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Ellinwood tennis captures Larned title
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The Ellinwood Eagle 2021 tennis team continues to thrive with a first-place finish at Tuesday's Larned Invitational.

LARNED – Ellinwood's No. 1 singles Evan Ringwald (3-1) , No. 2 singles Cole Ringwald (2-2) and No. 1 doubles Nathan Ringwald/Giovanni Battistoni (4-0) placed first as the Eagles captured Tuesday's Larned Tennis Invitational.

No. 1 singles Evan Ringwald (3-1) won 66 percent of his games to edge Larned's Nick Ratzlaff (3-1, 62%) for first place. Ratzlaff edged Ringwald 7-4. Ringwald downed Cimarron's Luke Janzen, 7-2.

No. 2 singles Cole Ringwald (2-2) lost matches to Ratzlaff and Janzen, but downed Cimarron's Troy Hawley 7-1 and Larned's Matthew Figger 7-6 (7-1) in a tiebreaker.

No. 1 doubles Ringwald/Battistoni (4-0) swept four matches, beating Larned's Joseph Theis/Phillip Applequist 7-4 for first place. Cimarron's No. 2 doubles Andrew Bogner/Eli Green (2-2) placed first.

LARNED INVITATIONAL

TEAM TOTALS–1–Ellinwood 30; 2–Cimarron 24; 3–Larned 18

NO. 1 SINGLES–1–Evan Ringwald, Ellinwood (3-1, 66%); 2–Nick Ratzlaff, Larned (3-1, 62%); 3–Luke Janzen, Cimarron (3-1, 56%); Ratzlaff def. E. Ringwald, 7-4; E. Ringwald def. Janzen, 7-2; Janzen def. Ratzlaff, 7-5

NO. 2 SINGLES–1–Cole Ringwald, Ellinwood (2-2); 2–Troy Hawley, Cimarron (1-3); 3–Matthew Figger, Larned (0-4); Ratzlaff def. C. Ringwald, 7-0; Janzen def. C. Ringwald, 7-5; C. Ringwald def. Hawley, 7-1; C. Ringwald def. Figger, 7-6 (7-1); Hawley def. Figger, 7-2; E. Ringwald def. Hawley, 7-1; Ratzlaff def. Hawley, 7-5; Janzen def. Figger, 7-1; E. Ringwald def. Figger, 7-3

NO. 1 DOUBLES–1–Nathan Ringwald/Giovanni Battistoni, Ellinwood (4-0); 2–Joseph Theis/Phillip Applequist, Larned (3-1); 3–Tanner Bailey/Ivan Mendez, Cimarron (2-2); Ringwald-Battistoni def. Theis/Applequist, 7-4; Ringwald-Battistoni def. Bailey/Mendez, 7-2; Theis/Applequist def. Bailey/Mendez, 7-2  

NO. 2 DOUBLES–1–Andrew Bogner/Eli Green, Cimarron (2-2); 2–Daegan Johnson/Devyn Johnson, Ellinwood (1-3); 3–Clayton Kelly/Mason Mead, Larned (0-4); Bogner/Green def. Johnson/Johnson, 7-3; Bogner/Green def. Kelly/Mead, 7-1; Ringwald/Battistoni def. Bogner/Green, 7-2; Theis/Applequist def. Bogner/Green, 7-0; Johnson/Johnson def. Kelly/Mead, 7-3; Theis-Applequist def. Johnson/Johnson, 7-0; Bailey/Mendez def. Johnson/Johnson, 7-1; Ringwald/Battistoni def. Kelly/Mead, 7-0; Bailey/Mendez def. Kelly/Mead, 7-2