Nate Rasmussen, Catalina Foothills
What he did: Rasmussen repeated as the Division II doubles champion and helped lead Foothills to its second straight team championship to cap off a perfect 18-0 season. The four-year player went 12-0 in singles play this spring and 18-0 in doubles action.
Top performance: A year removed from winning the a doubles championship with Quinn Garner, Rasmussen teamed up with fellow senior Dalton Reisig to repeat. The duo entered the state tournament as the top seed and didn’t lose a set in six matches on their way to beating the second-seeded pair from Cave Creek Cactus Shadows 6-3, 6-2. Rasmussen was also the first singles winner the following week in the team championship when he took down Salpointe Catholic’s Jack George 6-0, 6-1.
What’s next: Rasmussen is heading to Azusa Pacific University in California where he is planning on studying physical therapy. He is stull unsure if he’s going to continue playing tennis competitively.
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Runner-up: Mike Lee, Catalina Foothills. The junior reached the Division II singles state championship match for the second time in three years but fell just short of a second title. Lee notched a win against Salpointe Catholic defending champion Yash Parikh during the regular season but fell to Carlos Hassey of Surprise Shadow Ridge in the title match to finish the season 12-1.
