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Four Oiler entries qualify for 3A state tennis
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BY JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com

 

HESSTON – The Central Plains tennis team finished first and second in doubles and qualified two singles entries to win a tiebreaker with Hesston at the 3A Hesston regional after the teams tied with 20 points.

The Oilers will compete May 11-12 at the 3A state tournament at Wichita’s Riverside Park.

Oilers’ top-seed Paxton Hammeke-Devin Ryan (30-3) downed teammates Kade Beck-Brett Liebl 3-4, 7-6 (7-4) in the finals. Beck and Liebl stunned Hesston’s CKL runner-up Jorge Morales-Jeb Carlson 6-1, 6-4 in the semifinals.

Central Plains’ Lawson Oeser (9-2) finished fourth and Central Plains Oiler J.J. Heredia (16-10) placed fifth.

Ellsworth’s Joey Oberle (26-4) defeated Hesston’s Logan Gamble (22-8), 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 for first place in singles.

3A HESSTON REGIONAL
TEAM TOTALS—1—Central Plains 20 (won tiebreaker); 2—Hesston 20; 3—Ellsworth 14; 5—Hoisington 2; 6—Ellinwood 1, Hillsboro 1

SINGLES STATE QUALIFIERS
1—Joey Oberle, Ellsworth (26-4) def. Logan Gamble, Hesston (22-8), 5-7, 6-3, 6-1

3—Rhan Isaac, Hesston (13-11) def. Lawson Oeser, CP (9-2)

5—J.J. Heredia, CP (16-10) def. Parrish Blanding, Ellsworth (23-5), 6-2, 7-5

SEMIFINALS—Oberle, Ellsworth def. Isaac, Hesston, 6-0, 6-0; Gamble, Hesston def. Oeser, CP, 6-1, 6-0

QUARTERFINALS—Oberle, Ellsworth def. Jacob Isaac, Hillsboro, 6-0, 6-0; Isaac, Hesston def. Heredia, CP, 6-2, 6-3; Gamble, Hesston def. Klug, Hoisington, 6-0, 6-0; Oeser, CP def. Blanding, Ellsworth, 6-4, 6-0

CONSOLATION—Heredia, CP def. Isaac, Hillsboro, 6-2, 6-1; Blanding, Ellsworth def. Klug, Hoisington, 6-0, 6-0

FIRST ROUND—Klug, Hoisington def. Sam Ochs, Russell 6-2, 6-1; Oeser, CP def. Landon Robl, Ellinwood, 6-0, 6-1; Blanding, Ellsworth def. Ethan Plenert, Hillsboro, 6-0, 6-1; Heredia, CP def. Braden Mooney, Hoisington, 6-1, 6-2; Isaac, Hillsboro def. Michael Smith, Russell, 6-0, 6-0

 

DOUBLES STATE QUALIFIERS
1—Paxton Hammeke-Devin Ryan, CP (30-3) def. Kade Beck-Brett Liebl, CP (25-5), 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)

3—Jorge Morales-Jeb Carlson, Hesston (18-9) def. Dan Casimir-Isaac Decker, Hesston (13-11), 6-1, 6-4

5—Maxwell-Zelenka, Ellsworth (20-10) def. Kerr-Whetzel, Ellsworth (20-10)

SEMIFINALS—Hammeke-Ryan def. Casimir-Decker, 6-2, 6-0; Beck-Liebl def. Morales-Carlson, 6-1, 6-4

QUARTERFINALS—Hammeke-Ryan def. Caleb Bookout-Brook Degenhardt, Ellinwood, 6-0, 6-1; Casimir-Decker def. Maxwell-Zelenka, 3-6, 7-5, 11-9; Beck-Liebl def. Kirk Reisner-Jared Curtis, Hoisington, 6-0, 6-3; Morales-Zelenka def, Kerr-Whetzel, 6-0, 6-0

CONSOLATION—def. Bookout-Degenhardt, 6-0, 6-0; def. Reisner-Curtis, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

FIRST ROUND—Ellinwood def. Weins-Klein, Hillsboro, 6-0, 6-1; Ellsworth def. Blackwell-Payton Steiner, Hoisington, 6-0, 6-0; Hoisington def. Bartel-Unruh, Hillsboro, 6-2, 6-0; Ellsworth def. Nathan Ringwald, Ellinwood, 6-2, 6-0