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Larned girls win Scott City tennis title
Lauren Sleder
Larned Indian Lauren Sleder - photo by COURTESY PHOTO Janet Fleske

SCOTT CITY — Larned's No. 1 singles Lauren Sleder and No. 2 doubles Keirstin Pinkston/Olivia Holt captured first place to lead the Indians (46) to first place at Monday's Scott City tennis tournament. Goodland (38) placed runner-up.

In championship matches, Sleder defeated Goodland's Ella Linn, 8-1 and Pinkston/Holt defeated Scott City's Allie Plumer/Marisa Alvarado, 8-3.

Goodland's Ella Linn defeated Larned's Leah Pinkston 8-7 (7-4) at No. 2 singles. Larned's No. 1 doubles Cassie Manry/Maggie Haas defeated Goodland's Ashlyn Franz/Kiara Linn 8-4 for third place.

SCOTT CITY INVITATIONAL

TEAM TOTALS—1—Larned 46; 2—Goodland 38; 3—Scott City 32; 4—Ulysses 24; 5—Colby 20; 6—Cimarron 18; 7—Tribune Greeley County 17; 8—Norton 4

NO. 1 SINGLES—1ST—Lauren Sleder, L def. Ella Linn, Goodland, 8-1; Sleder def. Roslyn Garcia, Cim, 8-0; Sleder def. Angel Osborne, Greeley County, 8-0; Sleder def. Kate Diederich, Colby, 8-1

NO. 2 SINGLES—1ST—Reagan James, Goodland def. Leah Pinkston, L, 8-7 (7-4); Pinkston def. Amelia Reuber, Greeley County, 8-0; Pinkston def. Lux Vrbas, Colby, 8-0; Pinkston def. Teryn Ellis, Cim, 8-1

NO. 1 DOUBLES—3RD—Cassie Manry/Maggie Haas, L def. Ashlyn Franz/Kiara Linn, Goodland, 8-4; Manry/Haas def. Tayley Kopper/Ashlyn Randa, Cim, 8-3; Anjali Balbuena/Bella Castaneda, Colby, 8-2; Maggie Vortruba/Mia Reynolds, Greeley County def. Manry/Haas, 8-6

NO. 2 DOUBLES—1ST—Keirstin Pinkston/Olivia Holt, L def. Allie Plumer/Marisa Alvarado, Scott City, 8-3; Pinkston/Holt def. Anna Marquardt/Shayden Howell, Greeley County, 8-1; Pinkston/Holt def. Yarzy Barraza/Heidi Gray, Colby, 8-1; Pinkston/Holt def. Mia Mendez/Molly Price, Cim, 8-2