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Oilers' Peyton Ryan, doubles teams qualify for state tennis
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Central Plains Oiler Peyton Ryan hits a return at the 3-1A state tennis championship.

WAKEENEY — Central Plains Oiler Peyton Ryan (31-0) swept 48 consecutive games to capture the WaKeeney 3-1A regional singles tennis championship. Ryan beat Scott City's Houston Frank 6-0, 6-0 in the finals to improve to 101-2 in his career.

Wichita Collegiate state champion Nicholas Grabon and Rossville's state champion Alex Sherer handed Ryan his only two losses.

Oilers Paxton Dody/Nethan Cauthon (21-12) placed fifth with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over teammates Peyton Dody/Eli Hurley. Dody/Cauthon downed Larned's Jacob Colglazier/Matthew Figger, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) to qualify for state. Peyton Dody/Eli Hurley (20-8) defeated Colby's Elias Cardenas/Logan Huggard, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 to qualify for state.

The Oilers qualify for the 3-1A state tournament May 12-13 at the Wichita Riverside Complex.

WAKEENEY 3-1A REGIONAL

TEAM SCORES—1—Scott City 23; 2—Central Plains 13; 3—Goodland 5; 4—Meade 3, Phillipsburg 3; 6—Colby 1, Larned 1

STATE QUALIFIERS SINGLES—1—Peyton Ryan (31-0) def. Houston Frank, Scott City (23-5), 6-0, 6-0; 3—Nate Shears, Goodland (15-6) def. Ayden Presson, Scott City (16-5), 6-1, 6-1 5—Vincent Lynn, Meade (20-13) def. Layton Wyatt, Phillipsburg (14-10), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2

Ryan, CP def. Connor Butel, WaKeeney, 6-0, 6-0; Ryan def. Nathan Fischer, Phillipsburg, 6-0, 6-0; Ryan def. Shears, 6-0, 6-0; Hunter Klima, CP def. Chandler Hanks, Meade, 6-0, 6-1; Frank def. Klima, 6-0, 6-0; Lynn def. Klima, 7-6, 6-0;  Presson, def. Tristan Thompson, CP, 6-1, 6-4; Lynn def. Kian Long, Hoisington, 6-4, 6-1; Mason Mead, L def. A.J. Thurman, Hoisington, 9-5; Frank def. Mead, 6-0, 6-0

STATE QUALIFIERS DOUBLES—1—Avry Noll/Sage Stoecklin, Scott City (24-3) def. Dylan Duffy/Dante Franco, Scott City (21-3), 6-3, 6-2; 3—Landon Houseman/David Mendez, Cimarron (21-6) def. Orvin Dyck/Sam Lynn, Meade (21-7), 7-5, 6-2;  5—Paxton Dody/Nethan Cauthon, CP (21-12) def. Peyton Dody/Eli Hurley, CP (20-8), 6-0, 6-2

Dody/Cauthon def. Caleb Bonner/Jaron Northdurft, Goodland, 6-1, 6-0; Houseman/Mendez def. Dody/Cauthon, 6-1, 6-1; Dody/Cauthon def. Jacob Colglazier/Matthew Figger, L, 6-2, 7-6 {7-4); Colglazier/Figger def. Kody Henson/Ken Leterle, Meade, 6-1, 6-0; Noll/Stoecklin def. Colglazier/Figger, 6-0, 6-0; Peyton Dody/Eli Hurley, CP def. Allen/Meitl, Phillipsburg; Duffy/Franco def. Dody/Hurley, 6-1, 6-4; Dody/Hurley def. Elias Cardenas/Logan Huggard, Colby, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1; Houseman/Mendez def. Dominick Anderson/James Kingsbury, Hoisington, 6-1, 6-1