HESSTON — Larned's Abigail Holt (26-4) captured the regional singles championship with a 7-6 (7-1), 6-2 victory over Cimarron's Emily Goetz to secure a berth in the 3-1A state tennis championship at Topeka.
Holt downed Ellsworth's Karli Haase 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals.
Two Larned doubles teams lost consolation matches Saturday to miss 3-1A state berths.
Placing last year are Salina Sacred Heart runner-up Katherine Weiss (19-4), Larned’s Abigail Holt (26-4), fourth; Marysville’s Shea Kramer (29-4), fifth; Wichita Collegiate’s Lara De Carvalho (21-4), sixth; Oiler Oeser, eighth; Beloit’s Ashlyn Knight (17-5), 10th; and Cimarron’s Emily Goetz (25-5), 12th,
Last year, Collegiate’s Laney Conrad/Julia Herman (26-3) placed first. Other returnees are Hesston’s fourth-place Elyse Griffin/Kori Kramer (23-4); sixth place Osborne’s Gracie Riner/Leavie Riner (23-1); and 11th-place Smoky Valley’s Lily Heline/Kayla Norberg (23-8).
For a state berth, Larned's Arianna Hemken/Breanna Hemken (23-9) lost 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to Cimarron's Keira Buchholz/Zoey Jantz. Larned's Reese Watkins/Maggie Haas (1-2) lost 6-4, 6-1 to Hesston's Jaiden Callahan/Caroline Yoder.
Ellsworth's Elena Jundt/Hannah Vague, Ellsworth defeated Hemken/Hemken, 7-5, 6-7 (7-3), (10-5) in a 3-set quarterfinal thriller. Ellsworth's Reygan Coonrod/Inarie Rippert defeated Watkins/Haas, Larned, 6-1, 6-0 in the quarterfinals.
TEAM TOTALS—1—Ellsworth 16; 2—Hesston 13; 3—Sterling 10; 4—Larned 9; Cimarron 9; 6—Hutchinson Trinity 1
SINGLES—1—Abigail Holt, Larned (26-4) def. Emily Goetz, Cimarron (25-5), 7-6 (7-1), 6-2; 3—Chelsie Brown, Sterling (27-5) def. Karli Haase, Ellsworth (24-6), 6-1, 6-3; 5—Molly Martin, Hesston (15-13) def. Felis De La Cruz (14-14), Ellsworth, 6-1, 6-2
SEMIFINALS—Holt def. Haase, 6-3, 6-3; Goetz def. Brown, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
QUARTERFINALS—Holt def. Ava Madden, Hutchinson Trinity, 6-1, 6-0
SECOND ROUND—Holt def. Kendall Webb, Lyons, 6-1, 6-0; Felis De La Cruz, Ellsworth def. Jennifer Gracia, SJ, 6-0, 6-1; Karli Haase, Ellsworth def. Sofie Odelmark, Ellinwood, 6-0, 6-0; Emily Goetz, Cim def. Giselle Ramirez, SJ, 6-0, 6-1; Chelsie Brown, Sterling def. Porter, 6-0, 6-0
FIRST ROUND— Gracia def. Jaden Carlson, Haven, 8-1; Sofie Odelmark def. Navaeh Becker, Lyons, 8-2; Ramirez def. Michelle Koehler, Hutchinson Trinity, 9-7; Danika Bingle/Zimmerman, Sterling def. Cassie Manry, Larned, 8-6; Porter, def. Abby Thalmann, Haven, default
DOUBLES—1—Kori Kramer/Elyse Griffin, Hesston (25-4) def. Reygan Coonrod/Inarie Rippert, Ellsworth (27-4), 6-2, 7-5; 3—Cylie LaTourell/Emily McGaughey, Sterling (22-6) def. Elena Jundt/Hannah Vague, Ellsworth (19-3), 5-7, 6-4, 6-4; 5—Keira Buchholz/Zoey Jantz, Cimarron (17-7) def. Jaiden Callahan/Caroline Yoder, Hesston (15-13), 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
SEMIFINALS—Kramer/Griffin def. Jundt/Vague, 6-0, 6-2; Coonrod/Rippert def. LaTourell/McGaughey, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
