AURORA | Brackets and pairings for the Class 5A girls state tennis tournament, scheduled for May 9-11 at the Gates Tennis Center in Denver. Aurora players are bold and uppercase:
First round matches, 9 a.m. May 9
NO. 1 SINGLES — Upper bracket: Kaitlin Bos (Heritage) vs. SHELBY CERKOVNIK (REGIS JESUIT); Tate Schroeder (Arapahoe) vs. Kelli Woodman (Cherry Creek); Bria Smith (Denver East) vs. Shannon Hickey (Castle View); Nicole Kalhorn (Pine Creek) vs. Katie Kirby (Mountain Range); Lower bracket: Katie Kuosman (Fairview) vs. Kendra Lavalle (Mountain Vista); Alex Purfield (Ralston Valley) vs. Shawnea Pagat (Fossil Ridge); Rebecca Weissmann (Loveland) vs. Clara Larson (Douglas County); Madison Porter (Legend) vs. Lauren Lindell (Ponderosa)
NO. 2 SINGLES — Upper bracket: Lillie Pettibone (Columbine) vs. Brittany Galntz (Ponderosa); Kristen Kirby (Mountain Range) vs. Isabella Melena (Ralston Valley); Gloria Son (Cherry Creek) vs. Claire Wilt (Rock Canyon); Sierra Crumbaker (Poudre) vs. Sarah Ellis (Chaparral); Lower bracket: Natalie Munson (Fairview) vs. Leia Krebsbach (Mountain Vista); Alexandra Sheppard (Legend) vs. HALEY CHIRICO (REGIS JESUIT); Katilyn Motley (Fossil Ridge) vs. Kylie Simons (Doherty); Morgan Blanco (Denver East) vs. Joanna Kempton (Heritage)
NO. 3 SINGLES — Upper bracket: Sarah Stephani (Arapahoe) vs. Rachel Scheper (Cherry Creek); Emma Whiley (Fossil Ridge) vs. Regan Waneka (Doherty); Madison Fortunato (Arvada West) vs. Paige Stockton (Lakewood); Katie Li (Fairview) vs. Angelica Buczynski (ThunderRidge); Lower bracket: Megan Wewel (Ralston Valley) vs. SYDNEY REESE (CHEROKEE TRAIL); Natalie Hagan (Highlands Ranch) vs. Hannah Wagy (Greeley West); Kari Keogh (Ponderosa) vs. Alanna Gates (Heritage); Sierra Filutz (Grand Junction) vs. Natalie Dellavalle (Denver East)
NO. 1 DOUBLES — Upper bracket: Jessee Clauson/Hannah Embree (Fairview) vs. Ashia Ajani/Madeline Pellicore (Denver East); Lindsay Schroder/Allison Smith (Ponderosa) vs. Tess Keller/Shelby Lange (Doherty); Reilly Cornell/Masha Nevski (Highlands Ranch) vs. Rachel Morton/Isy Simondet (Legend); Madeline Bernstein/Julie Berlinger (Cherry Creek) vs. Natalie Sufka/Morgan Mantlo (Grand Junction); Lower bracket: Erin Beery/Millie Gopsil (Heritage) vs. Laura Wilms/Abby Cruz (Arapahoe); Milica Notaros/Jordan Powers (Poudre) vs. Sheridan Haider/Molly Winter (ThunderRidge); Andrea Motley/Shelby Mavis (Fossil Ridge) vs. Allyson Goto/Kelsey Maass (Ralston Valley); Sasha Harrison/Schafer Kowalchik (Lakewood) vs. ERICA DODSON/ANNA FINCH (REGIS JESUIT)
NO. 2 DOUBLES — Upper bracket: Morgan Cohen/Mia Hoover (Cherry Creek) vs. Ali Cunningham/Maddie Lizzal (Chaparral); Koy Ecton/Raven Dick (Poudre) vs. Kristin Thompson/Maddy Teter (Arvada West); Carley Lauer/Codi Martin (Ponderosa) vs MacKenzie Jones/Natalie Borchelt (Arapahoe); Rachel Zook/Mecca Jackson (Heritage) vs. Taylor Poudrier/Amanda Charles (Fruita Monument); Lower bracket: Nicole Newell/Lauren Rhoda (Fossil Ridge) vs. Breanna Harr/Karleigh Kimble (Ralston Valley); CATHERINE NEMECHEK/JESSICA BUTLER (REGIS JESUIT) vs. Jenny Madsen/Shaylie Margrave (Legacy); Kaye Johnson/Ally Williams (Denver East) vs. Emily Haigh/Julia Paulson (Rock Canyon); Nastiya Nicol/Jackie Schmideler (Fairview) vs. Nicole Eiten/Brooke Jacks (Highlands Ranch)
NO. 3 DOUBLES — Upper bracket: Hannah Ohman/Peyton Pritekel (Chatfield) vs. Amy Zhong/Amy Zhou (Mountain Vista); Sam Penhale/Sam Lockwood (Fossil Ridge) vs. Sara Cesark/Lindsay Dempsey (Fruita Monument); Natalie Stockley/Grace Farley (Poudre) vs. Claire McDougald/Bridget O’Brien (Arapahoe); Amy Farmer/Ginny Hancock (Heritage) vs. Ze Ching/Cristi Kraut (Lakewood); Lower bracket: Brittany Crane/Sarah Gloor (Fort Collins) vs. Grace Gerhards/Emylee Ratzlaff (Ponderosa); Brooke Fry/Sophia Benosman (Rock Canyon) vs. McKenzie Reed/Taylor Reed (Ralston Valley); Madelyne Roberts/Julia Maninno (Cherry Creek) vs. Molly Esfahani/Sarah White (Arvada West); Caroline Berzens/Laura Wells (Denver East) vs. Nicole Allen/Julie Gell (Doherty)
NO. 4 DOUBLES — Upper bracket: Tara Teslow/Taylor Toepke (Fossil Ridge) vs. Emma Dickerson/Alisa Petersen (Poudre); Callie Harwood/Lisa Chungsiriwat (Fort Collins) vs. Erin Myles/Caroline McLeod (Heritage); Skylar Caledonia/Jessie Merheb (Fairview) vs. Kelsi Barnett/Kayla Lyon (Fruita Monument); Rachel Schauer/Katie Guettlein (Arvada West) vs. Katie Spaulding/Emma Chesire (Doherty); Lower bracket: Ellen Manwaring/Katherine Richards (Ralston Valley) vs. Sarah Martin/Jade Moore (Chatfield); Emma Hogan/Taylor Rusk (ThunderRidge) vs. Maddie Bove/Rilee Kaliher (Rock Canyon); Vera Marsova/Anna Sharp (Highlands Ranch) vs. Callie Nicoulin/Lauren Myers (Arapahoe); Jessica Murphy/Anna Hewett (Cherry Creek) vs. Katie Pellicore/Helena Wolf (Denver East)
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