HILLSBORO — Ellinwood's doubles runner-up Ty Hammeke/Evan Ringwald (16-5) and singles player Cole Ringwald (20-11) qualified for the 3-1A state tennis tournament at Prairie Village in the Hillsboro regional.
Hesston's No. 1 seed Asher Deutschendorf/Braiden Liechty (21-2) defeated Hammeke/Ringwald, 6-1, 6-3 in Friday's championship match. Hammeke/Ringwald defeated Sterling's Charlie Simpson-Eighmy/Paul Schiemann, 1-6, 6-0, 6-1 in the semifinals. Ellinwood (10) placed third.
Hesston's regional finalist Will White downed Cole Ringwald, 6-1, 6-0 in the semifinals. Hutchinson Trinity's Cristyan Grajeda defeated Ringwald, 6-2, 6-3 for third place.
Larned's Mason Mead/Tristan Thompson (10-16) placed sixth with a 6-1, 6-1 setback to Haven's Brady Peterson/Devin Boice, Haven for fifth place. Mead/Thompson downed Hutchinson Trinity's Reily Grajeda/Ethan Harvey 6-2, 6-0 to qualify for state.
3-1A HILLSBORO
TEAM SCORES—1—Hesston 21; 2—Sterling 11 ; 3—Ellinwood 10; 4—Hutchinson Trinity 6; 5—Haven 5; 6—Lyons 3; 7—Larned 2
SINGLES FINALS—1—Will White, Hesston (19-11) def. Jace Darnauer, Sterling (23-9), 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (12-10); 3—Cristyan Grajeda, Hutchinson Trinity (19-11) def. Cole Ringwald (20-11); 6-2, 6-3; 5—Fred Chuen, Lyons (16-10) def. Janmejay Patwardhan, Hesston (13-10), 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
SEMIFINALS—White def. Ringwald, 6-1, 6-0; Darnauer def. Grajeda, 6-2, 6-4
SECOND ROUND—Ringwald def. Chuen, 6-2, 3-6 (12-10)
FIRST ROUND—Cole Ringwald, E def. James Kingsbury, L, 6-0, 6-0; Grant Richey, Hillsboro def. Gray Ringwald, E, 6-0, 6-1; Jace Darnauer, Sterling def. Trey Hemken, L, 6-0 6-0
DOUBLES FINALS—1—Asher Deutschendorf/Braiden Liechty, Hesston (21-2) def. Ty Hammeke/Evan Ringwald, E (16-5), 6-1; 6-3; 3—Kaden Quinn/Eli Miller, Hesston (8-6) def. Charlie Simpson-Eighmy/Paul Schiemann, Sterling (13-8), 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; 5—Brady Peterson/Devin Boice, Haven (18-11) def. Mason Mead/Tristan Thompson, Larned (10-16), 6-1, 6-1
SEMIFINAL—Hammeke/Ringwald def. Simpson-Eighmy/Schiemann, 1-6, 6-0, 6-1; Deutschendorf/Liechty def. Quinn/Miller, 6-0, 6-0
CONSOLATION—Mead/Thompson def. Reily Grajeda/Ethan Harvey, Hutchinson Trinity, 6-2, 6-0
SECOND ROUND—Deutschendorf/Liechty def. Mead/Thompson, 6-0, 6-0; Hammeke/Ringwald def. Brady Peterson/Devin Boice, Haven, 6-2, 6-2
FIRST ROUND— Hammeke/Ringwald def. Maquire Jacques/Gatlin Rinehart, Haven, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4); Reily Grajeda/Ethan Harvey, Hutchinson Trinity def. Isiah Steele/Brayden Robl, E, 0-6, 6-4, (10-7); Mead/Thompson def. Sam Madden/Sam Pennycraft, 6-2, 6-2
3-1A STATE, PRAIRIE VILLAGE
3-1A STATE SINGLES—Will White, Hesston, 19-11; Jace Darnauer, Sterling, 23-9; Cristyan Grajeda, Hutchinson Trinity, 19-11; Cole Ringwald, Ellinwood, 20-11; Fred Chuen, Lyons, 16-10; Janmejay Patwardhan, Hesston, 13-10; Charlie Gentile, Wichita Collegiate, 22-3; Noan Doom, Wichita Classical, 21-8; Omar Al-Tabbal, 15-9; Levi Miles, Conway Springs, 19-13; Aiden Adams, Wichita Trinity, 24-8; Xander Myers, South Barber, 17-8; Peyton Ryan, Central Plains 28-0; Camden Stiles, Central Plains 24-6; Brendan Anderson, Ellsworth 13-5; Vincent Lynn, Meade, 23-8; Nate Fischer, Phillipsburg, 18-10; Konner Smith, Cimarron, 13-15
3-1A STATE DOUBLES—Asher Deutschendorf/Braiden Liechty, Hesston 21-2; Ty Hammeke/Evan Ringwald, Ellinwood, 16-5; Kaden Quinn/Eli Miller, Hesston 8-6; Charlie Simpson-Eighmy/Paul Schiemann, Sterling 13-8; Brady Peterson/Devin Boice, Haven 18-11; Mason Mead/Tristan Thompson, Larned 10-16; Paxton Dody/Peyton Dody, Central Plains, 24-6; Orvin Dyck/Vincent Lynn, Meade, 26-4; Nethan Cauthon/Alden Metro, Central Plains, 25-5; David Mendez/Landon Houseman, Cimarron, 24-6; Hudson Deines/Colton Micek, Trego, 14-7; Graeden Dreher/Mason Yingling, Trego, 14-8; Carter Drumright/Maddox Drumright, Wichita Collegiate, 23-2; Charlie Graham/Isaac Yourdon, Wichita Classical, 26-6; Isaac Winter/Layne Whitney, Conway Springs, 20-12; Sky Fujinuma/Rahul Madhaven, Wichita Collegiate, 5-5; Preston Sebits/Alex Hobson, Wichita Trinity, 19-13; Collin Branam/Blane Farney, Wichita Classical, 17-8