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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