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Area players advance to tennis quarterfinals
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TOPEKA — Hoisington's No. 3 seed Mila Simic (24-3) and Larned's No. 4 seed Lauren Sleder (26-2) advanced to the quarterfinals in the 3-1A girls state tennis championship Friday at the Kossover Tennis Center. Simic defeated Sleder in two of three meetings.

Central Plains doubles entry Emery Siemsen/Ashtyn Robl (23-6) is seeded third.

3-1A STATE SINGLES

QUARTERFINALS—1—Karli Haase, Ellsworth, 30-0 vs 9 Evelynn Thompson, Silver Lake, 17-2; 4—Lauren Sleder, Larned 26-2 vs 5—Addison Rusco, Conway Springs, 22-6; 2—Madilyn Poole, Topeka Cair Paravel, 22-1 vs 7—Anna Marie Marsell, Russell, 23-8; 3—Mila Simic, Hoisington, 24-3 vs 6—Hannah Vague, Ellsworth, 30-1

SECOND ROUND—Haase def. Hebert, Wichita Classical, 6-1, 6-0; Thompson def. Rowland, Sterling, 6-3, 6-1; Rusco def. Poole, Topeka Cair Paravel, 6-4, 6-0; Sleder def. Darby Sundahl, Larned, 6-4, 6-2; Poole def. Eliza Jeffrey, Central Plains, 6-2, 6-0; Marsell def. Reynolds, Tribune, 6-4, 6-2; Simic def. Popp, Haven, 6-0, 6-3; Vague def. Lauren Ringwald, Ellinwood, 6-1, 6-1

FIRST ROUND—Herbert def. Orton, Wabaunsee, 6-4, 2-6 (11-9); Rusco def. Lange, Conway Springs, 6-0, 6-1; Poole def. Lauren Rugan, Ellinwood, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3; Sundahl def. Eriksen, Wichita Classical, 2-6, 6-3, (10-3); Jeffrey def. Thiessen, Hillsboro, 6-4, 6-1; Reynolds def. Welch, Chaparral, 6-0, 6-2; Popp def. Breshears, Marysville, 6-4, 6-0; Ringwald def. Herder, Shawnee Maranatha, 6-3, 6-3

3-1A STATE DOUBLES

SECOND ROUND—1—MaKenna Anderson/Reygan Coonrod, Ellsworth, 30-1 vs Emma McNett/Olivia Holt, Larned, 20-11; 8—Leah Schrader/Ava Hurla, Wabaunsee, 24-5 vs Aevyn Siemsen/Bella Zink, Central Plains, 23-9; 4—Micah Wolke/Delaney Jones, Conway Springs, 20-9 vs Millie Wilkey/Alayna Branam, Wichita Classical, 14-5; 5—Chloe Allen/Paige Rusco, Conway Springs, 22-3 vs Lilly Voet/Adlee Wolfe, Marysville, 15-7; 2—Danika Zimmerman/Emma Lewis, Sterling, 28-1 vs Brynlee Wolfe/Lucy Zierlein, Marysville, 7-7; 7—Mia Brown/Amara Garfield, Wichita Classical, 15-7 vs Cora Kyler/Raegan Williams, Ellsworth 27-5; 3—Emery Siemsen/Ashtyn Robl, Central Plains, 23-6 vs Lanie Menold/Ele Cola, Sabetha, 13-5; 6—Trista Smith/Annika Dietz, WaKeeney-Trego, 23-7 vs Claire Mick/Hailey Mick, Osborne, 22-7

FIRST ROUND—McNett/Holt def. Cooprider/Carothers. Chaparral, 6-2, 7-5; Siemsen/Zink def. Leinwetter/Clutter, Topeka Cair Paravel, 6-0, 6-3; Wilkey/Branam def. Jozlyn Mead/Danielle Hemken, Larned, 6-4, 7-5; Voet/Wolfe def. Stapleton/Lynn, Meade, 6-3, 6-2; Wolfe/Zierlein def. Emma Kelso/Kate McGlynn, Sterling, 7-5 7-6 (7-5); Kyler/Williams def. Eden Ringwald/Emalie Joiner, Ellinwood, 6-1, 6-1; Menold/Cola def. Denton/Eubanks, Wabaunsee, 6-3, 7-5; Mick/Mick def. Vivian Klepper/Camila Frayre, Ellinwood, 6-1, 6-2