GOODLAND — Larned's returning state qualifier Abby Holt (23-4) swept four consecutive matches at the 3-1A Goodland tennis regional to qualify for the state tournament at Topeka. 

Holt avenged a loss to Cimarron's Emily Goetz 6-2, 6-0 in the championship match. Goetz won 6-3 over Holt earlier in the season. Holt edged Sterling's Cheslie Brown 7-6, 6-3 in a tight semifinal match. Holt and teammate Kathryn Holt finished 2-2 at state last year.

Larned's previously unbeaten Ella McNett (30-1) rallied for a fifth-place 6-3, 6-4 victory against Kingman's Mary Pearce. McNett lost in the quarterfinals to Greeley County's Karlyn Woelk 6-4, 0-6 (10-8) in a tiebreaker. McNett finished 0-2 at state last year.

In doubles, Sterling downed Larned in two doubles quarterfinals. Sterling's Ella Wellman/Sunny Carder downed Larned's Sarah Manry/Reese Watkins, 6-1, 6-1. Sterling's Kate Rowland/Karissa Wilson beat Larned's Arianna Hemken/Breanna Hemken (24-6), 6-4, 6-0. 

Hemken/Hemken edged past Manry/Watkins 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (8-6) in the consolation round to qualify for the state tournament. Hemken/Hemken defeated Ashland's Jennifer Laufenburg/Jaya Milburn for fifth place.  

GIRLS TENNIS REGIONALS (top 6 qualify)

3-1A GOODLAND

SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP—Abby Holt, Larned (23-4) def. Emily Goetz, Cimarron, 6-2, 6-0

SEMIFINAL—Holt def. Chelsie Brown, Sterling, 7-6; 6-3

CONSOLATION—Ella McNett def. Angel Myers, Cimarron, 6-1, 6-0; FIFTH—McNett (30-1) def. Mary Pearce, Kingman, 6-3, 6-4

QUARTERFINAL—Karlyn Woelk, Greeley County def. McNett, 6-4, 0-6 (10-8); Holt def. Cylie LaTourell, Sterling, 6-0, 6-2

SECOND ROUND—McNett def. Kiara Linn, Goodland, 6-0, 6-0; Brown def. Brooke McKiearnan, St. John, 6-0, 6-0; LaTourell def. Cora Martin, St. John, 6-0, 6-0; Holt def. Hayden Napierala, So. Central, 6-0, 6-0 

DOUBLES QUARTERFINALS—Ella Wellman/Sunny Carder, Sterling def. Sarah Manry/Reese Watkins, Larned, 6-1, 6-1; Kate Rowland/Karissa Wilson, Sterling def. Arianna Hemken/Breanna Hemken, Larned (24-6), 6-4, 6-0 

CONSOLATION—Hemken/Hemken def. Manry/Watkins, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (8-6); FIFTH—Hemken/Hemken def. Jennifer Laufenburg/Jaya Milburn, Ashland, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3

SECOND ROUND—Manry/Watkins def. Phoebe Nachtigal/Sofia Garza, Goodland, 6-0, 6-0;  Hemken/Hemken def. Zoey Jantz/Paslie Werth, Cimarron, 1-6, 6-4 (10-7) 

PLAY-IN—McKenzie Schoenhofer/Cassiday Kennedy, Kingman def. Evelyn Lopez/Melea Hearn, St. John, 9-5; Val Weninger/Norah Youngers, Kingman def. Addi Ward/Blair Doggett, St. John, 9-4