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Panthers' No. 2 doubles captures first place
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LYONS – Great Bend’s No. 2 doubles Danica Strickland/Mackenzie LaViolette swept four matches to capture first-place medals at Saturday’s Lyons Round Robin Tennis Tournament.

Strickland/LaViolette defeated Chaparral’s Kenzie Haydock/Atiana Ward, 7-5 in the championship match. The Panthers also defeated teams from Chaparral, Lyons and Nickerson.

Great Bend’s No. 1 singles Kaylin Wahlmeier and No. 2 singles Clarice Snapp both finished runner-up. Pratt’s Bailey Jackson downed Wahlmeier, 6-1 in the title match. Pratt’s Kate Jackson defeated Snapp, 7-6 (7-4) in a tiebreaker championship match.

Great Bend’s No. 1 doubles Taylor Lashley/Samantha Mayers placed third with a 2-2 record.

LYONS TOURNAMENT

TEAM TOTALS—1—Pratt 31; 2—Great Bend 29; 3—Chaparral 25; 4—Lyons 15; 5—Nickerson 0

NO. 1 SINGLES—1—Bailey Jackson, P, 4-0; 2—Kaylin Wahlmeier, GB, 3-1; 3—Mia Bryant, L, 2-2; 4—Abi Reeves, Chap, 1-3; 5—Kate Reames, Chap, 0-4; Jackson def. Wahlmeier, 6-1; Wahlmeier def. Bryant, 6-2;

Wahlmeier def. Reeves, 6-2; Wahlmeier def. Reames, 6-3

NO. 2 SINGLES—1—Kate Jackson, P, 4-0; 2—Clarice Snapp, GB, 3-1; 3—Emalie Graves, Chap, 2-2; 4—Kendal Webb, L, 1-3; 5—Brecken Kelman, N, 0-4; Jackson def. Snapp, 7-6 (7-4); Snapp def. Graves, 6-2; Snapp def. Webb, 6-2; Snapp def. Kelman, 6-0

NO. 1 DOUBLES—1—Innslee Albright/Kabrie Chance, Chap, 4-0; 2—Wendy Candia/Hope Hughes, P, 3-1; 3—Taylor Lashley/Samantha Mayers, GB, 2-2; 4—Syd Reazin/Neveah Becker, L, 1-3; 5—Amelia Kinast/Anastasia Martin, N, 0-4; Albright/Chance def. Lashley/Mayers, 6-2; Candia/Hughes def.  Lashley/Mayers, 6-2; Lashley/Mayers def. Reazin/Becker, 6-0; Lashley/Mayers def. Kinast/Martin, 6-0

NO. 2 DOUBLES—1—Danica Strickland/Mackenzie LaViolette, GB, 4-0; 2—Kenzie Haydock/Atiana Ward, Chap, 3-1; 3—Leina Clayton/Karson Peter, L, 2-2; 4—Bre Stegman/Keimaria Thompson, P, 1-3; 5—Brittney Chestnut/Taylor Herion, N, 0-4; Strickland/LaViolette def. Haydock/Ward, 7-5; Strickland/LaViolette def. Clayton/Peter, 6-3; Strickland/LaViolette def. Stegman/Thompson, 6-2; Strickland/LaViolette def. Chestnut/Herion, 6-0