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Central Plains, Larned tennis earn medals at 3-1A state
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SALINA — Larned's Lauren Sleder placed fifth and Central Plains Oiler Eliza Jeffrey finished 11th in 3-1A state tennis singles. 

In doubles, Central Plains Oilers Emery Siemsen/Ashtyn Robl placed sixth, Larned's Cassie Manry/Maggie Haas finished seventh and Oilers Boston Robison/Aevyn Siemsen placed 11th. 

In final singles matches, Sleder defeated Ellsworth's Hannah Vague 8-4 for fifth place. Jeffrey defeated Phillipsburg's Gabriella Poels 8-2 for 11th place.

In doubles final matches, Osborne's Leavie Riner/Gentrie Riner downed Emery Siemsen/Robl 8-1 for fifth place. Manry/Haas defeated WaKeeney/Trego's Annika Dietz/Trista Smith 8-6 for seventh place. Robison/Aevyn Siemsen defeated Shawnee Maranatha's Sarah Pruitt/Quinn Smarek 8-4.

Central Plains (19) finished fourth and Larned (18) placed fifth behind team champion Ellsworth (44) and Conway Springs (36).

Sterling's Cheslie Brown defended her title 6-1, 6-2 over Ellsworth's Karli Haase. Ellsworth's Reygan Coonrod/Inarie Rippert beat Conway Springs' Morgan Koester/Sadie Koester 6-4 6-3 in doubles.

3-1A STATE SINGLES, SALINA

TEAM TOTALS—1—Ellsworth 44; 2—Conway Springs 36; 3—Wichita Classical 23; 4—Central Plains 19; 5—Larned 18; 6—Sterling 12; 7—Osborne 10, Phillipsburg 10; 9—WaKeeney Trego 7; Haven 7; Russell 7

1ST—Chelsie Brown, Sterling def. Karli Haase, Ellsworth, 6-1, 6-2

3RD—Madilyn Poole, Topeka Cair Paravel def. Ani Doom, Wichita Classical, 6-4, 6-1  

5TH—Lauren Sleder, Larned def. Hannah Vague, Ellsworth, 8-4

7TH—Addison Rusco, Conway Springs vs. Anne Marie Marsell, Russell 

9TH—Valorie Solida, Philllipsburg def. Kensie Popp, Haven, 8-1

11TH—Eliza Jeffrey, Central Plains def. Gabriella Poels, Phillipsburg, 8-2

LARNED—Sleder def. Jeffrey, 6-2, 6-4; Madilyn Poole, Topeka Cair Paravel def. Sleder 4-6, 6-3, 6-1; Sleder def. Poels, 8-1; Sleder def. Anne Marie Marsell, Russell, 8-4

CENTRAL PLAINS—Jeffrey def. Tay Kopper, Cimarron, 6-0, 6-2; Sleder, Larned def. Jeffrey, 6-2, 6-4; Jeffrey def. Morgan Brown, Trego, 8-1; Jeffrey def. Charlene Schlessiger, Central Plains, 8-5; Vague def. Jeffrey, 8-3; Ellsworth; Schlessiger def. Nora Herder, Maranatha, 6-1, 6-4; Poole def. Schlessiger, 6-0, 6-1; Schlessiger def. Avry Carothers, Chaparral, 8-3; Jeffrey def. Schlessiger, 8-5

3-1A STATE DOUBLES, SALINA

1ST—Reygan Coonrod/Inarie Rippert, Ellsworth def. Morgan Koester/Sadie Koester, Conway Springs, 6-4, 6-3

3RD—Madelyn Stevens/Hayley Pauly, Conway Springs def. Mia Brown/Leonora Neumann, Classical, 6-3, 6-1

5TH—Leavie Riner/Gentrie Riner, Osborne def. Emery Siemsen/Ashtyn Robl, Central Plains, 8-1 

7TH—Cassie Manry/Maggie Haas, Larned def. Annika Dietz/Trista Smith, Trego, 8-6

9TH—Jaiden Jaeger/Danika Zimmerman, Sterling def. McKenna Anderson/Felis De La Cruz, Ellsworth, 8-5 

11TH—Boston Robison/Aevyn Siemsen, Central Plains def. Sarah Pruitt/Quinn Smarek, Maranatha, 8-4

LARNED—Manry/Haas def. Jameson Toon/Rachel Kuhn, Victoria 6-1, 6-2; Riner/Riner def. Manry/Haas, 6-1, 3-6 (13-11); Manry/Haas def. Brooklyn Thiessen/Claire Morey, Hillsboro, 8-2; Manry/Haas def. Jaeger/Zimmerman, 8-4

CENTRAL PLAINS—Robison/A. Siemsen def. Azariah Christy/Lydia Walker, Phillipsburg, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4; Jaeger/Zimmerman def. Robison/A. Siemsen, 6-2, 6-1; Robison/A. Siemsen def. Reagan Daubert/Savannah Malsam, Trego, 8-4; Robison/A. Siemsen def. Bayleigh Minnis/Karlee Cooprider, Haven, 8-2; Riner/Riner def. Robison/A. Siemsen, 8-6; Siemsen/Robl, Central Plains def. Annika Dietz/Trista Smith, Trego, 7-6 (7-2), 6-7 (7-3) (10-4); Koester/Koester def. E. Siemsen/Robl, 6-1, 6-3; E. Siemsen/Robl def. Pruitt/Smarek, 8-1; E. Siemsen/Robl def. Manry/Haas, 8-4