After a dominant weekend, the Murray Boys Tennis team returned from the March 20-21 Panther Slam at Pineview High School in St. George with a 1st place team trophy, a bunch of hardware, and an undefeated season record of 9-0.  In addition to the 1st place team trophy, Murray took home Gold Medals in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd singles, and 1st doubles (all going 5-0 during the tournament), along with a Bronze Medal in 2nd doubles.  

 

Herriman High School finished in a distant second place, with Pineview High taking third out of eight teams.

 

Varsity Results:

 

1st Singles - Zach McRae easily cruised to the championship round, beating Ariel Shukrun of Cedar Valley in the final, 8-2.

 

2nd Singles - Joshua Sheffield dominated throughout the tournament, ultimately defeating Juan Meza from Herriman in the final round, 8-1.

 

3rd Singles - Dallin Rubalcava also went undefeated, capping off the tournament with an 8-4 victory over Trevyn King of Pineview to take home the gold.

 

1st Doubles - Cameron Marchant and Graham Nelson were equally flawless, picking up an 8-3 championship win over Pineview's 1st Doubles team of Caleb Schmitt and Spencer Watkins.

 

2nd Doubles - Preston Marshall and Taylor Fedderson bounced back from an earlier loss to Cedar Valley, getting revenge in the Bronze Medal round with an 8-4 victory over Boston Fitzgerald and Chad Marinos.

 

JV Results:

 

The JV Panther slam was held at Hurricane High School and included 32 doubles teams.  Murray High entered 4 doubles teams - all finishing in the top 10.  McKay Andrew and Emmett Harmon made it to the championship, taking home a Silver Medal.  Nathan Hegsted and Craig Sanders finished in 5th place, Ryan Jensen and Henry Putnam were 6th, and Easton Murray and Miles Trahan took 9th.

 

Congrats to Spartan Tennis and Coach Granger!