Xavier Badminton well-represented at Division 1 State Singles and Doubles Tournaments

October 26, 2024

by Chris Pfaff, Xavier Sports Writer

Independence High School hosted the AIA Division 1 Badminton Singles and Doubles tournaments on Friday and Saturday (October 25 & 26). Xavier qualified two entries, and both performed very well.

SR Maggie Henry’s Journey:

  • seeded #3 in the Singles tournament
  • round 1: defeated unranked Mylee Childs (Shadow Ridge) 21-2, 21-1
  • round 2: defeated unranked Julia Osborne (Pinnacle) 21-10, 21-10
  • quarterfinals: defeated #6 Abigail Wicoff (Basha) 21-13, 21-13
  • semifinals: lost to #2 Nihira Sane (Hamilton) 15-21, 22-20, 21-10
  • lost to #4 Japneet Kaur (Boulder Creek) in the Consolation Final to take 4th place in the tournament

SR Corinne Ladha / SR Reagan Perez’s Journey

  • unranked in the Doubles tournament
  • round 1: defeated unranked Davis / Martinez (Maryvale) 21-8, 21-5
  • round 2: defeated #6 B. Cluff / B. Quinn (Gilbert) 21-13, 17-21, 21-16
  • were the only unranked doubles team to make the Quarterfinals
  • quarterfinals: lost to #3 Crank / Kroening (Pinnacle) 14-21, 9-21
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