Class 5A
Doubles
Andover’s Brooke Walker and Anna Jittawait won the class 5A state and completed the perfect 30-0 season as doubles partners.
“Brooke and Anna have worked so hard for four years and deserved this,” head coach Stephen Alexander said. “Those two have worked so well together and support each other through good and bad. If I wanted to show young players what it means to be teammates, those two would be my example every time.”
Maize South’s Madelyn Fellows-Sydney Schumaker finished second.
Andover’s Emma Jittawait-Elizabeth Gaddis finished third place, defeating Holli Kalny-Caroline Kmetz from St. James Academy.
Salina Central’s Mallory Renfro-Addison Renfro defeated Bonner Spring’s Autumn Ashford-Penelope Kline 8-1.
Brooke Steven-Liza Dugan from Bishop Carroll finished eighth place.
“The doubles team of Brooke Steven and Liza Dugan was a very pleasant surprise,” Bishop Carroll head coach Darren Huslig said. “They finished eighth at the state and helped us take third as a team. Looking forward to seeing what they can accomplish in these next couple of years.”
Goddard Eisenhower’s Leah Wilkinson-Leila Kral defeated Salina Central’s Claire Renfro-Brooke Banninger 8-3.
Singles
Bishop Carroll’s Brynn Steven defended her state championship and completed her perfect season after a 6-0,6-4 win over Shawnee Heights’ Jette Glasenapp.
“It was very impressive to watch Brynn complete her undefeated season,” Huslig said. “[Brynn] had wins over the 6A champ and the 3-1A champ during the season. I’m very proud to have had her on our team for the past four years and watch her tennis level increase every season.”
Andover’s Molly Gaddis finished third after a 6-1,6-3 win.
“After a standout freshman campaign last year was tough on her with increased expectations,” Alexander said. “This year, she came back with an increased mental toughness, and it showed in her game.”
Andover’s Mia Jaramillo finished sixth place.
Salina Central’s Janae Monotya finished seventh, defeating Maize South’s Maggie Harrison 8-3.
Maize’s Rylee Frye finished ninth, defeating Kapaun Mt. Carmel’s Julia Judkins 8-2.
Team Standings
Andover ran away with the title, completing their three-peat and scoring 49 points.
“It always feels good to win another team title,” Alexander said. “This one was special because I think everyone just expected us to win it this year and that puts a lot of pressure on the girls. I couldn’t be more proud of how they handled that and just took one match at a time, working towards a common goal.”
Salina Central won the tiebreaker and finished second place with 23 points.
Bishop Carroll finished third place with 23 points.
Maize South finished fourth place with 21 points.
Class 4A
Doubles
Riggs Kuhn-Brodie Kuhn from McPherson fell in the championship round to place second after falling to Lauren Sandstrom-Emily Sheetz from Topeka Hayden.
“Riggs and Kyndall will be greatly missed, but it is also amazing to think we still have an outstanding core coming back for several years to come,” McPherson head coach Tyler Brown said.
Circle’s Londyn Soto-Makya Thornton finished fifth after an 8-5 win over Wellington’s Cruz Cornejo-Lyric Cornejo.
Wellington’s Kadynce Aufdengarten-Logan Robinson finished eighth.
Singles
Wichita Trinity’s Sophia Majors finished fourth place.
Augusta’s Elise Richardson finished fifth place after a 9-7 win.
McPherson’s Kyndall Sandbo took down Maryn Sandbo for a ninth-place finish.
Team Standings
McPherson finished second place after scoring 28 points.
“All 19 of our girls this year bought into the program to make it a successful season,” Brown said.
Class 3-1A
Doubles
Collegiate’s Conrad-Herman finished first place to help the clean sweep of state titles, winning 6-0,6-4.
Conway Springs’ Koester-Koester finished third with a win over Hesston’s Griffin-Kramer 6-4,6-0.
Collegiate’s Downin-Overman finished seventh place with an 8-6 win.
Singles
Collegiate’s De Carvalho finishes a state champion after a 6-3, 6-0 win.
Conway Springs’ Osner finished fourth.
Collegiate’s Blackman finished fifth after an 8-3 win over Classical’s Kice.
Team Standings
Wichita Collegiate continued to dominate as they won their 15th state title in a row and achieved another clean sweep.
The Spartans scored 50 points.
“We had a clean sweep of titles last year but also graduated 3 seniors, so this year we were not as experienced as last year, but the girls rose to the occasion as we went 9-1 in matches on Saturday,” Collegiate head coach Simon Norman said.
Conway Springs finished third after scoring 25 points.
