6A/4A girls tennis playoffs: Davis, Weber earn top-5 seedings across multiple courts in bracket reveal
Region 1 stars scattered throughout 6A state tournament picture

BEN DORGER, Standard-Examiner
The site of a proposed gravel pit and cement operation sits adjacent to the tennis courts at Snowcrest Junior High School in Eden, shown in this Monday, June 24, 2019, photo.
Region 1 fared especially well in the Class 6A girls tennis state tournament bracket, revealed by the UHSAA alongside the 4A bracket Thursday morning.
Nine players received first-round byes, and another six doubles pairings managed byes in their respective matchups in formulating the 6A postseason picture.
Weber’s Emberli Heap and Davis’ Olivia Roberts each managed top-five seeding in singles; Davis doubles pair Gentry Chapman and Grace Chapman also landed in the top five. Layton and Weber carry a combined 14 state qualifiers between singles and doubles.
All first-round matches for the 6A (Sept. 27) and 4A (Oct. 2) tournaments will be contested at Brighton High School. All remaining rounds are scheduled for Oct 2-4 at Liberty Park Tennis Center in Salt Lake City.
Complete bracket information can be found at www.uhsaa.org
6A PLAYOFF
First singles
First round (Sept. 27): No. 16 Jane Bessinger (Layton) vs. No. 17 Nadia Bateman (Cedar Valley)
Second round (Oct. 2): No. 8 Julia Warner (Weber) vs. No. 9 Madison Cockrell (Westlake), No. 5 Sadie Despain (Lehi) vs. No. 12 Chloe Norris (Syracuse), No. 7 Isabelle Leake (Mountain Ridge) vs. No. 10 Elizabeth Bentley (Davis)
Second singles
First round (Sept. 27): No. 16 Marin Ludwig (Cedar Valley) vs. No. 17 Havyn Flanders (Layton)
Second round (Oct. 2): No. 8 Sadie Smith (Syracuse) vs. No. 9 Elsa McCoy (Bingham), No. 5 Emberli Heap (Weber) vs. No. 12 Ava Byrd (Herriman), No. 5 Olivia Roberts (Davis) vs. No. 11 Quincey Klein (Copper Hills)
Third singles
First round (Sept. 27): No. 16 Shaelynn Bates (Layton) vs. No. 17 Samantha Cragun (Cedar Valley)
Second round (Oct. 2): No. 5 Gabrielle Walker (Corner Canyon) vs. No. 12 Emma Bankhead (Syracuse); No. 6 Scarlett Holker (Weber) vs. No. 11 Cecilia Pulley (Mountain Ridge); No. 2 Halle Kitchen (Lone Peak) vs. No. 15 Maisie Butcher (Davis)
First doubles
Second round (Oct. 2): No. 5 Gentry Chapman/Grace Chapman (Davis) vs. No. 12 Avery Rice/Ella Powell (Farmington); No. 3 Mariah Thomas/Abby Jensen (American Fork) vs. No. 14 Preslee West/Payge West (Layton); No. 6 Mollie Gibby/Gracie Toole (Weber) vs. No. 11 Alison Holt/Makynli Smith (Syracuse)
Second doubles
Second round (Oct. 2): No. 3 Demi Dalton/Rylee Egbert (American Fork) vs. No. 14 Claire Reynolds/Mandi Hansen (Syracuse); No. 6 Khloe Cisney/Kallista Wright (Davis) vs. No. 11 Abby Butterfield/Aly Chambers (Weber); No. 2 Adelyn Peck/Launi Menke (Skyridge) vs. No. 15 Halle Burton/Cali Springer (Layton)
4A PLAYOFF
Second singles
First round (Oct. 2):
No. 16 Heidi Richardson (Murray) vs. No. 17 Savana Corbridge (Bear River)
Third singles
First round (Oct. 2): No. 16 Emma Calder (Bear River) vs. No. 17 Kloey Cottle (Murray)
First doubles
First round (Oct. 2): No. 10 Anne Duncan/Alexa Flores (Bear River) vs. No. 23 Mason Hillstrom/Nellie Cowdell (Pine View)
Second doubles
First round (Oct. 2): No. 11 Sara Ord/Macey Hammons (Snow Canyon) vs. No. 22 Libby Westergard/Ryleigh Rhodes (Bear River)
Connect with reporter Conner Becker via email at cbecker@standard.net and X @ctbecker.