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St. John Tiger places third in 3-1A state tennis
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WICHITA — St. John's Camila Sanchez-Rojas (22-3) placed third in the 3-1A state tennis championship. Sterling's unbeaten state champion Chelsie Brown defeated Sanchez/Rojas 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals. Sanchez-Rojas defeated Wichita Collegiate's Amelia Blackman 6-1, 6-3 for third place.

Central Plains' Ryann Metro/Grace Lamatsch (28-7) finished eighth with a 8-3 loss to Marysville's Aubree Vering/Grace Winkler.

Hoisington's Reese Merlau (24-8) finished 12th with an 8-5 loss to Sabetha's Audrey Tramp. Merlau eliminated Hoisington teammate Claire Crutcher 8-2.

5A ANDOVER — Great Bend's Paige Stacey (25-11) lost a pair of matches in the 5A singles tournament at Andover. Spring Hill's Aleaha Schwinn beat Stacey 6-0, 6-1. Emporia's Kali Keough downed Stacey, 8-1.

3-1A TEAM TOTALS—1—Wichita Collegiate 38; 2—Ellsworth 33; 3—Marysville 26; 4—Wichita Classical 18; 5—Sterling 18; 6—KC Christian 14; 7—St. John 12; Hesston 12; 9—Conway Springs 11; 10—Central Plains 7; Wichita Trinity 7

SINGLES

1ST— Chelsie Brown, Sterling def. Lauren Seitz, KC Christian, 6-4, 6-0

3RD—Camila Sanchez-Rojas, St. John (22-3) def. Amelia Blackman, Collegiate, 6-1, 6-3 

5TH—Karli Haase, Ellsworth def. Ryan Schreiner, Kingman, 8-0

7TH—Greer Kice, Classical def. Kate Frese, Marysville, 8-0

9TH—Amy Spicer, Marysville def. Hannah Vague, Ellsworth, 8-1

11TH—Audrey Tramp, Sabetha def. Reese Merlau, Hoisington, 8-5

SEMIFINALS—Brown, Sterling def. Sanchez-Rojas, St. John, 6-3, 6-4

QUARTERFINALS—Sanchez-Rojas def. Karli Haase, Ellsworth, 6-4, 6-2 

SECOND ROUND—Brown, Sterling def. Reese Merlau, Hoisington, 6-0, 6-0; Sanchez-Rojas def. Acacia Knight, Collegiate, 6-1, 6-1 

FIRST ROUND—Knight, Collegiate def. Claire Crutcher, Hoisington, 4-6, 6-4 (12-10); Merlau def. Ava Madden, Hutchinson Trinity, 6-5, 6-3; Frese, Marysville def. Jennifer Gracia, St. John, 6-0, 6-1; Spicer, Marysville def. Lauren Sleder, Larned, 6-2, 6-0

CONSOLATION 1—Merlau def. Crutcher 8-2; Madilyn Poole, Topeka Cair Paravel def. Sleder, Larned, 8-5; Spicer, Marysville def. Gracia, 8-0

CONSOLATION 2—Merlau def. Poole, Cair Paravel, forfeit

CONSOLATION 3—Kice, Wichita Classical def. Merlau, 8-2

3-1A DOUBLES

1ST—Laney Conrad/Julia Herrman, Collegiate def. Reygan Coonrod/Inarie Rippert, Ellsworth, 6-2, 6-0 

3RD—Molly Martin/Elyse Griffin, Hesston def. Morgan Koester/Sadie Koester, Conway Springs, 6-1, 2-6, 7-5

5TH—Tatum Downing/Langley Overman, Collegiate def. Adah Branam/Leo Neumann, Classical, 8-3

7TH—Aubree Vering/Grace Winkler, Marysville def. Ryann Metro/Grace Lamatsch, 8-3

9TH—Madeline Davis/Joley Henderson, Wichita Trinity def Grace Turner/Mica Urban, Marysville, 8-2

11TH—Felicitia De La Cruz/Elena Jundt, Ellsworth def. Anna Schneider/Mia Reynolds, Greeley County, 8-6

QUARTERFINALS—Martin/Griffin, Hesston def. Metro/Lamatsch, Central Plains, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 

SECOND ROUND—Metro/Lamatsch def. Claire Mick/Gentrie Riner, Osborne, 2-6, 6-3 (10-4); Jundt/De La Cruz, Ellsworth def. Grace Sturtz/Mahra Johnston, Ellinwood, 6-3, 6-3  

FIRST ROUND—Sturtz/Johnston def. Jillian Hett/Made Mauk, Smoky Valley, 7-6 (7-4), 6-1

CONSOLATION 1—Sturtz/Johnston def. Aby Dyck/Bethany Reimer, Meade, 8-3

CONSOLATION 2—Schneider/Reynolds, Greeley County def. Sturtz/Johnston, 8-3

CONSOLATION 3—Metro/Lamatsch def. Turner/Urban, Marysville, 8-6