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Oiler tennis doubles loses in state finals
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PRAIRIE VILLAGE — Central Plains Oilers Brett Liebl and Devin Ryan lost in the 3-1A state doubles championship to finish runner-up. Wichita Collegiate's Max Wheeler-Luke Swan defeated Liebl-Ryan, 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 7-5 in hard-fought three-set marathon.

Liebl-Ryan (26-1) played on an unbeaten Eight-Man 1 13-0 state football champion and unbeaten 27-0 state basketball champion. The Oilers cruised through the first three matches to reach the championship match.

Central Plains Oilers Paxton Hammeke-Lawson Oeser defeated Conway Springs' Peyton Winter-Josh Koester, 9-5 to capture ninth place. Ellsworth's Caden Whetzel-Dalton Zelenka downed Larned's Andrew Bright-Logan DeMond, 9-7 for 11th place.

Kansas City Christian's Owen Vanderak downed Ellsworth's Joey Obele, 6-0, 6-4 in the singles championship. 

Kansas 

3-1A STATE

TEAM SCORES—1—Wichita Collegiate 39;  2—KC Christian 37; 3—Smoky Valley 24; 4—Central Plains 23; 5—Hesston 21; 6—Ellsworth 19; 7—Sterling 17; 8—Conway Springs 16; 9—Colby 12; 10—Wichita Independent 9; 11—Lawrence Seabury 7; 12—Larned 6; Scott City 6; 14—Hutchinson Trinity 2; Salina Sacred Heart 2, Marysville 2, Shawnee Maranatha 2 

SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP

1—Owen Vanderark, KC Christian def. Joey Oberle, Ellsworth, 6-0, 6-4

3—William Weiner, Sterling def. Drew Starbuck,  Colby, 6-3, 6-1

5—Logan Gamble, Hesston def. Caleb Kern, KC Christian

7—Gabe Carnley, Wichita Independent def. Grant Ramsey, Wichita Collegiate, 9-5

9—Charlie Dunne, Wichita Collegiate def. William Cupp, Scott City, 9-2

11—Grayson Rader, Seabury def. Rhain Isaac, Sterling, 9-7

SEMIFINALS—Vanderark def. Starbuck, 6-1, 6-0; Oberle def. Weiner, 6-3, 6-3 

QUARTERFINALS—Vanderark def. Gamble, 7-5, 6-3; Starbuck def. Ramsey, 6-1, 6-3; Oberle def. Carnley, 6-2, 6-3; Weiner def. Kern, 6-2, 6-0

SECOND ROUND—Vanderark def. Dunne, 6-2, 6-3; Gamble def. Dalton Penka, Larned, 6-2, 6-0; Starbuck def. Isaac, 6-3; 6-3; Ramsey def. J.J. Heredia, Central Plains, 6-1, 6-1; Oberle def. Tristan Harcrow, Hutchinson Trinity, 6-2, 6-0; Carnley def. Grayson Rader, Lawrence Seabury, 6-4, 3-6, (10-8); Weiner def. William Cupp, Scott City, 6-0, 6-0; Kern def. Luke Bellar, Conway Springs, 6-3, 6-2

FIRST ROUND—Dunne def. Joan Vilalta Bartes, Meade, 6-4, 6-0; Penka def. Palmer Farrow, Wichita Independent, 6-1, 6-3; Heredia def. Dalton Denner, Marysville, 2-6, 6-0, (10-6); Isaac def. Luke Oster, Shawnee Maranatha, 6-1, 6-0; Harcrow def. Peter Westbrook, Lawrence Seabury, 6-2, 6-0; Rader def. Cole Deutschendorf, Hesston, 3-6, 6-1 (10-8); Cupp def. Garrett Robinson, Conway Springs, 6-2, 6-2; Bellar def. Cody Bourbon, Ellsworth, 6-1, 6-0

CONSOLATION—Penka def. Oster, 9-0; Heredia def. Vilalte Bartes, 9-7; Dunne def. Penka, 9-0; Isaac def. Heredia, 9-4

3-1A STATE DOUBLES

CHAMPIONSHIP

1—Max Wheeler-Luke Swan, Wichita Collegiate def. Brett Liebl-Devin Ryan, Central Plains, 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 7-5  

3—Matt Lucas-Jake Lucas, Smoky Valley def. Joe Schmidt-Duncan Paul, KC Christian, 6-2, 6-2

5—Cole Brumbaugh-Johann Rachholz, Smoky Valley def.  Isaac Decker-Jeb Carlson, Hesston

7—Feng-Fernandes, Wichita Collegiate def. Zach Mercer-Cody Jones, Conway Springs

9—Paxton Hammeke-Lawson Oeser, Central Plains def. Peyton Winter-Josh Koester, Conway Springs, 9-5

11—Caden Whetzel-Dalton Zelenka, Ellsworth def. Andrew Bright-Logan DeMond, Larned, 9-7

SEMIFINALS—Liebl-Ryan def. Schmidt-Paul, 6-0, 6-1; Wheeler-Swan, def. Lucas-Lucas, 6-3, 6-3

QUARTERFINALS—Liebl-Ryan def. Feng-Fernades. Collegiate,  6-0, 6-3; Schmidt-Paul def. Winter-Koester, 6-3, 6-3; Wheeler-Swan def. , 6-1, 6-3; Lucas-Lucas def. Zach Mercer-Cody Jones, Conway Springs, 6-1, 6-3

SECOND ROUND—Liebl-Ryan def. Braeton Faulkner-Bryar O’Neil, Marysville, 6-0, 6-0; Feng-Fernandes def. Bright-DeMond, 6-1, 6-2; Schmidt-Paul def. Hammeke-Oeser, 6-2, 7-5; Winter-Koester def. Charlie Skidmore-Trace Leners, Salina Sacred Heart, 6-1, 6-2; Wheeler-Swan def. Brumbaugh-Rachholz, 6-1, 6-1; Decker-Carlson def. Will Knight-Andrii Grestsko, Shawnee Maranatha, 6-3, 7-5; Mercer-Jones def. Whetzel-Zelenka, 7-6 (9-7), 6-0; Lucas-Lucas def. Ian Hanna-Diego Klish, Lawrence Seabury, 6-2, 6-2

FIRST ROUND—Faulkner-O’Neil def. Isaac Branam-Max Kice, Wichita Classical, 0-6, 6-2, (10-8); Feng-Fernandes def. Joe Goodman-Rex Robinette, Maranatha, 6-2, 6-0; Hammeke-Oeser def. Adam Vehring-David Wesseler, Ellsworth, 6-0, 6-1; Skidmore-Leners def. Nathan Lee-Brysen Barton, Colby, 6-3, 6-1; Brumbaugh-Rachholz def. Gatlin Clawson-Korben Clawson, Meade, 6-0, 6-1; Decker-Carlson def. Britton Herrman-Joseph Theis, Larned, 6-0, 6-1; Mercer-Jones def. Gavin Pastine-Brayton Williams, Clay Center, 6-2, 6-0; Hanna-Klish def. Max Ball-Nathan Bromlow, Wichita Classical, 6-1, 6-0

CONSOLATION—Bright-DeMond def. Lee-Barton, 9-4; Bright-DeMond def. Faulkner-O’Neill, 9-2; Mercer-Jones def. Bright-Demond, 9-5; Hammeke-Oeser def. Branum-Kice, 9-5; Hammeke-Oeser def. Skidmore-Leners, 9-5; Decker-Carlson def. Hammeke-Oeser, 9-5; Hammeke-Oeser def. Bright-DeMond, 9-5