Mueller, Sadighi claim Southeast high school tennis titles
Juneau's Max Mueller and Naomi Sadighi won individual titles Saturday at a Southeast high school tennis tournament at JRC/The Alaska Club in the Mendenhall Valley.
Mueller won the boys championship with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Devon Kibby, while Sadighi claimed the girls title with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Ashley Calvo.
In the boys semifinals, Mueller defeated Zak Kirkpatrick 6-3, 6-3 and Kibby outlasted Bryan Crowder 6-3, 4-6, 10-8. In the girls semis, Sadighi defeated Lyndsey Kelly 6-0, 6-0 and Calvo beat Laura Knapp 6-1, 6-4.
Eleven players from the fledgling Juneau-Douglas High School tennis program will travel to Anchorage next week to play matches against Anchorage and Fairbanks teams. That tournament will serve as an unofficial state championship.