LYONS -- Larned's third-place Lauren Sleder (32-2), Central Plains' fourth-place Eliza Jeffrey (19-12) and sixth-place Central Plains' Charlee Schlessiger (22-10) qualified for the 3-1A state tennis tournament at the Lyons regional. The 3-1A state meet is Oct. 17-18 at the Salina Tennis Center.

Qualifying for the state doubles championship are fourth-place Central Plains' Emery Siemsen/Ashtyn Robl (20-10); Larned's fifth-place Cassie Manry/Maggie Haas (26-7) and Central Plains' sixth place Boston Robison/Aevyn Siemsen (23-9).

"Our tennis team is state bound all around." said Central Plains tennis coach Amy Metro. "We qualified all six players for the state tennis tournament. I'm pleased with how our girls played this weekend. They fought hard and were determined to make it to state. They deserve this accomplishment. Our regional was one of the toughest. I was proud of how well they came through. Everyone played more than one match that went to three sets."

In singles final matches, Sleder downed Jeffrey, 6-0, 6-1 and Ellsworth's Hannah Vague defeated Schlessiger, 6-0, 6-1.

"The Lady Indians played their best tennis they've played all season," said Larned coach Mark Lessard. "We hope to carry momentum into Salina for the State tournament. The Lyons regional was by far the toughest of the four 3-1-A regionals.  Five of the six singles qualifiers and all six doubles qualifiers are seeded in the top 12."  

The last time Larned featured multiple state qualifiers was in 2022 when singles players Abby Holt and Ella McNett and a doubles team Arianna Hemken/Breanna Hemken qualified for 3-1A state tennis.

In doubles final matches, Ellsworth's McKenna Anderson/Felis De La Cruz defeated Emery Siemsen/Robl, 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-3 and Manry/Haas downed Robison/Aevyn Siemsen, 6-2, 6-3.

At state, Larned's No. 6 seed Sleder will play the winner between Central Plains' Jeffrey and Cimarron's Tay Kopper. Central Plains' Schlessiger plays Shawnee Maranatha's Nora Herder.

Central Plains No. 8 seed Emery Siemsen/Ashtyn Robl will meet the winner between Trego's Annika Dietz/Trista Smith, Trego against Sabetha's Jyl Stapleton/Ava Edelman. Robison/Aevyn Siemsen meet Phillipsburg's Azariah Christy/Lydia Walker. Larned's Manry/Haas meet Victoria's Jameson Toon/Rachel Kuhn.

In championship matches, Sterling's defending state champion Chelsie Brown defeated Ellsworth's Karli Haase, 6-0, 6-2 and Ellsworth's Reygan Coonrod/Inarie Rippert defeated Sterling's Jaiden Jaeger/Danika Zimmerman, 6-2, 6-1.

3-1A LYONS REGIONAL

TEAM SCORES—1ST—Ellsworth 18; 2ND—Sterling 13; 3RD—Central Plains 10; 4TH—Larned 9; 5TH—Smoky Valley 2; 6TH—St. John 1

SINGLES

1ST—Chelsie Brown, Sterling def. Karli Haase, Ellsworth, 6-0, 6-2; 3RD—Lauren Sleder, Larned def. Eliza Jeffrey, CP, 6-0, 6-1; 5TH—Hannah Vague, Ellsworth def. Charlene Schlessiger, CP, 6-0, 6-1; RECORDS—Brown 29-0, Haase 29-2; Sleder 32-2; Jeffrey 19-12; Vague 27-4; Schlessiger, 22-10 

SEMIFINALS—Brown, Sterling def.  Jeffrey, 6-0, 6-0; Haase def. Sleder, Larned, 6-0, 6-3

STATE QUALIFYING MATCH—Vague def. Anna Montanger, St. John, 6-4, 6-1; Schlessiger def. Kaitlyn Leis, SV, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

QUARTERFINALS—Brown def. Montanger, 6-0, 6-0; Jeffrey def. Vague, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3); Haase def. Schlessiger, 6-3, 6-1; Sleder def. Leis, 6-2, 6-2

SECOND ROUND—Brown def. Heather Ward, Hoisington 6-0, 6-0; Montanger def. Lauren Ringwald, Ellinwood, 6-1, 6-0; Jeffrey def. Jennifer Gracia, St. John, 6-4, 6-4; Schlessiger def. Leah Pinkston, Larned, 6-4, 6-4; Sleder def. Therese Little, Hutchinson Trinity, 6-0, 6-0; Leis def. Camila Frayre, Ellinwood, 6-1, 6-0

FIRST ROUND—Ward def. Neveah Becker, Lyons, 8-0; Gracia, St. John def. Kaelynn Axman, Hoisington, 8-0; Camila Frayre, Ellinwood def. Aissa Lorden, Hutchinson Trinity, 9-8 (8-6)

DOUBLES

1ST—Reygan Coonrod/Inarie Rippert, Ellsworth def. Jaiden Jaeger/Danika Zimmerman, Sterling, 6-2, 6-1;  3RD—McKenna Anderson/Felis De La Cruz, Ellsworth def. Emery Siemsen/Ashtyn Robl, CP, 7-6 (7-3, 3-6, 6-3; .5TH—Cassie Manry/Maggie Haas, Larned def. Boston Robison/Aevyn Siemsen, CP, 6-2, 6-3; RECORDS—Coonrod/Rippert 30-1; Jaeger/Zimmerman 24-5; Anderson/De La Cruz 24-7; E. Siemsen/Robl 20-10; Manry/Haas 26-7; Robison/A. Siemsen 23-9

SEMIFINAL—Jaeger/Zimmerman def.  E. Siemsen/Robl, 6-3, 5-7, 6-0

STATE QUALIFYING MATCHES—Robison/A. Siemsen def. Zora Carver/Addison Riojas, SV, 6-2, 6-2; Manry/Haas def. Keirstin Pinkston/Olivia Holt, Larned, 6-1, 6-3

QUARTERFINALS—Anderson/De La Cruz def. Robison/A. Siemsen,  6-1, 6-2; Jaeger/Zimmerman def. Pinkston/Holt, 6-3, 5-7 (10-6); E. Siemsen/Robl def. Manry/Haas,  6-3, 7-6 (7-5)

SECOND ROUND—Carver/ Riojas, SV def. Vivian Klepper/Shelby Steffan, Ellinwood, 6-1, 6-3; Robison/A. Siemsen  def. Lucy Rodriguez/Evelyn Salazar, HT, 6-2, 6-0; Anderson/De La Cruz def. Cora Martin/Jazalene Ramirez, St. John, 6-1, 6-3; Jaeger/Zimmerman def. Kassie Linsner/Miette Kaiser, Hoisington, 6-0, 6-0; Pinkston/Holt def. Emma Kelso/Kate McGlynn, Sterling, 7-6, 6-2; E. Siemsen/Robl def. Saige Heiman/Sam Thompson, Beloit, 6-1, 6-3; Manry/Haas def. Noelle Crouch/Layla Fleming, SV, 6-2, 6-2

FIRST ROUND--Martin/Ramirez, St. John def. Annabelle Gonzalez/Aubree Martin, Hoisington, 8-6; Ava Almanza/Jazmin Contreras, Lyons def. Averie Siefers/Jaci Sandberg, Ellinwood, 9-8 (7-2); Linsner/Kaiser, Hoisington def. Zoey Carter/Lilly McAllister, St John, 8-1