Region 9 girls tennis recap: Crimson Cliffs finishes season unbeaten as teams eye playoffs

Written by Jeff Richards
October 1, 2020
Tia Turley of Desert Hills, Pine View at Desert Hills, St. George, Utah, Sept. 24, 2020 | Photo by Dave Larson, St. George News

ST. GEORGE — The regular season of Region 9 high school girls tennis wrapped up last week, with Crimson Cliffs sweeping both of its matches to finish undefeated at 7-0. Second-place Desert Hills also won twice last week, giving the Thunder a 6-1 record in region play.

Pine View at Desert Hills, St. George, Utah, Sept. 24, 2020 | Photo by Dave Larson, St. George News

With Dixie also winning both of its region matches last week, the Flyers improved to 5-2 and jumped one spot ahead of the Pine View Panthers, which lost both of their final two matches to fall into fourth place with a 4-3 region record.

The only match last week that wasn’t a 5-0 sweep was Hurricane’s narrow 3-2 home win over Cedar last Thursday.

In that match, Cedar’s Abby Brown defeated Emily Dobson in first singles, 6-0, 6-0, but Riley Imlay of Hurricane captured the No. 2 singles match by defeating Savannah Jones, 6-1, 6-1.  Cedar also won in third singles, with Kaylee Coles defeating Sadie Hatch, 6-3, 6-1. The doubles matches were closely contested, but the Tigers ended up winning both, taking the first doubles match, 6-2, 7-5 and winning in No. 2 doubles, 6-4, 6-4.

With the regular season now complete, the Region 9 teams are now turning their attention to the upcoming region and state playoffs.

The Region 9 tournament is scheduled for Friday and Saturday at the Tonaquint Tennis Center in St. George.

The coaches will meet at 8 a.m. Friday for a seeding meeting to decide the final bracket placements, with matches scheduled to start at 9 a.m. and continue throughout the day Friday. The final rounds will continue Saturday starting at 9 a.m. and lasting until mid-afternoon.

The top six placers in each bracket from the Region 9 tournament will qualify for the state 4A tournament, scheduled for Oct. 9-10 at Salt Lake City’s Liberty Park.

Last week’s matches results 

Tuesday, Sept. 22 results

  • Dixie def. Cedar 5-0.
  • Desert Hills def. Hurricane 5-0.
  • Snow Canyon def. Canyon View 5-0.
  • Crimson Cliffs def. Pine View 5-0.

Thursday, Sept. 24 results

  • Hurricane def. Cedar 3-2
  • Desert Hills def. Pine View 5-0
  • Dixie def. Canyon View 5-0
  • Crimson Cliffs def. Snow Canyon 5-0

Region 9 girls tennis final regular season standings

  1. Crimson Cliffs 7-0
  2. Desert Hills 6-1
  3. Dixie 5-2
  4. Pine View 4-3
  5. Snow Canyon 3-4
  6. (Tie) Cedar 1-6
  7. (Tie) Canyon View 1-6
  8. (Tie) Hurricane 1-6

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jeff Richards, a native of Salt Lake City with family roots in Panguitch, lived in Moab for 20 years before joining St. George News in 2017. Jeff is a longtime journalist and secondary school teacher. He and his wife Penny are the parents of five daughters. They also have three young grandsons. Jeff and his family enjoy swimming, camping, sightseeing, reading, and taking pictures.

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