BY JIM MISUNAS

jmisunas@gbtribune.com

PRAIRIE VILLAGE — Central Plains' No. 6 seed Camden Stiles (26-7) finished fourth for the second year in a row and No. 4 seed Peyton Dody/Alden Metro (30-4) placed third in Saturday's 3-1A state tennis tournament.

The Oilers scored 28 points to clinch a 3-1A state runner-up trophy.

"It's rewarding because our guys peaked at the right time and played great tennis," said Central Plains tennis coach Michael Ryan. "I'm happy for our players who've worked hard. We didn't perform quite as well last year."

Collegiate's G Farha edged Stiles 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) in the semifinals. Sterling's Jace Darnauer downed Stiles 5-7, 1-1 (retired) for third place when Stiles was unable to finish due to severe leg cramps. Stiles avenged a loss to Topeka Cair Paravel's David Fay, 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 in the quarterfinals.

"Camden played phenomenal tennis with confidence," Ryan said. "He avenged a loss to Topeka's Fay in a 31/2-hour match which was fun. Camden went toe-to-toe with Collegiate's Farha, losing in a tiebreaker. Camden enjoyed a heck of a tennis weekend."

Darnauer defeated Hoisington's Jasper Pawlowski, 7-5, 6-3 in the quarterfinals. Topeka's Drew Fay beat Pawlowski, 8-0 for fifth place.

Jasper Pawlowski (26-5) downed Stiles 6-3, 6-4 in last week's regional championship match.

Dody/Metro defeated Wichita Trinity's Blane Farley/Owen Holdeman, Wichita Trinity 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 for third place.

"Dody and Metro played as well as they've performed all year," Ryan said. "They neutralized Wichita Trinity's best player. They kept the ball in play and limited their mistakes. They played composed and within themselves. That was fun."

Dody/Metro defeated Ellinwood's Ty Hammeke/Ethan Schlochtermeier 7-6 (7-5), 6-0 in the quarterfinals.

No. 12 seed Hammeke/Schlochtermeier pulled the day's biggest surprise with a wild 6-3, 4-6 (27-25) first-round victory over Sterling's No. 5 seed Trace DeShon/Ben Bierstedt that ended on the 20th match point in the tiebreaker.

Conway Springs' Joseph Beck/Eli Benge defeated Hammeke/Schlochtermeier (27-11), 8-5 for fifth place. They finished sixth at 3-1A state after placing sixth at 3-1A regionals.

"Ty and Ethan improved on their ninth-place finish from last season," said Ellinwood tennis coach Parker Winter.

Hammeke achieved 101 career tennis wins by earning a pair of victories Saturday.

"Ty surpassed a special milestone with 101 career wins," Winter said. "He's in rare company in the Ellinwood tennis history books."

With both singles and two doubles finalists, Wichita Collegiate finished with a perfect 60 points to secure the school's 28th boys state tennis championship. 6A Blue Valley West achieved the 60-point score in 2025.3-1A STATE TENNIS

TEAM SCORES—1—Wichita Collegiate 60; 2—Central Plains 28; 3—Sterling 24; 4—Topeka Cair Paravel 13; 5—Conway Springs 12; 6—Wichita Trinity 11; 7—Ellinwood 10; 8—Hoisington 9; 9—Meade 8; 10—Haven 7; WaKeeney Trego 7; 12—Smoky Valley 6; KC Christian 6; 14—Chaparral 5; Neodesha 5; 16—Wichita Classical 4; Marysville 4; Chaparral 4

SINGLES

1ST—Amir Khicha, Collegiate def. G Farha, Collegiate, 6-0, 6-0

3RD—Jace Darnauer, Sterling def. Camden Stiles, Central Plains, 5-7, 1-1 (retired)

5TH—Drew Fay, Topeka Cair Paravel def. Jasper Pawlowski, Hoisington, 8-0

7TH—Sam Lynn, Meade def. Devin Boice, Haven, 8-5

9TH—Seitz, KC Christian def Jackson Delong, Neodesha 9-8 (9-7)

11TH—Lathem Kizzar, Sterling def. Jonah Arnold, Topeka Cair Paravel, 8-4

SEMIFINALS—Khicha def. Darnauer, 6-0, 6-0; Farha def. Stiles, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)

