-1
Bowcutt/Dana def. Godfrey/Slade, 6-0, 1-6, 6-0
Arbuckle/Arbuckle def. Sink/Burke, 6-1, 6-0
Roper/Jex def. Fackrell/Grass, 6-2, 6-3
Second Doubles
First round
Natalie Tebbs/Alisa Amussen, Pleasant Grove def. Anne Bitner/Lexie Williams, Layton, 6-2, 7-6
Grace Mickelson/Navy Hoopes, Sky View def. Leslie Brown/Merynne Jenni, Jordan, 6-0, 7-5
Hanna Smith/Abby Degn, Bingham def. Hailey Goodey/Meghan Sperry, Clearfield, 6-0, 6-1
Meg Barlow/Josie Henderson, Davis def. Anna Finch/Haley Sabin, American Fork, 6-2, 6-3
Jenna Varela/Haylee Johnson, Northridge def. Betsy Metcalf/Lily Quayle, Cottonwood, 6-2, 6-1
Katie King/Ellie Slighting, Lone Peak def. Olivia Hanson/Sophia Anderson, West, 6-3, 6-1
Emma Erickson/Sarah Cutler, Viewmont def. Paige Hogan/Lexi Robbins, Riverton, 6-0, 6-0
Maddy Totland/Zoe Totland, Brighton def.. Mary Fonnesbeck/Amberli Barben, Mountain Crest, 6-2, 6-0
Quarterfinals
Tebbs/Amussen def. Mickelson/Hoopes, 6-3, 6-3
Barlow/Henderson def. Smith/Degn, 6-2, 6-4
King/Slighting def. Varela/Johnson, 6-0, 6-0
Erickson/Cutler def. Totland/Totland, 7-5, 6-2