CLAFLIN — Central Plains Oiler No. 1 singles Peyton Ryan (27-0), No. 1 doubles Paxton Dody/Nethan Cauthon (18-11) and No. 2 doubles Peyton Dody/Eli Hurley (18-6 captured first-place medals at Monday's Claflin Tennis Tournament.
Ryan downed Ellinwood's Evan Ringwald 8-0 for first place. Paxton Dody/Nethan Cauthon defeated Ellinwood's Isaiah Steele/Ty Hammeke, 8-2 for first place. Peyton Dody/Hurley defeated Ellinwood's Brayden Robl/Daniel Hammeke, 8-1 for first place.
Ellinwood's No. 2 singles Cole Ringwald defeated Oiler Hunter Klima 8-5 for first place.
The Oilers join Larned and Hoisington at the WaKeeney 3-1A tennis regional Thursday and Friday.
Ryan (97-2 career) has lost to Wichita Collegiate state champion Nicholas Grabon and Rossville state champion Alex Sherer the past two years at the state tournament.
CLAFLIN TOURNAMENT
TEAM TOTALS—1—Central Plains 28; 2—Ellinwood 22; 3—Phillipsburg 8; 4—WaKeeney Trego 2
NO. 1 SINGLES—1—Peyton Ryan, CP def. Evan Ringwald, E, 8-0; Ryan def. Nate Fischer, P, 8-0; Ryan def. Gaige Smith, WK, 8-0; E. Ringwald def. Fischer, P, 8-3; E. Ringwald def. Smith, WT, 8-1; 3—Fischer def. Smith, 8-5
NO. 2 SINGLES—1—Cole Ringwald, E def. Hunter Klima, CP, 8-5 C. Ringwald def. Connor Butel, WT, 8-2; C. Ringwald def. William Mooney, P, 8-0; Klima def. Butel, WT, 8-2 E; Klima def. Mooney, P, 8-1; 3—Butel def. Mooney, 8-3
NO. 1 DOUBLES—1—Paxton Dody/Nethan Cauthon, CP def. Isaiah Steele/Ty Hammeke, E, 8-2; Dody/Cauthon def. Jaidon Allen/Carson Meitl, P, 8-2; Dody/Cauthon def. Graeden Deines/Corbin Micek, WT, 8-2; Steele/Hammeke def. Allen/Meitel, P, 8-7 (9-7); Steele/Hammeke def. Deines/Micek, WT, 8-5; Allen/Meitl def. Deines/Micek, 8-6
NO. 2 DOUBLES—1—Peyton Dody/Eli Hurley, CP def. Brayden Robl/Daniel Hammeke, E, 8-1; Dody/Hurley def. William Jessup/Layton Johnson, P, 8-1; Dody/Hurley def. Alex Cleland/Hunter Yingling, WT, 8-0; Robl/Hammeke def. Jessup/Johnson, P, 8-2; Robl/Hammeke def. Cleland/Yingling, WT, 8-3; Jessup/Johnson def. Cleland/Yingling, 8-7 (13-11)