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Oilers' Ryan places fifth at 3-1A state tennis
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Central Plains Oiler Peyton Ryan (33-0) in singles

WICHITA — Central Plains freshman Peyton Ryan lost to Rossville's state champion Alex Sherer 6-0, 6-4 in Friday's quarterfinals at the 3-1A state tennis championship at the Riverside Tennis Center. Sherer edged Wichita Collegiate's Nick Grabon, 6-7 (10-8), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) for the 3-1A state singles championship.

Ryan (37-1) rallied to win three consolation matches and defeated Hutchinson Trinity's Anthony Clennan 9-1 for fifth place in Saturday's consolation bracket.  The Oilers scored 12 points to tie for eighth place.

Hoisington's Ryan Foltz (24-11) and Braden Mooney (23-13) each lost two singles matches.

Central Plains' Karter Beck/Michael Menges (22-15) defeated Scott City's Dylan Duff/Sage Stoecklein 9-4 and finished 1-2.  Ellinwood's Nathan Ringwald/Giovanni Battistoni, Ellinwood (16-11) defeated Scott City's Dylan Duff/Sage Stoecklein 7-5, 7-5, then lost two matches. 

Hoisington’s Hunter Morris/Ryan Woydziak, Hoisington (23-10) and Hoisington’s Mason Haxton/Chase Maier, Hoisington (13-18) finished with 0-2 records.

Wichita Collegiate (46) captured the 3-1A state team championship and KC Christian (34) was runner-up. Collegiate's Luke Swan/Charlie Dunne defeated Kansas City Christian's Owen VanderArk/James VanderArk, KC Christian, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-3) in the championship match. 

WICHITA RIVERSIDE TENNIS CENTER

TEAM SCORES—1—Wichita Collegiate 46; 2—KC Christian 34; 3—Hesston 23; 4—Wichita Trinity 17; 5—Rossville 16; 6—Wichita Classical 14; 7—Smoky Valley 13; 8—Hutchinson Trinity 12; Central Plains 12; 10—Sterling 8; 11—Conway Springs 7; Shawnee Maranatha 7; 13—Marysville 6; 14—Ellsworth 4; 15—Meade 2; 16—Ellinwood 1; Hoisington 1; WaKeeney-Trego 1; Scott City 1

3-1A SINGLES 

1—Alex Sherer, Rossville def. Nick Grabon, Wichita Collegiate, 6-7 (10-8), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) 

3—Caleb Bartels, KC Christian def. Jake Lucas, Smoky Valley, 6-0, 6-2

5—Peyton Ryan, Central Plains def. Anthony Clennan, Hutchinson Trinity, 9-1

7—Rhain Isaac, Sterling def. Colby Osner, Conway Springs, 9-3

9—Grant Ramsey, Wichita Collegiate def. Max Kice, Wichita Classical, 9-5

11—Cole Mathews, Wichita Trinity def. Ian Garis, KC Christian, 9-7

SEMIFINALS—Sherer def. Lucas, 6-1, 6-0; Grabon def. Bartels, 6-2, 6-3

QUARTERFINALS—Sherer def. Ryan, 6-0, 6-4; Lucas def. Isaac, 6-2, 6-4; Grabon def. Clennan, 6-1, 6-2; Bartels def. Cole Mathews, Wichita Trinity, 6-1, 6-1

SECOND ROUND—Ryan def. Connor Harcrow, Hutchinson Trinity, 6-1, 6-0; Sherer def. Osner, 8-0, 6-1; Lucas def. Ramsey, 6-2, 6-3; Isaac def. Korben Clawson, Meade, 6-1, 4-6 (12-10); Grabon def. Garis, 6-0, 6-0; Clennan def. Max Bieker, Smoky Valley, 6-1, 6-0; Bartels def. Kice, 6-3, 6-0; Mathews def. Evan Foltz, Hoisington, 6-1, 6-0

