WAKEENEY — Defending state champion Central Plains qualified two singles and two doubles entries for the Class 3-1A state tennis tournament scheduled Friday-Saturday at Garden City.
Central Plains’ Devin Ryan (29-2) defeated Meade’s Andrea Dentamoro, 6-0, 6-1 to win the WaKeeney regional title. The doubles team of Kade Beck-Brett Liebl (29-3) beat teammates Paxton Hammeke-Lawson Oeser (25-8), 6-3, 6-1 to win the regional title.
The Oilers also qualified sixth-place finisher Aaron Schneweis (12-15), who lost 7-6 (7-5), 6-0 to Hoisington’s Kirk Reisner (14-21).
The Cardinals qualified both doubles teams. SW Heights’ Grady Jacobs-Kaylan Olivas defeated Hoisington’s Jared Curtis-Cameron Knapp (13-12), 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) for third place. Meade’s Gatlin Clawson-Walker Clawson defeated Hoisington’s Colin Hinds-Michael MacMahon (9-4), 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 for fifth place.
Central Plains, Sterling, Kansas City Christian and Shawnee Maranatha each qualified four entries for the Class 3-1A state tournament.
3A REGIONAL
WAKEENEY-TREGO
TEAM SCORES—1—Central Plains 22; 2—Meade 10, Hoisington 10; 4—SW Heights 10; 5—WaKeeney-Trego 6
SINGLES—1—Devin Ryan, Central Plains def. Andrea Dentamoro, Meade, 6-0, 6-1; 3—Alex Haxton, WaKeeney-Trego def. Robert Evans, SW Heights, 6-0, 6-1; 5—Kirk Reisner, Hoisington def. Aaron Schneweis, Central Plains, 7-6 (7-5), 6-0
SEMIFINALS—Ryan def. Evans, 6-0, 6-0; Dentamoro def. Haxton, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1; QUARTERFINALS—Ryan def. Brintain Noah, HH, 6-0, 6-0; Evans def. Reisner, HH, 7-6, 6-7 (10-8), 12-10: Dentamoro def. Ian Conness, WT, 6-1, 6-1; Haxton def. Schneweis, 6-0, 6-1; FIRST ROUND—Noah def. Ronert Justiniano, Russell, 7-5, 6-0; Evans def. Nolan Dewell, Meade, 6-4, 4-6, 10-6; Reisner def. Brae Ross, SW Hts, 6-0, 6-1; Conness def. Travis Ochs, Russell, 6-2, 6-3; Schneweis def. Niko Neel, Cimarron, 6-1, 6-0
DOUBLES—1—Kade Beck-Brett Liebl, Central Plains def. Paxton Hammeke-Lawson Oeser, Central Plains, 6-3, 6-1; 3—Grady Jacobs-Kaylan Olivas, SW Heights def. Cameron Knapp-Jared Curtis, Hoisington, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2); 5—Gatlin Clawson-Walker Clawson, Meade def. Collin Hinds-Michael MacMahon, Hoisington, 0-6, 6-3, 6-2
SEMIFINALS—Beck-Liebl def. Knapp-Curtis, 7-5, 6-3; Hammeke-Oeser def. Jacobs-Olivas, 6-3, 6-1; QUARTERFINALS—Beck-Liebl def. Jose Espinoza-Gabe Arellano, SW Hts, 6-2, 6-1; Knapp-Curtis def. Clawson-Clawson, 6-4, 6-4; Jacobs-Olivas def. Jagger Borth-Cooper Elliot, Meade, 6-4, 6-1; Hammeke-Oeser def. Hinds-MacMahon, 6-0, 6-3
FIRST ROUND—Espinoza-Arellano def. Sm Ochs-Jake Solem, Russell, 6-2, 6-3; Clawson-Clawson def,. Trevor Grasser-Wyatt Woods, Cimarron, 6-1, 6-3; Borth-Elliot def. Austin Kinderknecht-Branden Stewart, WT, 6-4, 3-6, 10-8; Hinds-MacMahon def. Bryan Chavez-Kyler Henry, Cimarron, 6-2, 3-6, 10-8
3-2-1A STATE QUALIFIERS
SINGLES QUALIFIERS
WAKEENEY REGIONAL
1—Devin Ryan, Central Plains, 28-2
2—Andrea Dentamoro, Meade, 19-6
3—Alex Haxton, WaKeeney-Trego, 18-6
4—Robert Evans, SW Heights, 13-15
5—Kirk Reisner, Hoisington, 14-20
6—Aaron Schneweis, Central Plains, 12-15

