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Larned, Ellinwood tennis qualify for state
ellinwood Monica Hammeke

MEADE – Larned’s fourth-place singles Audrey Manry (21-10) and sixth-place doubles Ella McNett-Ava Mull (21-8) joins Ellinwood’s fifth place Monica Hammeke-Taryn Robl (13-10) for the 3-1A state tennis tournament at Prairie Village.

Ashland’s Victoria Milburn defeated Manry 6-2, 6-2 for third place after Manry lost 7-6, 6-2, 7-5 in a hard-fought semifinal against Scott City’s singles champion Abigail LeBeau.

Ellinwood’s Hammeke-Robl downed Larned’s McNett-Mull 6-2, 6-4 for fifth place. Hammeke-Robl downed South Central’s Abriana Uhl-Emma Dunn, 6-2, 6-3 and McNett-Mull defeated Cimarron’s Elizabeth Goetz-Abby Osborn, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 in elimination matches that determined state qualifiers. 

The state entries will compete Friday-Saturday at Harmon Park Tennis Complex in Prairie Village. 

3-1A MEADE REGIONAL

TEAM SCORES—1—Scott City 19; 2—Meade 7; 3—Greeley County 7; 4—Larned 6; Lyons 6; 6—Ashland 5; 7—Ellinwood 4; 8—Kiowa Co. 2; 9—Cimarron 1, South Central 1

SINGLES

1—Abigail LeBeau, Scott City def. Kristina Head, Lyons, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

3—Victoria Millburn, Ashland def. Audrey Manry, Larned, 6-2, 6-2

5—Lauren Crotinger, Greeley County def. Kaiden Brunkow, Kiowa County, 6-2, 6-4

THIRD ROUND—Head def. Milburn, 6-2, 6-4; LeBeau def. Manry, 7-6, 6-2, 7-5; Brunkow, Kiowa County def. Wittney Hammeke, Ellinwood, 7-5, 6-1; Crotinger def. Madison Westergard, Scott City, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3

QUARTERFINALS—Head def. Westergard, 6-2, 6-4; Milburn def. Crotinger, 6-1, 6-4; Manry def. Wittney Hammeke, 6-3, 6-1; LeBeau def. Brunkow, 6-0, 6-1 

SECOND ROUND—Head def. Alida Elliott, Ashland, 6-0, 6-1; Westergard def. Jordan Toothaker, Cimarron, 7-5, 6-2; Milburn def. Kaya Hartnett, Meade, 6-0, 6-1; Crotinger def. Wilson, Minneola, 6-1, 6-0; Manry, Larned def. Tessa Miller, Lyons, 6-1, 6-3; Wittney Hammeke, Ellinwood def. Knobbe, Greeley Co. 6-3, 6-2; Brunkow def. Cassidy Schmidt, Cimarron, 6-3, 6-1; LeBeau, Scott City def. Kathryn Holt, Larned, 6-1, 6-1

FIRST ROUND—Hartnett def. America Fernandez, St. John, 9-2; Wilson def. Natalie Dale, South Central, 9-4; Knobbe def. Sigrid Heringstad, Meade, 9-0

DOUBLES

1—Monica Gleason-Allison Unruh, Meade def. Cynthia Gonzalez-Lanae Haupt, Scott City, 6-0, 6-3

3—Isabela Gutierrez-Myers-Sadie Hermosillo, Scott City def. Kyra Nolan-Karlyn Woelk, Greeley County, 6-4, 6-1

5—Monica Hammeke-Taryn Robl, Ellinwood def. Ella McNett-Ava Mull, Larned, 6-2, 6-4

THIRD ROUND—Gleason-Unruh def. Myers-Hermosillo, 7-5, 6-3; Gonzalez-Haupt def. Nolan-Woelk, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4; Monica Hammeke-Robl, Ellinwood def. Abriana Uhl-Emma Dunn, South Central, 6-2, 6-3; McNett-Mull, Larned def. Elizabeth Goetz-Abby Osborn, Cimarron, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0

QUARTERFINALS—Gleason-Unruh, Meade def. McNett-Mull, Larned, 6-2, 7-5; Myers-Hermosillo def. Goetz-Osborn, Cimarron, 6-1, 6-4; Nolan-Woelk, Greeley Co. def. Monica Hammeke-Robl, Ellinwood, 4-6, 7-5, (10-7); Gonzalez-Haupt def. Uhl-Dunn, 6-3, 6-4 

