Larned captures Pratt tennis title

PRATT – Larned’s No. 1 singles Abby Holt, No. 2 singles Ella McNett and No. 2 doubles Arianna Hemken/Breanna Hemken placed first to lead the Indians (64) to Saturday’s Pratt tennis title ahead of runner-up Pratt (51).

No. 1 singles Holt defeated Chaparral’s Innslee Albright, 6-4 for first place. No. 2 singles McNett downed Kiowa County’s Elizabeth Sneed 6-0 for the title.

No. 1 doubles Hemken/Hemken defeated Wellington’s Crystal Ramirez/Jordyn Brown 6-4 in the finals. Larned’s No. 1 doubles Sarah Manry/Reese Watkins placed third with a 6-1 win over Chaparral’s Stormy Cash/Tipton Francis. Wellington’s champions Kadynce Aufdengarten/Ashlyn Gerten defeated Manry/Watkins 6-1 in the semifinals.

PRATT TOURNAMENT

TEAM SCORES—1—Larned 64; 2—Pratt 51; 3—Wellington 45; 4—Chaparral 40; 5—Kiowa County 12; 6—Kingman 8

NO. 1 SINGLES—1—Abby Holt, Larned def. Innslee Albright, Chap, 6-4; Holt def. Logan Robinson, Wellington, 6-3; Holt def. Bailey Jackson, Pratt, 6-4; Holt def. Liberty Gilkey, KC, 6-2

NO. 2 SINGLES—1—Ella McNett, Larned def. Elizabeth Sneed, KC, 6-0; McNett def. Katelyn Reames, Chap, 6-0; McNett def. Kena Sterling, Pratt, 6-2; McNett def. Valerie Weninger, Kingman, 6-0

NO. 1 DOUBLES—3—Sarah Manry/Reese Watkins, Larned def. Stormy Cash/Tipton Francis, Chap, 6-1; Manry/Watkins def. Willa Bryant/Anahi Pina, Lyons, 6-0; Karsyn Sharp/Jadyn Thompson, Pratt def. Manry/Watkins, 6-2; Kadynce Aufdengarten/Ashlyn Gerten, Wellington def. Manry/Watkins, 6-1

NO. 2 DOUBLES—1—Arianna Hemken/Breanna Hemken, Larned def. Crystal Ramirez/Jordyn Brown, Wellington, 6-4; Hemken/Hemken def. Shelby Johnston/Kendal Webb, Lyons, 6-0; Hemken/Hemken def.  Graceyn Fleming/Hope Hughes, Pratt, 6-2; Hemken/Hemken def. McKenzie Schoenhofer/Leah White, Kingman, 6-2