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Oilers' Metro places seventh in 3-1A singles
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Hoisington’s Mallory Reif hits a return. - photo by Hugo Gonzalez

MAIZE — Central Plains Oiler singles qualifier Kyla Metro (14-5) won four of six matches to place seventh with a 9-1 victory over Hesston's Gracie Dawes in the 3-1A state tennis tournament at Maize South. Metro places for the third consecutive season after finishing third and fifth the past two years with Bryanna Hammeke. 

Metro defeated Cimarron’s Emily Goetz 6-0, 6-1 and Hesston's Dawes 6-3, 6-4 before losing 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 to Wichita Independent third-place finisher Lilly Meier. Metro downed Independent's Karolina Kadeckova 9-2 before losing 9-2 to Collegiate's Laney Conrad. Larned’s Ella McNett (23-9) lost both matches.

Larned’s Abigail Holt/Kathryn Holt won two of four matches. They were eliminated 9-7 by Ashland's Jacqueline Amaya/Victoria Milburn. Hoisington’s Tessa Fry/Mallory Reif (21-10) finished 1-2.

Perennial state champion Wichita Collegiate (44) won the state title with Smoky Valley (18) runner-up. Collegiate's Emma Mantovani defeated Ellsworth's Nicole Haase 6-2, 6-0 in singles. Collegiate's Lily Conrad/Ella Graham (29-2) defeated Conway Springs' Loren May/Haylee Osner, 6-3, 6-1 in doubles.

3-2-1A GIRLS STATE, MAIZE

TEAM TOTALS—1—Wichita Collegiate 44; 2—Smoky Valley 18; 3—Conway Springs 16, Wichita Independent 16; 5—Scott City 14, Ellsworth 14; 7—Hesston 13; 8—Norton 12; 9—Sterling 11, Colby 11; 11—Trego 9; 12—Central Plains 7; 13—Rossville 6; 14—Ashland 4, Wichita Classical 4; 16—Larned 3; 17—Hoisington 2, Osborne 2; 19—Phillipsburg 1

SINGLES—1— Emma Mantovani, Wichita Collegiate (28-4) def. Nicole Haase, Ellsworth (29-3), 6-2, 6-0; 3—Lilly Meier, Wichita Independent (20-6) def. Hayden Bellamy, Colby (31-2); 5—Laney Conrad, Wichita Collegiate def. Caroline Brungardt, Trego; 7—Kyla Metro, Central Plains def. Gracie Dawes, Hesston, 9-1; 9—Alivia Sherer, Rossville def. Shea Kramer, Marysville, 9-8 (7-2); 11—Karolina Kadeckova, Wichita Independent def. Greer Kice, Wichita Classical

SEMIFINALS—Mantovani def. Bellamy, 6-1, 6-1; Haase def. Meier, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1; QUARTERFINALS—Mantovani def. Kramer, 6-1, 6-2; Bellamy def.. Brungardt, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2; Haase def. Conrad, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5); Meier def. Metro, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4

SECOND ROUND—Mantovani def. Makenna Russom, Phillipsburg, 6-0, 6-0; Kramer def. Gracie Riner, Osborne, 6-0, 6-1; Bellamy def. Logan Spencer, Smoky Valley, 6-3, 6-3; Brungardt def. Sherer, 6-1, 6-4; Haase def. Kice, 6-4, 6-1; Conrad def. Ella McNett, Larned, 6-1, 6-1; Metro def. Dawes, 6-3, 6-4; Meier, def. Blair Wolters, Osborne, 6-0, 6-1; FIRST ROUND—Russom def. Faith Heath, Cimarron, 7-6, 6-0; Riner def. Liberty Gilkey, Kiowa County, 6-1, 6-2; Spencer def. Allyson Lange, Conway Springs, 7-5, 6-4; Sherer def. Karolina Kadeckova, Wichita Independent, 6-0, 6-2; Kice def. Olivia Favero, Shawnee Maranatha, 7-5, 6-4; Conrad def. Grace Schroller, Marysville, 6-2. 6-2; Metro def. Emily Goetz, Cimarron, 6-0, 6-1; Wolters def. Mallory Cupp, Scott City, 6-2, 6-4 

CONSOLATION—Metro def. Kadeckova, 9-2; Conrad def. Metro, 9-2; Mallory Cupp, Scott City def. McNett, 9-7

