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Larned's No. 2 doubles places first
Audrey Manry
Larned's No. 1 singles runner-up Audrey Manry hits a backhand against Hoisington's Audrie Harms in a 7-1 victory.

LARNED — Larned’s No. 2 doubles Ava Mull/Ella McNett (4-0) captured first place in Thursday’s Larned Tennis Invitational. Mull/McNett faced their closest test with a 7-6 (7-1) tiebreaker over Hoisington’s Samatha Colson/Isabelle Gonzalez.

Colby (36) placed first followed by Larned (26). Hoisington (13) finished fourth and Ellinwood (9) fifth. 

Colby’s No. 1 singles MacKenzie Dodson defeated Larned’s Audrey Manry 7-0 in the championship match.

Colby’s No. 1 doubles April Swartz/Kaitlyn Faber defeated Hoisington’s Brooke Steinert/Kelsi Dalton 7-3 in the championship match.

Colby’s No. 2 singles Dani Schroeder downed Larned’s Kathryn Holt 7-5 for first place.


LARNED INVITATIONAL

TEAM TOTALS—1—Colby 36; 2—Larned 26; 3—Lyons 16; 4—Hoisington 13; 5—Ellinwood 9

NO. 1 SINGLES—1—MacKenzie Dodson, C 4-0; 2—Audrey Manry, Larned, 3-1; 3—Tessa Miller, Lyons, 2-2; 4—Monica Hammeke, E, 1-3; 5—Audrie Harms, H, 0-4

Dodson def. Manry, 7-0; Manry def. Miller, 7-0; Manry def. Hammeke, 7-4; Manry def. Harms, 7-1; Dodson def. Hammeke, 7-3; Dodson def. Harms, 7-2; Miller def. Hammeke, 7-3; Miller def. Harms, injury; Hammeke def. Harms, injury

NO. 2 SINGLES—1—Dani Schroeder, C, 4-0;  2—Kathryn Holt, Larned, 3-1; 3—Tania Silva, Lyons, 2-2; 4—Tessa Fry, H, 1-3; 5—Charisma Taylor, Larned B, 0-4

Schroeder def. Holt, 7-5; Holt def. Silva, 7-4; Holt def. Fry, 7-0; Holt def. Taylor, 7-1; Schroeder def. Fry, 7-2; Silva def Fry, 7-2; Fry def. Taylor, 7-1; Schroeder def. Taylor, 7-0; Silva def. Taylor, 7-3  

NO. 1 DOUBLES—1—April Swartz/Kaitlyn Faber, C, 4-0; 2—Brooke Steinert/Kelsi Dalton, H, 3-1; 3—Wittney Hammeke/Taryn Robl, E, 2-2; 4—Corrie Upson/Ruthie Webster, Larned, 1-3; 5—Devany Gamez/Holla Bryant, Lyons, 0-4

Swartz/Faber def. Steinert/Dalton, 7-3; Swartz/Faber def. Hammeke/Robl, 7-3; Swartz/Faber def. Upson/Webster, 7-5; Steinert/Dalton def. Upson/Webster, 7-3; Steinert/ Dalton def. Hammeke/Robl, 7-6 (7-5); Steinert/Dalton def. Gamez/Bryant, Lyons, injury; Hammeke-Robl def. Upson/Webster, 7-2; Hammeke/Robl def. Gamez/Bryant, injury; Upson/Webster def. Gamez/Bryant, injury 

NO. 2 DOUBLES—1—Ava Mull/Ella McNett, Larned, 4-0; 2—Jayme Belote/Bella Bryant, Lyons, 3-1; 3—Adriana Mendez/Mandy Summers, C, 2-2; 4—Samanatha Colson/Isabelle Gonzalez, H, 1-3; 5—Daphne Doll/Madisyn Schloctermeier, E, 0-4

Mull/McNett def. Belote/Bryant, 7-2; Mull/McNett def. Mendez/Summers, 7-2; Mull/McNett def. Colson/Gonzalez, 7-6 (7-1); Mull/McNett def. Doll/Schlochtermeier, 7-3; Belote/Bryant def. Colson/Gonzalez, 7-3; Mendez/Summers def. Colson/Gonzalez, 7-5; Colson/Gonzalez def. Doll/Schloctermeier, 7-1; Belote/Bryant def. Doll/Schloctermeier, 7-1 


STERLING MEET

TEAM TOTALS—1—Sterling 21; 2—Hutchinson Trinity 19; 3—Sterling B 3; 4—St. John 2  

NO. 1 SINGLES—1—Karissa Wilson, S, 2-0; 2—Maggie Vinduska, HT, 1-1; 3—Rachel Reichberger, P, 0-2

NO. 2 SINGLES—1—Hayely Hughes, WT, 2-0; 2—Ella Wellman, S, 1-1; 3—Kati Finch, P, 0-2

NO. 1 DOUBLES—1—Kinzie Comley/Aubrey Anderson, S, 3-0; 2—Alexis Flores/Hannah Khokhar, HT, 2-1; 3—Christina Voth/Kaedyn Stinemetz, SW, 1-2; 4—Isabella Barker/Hannah Holmes, 0-3

NO. 2 DOUBLES—1—Ashlyn Neufeld/Harper Cain, HT, 3-0; 2—Riley Richter/Natalie Schweizer, S, 2-1; 3—America Fernandez/Emma Koelsch, SJ, 1-2; 4—Graci Garcia/Karyn Sharp, P, 0-3

Neufeld/Cain def. Fernandez/Koelsch, 7-2; Richter/Schweizer def. Fernandez/Koelsch, 7-0; Fernandez/Koelsch def. Garcia/Sharp, 7-4


Ruthie Webster
Larned's No. 1 doubles partner Ruthie Webster returns a shot with teammate Corrie Upson against Hoisington's Brooke Steinert and Kelsi Dalton. Hoisington won 7-3. - photo by Janet Fleske Special to the News