HILLSBORO REGIONAL
1—Stratton Brown, Salina Sacred Heart, 26-0
2—Kyler Comley, Sterling, 22-6
3—William Weiner, Sterling, 24-4
4—Logan Gamble, Hesston, 21-12
5—Sean Clennan, Hutchinson Trinity, 18-15
6—Tristan Harcrow, Hutchinson Trinity, 24-10

KIOWA REGIONAL
1–Davis Roe, Norwich, 23-2
2—Luke Bellar, Conway Springs, 18-13
3—Gabe Carnley, Wichita Independent, 14-7
4—Denver Hartson, Chaparral, 9-11
5—Sean Reeves, Chaparral, 14-16
6—Jacob Kautz, Conway Springs, 14-17

LAWRENCE REGIONAL
1—Daniel Siemers, Shawnee Maranatha, 25-3
2—Aaron Bowlin, Shawnee Maranatha, 22-6
3—Caleb Kern, KC Christian, 20-8
4—Joseph Kunkel, Hiawatha, 17-5
5—Kyle Tollefson, Hiawatha, 21-4
6—Hogan Spencer, KC Christian, 8-16

DOUBLES QUALIFIERS
WAKEENEY REGIONAL
1—Kade Beck-Brett Liebl, Central Plains, 28-3
2—Paxton Hammeke-Lawson Oeser, Central Plains, 24-8
3—Grady Jacobs-Kaylan Olivas, SW Heights, 19-7
4—Jared Curtis-Cameron Knapp, Hoisington, 13-12
5—Gatlin Clawson-Walker Clawson, Meade, 11-6
6—Tre Hinds-Michael MacMahon, Hoisington, 9-4

HILLSBORO REGIONAL
1—Dylan DeLuca-Jacob Harcrow, Hutchinson Trinity, 25-4
2—Max Fulbright-Edward Weiner, Sterling, 19-10
3—Brett Riffel-Kenan Comley, Sterling, 23-6
4—Jorge Morales-Jeb Carlson, Hesston, 12-12
5—Parish Blanding-Joey Oberle, Ellsworth, 3-1
6—Mason Barber-Isaac Decker, Hesston, 5-3

KIOWA REGIONAL
1—Jacob Winter-Lucas Mies, Conway Springs, 22-9
2—Grant Cantrell-Spencer Kimmell, South Barber, 15-6
3—Trenton Jones-Josh Dugan, Conway Springs, 13-10
4—Ty Hepner-Caleb Krehbiel, Kingman, 10-14
5—Jerry Oller-Damian Espinosa, Fairfield, 6-5
6—Grant Burmeister-A.J. Toubassi, Wichita Independent, 4-3

LAWRENCE REGIONAL
1—Jackson Vander Ark-Mitchell Paul, KC Christian, 22-1
2—Grayson Rader-Jack Edmonds, Lawrence Seabury, 15-6
3—Louie Wrablica-Brayden Kern, KC Christian, 14-9
4—Ben Lee-Michael Hollingsworth, Leavenworth Immaculata, 6-7
5—Will Knight-Andrei Grysko, Shawnee Maranatha, 11-4
6—Zach Oster-Braden Lockwood, Shawnee Maranatha, 10-9