DOUBLES—1—Lily Conrad/Ella Graham, Wichita Collegiate (29-2) def. Loren May/Haylee Osner, Conway Springs (23-6), 6-3, 6-1; 3—Dylan Hawks/Dahn Hanlon, Norton (24-4) def. Kate Rowland/Karissa Wilson, Sterling (26-6), 4-6, 6-4, 7-5; 5—Isabella Matteucci/Katie Weiss, Salina Sacred Heart def. Rhiley Ahlstedt/Lena Rauchholz, Smoky Valley, 9-5; 7—Isabella Gutierrez-Myers/Sadie Hermosillo, Scott City def. Karee Adam/Campbell Gaskill, Smoky Valley, 9-7; 9—Cassie Albin/Kori Kramer, Hesston def. Madison Westergard/Rhiley Stoppel, Scott City, 9-5; 11—Jacqueline Amaya/Victoria Milburn, Ashland def. Tatem Tiejens-Peters/Ashlyn Knight, Beloit, 9-8 (20-18)   

SEMIFINALS—Conrad/Graham def. Ahlstedt/Rauchholz, 6-0, 6-0; May/Osner def. Rowland/Wilson, 6-3, 6-3; QUARTERFINALS—Conrad/Graham def. Ahlstedt/Rauchholz, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2; Hawks/Hanlon def. Adam/Gaskill, 6-3, 7-5; May/Osner def. Matteucci/Weiss, 7-6, 6-3; Rowland/Wilson def. Gutierrez-Myers/Hermosillo, 6-3, 6-7 (7-3), 7-5

SECOND ROUND—Conrad/Graham def. Kadence Spurgeon/Grace Winkler, Marysville, 6-1, 6-1; Ahlstedt/Rauchholz def. Madison Westergard/Rhiley Stoppel, Scott City, 6-0, 6-1; Hawks/Hanlon def. Amaya/Milburn, 6-2, 6-2; Adam/Gaskill def. Abigail Holt/Kathryn Holt, Larned, 6-2, 6-4; Matteucci/Weiss def. Adrienne May/Jarel Meyer, Conway Springs, 6-2, 6-3; May/Osner def. Tessa Fry/Mallory Reif, Hoisington, 6-1, 6-0; Gutierrez-Myers/Hermosillo def. Cassie Albin/Kori Kramer, Hesston, 6-3, 7-6; Rowland/Wilson def. Maddie Kemnitz/Marion Gibson, Wichita Collegiate, 6-3, 6-3

FIRST ROUND—Spurgeon/Winkler def. Kelsey Webb/Sunny Carder, Sterling, 6-1, 7-5; Ahlstedt/Rauchholz def. Macy Hammerschmidt/MaKenna Wellbrock, Victoria, 6-2, 6-2; Amaya/Milburn def. Ella Bird/Kiley Jargo, Wichita Classical, 6-0, 4-6 (11-9); Holt/Holt def. Natalie Graves/Gillian Struble, Chaparral, 6-1, 6-1; May/Meyer def. Kyra Nolan/Kalli Knobbe, Greeley County, 7-5, 1-6 (12-10); May/Osner def. Jeana Unruh/Samantha Diederich, Colby, 6-0, 6-1; Albin/Kramer def. Tatem Tietjens-Peters/Ashlyn Knight, Beloit, 6-7, 6-3 (11-9); Rowland/ Wilson def. Emily Friesen/Amala John, Hesston, 6-2, 6-4

CONSOLATION—Fry/Reif def. Emily Friesen/Amala John, Hesston, 9-3; Tiejens-Peters/Knight def. Fry/Reif, 9-8 (7-1); Holt/Holt def. Macy Hammerschmidt/MaKenna Wellbrock, Victoria, 9-3; Amaya/Milburn def. Holt/Holt, 9-7

3-1A REGIONAL

WAKEENEY — Hoisington's No. 4 seeded Tessa Fry/Mallory Reif upset the top seed and finished runner-up at Saturday's 3-1A WaKeeney tennis regional. Fry/Reif shocked Sterling's top seed Kate Rowland/Karissa Wilson 6-3, 2-6, 6-2. They lost 6-2, 6-1 in the championship match to Norton's Dylan Hawks/Dahn Hanlon.

Fry/Reif qualify for the 3-1A state tournament at Maize Oct. 15-16.

Central Plains Oiler Kyla Metro (10-3) played fourth to qualify for 3-1A state tennis without her two-time doubles partner Brynna Hammeke at the WaKeeneyregional. Hammeke/Kyla Metro finished 31-5 and 26-5 the past two years placing third and fifth at the 3-1A state tournament.

