Rocky Mountain and Sabercats faced off in a high school girls tennis rivalry match on March 26, 2026, in Fort Collins, Colorado. The event featured live updates and scores from the dual match.
Key points
Rocky Mountain and Sabercats faced off in a dual match
Match held on March 26, 2026
Location: Fossil Ridge High School, Fort Collins, Colorado
Coaches: Susanna Styve (Rocky Mountain), Mike Richards (Sabercats)
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Rocky Mountain's head coach Susanna Styve and Sabercats coach Mike Richards introduce the teams before a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Rocky Mountain's Emma Praver returns the ball during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Fossil Ridge's Alden Turner, right, talks with Rocky Mountain's Ainsley Cunningham during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Rocky Mountain's Faith Galyardt make contact with a return during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Rocky Mountain's Lily Pighetti and Neena Wittemyer react to a point during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Q&A
What teams competed in the Fort Collins high school tennis match on March 26, 2026?
The teams that competed were Rocky Mountain and Sabercats.
Where was the high school girls tennis rivalry match held?
The match was held at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Who are the coaches for the Rocky Mountain and Sabercats tennis teams?
The head coach for Rocky Mountain is Susanna Styve, and the coach for Sabercats is Mike Richards.
What date did the high school girls tennis rivalry match take place?
The match took place on March 26, 2026.
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Fossil Ridge's Alden Turner chases down a ball during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Fossil Ridge's Irene Cobos stares down the ball for a return during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Rocky Mountain's Lucia Johnson and Hanna Schneider celebrate a point during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Rocky Mountain's Lucia Johnson and Hanna Schneider take a break from their doubles match as storm clouds roll in overhead during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Fossil Ridge's Hailey Bengas and Maia Turnbull compete in a doubles match during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Rocky Mountain's Emma Praver retunrs the ball during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Spectators cheer on the teams during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Rocky Mountain's Ainsley Cunningham talks with a coach during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Rocky Mountain's Abby Duran and Isa Bekas wait for a Sabercats serve during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Extra tennis balls sit in a basket during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Fossil Ridge's Emmaline Kelsch chases down a ball during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Doubles match go on behind the fence during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Fossil Ridge students watch Irene Cobos' match during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Spectators watch the doubles matches during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Rocky Mountain's head coach Susanna Styve hugs Fossil's Alden Turner while doubles matches go on during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Fossil Ridge's Matilda Capes and Rhaya Rodgers compete in adoubles match up during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Fossil Ridge's Sophie Williams and Lily Capes talk between points in adoubles match up during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo. Corrections & Clarifications: This cutline was updated to correct the spelling of Lily Capes' first name.
Rocky Mountain's Neena Wittemyer and Lily Pighetti compete in a doubles match during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Rocky Mountain's Rose Kensora and Sydney Johnson celebrate a point during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Rocky Mountain's girls tennis team and coaching staff watch the no. 4 doubles match up during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Rocky Mountain's head coach Susanna Styve and Sabercats coach Mike Richards introduce the teams before a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Rocky Mountain's head coach Susanna Styve and Sabercats coach Mike Richards introduce the teams before a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Rocky Mountain's Emma Praver returns the ball during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Fossil Ridge's Alden Turner, right, talks with Rocky Mountain's Ainsley Cunningham during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Rocky Mountain's Faith Galyardt make contact with a return during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Rocky Mountain's Lily Pighetti and Neena Wittemyer react to a point during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Fossil Ridge's Alden Turner chases down a ball during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Fossil Ridge's Irene Cobos stares down the ball for a return during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Rocky Mountain's Lucia Johnson and Hanna Schneider celebrate a point during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Rocky Mountain's Lucia Johnson and Hanna Schneider take a break from their doubles match as storm clouds roll in overhead during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Colorado state tennis scores, live updates for Fort Collins players
Fossil Ridge's Hailey Bengas and Maia Turnbull compete in a doubles match during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Rocky Mountain's Emma Praver retunrs the ball during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Spectators cheer on the teams during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Rocky Mountain's Ainsley Cunningham talks with a coach during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Colorado state tennis scores, live updates for Fort Collins players
Rocky Mountain's Abby Duran and Isa Bekas wait for a Sabercats serve during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Extra tennis balls sit in a basket during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Fossil Ridge's Emmaline Kelsch chases down a ball during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Doubles match go on behind the fence during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Fossil Ridge students watch Irene Cobos' match during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Spectators watch the doubles matches during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Rocky Mountain's head coach Susanna Styve hugs Fossil's Alden Turner while doubles matches go on during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Fossil Ridge's Matilda Capes and Rhaya Rodgers compete in adoubles match up during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Fossil Ridge's Sophie Williams and Lily Capes talk between points in adoubles match up during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo. Corrections & Clarifications: This cutline was updated to correct the spelling of Lily Capes' first name.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Rocky Mountain's Neena Wittemyer and Lily Pighetti compete in a doubles match during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Rocky Mountain's Rose Kensora and Sydney Johnson celebrate a point during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
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Rocky Mountain tennis outlasts rival Fossil Ridge in city matchup
Rocky Mountain's girls tennis team and coaching staff watch the no. 4 doubles match up during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
The Colorado high school girls tennis individual state championships stat run May 7-9 across three classifications.
