Sara Robbins returns a shot to Megan Marton in the 18 and under singles final at El Conquistador Resort during the USTA Southwest Junior Closed Championships on June 13, 2000. Photo by Jim Davis / Arizona Daily Star

 Jim Davis / Arizona Daily Star

Basically a one-woman team, Robbins led an otherwise ordinary Santa Rita team to a No. 2 overall finish in the 1998 state championships. She was coached by her sister, Melissa, who won the state singles title at Santa Rita in 1992 and played at Boston College.

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