The first state championship in Crimson Cliffs High School’s brief history is likely to be remembered for the singles titles of Max Miner, Zachary Sodorff, and Liam Duffin. After all, coach Colin Brown said that should be all the mustangs would need to sew the team title.
That may have been true, but Brown was able to rest a little easier on Saturday because his doubles team tandem of Jacob Brown and Jack Hodges also earned a few extra points.
In the end, it was enough for the Mustangs to earn 20 points and hold Logan, 16, at the 4A State Tourney in Liberty Park on a warm, cloudy afternoon. Pine View took third place with 10 points, and Dixie and Green Canyon each came in ninth.
Although the schools in southern Utah have a distinct weather advantage, the schools in Cache Valley did not quietly give up.
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Crimson Cliffs’ Max Miner will play against Jaden Wittwer of Desert Hills in the No. 1 singles final of the 4A boys tennis tournament at Liberty Park, Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Liberty Park, Salt Lake City.
Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Jaden Wittwer of Desert Hills plays against Max Miner of Crimson Cliffs in the singles final of the 4A boys tennis tournament No. 1 at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 15, 2021.
Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Crimson Cliffs’ Max Miner will play against Jaden Wittwer of Desert Hills in the No. 1 singles final of the 4A boys tennis tournament at Liberty Park, Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Liberty Park, Salt Lake City.
Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Crimson Cliffs’ Max Miner will play against Jaden Wittwer of Desert Hills in the No. 1 singles final of the 4A boys tennis tournament at Liberty Park, Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Liberty Park, Salt Lake City.
Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
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Jaden Wittwer of Desert Hills plays against Max Miner of Crimson Cliffs in the singles final of the 4A boys tennis tournament No. 1 at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City on Saturday, May 15, 2021.
Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
The Grizzlies rode the Xu family’s talents – Senior Ashton and newbies Caleb and Phillip – to take the lead after day one, and also felt confident enough to deftly invite the Jazz Bear for post-tournament celebrations, but Brown said his team’s talent level hadn’t worried him.
“They took care of the business,” said Brown, whose team finished behind Dixie in his regional tournament last week but earned the Seed No. 1 in all three individual players. “We got the points from these guys, but we needed a little more.”
Sodorff and Duffin each won straight-set matches against Logan opponents along the way, and on the bus ride back to St. George, Brown probably had plenty of time to remember how everything had to go the Mustangs way with it they could earn and then celebrate the success. In addition to the trophy, he admitted that a police escort was set up to greet the team when they returned home.
Logan’s plans didn’t go too well, but the Grizzlies may want to keep the jazz bear on the speed dial. With Crimson Cliffs hoping for a reload, the Xu brothers should be back next year as well, and Caleb and Phillip gained plenty of experience in both Saturday’s games, beating their opponents from Green Canyon and Pine View in long games by three sets, which the announcement says The last team scored until most of the other schools were gone.
4 A state tennis tournament for boys
In Liberty Park in Salt Lake City
Results from Saturday
Team values: 1. Crimson Cliffs 20; 2. Logan 16; 3. Pine View 10; 4. Dixie, Green Canyon 9; 6. Desert Hills 8; 7. Ridgeline 6; 8. Ogden 4; 9. Cedar Valley, ridge 10; 11. Cedar City, Uintah 1
Single results
No. 1 singles
Semifinals: Max Miner (Crimson Cliffs) def. Thatcher Ellis (Ridgeline) 6-1, 6-0. Jaden Wittwer (Desert Hills) def. Kimbal Ricks (Logan) 6-4, 6-2.
Championship: Miner def. Wittwer 6-0, 6-1.
No. 2 singles
Semifinals: Calvin felt (Green Canyon) def. Gavin Bishop (Dixie) 6-1, 6-3. Zachary Sodorff (Crimson Cliffs) def. Ashton Xu (Logan) 6-4, 6-1.
Championship: Sodorff def. Felt 6-2, 6-0.
No. 3 singles
Semifinals: Liam Duffin (Crimson Cliffs) defeated. Davis Low (Ridgeline) 6-0, 6-1. Paul Miller (Logan) def. Chase Poulton (Dixie) 6-1, 6-0.
Championship: Duffin def. Miller 6-2, 6-3.
No. 1 doubles
Semifinals: Coby Christensen-Caden Koch (Pine View) def. Dohoon Kwag-Jonsung Lee (Logan) 6-3, 6-2. Brady Madrid-Josh Barney (Dixie) def. Jacob Brown-Jack Hodges (Crimson Cliffs) 6-4, 6-4.
Championship: Christensen cook def. Madrid-Barney 6-0, 6-4.
No. 2 doubles
Semifinals: Bensen Parry-Tayen Clark (Pine View) def. Mark Davis-Isaac Parker (ridge) 6-3, 6-4. Caleb Xu-Phillip Xu (Logan) def. Jeff Huband-Luke Olsen (Green Canyon) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (5).
Championship: Xu-Xu (Logan) defeats Parry-Clark (Pine View) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.
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