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Cardinals' doubles team placed third
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Hoisington’s Mallory Reif hits a return. - photo by Hugo Gonzalez

ELLWORTH — Hoisington’s No. 1 doubles Tessa Fry/Mallory Reif (8-7) placed third withn 8-5 victory over Victoria’s Kenzie Sweat/MaKenna Wellbrock 8-5 at Thursday’s Ellsworth Tennis Tournament. Sterling’s runner-up Kate Rowland/Karisssa Wilson edged Fry/Reif 8-3 in the semifinals.

Hoisington’s No. 1 singles Ashlynn George placed fifth with a 8-4 victory over Victoria;s Hammerschmidt. No. 2 singles Emma Willesden finished seventh with a 8-4 victory over Wabaunsee’s Ava Huske. 

No. 2 doubles Lauren Higgins/Cheyenne Martinz placed fifth with a 8-6 win over Victoria’s Aurora Nowlin/Autumn VonLintel.     

ELLSWORTH TOURNAMENT

TEAM SCORES—1—Smoky Valley 53; 2—Phillipsburg 48; 3—Chapman 42; 4—Ellsworth 38; Sterling 38; 6—Hoisington 32; 7—Victoria 22; 8—Alma Wabaunsee 3 

NO. 1 SINGLES—1—Elyssa Frieze, Chapman def. Nicole Haase, Ellsworth, 8-3; 3—McKenna Russom, Phillipsburg def. Logan Spencer, SV, 8-7 (7-2); 5—Ashlynn George, Hoisington def. Macy Hammerschmidt, V, 8-4; 7—Mayah Mumpower, AW def. Ella Wellman, Sterling, 8-4; Frieze def. George, 8-0; George def. Wellman, 8-1; Spencer def. George, 8-4.

NO. 2 SINGLES—1—Alivia Solida, Phillipsburg def. Calli Sheridan, Ellsworth, 8-2; 3—Tanith Elliott, Chapman def. Cylie LaTourell, Sterling, 8-6; 5—Kayla Norberg, SV def. Elena Jundt, Ellsworth, 8-1; 7—Emma Willesden, Hoisington def. Ava Huske, AW, 8-4; Solida def. Willesden, 8-3; Jundt def. Willesden, 8-7 (7-1).

NO. 1 DOUBLES—1—Riley Ahlstedt/Lena Rauchholz, SV def. Kate Rowland/Karissa Wilson, Sterling, 8-6; 3—Tessa Fry/Mallory Reif, Hoisington def. Kenzie Sweat/MaKenna Wellbrock, Victoria, 8-5; 5—Sami Couch/Bekah Vague, Ellsworth def. Jocelyn Billings/Bella Keesee, Phillipsburg, 8-3; 7—Chelsey Armbruster/Alida Elliott, Chapman def. Meredith Denton/Baylie Tharman, AW, 8-2; Fry/Reif def. Armbruster/Elliott, 8-5; Rowland.Wilson def. Fry/Reif, 8-3; Fry-Reif def. Billings/Keesee, 8-3.  

NO. 2 DOUBLES—1—Karee Adam/Campbell Gaskill, SV def. Emily McGaughey/Kelsey Webb, Sterling, 8-2; 3—Jaden Belles/Lizzie Sauer, Phillipsburg def. Nicole Blocker/Grace Merritt, Chapman, 8-5; 5—Lauren Higgins/Chayenne Martinz, Hoisington def. Aurora Nowlin/Autumn VonLintel, Victoria, 8-6; 7—MaKenna Haas/Emma Salyers, Ellsworth def. Danielle Murphy/Sarah Vanstory, AW, 8-3; Belles/Sauer def. Higgins/Martinz, 8-3; Higgins/Martinz def. Haas/Salyers, 8-7 (7-4); Blocker/Merritt def. Higgins/Martinz, 8-1.