Gilbert, AZ -- Congratulations to BASIS Scottsdale's Connor Davis for championing the 2015 Southwest Speech and Debate Institute Tournament! In finals, Connor defeated Brophy College Prep's Shaloni Pinto on a 3-0 decision (Carroll, Chotras, and Sannes). Congratulations to both debaters! SWSDI is a non-profit speech and debate summer institute dedicated to bolstering access equity in competitive forensics. The proceeds of this tournament will go to running the sixth annual Southwest Speech and Debate Institute. SWSDI is a finals bid qualifier to the Tournament of Champions. For more information, check out Joy of Tournaments: http://www.joyoftournaments.com/az/swsdi/info.asp SemifinalsBrophy SP over Brophy MC (Maanik Chotalla)BASIS Scottsdale CD def Mountain Pointe EH (Emma Hobbs) 3-0 FinalsBASIS Scottsdale CD def Brophy SP (Shaloni Pinto) 3-0 (Carroll, Chotras, and Sannes) ChampionBASIS Scottsdale CD (Connor Davis)