Girls Tennis: 4A Region 4 tournament 5/4/18

The scoreboard tells the tale as Thompson Valley No. 1 singles player Maddie Sheets returns a shot during Friday's championship match at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. Sheets won her first 17 games before droppiing one on her way to the title, capped with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Windsor's Taylor Pankewicz. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Mountain View No. 2 singles player Audra Axline returns a shot Friday during the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Mountain View No. 1 singles player Megan Heesemann unleashes a serve Friday during the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Thompson Valley's No. 1 doubles players Danielle Sobraske (back) and Jorden Mertens look back over their shoulders at their opponents from Greeley West as they listen to coach Jay Klagge at Friday's 4A Region 4 tennis tournament at North Lake Park. The Eagles duo won the title with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 victory. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald).

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Megan Heeseman gets back to return a shot during her No. 1 singles match Friday at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's Megan Lindsey lets partner Aubrey Woodard know her intentions before Woodard serves Friday at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland No. 2 singles player Alix Huhta hits a backhand during Friday's 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Mountain View's No. 1 doubles team of Kali Kelley (left) and Dusty Berglund chat during a break in the action Friday at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland No. 2 singles player Alix Huhta returns a shot in her opening match Friday at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Thompson Valley No. 2 singles player Kylie Jacobson returns a shot in the first round Friday at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland No. 1 doubles player Heather Price hits a backhand return Friday at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Mountain View's No. 2 doubles team of Natalie Alsum (left) and Karmin Whipple track the ball Friday during the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Hydration was key as the teams plowed through the 4A Region 4 tournament on Friday at North Lake Park after two days of rain led to delays. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Thompson Valley fans line up along court nine to watch the No. 3 doubles team of Lacy Sauer and Kaeylin Geifer play back-to-back matchs there Friday during the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's No. 2 doubles team of Megan Lindsey (front) and Aubrey Woodard stay alert Friday at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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The best socks in the draw at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park belonged to Mountain View No. 1 doubles player Dusty Berglund. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Thompson Valley No. 2 singles player Kylie Jacobson hits a backhand during Friday's 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland coach Heidi Abrahamson looks over the fence to chat with No. 2 singles player Alix Huhta on Friday at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Thompson Valley No. 3 singles player Anna Cormos returns a shot Friday at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Anna Cormos of Thompson Valley moves in to hit a forehand Friday at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Thompson Valley No. 3 doubles player Lacy Sauer (right) looks on as partner Kaelyn Giefer hits a return Friday at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Mountain View No. 3 doubles partners Angel Yu and Rylynn Neally share a laugh Friday at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Loveland's Megan Lindsey serves Friday during the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Thompson Valley No. 2 doubles player Kaitlin Morris was all about team spirit with her personally designed T-shirt in the first round Friday at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Mountain View No. 2 doubles player Natalie Alsum returns a shot Friday during the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Mountain View No. 2 doubles player Karmin Whipple keeps her eye on the ball Friday during the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Thompson Valley No. 2 doubles player Kaitlin Morris is ready at the net at Mountain View's Karmin Whipple returns a shot during their opening-round match Friday at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Mountain View coach Patti Lang stands at the fence and talks to one of her players Friday during the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Thompson Valley No. 1 doubles player Jorden Mertens gets to a return in the semifinals Friday at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Mountain View's No. 4 doubles team of Janette Perez (left) and Taylor Mills take a break during Friday's 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Mountain View No. 4 doubles player Janette Perez gets hit by a shot during Friday's 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Taylor Mills of Mountain View watches the ball as she serves during her No. 4 doubles match Friday at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland No. 1 singles player Kira Badberg eyes a return in her first-round match Friday at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland No. 1 singles player Kira Badberg as her attention fixed as she hits a return Friday at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland No. 4 doubles player Alisa Sautter reaches out for a forehand return Friday at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Thompson Valley No. 3 doubles player Kaelyn Giefer returns a shot Friday during the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Mountain View's Karmin Whipple laughs at a comment by Thompson Valley coach Jay Klagge on Friday during the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland No. 1 doubles players Emily Eggerling (left) and Heather Price both go for a shot Friday during the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Thompson Valley's Jorden Mertens (front) and No. 1 doubles partner Danielle Sobraske await a serve during Friday's 4A Region 4 final at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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The ball bin tells the story of a full day of tennis at the 4A Region 4 tournament Friday at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Thompson Valley No. 1 doubles player Danielle Sobraske returns a shot during Friday's 4A Region 4 championship match at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland No. 3 singles player Ava McQuade eyes a backhand during the championship match of the 4A Region 4 tournament Friday at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's Ava McQuade hits a forehand return during Friday's championship match at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Loveland's No. 3 doubles team Rebecca Emme (left) and Allison Westbrook peek through the fence to watch teammate Ava McQuade play for the 4A Region 4 title at No. 3 singles Friday at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Sydney Laws of Thompson Valley stares across the net as she prepares to serve during the No. 4 doubles third-place match Friday at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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Jorden Mertens of Thompson Valley focuses on the ball during Friday's championship match at No. 1 doubles at the 4A Region 4 tournament at North Lake Park. (Mike Brohard/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

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