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Panthers' doubles misses 5A state tourney
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Great Bend's No. 1 doubles Alexis Folkerts and Abbie Moyers placed runner-up at the Western Athletic Conference Tennis Tournament.

SALINA — Great Bend’s No. 1 doubles team Alexis Folkerts-Abbie Moyers lost a hard-fought three-set match to miss qualifying for the 5A state tennis tournament at the Salina regional.  

McPherson’s fifth-place finisher Rachel Carlson-Patty Huerta edged past Folkerts-Moyers 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. Folkerts-Moyers lost 6-1, 6-0 to McPherson’s regional champions Taylor Bruce-CeAnna Allen. Folkerts-Moyers (24-9) beat Maize’s Abby Canupp-Kara Davenport, 6-1, 6-1 in the first round.

Great Bend’s Anna Popp (21-10), Remi Ingram (19-16) and Madison Huslig-Mya Ward (15-16) lost first-round matches.

5A SALINA REGIONAL

TEAM SCORES—1—Salina Central 18; 2—Salina South 17; 3—McPherson 15; 4—Valley Center 5; 5—Great Bend 1, Maize High 1, Newton 1

SINGLES

1—Callie Sanborn, SC def. Robyn Logan, SS, 6-1, 6-0

3—Emery Newton, SC def. Mallory Feather, VC, 6-4, 6-4

5—Perrin Schneider, Mc def. Sydney Achilles, Mc, 6-0, 7-5

THIRD ROUND—Sanborn def. Feather, 6-0, 6-1; Logan def. Newton, 6-3, 6-1; Schneider def. Sophina McNiel, VC, 6-4, 6-1; Achilles def. Audrey Ferrell, Maize, 6-3, 7-5    

QUARTERFINALS—Sanborn def. McNiel, 6-0, 6-0; Feather def. Schneider, 6-2, 4-6 (10-7); Newton def. Ferrell, 6-0, 6-4; Logan def. Achilles, 6-0, 6-1 

FIRST ROUND—McNiel def. Katen Putnam, SS, 7-5, 6-2; Schneider def. Lynsie Hansen, Hays, 6-2, 6-0; Feather def. Anna Popp, GB, 6-1, 6-0; Newton def. Selena Selena Aguilar, Newton, 6-1, 6-0; Farrell def. Remi Ingram, GB, 6-1, 6-1; Achilles def. Kira McGrown, Maize, 7-5, 6-3; Logan def. Maggie Robben, Hays, 6-0, 6-0 

DOUBLES

1—Taylor Bruce-CeAnna Allen, Mc def. Jillian Coleman-Tess Daily, SS, 6-4, 6-4

3—Alexxa Nunemaker-Iliana Armbrust, SS def. Camryn Phelps-Reagan Geihsler, SC, 6-3, 6-3

5—Rachel Carlson-Patty Huerta, Mc def. Sorell-Michaelis, SC, 7-5, 6-3

THIRD ROUND—Bruce-Allen def. Phelps-Geihsler, 6-1, 6-1; Coleman-Daily def. Nunemaker-Armbrust, 7-5, 6-3; Carlson-Huerta def. Alexis Folkerts-Abbie Moyers, GB, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1; Sorell-Michaelis def. Kenzi Gillespie-Madelynn Hamm, Newton, 6-4, 6-0

QUARTERFINALS—Bruce-Allen def. Folkerts-Moyers, 6-1, 6-0; Phelps-Geihsler def. Carlson-Huerta, 6-4, 2-6 (11-9); Nunemaker-Armbrust def. Gillespie-Hamm, 6-1, 6-4; Coleman-Daily def. Sorell-Michaelis, 6-4, 6-3

FIRST ROUND—Bruce-Allen def. Shelby Spreier-Kaitlyn McMullen, Newton, 6-0, 6-0; Folkerts-Moyers def. Abby Canupp-Kara Davenport, Maize, 6-1, 6-1; Phelps-Geihsler def. Jolei Hertzel-Riley Wertz, Maize, 6-1, 6-2; Carlson-Huerta def. Madison Huslig-Mya Ward, GB, 6-0, 6-1; Nunemaker-Armbrust def. Taylor Deines-Kayler Wellbrock, Hays, 6-0, 6-0; Gillespie-Hamm def. Eris Bishop-Maddelyn Hamm, VC, 6-4, 6-1; Sorell-Michaelis def. Alex Barbour-Kassie Kinniburgh, VC, 6-1, 6-0; Coleman-Daily def. Mylah Potter-Sage Zweifel, Hays, 6-1, 6-0