QUARTERFINALS—Elena Jundt/Hannah Vague, Ellsworth def. Arianna Hemken/Breanna Hemken, Larned, 7-5, 6-7 (7-3), (10-5); Coonrod/Rippert def. Reese Watkins/Maggie Haas, Larned, 6-1, 6-0
CONSOLATION—Keira Buchholz/Zoey Jantz, Cimarron def. Hemken/Hemken (23-9), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; Jaiden Callahan/Caroline Yoder, Hesston def. Watkins/Haas (1-2), 6-4, 6-1
SECOND ROUND—Kramer/Griffin def. Gracyn Dombroski/Shelby Steffan, Ellinwood, 6-0, 6-2; Hemken/Hemken def. Bianca Salazar/Lindyn Nelson, HT, 6-1, 6-0; Jundt/Vague def. Grace Sturtz/Vivian Klepper, Ellinwood, 6-2, 6-1; Watkins/Haas def. Jaiden Jaeger/Emily Wellman, Sterling, 6-3, 3-6, (10-4)
FIRST ROUND—Dombroski/Steffan def. Leina Clayton/Karson Peter, Lyons, 8-1 Salazar/Nelson, HT def. Melea Hearn/Evelyn Lopez, SJ, 8-7 (7-1); Sturtz/Klepper, def. Therese Little/Aissa Lorden, HT, 8-1; Maylee Hardey/Claire Morey, Hillsboro def. Cora Martin/Jazlene Ramirez, SJ, 8-3
SINGLES STATE RECORDS
CONWAY SPRINGS—1—Lara de Carvalho, Wichita Collegiate, 21-4; 2—Haylee Osner, Conway Springs, 20-5; 3—Amelia Blackman, Collegiate, 22-12; 4—Greer Kice, Classical, 18-9; 5—Ryan Schreiner, Kingman, 18-10; 6—Innslee Albright, Chaparral, 11-5
HESSTON—1—Abigail Holt, Larned, 26-4; 2—Emily Goetz, Cimarron, 25-5; 3—Chelsie Brown, Sterling, 27-5; 4—Karli Haase, Ellsworth, 15-6; 5—Molly Martin, Hesston, 15-13; 6—Felis De La Cruz, Ellsworth, 21-9
MARYSVILLE—1—Shea Kramer, Marysville, 29-4; 2—Katherine Weiss, Salina Sacred Heart, 19-4; 3—Ashlyn Knight, Beloit, 17-5; 4—Grace Winkler, Marysville, 17-7; 5—Audrey Tramp, Sabetha, 17-8; 6—Sophie Scrimsher, Perry, 13-12
PHILLIPSBURG—1—Hayden Bellamy, Colby, 32-1; 2—Alivia Solida, Phillipsburg, 25-6; 3—Anna Malsam, Trego, 15-9; 4—Lauren Oeser, Central Plains, 21-10; 5—Allison Zimmerman, Colby, 15-10; 6—Addison Owens, Goodland, 15-15
DOUBLES STATE RECORDS
PHILLIPSBURG—1—Gracie Riner/Leavie Riner, Osborne, 23-1; 2—Jocelyn Billings/Isabella Keesee, Phillipsburg, 23-5; 3—Grace Lamatsch/Ryann Metro, CP, 19-10; 4—Kennedy McCarty/Lexie Schroeder, Colby, 12-12; 5—Grace William/Claire Mick, Osborne, 13-6; 6—Cyrise Brown/Valorie Solida, Phillipsburg, 10-10
CONWAY SPRINGS—1—Laney Conrad/Julia Herman, Collegiate, 26-3; 2—Tatum Downing/Langley Overman, Collegiate, 13-5; 3—Morgan Koester/Sadie Koester, Conway Springs, 18-9; 4—Leonora Neumann/Adah Branam, Classical, 17-8; 5—Grace Bender/Janel Meyer, Conway Springs, 13-5; 6—Kabrie Chance/Katelyn Reames, Chaparral, 10-4
HESSTON—1—Elyse Griffin/Kori Kramer, Hesston, 23-4; 2—Reygan Coonrod/Inarie Rippert, Ellsworth, 25-4; 3—Cylie LaTourell/Emily McGaughey, Sterling, 21-6; 4—Elena Jundt/Hannah Vague, Ellsworth, 17-3; 5—Keira Buchholz/Zoey Jantz, Cimarron, 17-7; 6‑Jaiden Callahan/Caroline Yoder, Hesston, 15-13
MARYSVILLE—1—Kadence Spurgeon/Rose Latta, Marysville, 24-5; 2—Meredith Denton/Baylie Tharman, Wabaunsee, 14-4; 3—Lily Heline/Kayla Norberg, Smoky Valley, 23-8; 4—Katherine Frese/Aubree Vering, Marysville, 15-8; 5—McKenna Gatz/Karsyn Meyer, Sabetha, 16-8; 6—Kelsee Adam/Kaitlyn Leis, Smoky Valley, 11-7
