Caroline Amos, Salpointe Catholic
What she did: Amos bulldozed her way to a perfect season and her first-ever singles state championship. The star senior earned the No. 1 seed in the state tournament and took down the No. 8, 4 and 2 seeds on her way to the crown. Amos also helped Salpointe reach the second round of the Division II team tournament where she took down Ironwood Ridge’s Kelsey Brown 6-0, 6-1, for the lone win in the season-ending 5-1 loss.
Top performance: After cruising to a relatively easy win in the first set of the championship match, Amos had to fight off Phoenix Arcadia’s Sabrina Barkdull for a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 win at Paseo Raqcuet Center in temperatures nearing 100 degrees. Amos said winning the title was a big accomplishment but admitted that the high stakes made it one of the most nerve-racking matches she’s ever played.
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What’s next: Amos is headed to Yale to continue her tennis career but she is still undecided on what she wants to study.
Runner-up: Kirtana Bhat, Catalina Foothills. Her name will not be forgotten any time soon as she capped off her illustrious career by winning her fourth straight individual championship this spring. Bhat won back-to-back doubles championships with her sister in her first two seasons before winning the singles crown as a junior. Then, this spring, she teamed up with freshman Abby Watson to take down defending champions Kelsey Brown and Allie Knox from Ironwood Ridge.
