CLAFLIN — The Central Plains High School girls’ tennis team won their home quadrangular on Tuesday afternoon.
The Lady Oilers finished with 25 points, topping second-place Hoisington, which scored 20 points.
“Our goal is to improve every practice and every match,” Central Plains head coach Gary Bittner said. “I think we were successful. I was real proud of my No. 1 singles player (Ryanne Hekele). She went 2-1. Our doubles teams have been solid all year. They continued to play well, and our No. 2 singles player Kaylyn Oberle got some good experience.”
Central Plains was led by its doubles teams as the No. 1 duo, Karli Beck and Breanna Schartz, and the No. 2 combination, Keeley Hipp and Janae Ryan, each went 3-0 on the day.
The Lady Oilers combined to finish 9-3 at the quadrangular. Central Plains’ McKenna Hammeke played as a No. 2 singles player, going 2-1, as Trego did not have an entry in the division.
The Lady Cardinals finished 8-4 overall, sweeping both singles divisions.
Besa Bwalya, Hoisington’s No. 1 singles player, went 3-0. She swept the competition without dropping a set.
Lady Cardinals’ No. 2 singles player, Deiah Curtis, also went 3-0, only losing one set.
“We played well today,” Hoisington head coach Kerry Mooney said. “Everyone’s game has looked good. The scores didn’t show it, but what I saw on the court showed me that we’ve improved.”
Central Plains travels to WaKeeney on Saturday, starting at 9 a.m.
Hoisington is also back in action on Saturday for a tournament at Trego, starting at 9 a.m.

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS

Tuesday

At Claflin

Team scores
1. Central Plains, 25; 2. Hoisington, 20; 3. Trego, 13; 4. Ellsworth, 2

Central Plains results
No. 1 singles — Ryanne Hekele def. Patcek, Ellsworth, 8-2; def. Day, Trego, 8-6; lost to Bwalya, Hoisington, 8-0
No. 2 singles — Kaylyn Oberle def. Hawks, Ellsworth, 8-0; lost to Hammeke, Central Plains, 8-4; lost to Curtis, Hoisington, 8-0
No. 2 singles — McKenna Hammeke lost to Curtis, Hoisington, 8-1; def. Oberle, Central Plains, 8-4; def. Hawks, Ellsworth, 8-3
No. 1 doubles — Karli Beck & Breanna Schartz def. A. Kempke & E. Kempke, Ellsworth, 8-2; def. Denning & Wolf, Trego, 8-2; def. Schauf & Stout, 8-0
No. 2 doubles — Keeley Hipp & Janae Ryan def. Au. Julian & Al. Julian, Ellsworth, 8-0; def. Flax & Phillips, Trego, 8-2; def. Broeder & Hammond, Hoisington, 8-1

Hoisington results
No. 1 singles — Besa Bwalya def. Day, Trego, 8-0; def. Patcek, Ellsworth, 8-0; def. Hekele, Central Plains, 8-0
No. 2 singles — Deiah Curtis def. Hammeke, Central Plains, 8-1; def. Hawks, Ellsworth, 8-0; def. Oberle, Central Plains, 8-0
No. 1 doubles — Jessica Schauf & Melissa Stout lost to Denning & Wolf, Trego, 8-5; def. A. Kempke & E. Kempke, Ellsworth, 8-1; lost to Beck & Schartz, Central Plains, 8-0
No. 2 doubles — Kylie Broeder & Emily Hammond lost to Flax & Phillips, Trego, 8-6; def. Au. Julian & Al. Julian, Ellsworth, 8-1; lost to Hipp & Ryan, Central Plains, 8-1