The Class 5A state tournament is at Denver Tennis Park, the 4A tournament is at Pueblo City Park and the 3A tournament is held in Colorado Springs at Memorial Park.
The three-day event starts May 7 with first round and quarterfinals, followed by playbacks and semifinals on May 8 before finals and third-place matches May 9. Play begins at 9 a.m. each day, weather permitting.
Follow here for live scores and updates updates throughout the CHSAA state tennis tournaments:
Rocky Mountain qualifies seven lines for 5A state
The Lobos cruised to a home regional title in 5A Region 4 action at CSU, with Rocky sending all seven lines to state for the third straight year.
Here are the Lobos' opening-round matchups in the 5A tournament:
No. 1 singles: Emma Praver vs. Joylanae Barnhill (Doherty)
No. 2 singles: Faith Galyardt vs. Kristina Harms (Fairview)
No. 3 singles: Ainsley Cunningham vs. Jessica Muslow (Legend)
No. 3 doubles: Abby Duran/Isa Bekas vs. Kate Decker/Sophia Baig (Ralston Valley)
No. 4 doubles: Rose Kensora/Sydney Johnson vs. Zoe Katsoulas/Reagan O'Neill (Rock Canyon)
Rocky was also the No. 6 seed in the 5A team bracket, beating No. 11 Heritage (4-3) before falling 5-2 to No. 3 Valor Christian.
— Chris Abshire
Rocky Mountain's Abby Duran and Isa Bekas wait for a Sabercats serve during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Rocky Mountain's Abby Duran and Isa Bekas wait for a Sabercats serve during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Fossil Ridge has all seven lines at 5A state
The SaberCats also won a regional title for the sixth straight year, winning 5A Region 6 action at Loveland's North Lake Park with all seven lines qualifying.
Here are Fossil Ridge's first-round matchups in Class 5A:
No. 1 singles: Irene Cobos vs. Danae Rowe (Greeley West)
No. 2 singles: Emmaline Kelsch vs. Avery Jaggers (Valor Christian)
No. 3 singles: Alden Turner vs. Helen Adams (Regis Jesuit)
No. 1 doubles: Lily Capes/Sophie Williams vs. Aimee Flitton/Bayley Bowers (Mountain Vista)
No. 2 doubles: Mattie Capes/Rhaya Rodgers vs. Nuri Russell/Gia Pater (Boulder)
No. 4 doubles: Peyton Jacquot/Cadence Reinhardt vs. Lucita Lewis/Cailyn Vu (Regis Jesuit)
No. 7 Fossil Ridge fell 5-2 to No. 10 Denver South in the first round of the 5A team dual tournament.
Fossil Ridge's Hailey Bengas and Maia Turnbull compete in a doubles match during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Fossil Ridge's Hailey Bengas and Maia Turnbull compete in a doubles match during a high school girls tennis city rivalry dual match on March 26, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
— Chris Abshire
Windsor brings six to state in Class 4A
The Wizards stormed to a regional title at Loveland's Class 4A Region 4 while qualifying six of seven possible lines.
Here are Windsor's matchups to open the 4A state tournament:
No. 1 singles: Aristea Fulgenzi vs. TBD
No. 2 singles: Sally Dreyer vs. Grace DeHerrera (Grand Junction)
No. 3 singles: Mia Baatz vs. Annabeth Hanson (Durango)
No. 1 doubles: Taylor Meinen/Emma George vs. Madelyn Agre/Piper Reese (Durango)
No. 9 Windsor also won its opening-round match in the 4A team tournament, beating No. 8 Palmer Ridge (6-1) before falling 5-2 to top seed Cheyenne Mountain in the 4A quarterfinals.
— Chris Abshire
Poudre brings pair of doubles lines to 5A state
The Impalas qualified two doubles squads from 5A Region 3 at the Valor Christian/Highlands Ranch dual regional.
Here are Poudre's first-round matches at the 5A state tournament:
