LINDSBORG – Central Plains’ two-time state qualifier Brynna Hammeke/Kyla Metro (11-0) stayed unbeaten with a 6-1, 6-3 championship victory over Smoky Valley’s Riley Ahlstedt/Magdalena Rauchholz in the Smoky Valley Tennis Tournament.
Hammeke/Metro placed third and fifth the past two years at the 3-2-1A state tennis tournament. The Oilers (25) placed fourth with champion Smoky Valley (42) and runner-up Hesston (38) leading the way.
Lauren Oeser (6-6) finished eighth and Ashlyn Armstrong (6-5) placed 13th with a 8-3 win over Hillsboro’s Anna Jorgensen.
Grace Lamatsch/Ryann Metro (5-6) finished 12th with a hard-fought 8-7 (7-1) loss to Ellsworth’s Samantha Couch/Rebekah Vague.
SMOKY VALLEY TOURNAMENT
TEAM SCORES—1—Smoky Valley 42; 2—Hesston 38; 3—Chapman 34; 4—Central Plains 25; 5—Ellsworth 24; 6—Abilene 16; 7—Hillsboro 12; 8—Hutchinson Trinity 7
SINGLES
1—Elyssa Frieze, Chapman def. Nicole Haase, Ellsworth, 6-1, 6-3
2—Gracie Dawes, Hesston def. Maddie Beswick, Abilene, 6-1, 3-0 retired
3—Callie Plenert, Hillsboro def. Logan Spencer, SV, 8-1
7—Callie Sheridan, Ellsworth def. Lauren Oeser, CP, default
9—Kayla Norberg, SV def. Carlson, Hesston, 8-3
11—Harper Cain, HT def. Tanith Elliott, Chapman, 8-6
13—Ashlyn Armstrong, CP def. Anna Jorgensen, Hillsboro, 8-3
OILER RESULTS—Oeser def. Carlson, 8-4; Frieze def. Oeser, 5-0 retired; Spencer def. Oeser, default; Spencer def. Armstrong, 8-1; Armstrong def. Elliott, 8-4; Armstrong def. Dighton Tokoi, Abilene, 8-3
DOUBLES
1—Brynna Hammeke/Kyla Metro, CP def. Riley Ahlstedt/Magdalena Rauchholz, SV, 6-1, 6-3
3—Campbell Gaskill/Karee Adam, SV def. Cassie Albin/Kori Kramer, Hesston, 6-0, 6-2
5—Emily Friesen/Amala John, Hesston def. Chelsey Armbruster/Alida Elliott, Chapman, 6-2, 6-2
7—Nicole Blocker/Grace Merritt, Chapman def. MacKenzie Alvarez/Ashlyn Neufeld, HT, 6-2, 6-2
9—Madeline Murray/Amara Johnson, Abilene def. Kate Maxfield/Cheyenne Funk, Hillsboro, 8-6
11—Samantha Couch/Rebekah Vague, Ellsworth def. Grace Lamatsch/Ryann Metro, CP, 8-7 (7-1)
13—Ava Madden/Malena Palomares, HT def. Zoe Howell/Kameron Rohr, Ellsworth, 8-2
OILER RESULTS—Hammeke/Metro def. Gabriela Guillen/Bailey Woody, Abilene, 8-0; Hammeke/Metro def. Alvarez/Neufeld HT, 6-2, 6-0; Hammeke/Metro def. Gaskill/Adam, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1; Gaskill/Adam def. Lamatsch/Metro, 8-0; Lamatsch/Metro def. Howell/Rohr, 8-1; Maxfield/Funk def. Lamatsch/Metro, 8-2