SECOND ROUND—Gleason-Unruh, Meade def. Corrie Upson-Ruthie Webster, Larned, 6-0, 6-1; McNett-Mull, Larned def. Jayme Belote-Holla Bryant, Lyons, 6-1, 6-3; Myers-Hermosillo def. Elizabeth Sneed-Liberty Gilkey, Kiowa Co. 6-4, 6-4; Goetz-Osborn def. Jacqueline Amaya-Raylee Johnson, Ashland, 6-2, 6-4; Nolan-Woelk, Greeley Co. def. Daphne Daphne Doll-Madison Schloctermeier, Ellinwood, 6-3, 6-1; Monica Hammeke-Robl, Ellinwood def. Payton Walk-Macie Lehman, Greeley Co. 3-6, 6-3, (10-4); Uhl-Dunn def. Reese Grigsby-Monique Asebedo, Ashland, 6-3, 6-4; Gonzalez-Haupt def. Carter-Kugler, 6-4, 6-4

FIRST ROUND—Sneed-Gilkey def. Carisma Haney-Blayr Doggett, St. John, 9-0; Amaya-Johnson def. Karsen Jones-Abby Klassen, Meade, 9-4; Walk-Lehman def. Angel Johnson-Emma Koelsch, St. John, 9-8 

3-1A STATE TENNIS 

Prairie Village, Friday/Saturday

SINGLES QUALIFIERS

CONWAY SPRINGS REGIONAL—Sense Cadman, Wichita Independent, 19-7; Loren May, Conway Springs, 19-10; Hannah Pearce, Kingman, 17-5;  Molly Bender, Conway Springs, 22-6; Marin McCausl,  Wichita Independent, 13-14; Karissa Wilson, Sterling, 15-10

HILLSBORO REGIONAL—Lilly McNeill, KC Christian, 16-1; Lily Perrin, Salina-Sacred Heart, 27-4; Emma Sand, KC Christian, 9-3; Lena Rauchholz, Smoky Valley, 14-13;  Autymn Schreiner, Wabaunsee, 25-5; Alivia Sherer, Rossville, 16-8

MEADE REGIONAL—Abbigail LeBeau, Scott City, 22-4; Kristina Head, Lyons, 17-3; Victoria Milburn,  Ashland, 21-3; Audrey Manry, Larned 21-10; Lauren Crotinger,  Tribune Greeley County, 15-5; Kaiden Brunkow, Kiowa County, 13-19

PHILLIPSBURG REGIONAL—Emily Ryan, Central Plains, 29-0; Sydney Evaristo, Beloit, 17-5; Brooklynn Kuhn, Victoria, 24-4; Jacie Roth, Phillipsburg 9-2; Mackenzie Dodson, Colby, 26-7; Caroline Brungardt, Trego, 20-16

DOUBLES QUALFIERS

CONWAY SPRINGS REGIONAL—Kara Koester-Karlee Osner, Conway Springs 27-2; Kinzie Comley-Aubrey Anderson, Sterling 23-4; Nicole Campbell-Lucy Boyles, Conway Springs, 23-7; Natalie Schweizer-Riley Richter, Sterling, 21-6; Shelby Green-Ali Jargo, Wichita Classical, 14-14; Kaylee Shandy-Kiley Jargo, Wichita Classical,10-13

HILLSBORO REGIONAL—Juliet Bartels-Kiera Knoflicek, KC Christian, 4-0; Rachel Yenni-Karik Elliott, Smoky Valley, 25-6; Elaina McMillan-Emily Jones, Smoky Valley, 15-6;  Gina Favero-Olivia Favero, Shawnee Maranatha, 10-7; Deborah Edelman-Nicole Stallbaumer, Sabetha, 20-7; Kendyl Bolinder-Raegan Feyh, Wabaunsee, 13-15

MEADE REGIONAL—Monica Gleason-Alison Unruh, Meade, 17-5; Cynthia Gonzalez-Lanae Haupt, Scott City, 19-6; Isabela Gutierrez Myers- Sadie Hermosillo, Scott City, 28-4; Kyra Nolan-Karlyn Woelk, Greeley County, 12-7; Monica Hammeke-Taryn Robl, Ellinwood, 16-11; Ella McNett-Ava Mull, Larned, 21-8

PHILLIPSBURG REGIONAL—Brynna Hammeke-Kyla Metro, Central Plains, 26-4; Jaycee Cunningham-Jaide Talbott, Ellsworth, 19-5; Zoe Potter-Jennah Jeffrey, Central Plains, 25-7; Hannah Kinderknecht-Tillie Malinowsky, Trego, 15-12; Maggie Windholz-Nicole Haase, Ellsworth, 15-6; Zoey Dinkel-Kaycee Russell, Phillipsburg HS 19-14