Girls tennis players of the year
Name: Kendra Strohm
School: Salpointe Catholic
Year in school: Senior
Sport: Girls tennis
From the archives: Southern Arizona had one of its most dominant days in high school tennis history Saturday, as local products seized five individual and two team championships at the Class 4A and 5A state tournaments.
Topping the list was Salpointe Catholic senior Kendra Strohm, who became the first girl in Arizona to win four 5A state singles titles. Strohm beat Mesa Red Mountain's Courtney Koenigsfeld 6-1, 6-0 in the championship match at La Camarilla Racquet & Fitness Club in Scottsdale.
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"This is exactly how I wanted it to end," said Strohm, who is headed to Texas next year after compiling a high school career record of 66 wins with only one set lost.
Strohm was the only local player to win at the 5A level. — Brian J. Pedersen, 2002
Name: Hala Sufi
School: Catalina Foothills
Year in school: Junior
Sport: Girls tennis
From the archives: Two of the championship matches (girls singles and boys doubles) were all-Foothills finals. Sufi, a junior, knocked off sophomore teammate Jennifer Kaufman 6-3, 6-1 in the title match. — Tyler Hansen, 2002