3-1A WAKEENEY

TEAM SCORES—1—Sterling 10; 2—Ellsworth 8; 3—Osborne 7; Norton 7; 5—Hoisington 6; WaKeeney Trego 6; 7—Central Plains 4; Phillipsburg 4; 9—Beloit 3; 10—Victoria 2; 11—Lyons 1

SINGLES—1—Nicole Haase, Ellsworth def. Caroline Brungardt, Trego, 6-0, 6-0; 3—Gracie Riner, Osborne def. Kyla Metro, Central Plains (10-3), 6-3, 6-3; 5—MaKenna Russom, Phillipsburg def. Blair Wolters, Osborne, 6-2, 6-3

SEMIFINALS—Haase def. Riner, 6-0, 6-0; Brungardt def. Metro, 6-0, 6-0; Russom def. Calli Sheridan, Ellsworth, 6-0, 6-1; Wolters def. Cylie LaTourell, Sterling, 6-1, 6-0

QUARTERFINALS—Haase def. Sheridan, 6-1, 6-0; Riner def. Russom, Phillipsburg, 3-6, 6-3, (10-7); Brungardt def. Blair Wolters, Osborne, 6-1, 6-0; Metro def. LaTourell, 6-1, 6-1   

SECOND ROUND—Haase def. Kya O’Banion, Trego, 9-0; Sheridan def.. LaNae Knight, Beloit, 9-7; Riner def. Emma Willesden, Hoisington, 9-0; Russom def. Kiley Stevenson, Ellinwood, 9-0; Brungardt def. Kenzie Sweat, Victoria, 9-2; Wolters def. Ashlynn George, Hoisington, 9-0; LaTourell def. Alivia Solida, Phillipsburg, 9-6; Metro def. Autumn VonLintel, Victoria, 9-0 

PLAY-IN ROUND—O’Banion def. Kamryn Sidener, Beloit, 9-8 (7-4); Willesden def. Alexis Wonderly, Norton, 9-7; Stevenson def. Kelly Donahey, Norton, 9-8 (9-7); George def. Ella Wellman, Sterling, 9-2; VonLintel def. Kiley Troyer, Ellinwood, 9-2

DOUBLES—1—Dylan Hawks/Dahn Hanlon, Norton def. Tessa Fry/Mallory Reif, Hoisington (20-8), 6-2, 6-1; 3—Kate Rowland/Karissa Wilson, Sterling def. Kelsey Webb/Sunny Carder, Sterling, 6-0, 6-1; 5—Tatum Tiejens-Peters/Ashlyn Knight, Beloit def. MaKenna Wellbrock/Macy Hammerschmidt, Victoria,  7-3 (7-3), 6-2

SEMIFINALS—Fry/Mallory Reif def. Rowland/Wilson, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2; Hawks/Hanlon def. Webb/Carder, 6-1, 6-1; Tiejens-Peters/Knight def. Jayme Belote/Bella Bryant, Lyons, 6-4, 6-2; Wellbrock/Hammrerschmidt def. Corinne Cole/Lizzie Sauer, Phillipsburg, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

QUARTERFINALS—Rowland/Wilson def. Wellbrock/Hammerschmidt, 6-3, 6-0; Fry/Reif def. Cole/Sauer, 6-1, 6-1;  Webb/Carder def. Belote/Bryant, 6-4, 6-7 (7-2), (10-8); Hawks/Hanlon def. Tiejens-Peters/Knight, 6-1, 6-0 

SECOND ROUND—Rowland/Wilson def. Emmot/Conn; Wellbrock/Hammerschmidt def. Jocelyn Billings/Bella Keesee, Phillipsburg, 9-6, Cole/Sauer, def. Grace Hoskins/Madisyn Schlochtermeier, Ellinwood (5-12), 9-3; Fry/Reif def. Allison Brummer/Grace William, Osborne, 9-1;  Belote/Bryant def. Bekah Vage/Elena Jundt, Ellsworth, 9-3; Webb/Carder def. Taylor Mapes/Abi Davis, Norton, 9-2; Tiejens-Peters/Knight def. Emilee Baze/Cheyenne Martinz, Hoisington (11-4), 9-2; Hawks/Hanlon def. Sami Couch/Emma Salyers, 9-0

PLAY-IN ROUND—Addison Emmot/Sydnie Conn, Beloit def. Darcy Draper/Averi Daubert, Trego, 9-6; Hoskins/Schlochtermeier def. Mia Bryant/Victoria Contreras, Lyons, 9-2; Brummer/William def. Ashlynn Armstrong/Ryann Metro, Central Plains (7-16), 9-8 (9-6); Vague/Jundt def. Sky Wittman/Alyssa Schneider, Trego, 9-6; Couch/Salyers def. Ava Thill/Mahra Johnston, Ellinwood (8-10), 9-6