Division III boys & girls tennis individual champs crowned

May 9, 2011 by Les Willsey, AZPreps365


Estrella Foothills, Thatcher, Phoenix Country Day and Sabino had their athletes claim top honors in the Division III singles and doubles title matches Monday at Paseo Racquet Club in Glendale.

Estrella Foothills Erin Cory defeated Catalina's Vivian Pierson 6-0, 6-3 to capture the D-III girls singles title. The boys singles crown went to No. 2 seed Thatcher's Brandon McMaster, who had a tough, two-set win over No. 1 seed Sabino's James Soper, 6-3, 7-5. McMaster was the 3A-2A runner-up last year.

In doubles competition, it was an all-Phoenix Country Day girls title match. Top seed Leah Stofko and Nicole Bassoff won their second consecutive title, taken to three sets by teammates Christine Stockslager and Allessandra Dagirmanjian and finally prevailing, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4. The top-seeded Sabino boys doubles squad of Stephen Bonhoff and Jackson Lee beat Veritas' Isaiah Sears and Ryan Greene, 6-1, 6-4.