Buhler High School junior Sofia Spies placed second in singles at the Kansas Class 4A state tennis tournament Saturday at the Kossover Tennis Center in Topeka.
Wichita Collegiate won the 4A state team title with 53 points, followed by McPherson in second place with 35 and Buhler in third place with 21.
Spies, who placed second at state for the third year in a row, lost in the championship match 6-0, 6-3 to Wichita Collegiate’s sophomore Hitha Ganganala.
Spies, who finished the season with a 30-6 record, received a first-round bye, won her second round match 6-0, 6-0, won in the quarterfinals 6-0, 6-0 and the semifinals 6-1, 6-0.
Buhler senior Addy Tech (17-13) won in the first round 6-2, 5-7, 1-0, lost to Ganganala 6-0, 6-0 in the second round and lost in the consolation round 8-3.
The Buhler doubles team of senior Emily Allen and sophomore Gabriella Gillespie (20-11) placed ninth.
Allen and Gillespie won their first-round match 6-0, 6-2, second-round match 7-6 (5), 6-2 and lost in the quarterfinals 6-1, 6-2. They won their consolation match 8-6.
Class 4A state tournament results — https://docs.google.com/
