DODGE CITY — Great Bend's tennis team showed steady progress with a fourth-place finish by doubles partners Kai Britt/Jacob Parks and a ninth-place singles medal by Aaron Ramirez at Thursday's Dodge City Tennis Invitational.

Britt/Parks lost to the eventual champions and lost 8-1 to Liberal's Parker Brown. Miguel O'Valle. Ramirez rallied for two wins with a 8-3 victory over Cimarron's Pando for ninth place.

"Our No. 1 doubles team showed some of their potential," said Great Bend coach Chris Manning. "They finished fourth, but played very well against good teams.

Aaron Ramirez fought back after a hard first-round loss and won the consolation bracket to bring home a medal."

The Panthers (36) placed fifth. Dodge City Red (68) won the team title.

DODGE CITY INVITE

TEAM TOTALS—1—Dodge City Red 68; 2—Liberal 52; 3—Dodge City Blue 41; 4—Meade 40; 5—Great Bend 36; 6—Cimarron 29; 7—Ulysses 7

SINGLES—1—Emmanuel Garcia, L def. Sam Lynn, Meade, 8-7 (7-4); 3—Vavela, DC Red def. Navarette, DC Red, injury; 5—Martinez, DC Blue def. Houseman, Cim, 8-3; 7—Brown, L def. Aiden Stacey, GB, 8-7 (10-8); 9—Aaron Ramirez, GB def. Parker, Cim, 8-3; 11—Zerolo, DC Blue def. Martinez, Uly, 8-1; 13—Hernandez, Uly def. Bowen, Meade, 8-1 

Martinez, DC Blue def. Ramirez, 8-1; Ramirez def. Martinez, Uly, 8-1; Stacey def. Martinez, Uly, 8-2; Navarette, DC Red def. Stacey, 8-3; Martinez, DC Blue def. Stacey, 8-2

DOUBLES—1—Alex Gonzalez/Daniel Velasquez, DC Red def. Peter Bui/Alan Vazquez, DC Red, 8-3; 3—Brown/O'Valle, L def. Kai Britt/Jacob Parks, GB, 8-1; 5—Ortiz/Romero, DC Blue def. Jones/Hanks, Meade, 8-5; 7—Bui/Vazquez, DC Blue def. Conley/Leterle, Meade, 8-7 (7-4); 9—Kite/Tatro, Cim de. Contreras/Flores, L, 8-4; 11—Chason Ramsey/Manuel Albo Gamon, GB def. Ezuquiel Casas/Mason Foster, Cim, 8-2

Britt/Parks def. Ortiz/Romero, DC Blue, 8-6; Gonzalez/Velasquez, DC Red def. Britts/Parks, 8-2; Ortiz/Romero, DC Blue def. Ramsey/Gamon, 8-1

Contreras/Flores, Lib def. Ramsey/Gamon, 8-4