PRATT — Larned's No. 2 doubles tandem of Keirstin Pinkston/Olivia Holt defeated Hesston's Carolina Yoder/Candice Tolle 6-3, 6-2 to capture the Central Kansas League girls tennis title.
Larned's No. 1 doubles Cassie Manry/Maggie Haas finished runner-up with a 6-3, 6-3 loss to Hesston's Elyse Griffin/Sage Bartel. Larned's No. 1 singles Lauren Sleder placed third with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Smoky Valley's Kaitlyn Leis after losing 6-3, 6-1 to Pratt's Hope Hughes in the semifinals. No. 2 singles Leah Pinkston finished third with a 7-5, 6-0 victory over Haven's Madison Richey.
Larned (57) finished runner-up behind Hesston (65). Hoisington (24) finished sixth.
CENTRAL KANSAS LEAGUE
TEAM TOTALS—1—Hesston 65; 2—Larned 57; 3—Haven 42; 5—Pratt 35; 6—Smoky Valley 34; 6—Hoisington 24; 7—Hillsboro 20; 8—Nickerson 3
NO. 1 SINGLES—1ST—Hope Hughes, P def. Aubrey Koehn, Hesston, 6-4, 6-2; 3RD—Lauren Sleder, L def. Kaitlyn Leis, SV, 6-4, 6-0; 5TH—Kensie Popp, Haven def. Heather Ward, Hoisington, 8-0; 7TH—Abi Suderman, Hillsboro def. Amelia Kinast, N, 8-5; Sleder def. Kinast, 6-0, 6-0; Koehn def. Ward, 6-0, 6-3; Hughes def. Sleder, 6-3, 6-1; Ward def. Suderman, 8-3
NO. 2 SINGLES—1ST—Laine Widener, Hesston def. Sydney Riley, Pratt, 6-4, 2-6 (10-8); 3RD—Leah Pinkston, L def. Madison Richey, Haven, 7-5, 6-0; 5TH—Kaelynn Axman, Hoisington def. Emerson Wesner, Hillsboro, 8-3; 7TH—Gabi Ayala, SV def. Kyleigh Hathaway, N, 8-6; Pinkston def. Wesner, 6-0, 6-0; Riley def. Pinkston, 6-1, 6-3; Richey def. Axman, 6-4, 6-4; Axman def. Hathaway, 8-1
NO. 1 DOUBLES—1ST—Elyse Griffin/Sage Bartel, Hesston def. Cassie Manry/Maggie Haas, L, 6-3, 6-3; 3RD—Bayleigh Minnis/Karlee Cooprider, Haven def. Zora Carver/Addison Riojas, SV, 6-1, 5-7 (10-6); 5TH—Brooklyn Thiessen/Claire Morey, Hillsboro def. Annabelle Gonzalez/Aubree Martin, Hoisington, 8-5; 7TH—Brecken Kelman/Kierstyn Pontius, N def. Karsyn Bailey/Gabriella Cervantes, P, 8-6; Manry/Haas def. Gonzalez/Martin, 6-2, 6-3; Manry/Haas def. Minnis/COoperider, 6-3, 6-3; Gonzalez/Martin def. Kelman/Pontius, 8-3
NO. 2 DOUBLES—1ST—Keirstin Pinkston/Olivia Holt, L def. Caroline Yoder/Candice Tolle, Hesston, 6-3, 6-2; 3RD—Sorel DeFrain/Kayla Rose, Haven def. Noelle Crouch/Layla Fleming, SV, 6-0, 4-6 (10-7); 5TH—Kassie Linsner/Miette Kaiser/ Hoisington def. Abby Beavers/Maylee Hardey, Hillsboro, 8-3; Pinkston/Holt def. Yudany Fernandez/Miranda Webb, P, 6-0, 6-1; Pinkston/Holt def. Crouch/Fleming, 6-2, 6-2; Crouch/Fleming, SV def. Linsner/Kaiser, 1-6, 7-5 (10-8; Linsner/Kaiser def. Fernandez/Webb, 8-3
