McPHERSON, Kan. – McPherson High School Girls Tennis hosted an eight-team invitational in McPherson on Thursday, Sept. 4, playing with three squads with strong results.
The three Bullpup squads were separated into Team Red, Team White, and Team Black. Team Red finished 2nd, Team White placed 4th, and Team Black finished in 8th. Goodard-Eisenhower narrowly finished above Team Red to win the invitational.
Team Red’s doubles tournament finished with an all-McPherson final, with Quinn Liebl & Avery Unruh defeating teammates Mayson Wiens & Lleyton Kuhn, finishing the duos at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. The Singles tournament saw Maryn Sandbo finish 2nd and Dragon Rodriguez in 9th, despite having a 3-1 record.
Team White’s doubles tournament finished strong. Both duos finished 2-2 as McKenna Paul & Erin Olson placed 6th and Piper VanCampen & Brenna Sullivan finished 7th. Ava Miller finished 7th in the Singles, and Avery Eveland finished 16th.
Team Black faced tough competitors in the tournament. Audra Sandbo / Sadie Krug finished 9th in the Doubles tournament despite going 3-1. Hayden Eveland / Ann-Marie Holmes finished in 13th. In the Singles tournament, Maddie Ekholm placed 13th and Emily Reno in 15th.
“I was pleased with the way all of our girls competed,” Head Coach Tyler Brown said. “We have a ton of talent and physical ability, but we need to continue growing in how we handle our emotions and the mental side of the game. That growth will be key heading forward.”
The JV team will head to the Derby JV Invitational Monday, Sept. 8. However, the Varsity team will have an 11-day buffer before their next meet at Haysville-Campus.