QUARTERFINALS—Khicha def. Boice, 6-0, 6-0; Darnauer def. Pawlowski, 7-5, 6-3; Stiles def. Fay, 6-2, 4-6, 6-0; Farha def Lynn, 6-0, 6-1

FIRST ROUND—Knicha def. Cooper Brown, WIchita Classical, 6-0, 6-0; Boice def. Seitz, 6-4, 6-2; Pawlowski def. Kizzar 4-6 6-0 (10-5); Darnauer def. Grayson Allen, Conway Springs, 6-0, 6-3; Fay def. Arnold, 6-0, 6-1; Stiles def. Owen Schultz, Ellsworth, 6-0, 6-1; Lynn def. Delong, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2); Farha def. Brady Russom, Phillipsburg, 6-0, 6-0

PLAY-IN—Brown def. Garrison Kite, Cimarron, 7-5, 6-3; Boice def. Gabriel Pawlowski, Hoisington, default; Kizzar def. Ian May, Conway Springs, 6-0, 6-1; Allen def. Gabe Rinnert, Lawrence Seabury, 6-0, 6-1; Arnold def. Warren Wiedeman, Perry, 6-4, 0-6 (10-5); Schultz def. John Budd, Chaparral, 6-0, 6-2; Delong def. Evan Tatro, Cimarron, 6-1, 6-0; Russom def. Carson Taylor, Ellsworth, 6-4, 6-3

CONSOLATION—Allen def. G. Pawlowski, default; J. Pawlowski def. Arnold, 8-1; J. Pawlowski vs. Boice, 8-0

DOUBLES

1ST—Charlie Gentile/Maddox Drumright, Collegiate def. Vihaan Ganganala/James Nolan, Collegiate, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4

3RD—Peyton Dody/Alden Metro, Central Plains def. Blane Farley/Owen Holdeman, Wichita Trinity 2-6, 6-2, 6-4

5TH—Joseph Beck/Eli Benge, Conway Springs def. Ty Hammeke/Ethan Schlochtermeier, Ellinwood, 8-5

7TH—Trace DeShon/Ben Bierstedt, Sterling def. Mason Yingling/Cam Flavin, Trego, 8-5

9TH—Jack Bieker/Pierce Keller, Smoky Valley def. Richard Hayes/Scott Lamatsch, Central Plains, 8-1

11TH—/Ian Lynch/Bomani Busch, Marysville def. Walker/Reyes, Chaparral, 8-2

SEMIFINALS—Gentile/Drumright def. Dody/Metro, 6-1, 6-1; Ganganala/Nolan def. Farley/Holdeman, 6-1, 6-0

QUARTERFINALS—Gentile/Drumright def. Yingling/Flavin, Trego, 6-0, 6-2; Dody/Metro def. Hammeke/Schlochtermeier, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0; Farley/Holdeman def. Bieker/Keller, 6-3, 6-4; Ganganala/Nolan def. Beck/Benge, 6-3, 6-4

FIRST ROUND—Gentile/Drumright def. Sam Pennycuff/Vincent Wuertz, Hutchinson Trinity, 6-1, 6-0; Yingling/Flavin def. Lynch/Busch, 6-3, 6-2; Hammeke/Schlochtermeier def. DeShon/Bierstedt, 6-3, 4-6 (27-25); Dody/Metro def. Ty Latta/Luke Misak, Chaparral, 6-0, 6-1; Bieker/Keller def. Walker/Reyes, 6-1, 6-1; Farley/Holdeman def. Leyton Mooney/Xander Mooney, Hoisington, 6-2, 6-2; Beck/Benge def. Hayes/Lamatsch, 6-1, 6-1; Ganganala/Nolan def. Micah Mitnaul/Jacob Chan, WIchita Classical, 6-0, 6-0

