WAKEENEY – Hoisington’s Reese Merlau captured the singles championship and Central Plains doubles Ryann Metro/Grace Lamatsch won the doubles division at Saturday’s WaKeeney-Trego tennis tournament.
Merlau defeated Osborne’s Grace William 8-7 (7-5) in a championship tiebreaker. Metro/ Lamatsch defeated Trego’s Annika Dietz/Trista Smith 8-1 in the championship match.
In singles, Hoisington’s Claire Crutcher finished fourth, Central Plains’ Charlee Schlessiger placed eighth and Oiler Whitney Armstrong placed 11th.
In doubles, Central Plains’ Elizah Jeffrey/Boston Robison placed 10thh and Hoisington’s Gracie Bonham-Debolt/Miette Kaiser finished 11th.
WAKEENEY TOURNAMENT
TEAM TOTALS—1—Victoria/Russell 27; 2—Phillipsburg 24; 3—Hoisington 23; 4—Central Plains 22; 5—Osborne 22; 6—Wakeeney Trego 20; 7—Tribune Greeley County 18; 8—Norton
SINGLES
1ST—Reese Merlau, H def. Grace William, O, 8-7 (7-5)
3RD—Aurora Nowlin, V/R def. Claire Crutcher, H, 8-5
7TH—Gabby Poels, P def. Charlee Schlessiger, CP, 8-4
11TH—Whitney Armstrong, CP def. Ann Kendig, O, 8-5;
Merlau def. Schlessiger, 8-2; Merlau def. Crutcher, 8-5; Crutcher def. Kendig, O, 8-1; Crutcher def. Valerie Solida, P, 8-5; Schlessiger def. Morgan Brown, WT, 8-7 (7-2); Solida, P def. Schlessiger, 8-1; William, O def. Armstrong, 8-1; Armstrong def. Mia Coleman, WT, 8-6; Zoey Shivers, TGC def. Armstrong, 8-7 (9-7)
DOUBLES
1ST—Ryann Metro/ Grace Lamatsch, CP def. Annika Dietz/ Trista Smith, WT, 8-1
9TH—Katrina Russell/Azariah Christy, P def. Elizah Jeffrey/Boston Robison, CP, 8-4
11TH—Gracie Bonham-Debolt/Miette Kaiser, H def. Saige Moos/Rachel Kuhn, R/V, 8-5
Metro/Lamatsch def. Heather Ward/Cassie Linsner, 8-0; Metro/Lamatsch def. Hannah Kennedy/Ryann Moffitt, P, 8-4; Metro/ Lamatsch def. Anna Marie Marsell/ Hayley Gier, V/R, 8-7 (7-5); Dietz/Trista Smith, WT def. Jeffrey/Robison, 8-2; Jeffrey/Robison def. Rylie Linner/Natie Everleigh, N, 8-0; Jeffrey/Robison def. Bonham-Debolt/Kaiser, 8-5; Allie Micek/Brecken Walt, WT def. Bonham-Debolt/Kaiser, 8-0; Bonham-Debolt/ Kaiser def. Lilli Puga/Hallie Long, N, 8-3; Moos/Kuhn, V/R def. Ward/ Linsner, 8-5
