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Two Larned entries make 3-1A state
CONWAY SPRINGS — Larned's third-place doubles team Tristan Thompson/Troy Hemken (16-9) and sixth-place Ryan Hill/Brayden Smith (16-8) qualified for 3-1A state tennis in the Conway Springs regional.
Thompson/Hemken defeated Chaparral's Ty Latta/Luke Misak, 5-7, 7-5, 6-1 for third place.
Conway Springs' Kaleb Zoglmann/Hudson Stevens defeated Hill/Smith, Larned, 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 for fifth place.
Central Plains, Ellinwood and Hoisington compete at a loaded Lindsborg regional Saturday which features a potential 23 returning state qualifiers from last year.
Oiler Camden Stiles (18-4) placed fourth and Hoisington's Jasper Pawlowski (21-2) finished eighth in 3-1A last year. Peyton Dody teamed with Paxton Dody, who has graduated, to finish seventh last year.
Ellinwood's Ty Hammeke/Ethan Schlochtermeier placed ninth in 3-1A doubles last year.
The 3-1A state tennis tournament is May 15-16 at Prairie Village's Harmon Park Tennis Complex.
3-1A CONWAY SPRINGS
TEAM SCORES—1—Conway Springs 20; 2—Chaparral 14; 3—Meade 9; 4—Larned 7, Cimarron 7; 6—South Barber 1.
SINGLES—1—Samuel Lynn, Meade def. Grayson Allen, CS, 6-1; 6-1; 3—Garrison Kite, Cim def. Ian May, CS, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4; 5—John Budd, Chaparral def. Evan Tatro, CS, 6-3, 6-4
Kite, Cim def. James Garetto, Larned (3-13), 6-1, 6-2; Tatro, Cim def. Aiden O'Crotty, Larned (5-18), 3-6, 6-4 (10-3)
DOUBLES—1—Joseph Beck/Eli Benge, CS def. Jack Walker/Jesus Reyes, Chaparral, 6-1, 6-0; 3—Tristan Thompson/Troy Hemken, Larned (16-9) def. Ty Latta/Luke Misak, Chaparral, 5-7, 7-5, 6-1; 5—Kaleb Zoglmann/Hudson Stevens, CS def. Ryan Hill/Brayden Smith, Larned (16-8), 6-0, 4-6, 6-1
Thompson/Hemken def. Wyatt Schlumbohm/Marshall McCammon, Fairfield, 6-0, 6-0; Hill/Smith, def. Michael Harbert/Aljohn Young, Kingman, 6-0, 6-1; Thompson/Hemken def. Hill/Smith, 6-3, 6-3; Beck/Benge, CS def. Thompson/Hemken, 6-2, 6-0; Hill/Smith def. Kutter Harris/Kayleb Swader, Meade, 6-2, 6-3
Larned (Aiden O'Crotty 5-17; James Garetto 3-12; Tristan Thompson/Troy Hemken 13-8; Ryan Hill/Brayden Smith 14-6)
3-1A LINDSBORG 5-9—Central Plains (Camden Stiles 18-4; Cale Thompson 12-13; Peyton Dody/Alden Metro 21-2; Richard Hayes/Scott Lamatsch 20-4), Ellinwood (Grey Ringwald; Dominic Martinez; Ty Hammeke/Ethan Schlochtermeier; Phillip Penner/Christopeher Rugan), Ellsworth, Goodland, Hoisington (Jasper Pawlowski 19-3; Gabriel Pawlowski 21-0; Leyton Mooney/Xander Mooney 14-9; Knoxly Nettleingham/Parker Turner 13-9), Phillipsburg, Salina Sacred Heart, Smoky Valley, WaKeeney-Trego
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