Defending 6A state champion Skyridge loved an ideal day on the courts at Liberty Park Tennis Heart on Thursday.
The Falcons superior all 5 of their groups into the semifinals, with all 5 successful comfortably in straight units as they wrapped up Day 1 with an ideal 30 factors.
American Fork sits shut behind in second place with 27 factors, as the one place it bowed out in Day 1 was first singles. Farmington is third with 24 factors.
The UHSAA modified the way in which it scores state tournaments starting with this season because it tries to attenuate the potential for shared workforce titles. In earlier years, one workforce level was awarded for wins within the first two rounds after which two workforce factors for wins within the subsequent two rounds.
Beneath the brand new format, the variety of workforce factors will increase every spherical (1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
Greater than half the factors are nonetheless on the desk for Saturday’s semifinals at finals that start at 9 a.m. at Liberty Park.
Weber’s Jane Dunyon received final yr’s 6A first singles state title, however she isn’t taking part in highschool tennis this season. That opens the door for a quartet of different tennis gamers to be topped the primary singles participant in 6A. Saturday’s semifinals options Farmington freshman Anna Frey vs. Layton sophomore Tia Christopulos after which Skyridge sophomore Bella Lewis in opposition to West senior Alexandra Burnett.
Christopulos was runner-up a yr in the past at first singles. Frey is the highest seed in first singles.
The highest seed in second singles is West’s Riya Soneji and in third singles it’s Layton’s Tana Christopulos.
Skyridge’s greatest path at sustaining its lead and repeating as 6A champion will possible hinge on doubles success. Its first doubles and second doubles groups are each prime seeds of their bracket, and in the event that they each earn the utmost factors on Saturday it is going to be powerful for anybody to overhaul the Falcons.