MCPHERSON — Great Bend's Jacob Parks (2-2) placed 12th and Aiden Stacey (2-2) finished 13th at Thursday's McPherson Tennis Tournament.

In doubles, Great Bend's Kaden Deines/Kia Brit defeated teammates Chason Ramsey/Kaden Pounds, 8-1 for 15th place.

"I was proud of our freshman singles player Aiden Stacey going 2-2 at his first high school meet," said Great Bend coach Chris Manning. "We got a lot of nerves out of the way in our first varsity meet. We'll be ready to compete in the next couple of meets." 

MCPHERSON TOURNAMENT

TEAM TOTALS—1—Newton 51; 2—Hays High 45; 3—Winfield 44; 4—McPherson Red 42; 5—Derby 40; 6—Salina South 28; 7—Great Bend 12; 8—McPherson White 10

GREAT BEND SINGLES

Reid Gobluski, Newton def. Jacob Parks, GB, 8-3; Parks def. Liam Lemaster, SS, 8-6; Viggo McHenry, Mc Red def. Parks, 8-4; 11TH—Josh Moore, Winfield def. Parks, 8-2

Hadley, Newton def. Aiden Stacey, GB, 8-4; Hunter Mandez, Mc Red def. Stacey, 8-2; Stacey def. Gray Koening, Mc White, 8-1; 13TH—Stacey def. Liam Lemaster, SS, 8-2

GREAT BEND DOUBLES

Jackson Davis/Adam Everett, Winfield def. Chason Ramsey/Kaden Pounds, GB, 8-0; Trek Wedel/Ethan Downey, Newton def. Ramsey/Pounds, 8-2; Pau Gonzales /Mason Eisenbarth, Mc White def. Ramsey/Pounds, 8-3; Xavier Catura/Kale Schwien, Hays def. Kaden Deines/Kia Brit, 8-2; def. Deines/Brit, 8-2; Seimens/Emery, Mc White def. Deines/Brit, 8-7 (9-6); 15TH--Deines/Brit def. Ramsey/Pounds, 8-1