By Sam Jack
TSnews
Teams in TSnews’ coverage area kicked off the 2022 girls tennis season, traveling to tournaments in Maize, McPherson and Wellington.
Eisenhower High School had the strongest results, placing second at a quadrangular in Wellington on Aug. 30, then placing second in an eight-team tournament in McPherson on Sept. 1. Rachel Davis won the singles event in McPherson. Hailey Wiens won the No. 2 singles event in Wellington, while Stephanie and Raegan Best won the No. 2 doubles event.
The Tigers competed at Maize on Sept. 6 and will be at home this Thursday, Sept. 8. On Saturday, the team travels to Hesston; on Monday, the team is at Maize South; and on Tuesday, Sept. 13, the team is at Goddard.
Goddard competed at Maize on Sept. 1. The team of Alyssa Rising and Raegan LeFevre took first in the No. 1 doubles event. Upcoming events for Goddard include Salina Central on Sept. 10, Maize South on Sept. 12, a home meet on Sept. 13, and a meet at Andover on Sept. 15.
Conway Springs competed at Wellington on Aug. 30 and at Maize on Sept. 1. Coming up, the Cardinals compete at Emporia on Sept. 10 and host a home meet on Sept. 13.
Campus started its season Tuesday, Sept. 6, with a meet at Newton, and will host a tournament on Sept. 12 before traveling to Andover on Sept. 15.
Conway Springs HS
Wellington Varsity Quad, Aug. 30
No. 1 singles, Haylee Osner: Buhler (Frederick) def. CS, 8-1. Wellington (Reichenberger) def. CS, 8-3. Eisenhower (Davis) def. CS, 8-4. 4th place.
No. 2 singles, Grace Bender: Buhler (Ruiz) def. CS, 8-4. Wellington (Brown) def. CS, 8-6. Eisenhower (Wiens) def. CS, 8-1. 4th place.
No. 1 doubles, Adrienne May/Janel Meyer: Buhler (Nickel/Babcock) def. CS, 8-2. Wellington (Cornejo/Lynnes) def. CS, 8-3. CS def. Eisenhower (Dexter/Fisher), 8-2. 3rd place.
No. 2 doubles, Natalie Doffing/Sadie Koester: Buhler (Coker/Tanksley) def. CS, 8-2. Wellington (Gulick/Cornejo) def. CS, 8-7(2). Eisenhower (Best/Best) def. CS, 8-1. 4th place.
Team results: 1. Buhler, 24; 2. Eisenhower, 18; 3. Wellington, 15; 4. Conway Springs, 3.
Maize Tournament, Sept. 1
No. 1 singles, Haylee Osner: CS def. Collegiate (Kada), 8-7(5). Maize (Frye) def. CS, 8-4. Buhler (Frederick) def. CS, 8-3. 4th place.
No. 2 singles, Grace Bender: Collegiate (Blackman) def. CS, 8-1. Bishop Carroll (Fiechtl) def. CS, 8-6. CS def. Hesston (Griffin), 8-3. 7th place.
No. 1 doubles, Adrienne May/Janel Meyer: Hesston (Albin/Kramer) def. CS, 8-7(1). Maize (Strobel/Samek) def. CS, 8-6. Maize South (McCann/Gilstrap) def. CS, 8-6. 8th place.
No. 2 doubles, Natalie Doffing/Sadie Koester: Collegiate (De Carvalho/Strecker) def. CS, 8-2. Goddard (Young/Johnson) def. CS, 8-2. CS def. Maize South (Harden/Busby), 8-7(8). 7th place.
Team result: 6 points, 8th of 8.
Eisenhower HS
Wellington Varsity Quad, Aug. 30
No. 1 singles, Rachel Davis: EHS def. Wellington (Reichenberger), 8-1. Buhler (Frederick) def. EHS, 8-7(2). EHS def. Conway Springs (Osner), 8-4. 2nd place.
No. 2 singles, Hailey Wiens: EHS def. Wellington (Brown), 8-6. EHS def. Buhler (Ruiz), 8-4. EHS def. Conway Springs (Bender), 8-1. 1st place.
No. 1 doubles, Kelsey Dexter/Kennedy Fisher: Wellington (Cornejo/Lynnes) def. EHS, 8-3. Buhler (Nickel/Babcock) def. EHS, 8-2. Conway Springs (May/Meyer) def. EHS, 8-2. 4th place.
No. 2 doubles, Stephanie Best/Raegan Best: EHS def. Wellington (Gulick/Cornejo), 8-6. EHS def. Buhler (Coker/Tanksley), 8-3. EHS def. Conway Springs (Doffing/Koester), 8-1. 1st place.
Team results: 1. Buhler, 24; 2. Eisenhower, 18; 3. Wellington, 15; 4. Conway Springs, 3.
McPherson Invitational, Sept. 1
Singles
Rachel Davis: Davis def. Motes (Salina Sacred Heart), 8-0. Davis def. Taylor (Valley Center), 8-1. Davis def. Sandbo (McPherson), 8-1. Davis def. Wiss (Salina Sacred Heart), 8-3. 1st place.
Maddie Bracy: Bracy def. Palivan (Derby), 8-4. Wiss (Salina Sacred Heart) def. Bracy, 8-1. Bracy def. Ruth (Newton), 8-4. Taylor (Valley Center) def. Bracy, 8-6. 6th place.
Doubles
Leila Kral/Leah Wilkinson: EHS def. Derby (Cotton/Wright), 8-3. Valley Center (Hooper/Welu) def. EHS, 8-3. EHS def. Newton (Buller/Oswald), 8-1. EHS def. McPherson (Eveland/Olson), 8-4. 5th place.
Leah Renner/Hailey Wiens: EHS def. Valley Center (Bowyer/Tacner), 8-5. Newton (Hershberger/Franz) def. EHS, 8-6. McPherson (Eveland/Olson) def. EHS, 8-2. Newton (Buller/Oswald) def. EHS, 8-4. 8th place.
Team result: 2nd of 8, 48 points.
Goddard HS
Maize Tournament, Sept. 1
No. 1 singles, Leah Combs: Buhler (Frederick) def. GHS, 8-1. GHS def. Hesston (Martin), 8-2. GHS def. Collegiate (Kada). 8-2. 5th place.
No. 2 singles, Kate Nelson: Buhler (Hamby) def. EHS, 8-3. EHS def. Hesston (Griffin), 8-6. Bishop Carroll (Fiechtl) def. EHS, 8-3. 6th place.
No. 1 doubles, Alyssa Rising/Raegan LeFevre: GHS def. Maize (Strobel/Samek), 8-2. GHS def. Hesston (Albin/Kramer), 8-7(1). GHS def. Buhler (Babcock/Nickel), 8-5. 1st place.
No. 2 doubles, Amelia Young/Emma Johnson: Buhler (Gillette/Coker) def. GHS, 8-6. GHS def. Conway Springs (Koester/Doffing), 8-2. Bishop Carroll (Brownell/Mies) def. GHS, 8-3. 6th place.
Team result: 15 points, 5th of 8.
