By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer
Longtime friends Connor Dils of Albuquerque Academy (1A-4A) and Leo Rocca of Albuquerque High (5A) dominated their state championship matches Thursday. Those two and Vivica Corley were joined by Avery Williams of Goddard, the 1A-4A girls champion.
Rocca and Dils have been rivals — and good friends — since they were young boys, and often travel together for tournaments in the prep offseason.
Each needed less than an hour to win state on Thursday.
The top-seeded Rocca — tied for third three years ago, third two years ago, runner-up last year — blitzed No. 2 Jaime Moran of La Cueva, 6-0, 6-0. Dils, the top seed in 1A-4A, swarmed No. 2 Ryan Sood of Los Alamos, 6-1, 6-0.
Dils, who’ll next be playing for the University of New Mexico, closed out an undefeated season. That includes a win over Rocca at the metros.
DOUBLES: In girls 1A-4A, Emeline Doscher and Angela Norrod, the No. 2 seed from Academy, beat unseeded Amanda Santistevan and Lindsey Williams of Deming, 6-2, 6-3. Adrian Hanna and Austin Curtis of Academy, the 2 seed, won the boys title, 6-4, 6-4 over Henry Kaufman and Jackson Friedland, the top-seeded team from Santa Fe Prep.