PLAY-IN—Pennycuff/Wuertz def. Alex Marroquin/Tayle Leck, Neodesha, 6-3, 6-1; Lynch/Busch def. Isaiah Rush/Josh Combs, KC Christian, 6-1, 6-1; Hammeke/Schlochtermeier def. Kaleb Zoglmann/Hudson Stevens, Conway Springs, 6-1, 7-5 (7-3); Latta/Frese def. Eli Frese/Korbin Fors, Marysville, 6-2, 6-1; Walker/Reyes def. Joe Thoennes/David Toenjes, Topeka Cair Paravel, 6-1, 6-1; Mooney/Mooney def. Caleb Warren/Graham Spears, KC Christian, 6-3, 6-4; Hayes/Lamatsch def. Ryan Hill/Brayden Smith, Larned, 6-1, 6-2; Mitnaul/Chan def. Tristan Thompson/Troy Hemken, Larned, 6-0, 6-0

CONSOLATION—Hammeke/Schlochtermeier def. Yingling/Flavin, 8-5; Hammeke/Schlochtermeier def. Walker/Reyes, 8-1; Hayes/Lamatsch def. Thoennes/Toenjes, 8-2; Thompson/Hemken def. Mooney/Mooney, 8-6; Walker/Reyes def. Hill/Smith, 8-3; Hayes/Lamatsch def, Mitnaul/Chan, 8-0; Walker/Reyes def. Thompson/Hemken, 8-5; Yingling/Flavin def. Hayes/Lamatsch, 8-4; Hayes/Lamatsch def. Walker/Reyes, 8-0

SINGLES QUALIFIERS

LINDSBORG—Jasper Pawlowski, Hoisington (23-3); Camden Sties, Central Plains (24-5); Gabriel Pawlowski, Hoisington (24-1); Owen Schultz, Ellsworth (16-10); Carson Taylor, Ellsworth (15-11); Brady Russom, Phillipsburg (16-4)

CONWAY SPRINGS—Samuel Lynn, Meade (26-6); Grayson Allen, Conway Springs (14-12); Garrison Kite, Cimarron (9-10); Ian May, Conway Springs (16-15); John Budd, Chaparral (16-14); Evan Tatro, Cimarron (12-8)

WICHITA—Amir Khicha, Collegiate (19-1); G Farha, Collegiate (26-6); Jace Darnauer, Sterling (26-3); Devin Boice, Haven (18-11); Lathem Kizzar, Sterling (23-5); Cooper Brown, WIchita Classical (8-9)

TOPEKA—Drew Fay, Topeka Cair Paravel (26-2); Issac Seitz, KC Christian (21-9); Jackson Delong, Neodesha (21-6); Jonah Arnold, Cair Paravel (11-5); Warren Wiedeman, Perry (11-7); Gabe Rinnert, Lawrence Seabury (13-7)

DOUBLES QUALIFIERS

LINDSBORG—Jack Bieker/Pierce Keller, Smoky Valley (24-9); Peyton Dody/Alden Metro, Central Plains (27-3); Mason Yingling/Cam Flavin, Trego (18-10); Richard Hayes/Scott Lamatsch, Central Plains (24-6); Leyton Mooney/Xander Mooney, Hoisington (17-10); Ty Hammeke/Ethan Schlochtermeier, Ellinwood (24-9)

CONWAY SPRINGS—Joseph Beck/Eli Benge, Conway Springs (17-9); Jack Walker/Jesus Reyes, Chaparral (18-14); Tristan Thompson/Troy Hemken, Larned (16-9); Ty Latta/Luke Misak, Chaparral (13-10); Kaleb Zoglmann/Hudson Stevens, Conway Springs (14-12); Ryan Hill/Brayden Smith, Larned (16-8)

WICHITA—Charlie Gentile/Maddox Drumright, Collegiate (19-1); Vihaan Ganganala/James Nolan, Collegiate (12-3); Trace Deshon/Ben Bierstedt, Sterling (20-10); Blane Farley/Owen Holdeman, Wichita Trinity (12-8); Micah Mitnaul/Jacob Chan, WIchita Classical (5-3); Sam Pennycuff/Vincent Wuertz, Hutchinson Trinity (12-17)

TOPEKA—Ian Lynch/Bomani Busch, Marysville (24-5); Eli Frese/Korbin Fors, Marysville (2-1); Alex Marroquin/Tayle Leck, Neodesha (4-2); Joe Thoennes/David Toenjes, Topeka Cair Paravel (1-2); Caleb Warren/Graham Spears, KC Christian (3-1); Isaiah Rush/Josh Combs, KC Christian (7-16)