DODGE CITY — The Great Bend High School singles players led the Lady Panthers in tennis action at the Dodge City Invitational on Thursday evening.
Both No. 1 singles player Macy Moyers and No. 2 singles player Brianna Schartz won their divisions as the Lady Panthers won the invite with 24 points.
“Overall, we played pretty well,” Great Bend head coach Shannon Schartz said. “Our doubles weren’t at their best today, but our singles played very well.”
Garden City also finished with 24 points, but Great Bend beat its Western Athletic Conference opponent head-to-head for the tiebreaker.
Moyers went 4-0, dropping only six games.
Brianna Schartz also went 4-0, only losing eight games.
Lady Panthers No. 1 doubles team Morgan Francis and Jami McVay went 3-1 for third place, falling to Garden City 8-5 in pool play.
Sophomores Carly Boyd and Taylor Huslig, who combined as Great Bend’s No. 2 doubles team, went 3-1 for third place, losing 8-5 against Garden City.
Great Bend travels to Salina South on Thursday. The tournament starts at 3 p.m.

                                                    — Kevin Price

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS

Thursday

At Dodge City

Team scores
1. Great Bend, 24; 2. Garden City, 24; 3. Hays, 20; 4. Meade, 16; 5. Dodge City Red, 12; 6. Dodge City Blue, 2; 7. Cimarron, 1

Great Bend results
No. 1 singles — Macy Moyers def. Cimarron, 8-0; def. Garden City, 8-2; def. Dodge City Blue, 8-0; def. Hays, 8-4
No. 2 singles — Brianna Schartz def. Cimarron, 8-0; def. Garden City, 8-3; def. Dodge City Blue, 8-0; def. Hays, 8-5
No. 1 doubles — Morgan Francis & Jami McVay def. Cimarron, 8-1; lost to Garden City, 8-5; def. Dodge City Blue, 8-0 def. Hays, 8-3
No. 2 doubles — Carly Boyd & Taylor Huslig def. Cimarron, 8-4; lost to Garden City, 8-5; def. Dodge City Blue 8-7 (7-4); def. Dodge City Red, 8-7 (7-5)