The Corner Canyon girls tennis used a young lineup this season and ended with a historic finish at the 6A state tournament Oct. 10, 12 at Liberty Park. The Chargers placed fourth for its best-ever placement.

“We are thrilled with our finish at state,” said head coach Allison Rideout. “The girls played like champions.”

Four of its five lineup spots reached the semifinal round with two losing to eventual state champions. Freshman Emery Rideout, at No. 3 singles beat Copper Hills’ Ivy Anderson 6-1, 6-0 in the round of 16 and Davis’ Elizabeth Bentley 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals before losing to eventual champion Naomi Johnson, of Skyridge, 6-1, 6-0 in the semifinals.

In the No. 1 doubles draw, seniors Tayvee Ash/Katelyn Ord defeated Farmington’s Avery Rice/Ella Powell 6-2, 6-1 in the round of 16 and Lehi’s Brooke Anderson/Ella Gonzalez 7-5, 6-1 in the quarters and then lost to eventual champions Kaia Sperry/Ava Ericksen, of Skyridge, 6-1, 6-2 in the semis.

Also advancing to the semifinal round was sophomore Evelyn Marsh who beat Riverton’s Nicole Gowen 6-1, 6-2 in the round of 16 and Lone Peak’s Ella Bradford 7-5, 6-4 in the quarterfinals before a loss to American Fork’s Sophia Leavitt 6-2, 6-0 in the semifinals. 

Additionally, the No. 2 doubles team of sophomores Anna Dorny/Emily Creason defeated Riverton’s Sidney Browning/Abby Warner 6-1, 6-0 in the round of 16 and Davis’ Khloe Cisney/Kallista Wright 6-0, 7-5 and then battled in a three-set match with Skyridge’s Sophia Bleak/Lacey Jaussi but lost 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 in the semifinals.

The Chargers’ No. 1 singles player, junior Molly George, lost in the round of 16 to Weber’s Julia Warner 6-2, 7-5.

“We are already looking forward to next year because we have five of the seven varsity players returning next year,” Rideout said.

The Corner Canyon High girls tennis team placed fourth at the 6A state tournament Oct. 10, 12 at Liberty Park, achieving the program’s best finish ever. (Photo courtesy Coverstone Photography)