PRAIRIE VILLAGE — Larned’s singles qualifier Nick Orth lost his first Class 4A state tennis match 6-1, 6-0 to Independence’s Luke Bass. Orth (14-11) will play Friday in the consolation round against Andover Central’s Jacob Wilson at Harmon Park in Prairie Village.
Bonner Springs’ team of Foster Hoch and Coleton Nelson battled past Larned’s team of Kobe Kraisinger and Dalton Penka 6-4, 6-3 in a tight first-round match. Kraisinger and Penka (19-9) will Andover Central’s Jason Reilly-Jason Thompson or Baldwin’s Auggie Lange-Luke Laskowski, Baldwin,
Defending Class 4A state champion Wichita Collegiate qualified first and second in singles and doubles. The Spartans won their 20th state title 47-44 over McPherson last year. Collegiate’s Lakelin Conrad (18-5) was runner-up last year. Independence’s Zach Schroeder has placed third the past two years. The Spartans’ Austin Gartner and Matt Regehr (8-1) placed third last year.
McPherson’s Andrew Snell (26-7) placed fourth last year.
4A STATE SINGLES
FIRST ROUND
Gavin Crowe, Winfield def. Josiah Evans, Scott City, 7-6, 6-1
Brock Edwards, Wellington def. Isaac Stringer, Parsons, 6-0, 6-1
Luke Wells, Haven def. Miles Zeller, SM Miege, 6-3, 6-3
Jared Smart, Buhler def. Matt Schulz, Ottawa, 6-1 6-1
Cole Brumbaugh, Smoky Valley def. Tyler North, Spring Hill, 6-0, 6-2
Jacob Wilson, Andover Central def. Jacob Crabtree, Spring Hill, 6-2, 6-4
Drew Starbuck, Colby def. Isaiah Fawson, Iola, 6-0, 6-2
Luke Bass, Independence def. Nick Orth, Larned, 6-1, 6-0
SECOND ROUND
Will Grier, SM Miege, 18-2 vs. Crowe, Winfield, 20-13
Jarrod Nowak, McPherson, 23-6 vs. Edwards, Wellington, 20-8
Rudra Dixit, Parsons, 28-6 vs. Wells, Haven, 23-6
Easton Ewy, Collegiate, 15-3 vs. Smart, Buhler, 20-16
Lakelin Conrad, Wichita Collegiate, 18-5 vs. Brumbaugh, Smoky Valley, 19-12
Zach Schroeder, Independence, 24-2 vs. Wilson, Andover Central, 9-7
Andrew Snell, McPherson, 26-7 vs. Starbuck, Colby, 24-11
Peyton Graves, Paola, 15-2 vs. Bass, Independence, 25-7
DOUBLES FIRST ROUND
Hunter Wiehl-Camrin Engelken, Buhler def. vs. Trey Kasten-Alvaro Ribas, Chanute. 7-6 (7-4), 6-1
Jason Reilly-Jason Thompson, Andover Central def. Brayden Frederick-Fisher Lund, Chanute. 6-1, 6-0
Noah Jackley-Garrett Hagen, SM Miege def. Logan Clark-Zac Wyse, Hays, 6-1, 6-0
Foster Hoch-Coleton Nelson, Bonner Springs def. Kobe Kraisinger-Dalton Penka, Larned, 6-4, 6-3
Bo Hess-Isaac Evans, Scott City def. Ryan Wessling-Noah Buckley, Baldwin, 6-1, 6-1
Luke Prohaska-George Kriwiel, Wichita Trinity, 18-7 vs. Lance Lao-Chaz Corredor, SM Miege, 10-10
Nick Reinert-Johann Rauchholz, Smoky Valley. 24-8 vs. Tyler Johnson-Mason Holmes, El Dorado. 18-7
Kyle Hutley-Adam Ball, Parsons. 18-5 vs. Jack Jewett-Noah Spurgeon, Maize South. 12-9
SECOND ROUND
Austin Gartner-Matt Regehr, Collegiate. 8-1 vs. Wiehl-Engelken, Buhler. 22-10
Auggie Lange-Luke Laskowski, Baldwin, 19-4 vs. Reilly-Thompson, Andover Central. 14-1
Sam Hilger-Will Schabel, Independence. 27-8 vs. Jackley-Hagen, SM Miege, 12-9
Nolan Schrader-Kaden Stewart, McPherson. 21-3 vs. Hoch-Nelson, Bonner Springs, 17-5
Jacob Berven-Jase West, Abilene. 18-1 vs. Bo Hess-Isaac Evans, Scott City, 31-3
Kyle Woods-Logan Payne, Independence. 6-5
Sean Sandstrom-Hayden Federico, Topeka Hayden, 27-5
Ben Murphy-Max Wheeler, Collegiate, 11-0
