LINDSBORG — Powerhouse Hesston (69) edged Smoky Valley (68) with Larned (57) finishing third in Saturday’s Central Kansas League girls tennis tournament. Hesston has swept seven consecutive CKL tennis titles.
Larned’s No. 1 singles Audrey Manry (22-4) placed third with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Hoisington’s Isabelle Gonzalez (9-7). Hesston’s Gracie Dawes (18-5) defeated Pratt’s Erin Jackson (18-10), 7-5, 6-4 in the championship match. Dawes downed Gonzalez 6-1, 6-2 and Jackon edged Manry, 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinals.
Smoky Valley’s No. 2 singles Karee Adam downed Larned Indian Ella McNett (20-5), 6-4, 7-6 (7-0) for first place. McNett beat Hesston’s Maggie Carlson, 6-4, 7-5 in the semifinals. Nickerson’s Zoe Coonce defeated Hoisington’s Ashlynn George, 9-7 for fifth place.
Hillsboro’s Kyla Isaac/Cheyenne Funk defeated Larned’s No. 1 doubles Kathryn Holt/Abigail Holt, 6-3, 6-4 for third place. Smoky Valley’s Karik Ellott/Lena Rauchholz (20-6) defeated Hesston’s Michaela Martin/Cassandra Albin (6-4), 6-1, 6-3 in the championship match. Holt/Holt (18-8) lost 6-0, 6-2 to Hesston’s Martin/Albin in the semifinals.
Hesston’s Emily Friesen/Amala John defeated Larned’s No. 2 doubles Ava Mull/Sarah Manry, 4-6, 6-3 (10-7) for third place. Smoky Valley’s Riley Ahlstedt/Campbell Gaskill (19-8) downed Hillsboro’s Callie Plenert/Callie Bernhardt, Hillsboro, 6-3, 6-1 for first place. Plenert/Bernhardt defeated Mull/Manry, 6-0, 6-0 in the semifinals.
Larned travels to Scott City and Hoisington competes at Phillipsburg Friday/Saturday for 3-1A tennis regionals.
CENTRAL KANSAS LEAGUE
TEAM SCORES—1—Hesston 69; 2—Smoky Valley 68; 3—Larned 57; 4—Pratt 37; 5—Hoisington 35; 6—Hillsboro 34; 7—Lyons 23; 8—Haven 20; 9—Nickerson 17
NO. 1 SINGLES
1—Gracie Dawes, Hesston def. Erin Jackson, Pratt, 7-5, 6-4
3—Audrey Manry, Larned def. Isabelle Gonzalez, Hoisington, 6-1, 6-3
5—Logan Spencer, SV def. Tessa Miller, Lyons, 9-4
7—Olivia Rome, Nickerson def. Lexi Smith, Haven, 9-0
Manry def. Cheyenne Funk, Hillsboro, 6-0, 6-0; Jackson, Pratt def. Manry, 6-4, 6-3; Gonzalez def. Miller, Lyons, 6-3, 6-4; Dawes, Hesston def. Gonzalez, 6-1, 6-2
NO. 2 SINGLES
1—Karee Adam, SV def. Ella McNett, Larned, 6-4, 7-6 (7-0)
3—Maggie Carlson, Hesston def. Bailey Jackson, Pratt, 6-1, 6-1
5—Zoe Coonce, Nickerson def. Ashlynn George, Hoisington, 9-7
7—Cassidy Peterson, Haven def. Kate Maxfield, Hillsboro, default
McNett def. Maxfield, Hillsboro, 6-0, 6-0; McNett def. Carlson, Hesston, 6-4, 7-5; Carlson, Hesston def. George, 6-0, 6-3; George def. Maxfield, Hillsboro, 9-2
NO. 1 DOUBLES
1—Karik Ellott/Lena Rauchholz, SV def. Michaela Martin/Cassandra Albin, Hesston, 6-1, 6-3
3—Kyla Isaac/Cheyenne Funk, Hillsboro def. Kathryn Holt/Abigail Holt, Larned, 6-3, 6-4
5—Jayme Belote/Bella Bryant, Lyons def. Carlee Arnold/Amie Yoder, Haven, 9-6
7—Samantha Colson/Audrie Harms, Hoisington def. Caarly Bontrager/Lanaya Hada, Nickerson, 9-4
Holt/Holt def. Colson/Harms, 6-4, 6-4; Martin/Albin, Hesston def. Holt/Holt, 6-0, 6-2; Arnold/Yoder, Haven def. Colson/Harms, 9-8 (13-11)
NO. 2 DOUBLES
1—Riley Ahlstedt/Campbell Gaskill, SV def. Callie Plenert/Callie Bernhardt, Hillsboro, 6-3, 6-1
3—Emily Friesen/Amala John, Hesston def. Ava Mull/Sarah Manry, Larned, 4-6, 6-3 (10-7)
5—Tessa Fry/Mallory Reif, Hoisington def. Karsyn Sharp/Sterling, Pratt, 9-1
7—Kinley Jacques/Reese Roper, Haven def. Mia Bryant/Victoria Contreras, Lyons, 9-3
Mull/Manry def. Sharp/Sterling, Pratt, 6-4, 6-2; Plenert/Bernhardt, Hillsboro def. Mull/Manry, 6-0, 6-0; Ahlstedt/Gaskill, SV def. Fry/Reif, 6-0, 7-6 (7-2); Fry/Reif def. Jacques/Roper, Haven, 9-2
