Robb Salant in 1973. Photo by Joan Rennick

 Joan Rennick

Winner of the 1962 and 1963 state championships, Salant might’ve become the first three-time state singles champion in Arizona but spent his junior year studying in Lebanon before returning in 1965 to win the state doubles championship. 

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