MCPHERSON — It was showdown time as Great Bend's singles and doubles players met in the final round of Tuesday's McPherson Doug Gayer Tennis Invitational.
Great Bend's Kaylin Wahlmeier defeated teammate Lakyn Smith, 8-3 for ninth place in singles. Great Bend's Clarise Snapp/MacKenzie LaViolette defeated teammates Danica Strickland/Kylie McCormick 8-6 for 15th place in doubles. Great Bend scored 18 points to tie Liberal for seventh place.
Garden City's Sydney Nanninga defeated Goddard Eisenhower's Rachel Davis 8-4 for first place in singles. McPherson's Riggs Kuhn/Brodie Kuhn defeated Hutchinson's Tia Hines/Libby Jackson 8-6 for first place in doubles. McPherson (57) won the team title over runner-up Goddard Eisenhower (44).
MCPHERSON DOUG GAYER INVITE
TEAM TOTALS—1—McPherson 57; 2—Goddard Eisenhower 44; 3—Hutchinson High 39; 4—Garden City 35; 5—Salina South 34; 6—Hays High 24; 7—Great Bend 18, Liberal 18
GREAT BEND RESULTS
SINGLES—9—Kaylin Wahlmeier, GB def. Lakyn Smith, GB, 8-3; Katie Classen, L def. Wahlmeier, 8-5; Wahlmeier def. Ava Maxwell, L, 8-2; Wahlmeier def. Katrina Delimont, Hays, 8-1; Sydney Nanninga, GC def. Smith, 8-2; Smith def. Kennedy Tully, Mc, 8-6; Smith def. Jennifer Nowak, SS, 8-1
DOUBLES—15—Clarise Snapp/MacKenzie LaViolette, GB def. Danica Strickland/Kylie McCormick, GB, 8-6; Tia Hines/Libby Jackson, Hutchinson def. Snapp/LaViolette, 8-2; Steph Best/Reagan Best, GC def. Snapp/LaViolette, 8-3, Amy Ngyuen/Kellyn Phan, L def. Snapp/LaViolette, 8-7 (7-5); Shayla alpers/Maddie Bracy, GE def. Strickland/McCormick, 8-0, Lanee Harp/Arely Molina, L def. Strickland/McCormick, 8-2; Myah Roudybush/Kady Latham, SS, def. Strickland/McCormick, 8-2