FIRST ROUND—Harcrow def. Roger Powell, Douglass, 6-2, 6-1; Osner def. Carson Shimer, Sterling, 6-3, 6-1; Clawson def. Luke Formwalt, Shawnee Maranatha, 6-4, 4-6, (12-10); Lucas def. Braden Mooney, Hoisington, 6-0, 6-0;  Garis def. Caden Brown, Trego, 6-1, 6-1; Bieker def. Avry Noll, Scott City, 6-3, 6-2; Kice def.  Trevor Gamble, Hesston, 6-1, 6-1; Mathews def. Caden Davis, Douglass, 6-0, 6-1 

CONSOLATION—Ryan def. Kice, 9-1; Ryan def. Isaac, 9-1; Noll def. Foltz, 9-4; Osner def. Mooney, 9-7

WICHITA RIVERSIDE TENNIS CENTER

3A DOUBLES

1—Luke Swan/Charlie Dunne, Wichita Collegiate def. Owen VanderArk/James VanderArk, KC Christian, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-3) 

3—Cole Deutschendorf/Micah Dahlsten, Hesston def. Ben Bollinger/Andrew Schmidt, Hesston, 6-2, 6-1 

5—Charlie Nolan/Mark Feng, Wichita Collegiate def. Drew Bryant/Dillon Bryant, Wichita Trinity, 9-7

7—Ethan Chouinard/Isaac Branam, Wichita Classical def. Joe Goodman/Rex Robinette, Shawnee Maranatha, 9-6

9—Bryar O’Neil/Simeon Wassom, Marysville def. Robert Newman/Grant Buresh, KC Christian, 9-8 (7-5)

11—Sam Ralston/Matt Draper, Wichita Trinity def. Adam Vehring/Brendan Anderson, Ellsworth, 9-7 

SEMIFINALS—Swan/Dunne def. Bollinger/Schmidt, 6-0, 6-2; VanderArk/VanderArk def. Deutschendorf/Dahlsten, 6-2, 6-3 

QUARTERFINALS—Swan/Dunne def. Bryant/Bryant, 6-1, 6-0; Bollinger/Schmidt def. Goodman/Robinette, 6-1, 6-1; Deutschendorf/Dahlsten def. Chouinard/Branam, 6-3, 6-2; VanderArk/VanderArk def. Nolan/Feng, 6-1, 6-2

SECOND ROUND—Swan/Dunne def. Nathan Ringwald/Giovanni Battistoni, Ellinwood, 6-0, 6-1; Bryant/Bryant def. Vehring/Anderson, 4-5, 6-1, (10-6); Goodman/Robinette def. Karter Beck/Michael Menges, Central Plains, 6-3, 6-3; Bollinger/Schmidt def. Newman/Buresh, 6-3, 6-2; Deutschendorf/Dahlsten def. O’Neil/Wassom, 6-0, 6-1; Chouinard/Branam def. Micah Burk/Isaac Brungardt, Trego, 6-0, 6-0; VanderArk/VanderArk def. Ralston/Draper, 6-2, 6-2; Nolan/Feng def. Braden Miller/Garrett Hageman, Hutchinson Trinity, 6-0, 6-1

FIRST ROUND—Ringwald/Battistoni def. Dylan Duff/Sage Stoecklein, Scott City, 7-5, 7-5; Bryant/Bryant def. Hunter Morris/Ryan Woydziak, Hoisington, 6-4, 6-2; Goodman/Pinter def. Max Ball/Charlie Graham, Wichita Classical, 6-4, 3-6, (11-9); Newman/Buresh def. Tucker Peine/Preston Mullere, Columbus, 6-3, 6-0; O’Neil/Wassom def. Seth Ohl/Aidan May, Conway Springs, 7-5, 7-5; Chouinard/Branam def. Chase Bourbon/Jaret Brungardt, Ellsworth, 6-4, 6-2; Ralston/Draper  def. Mason Haxton/Chase Maier, Hoisington, 6-0, 6-1; Miller/Hageman def. Elias Cardenas/Jakob Koon, Colby, 6-2, 6-3

CONSOLATION—Ball/Graham def. Ringwald/Battistoni, 9-3; Beck/Menges def. Duff/Stoecklein, 9-4; Newman/Buresch def. Beck/Menges, 9-5; Newman/Buresch def. Morris/Woydziak, 9-0; O’Neil/Wassom def. Haxton/Maier, 9-1