By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Hayden's girls tennis team dominated its six-school home invitational Tuesday at Kossover Tennis Center, with the Wildcats winning the championship in three of four divisions.
Hayden two-time state champion Emily Sheetz (left) congratulates No. 1 doubles partner Izzy Glotzbach after a point in Tuesday's Hayden Invitational. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Hayden's No. 1 doubles team of senior Emily Sheetz, a two-time state doubles champion, and junior Izzy Glotzbach took the tourney title with a hard-earned 9-7 win over Marysville while the Wildcats made it a sweep of the doubles championships with an 8-3 win over Marysville by Hayden's No. 2 team of juniors Avery O'Bray and Grace Funk.
Hayden junior Grace Funk returns a shot during Tuesday's Hayden Invitational tennis tournament. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Hayden junior Avery O'Bray, making a return in Tuesday's Hayden Invitational, teamed with Grace Funk to win the No. 2 doubles title. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
The Wildcats also got a championship from Taryn Bell in No. 2 singles, with Bell taking an 8-3 win over Marysville in the tournament final.
Hayden played without two-time state singles champion Ainzley Zulueta.
Cair Paravel also competed in Tuesday's tournament, with Madilyn Poole pacing the Lions with a fourth-place finish in No. 1 singles.
CPLS earned a fifth-place finish in No. 2 doubles and finished sixth in No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles.
HAYDEN INVITATIONAL
At Kossover Tennis Center
No. 1 singles
Championship -- Daniel, Bishop Miege, def. Miller, Wamego, 8-7 (8-6).
Third -- Frese, Marysville, def. Poole, Cair Paravel, 8-4.
Fifth -- Schrimsher, Perry-Lecompton, def. Sexton, Hayden, 8-0.
No. 2 singles
Championship -- Bell, Hayden, def. Breshears, Marysville, 8-3.
Third -- Grant, Wamego, def. Loredo, Bishop Miege, 8-3.
Fifth -- Johnson, Perry-Lecompton, def. Donaldson, Cair Paravel, 8-1.
No. 1 doubles
Championship -- Sheetz/Glotzbach, Hayden, def. Winkler/Vering, Marysville, 9-7.
Third -- Thompson/Coughlan, Bishop Miege, def. Fulmer/Friedline, Wamego, 8-7 (7-0).
Fifth -- Denton/Thorn, Perry-Lecompton, def. Thornburgh/Leinwetter, Cair Paravel, 8-5.
No. 2 doubles
Championship -- O'Bray/Funk, Hayden, def. Turner/Urban, Marysville, 8-3.
Third -- Epps/Lopez, Bishop Miege, def. Clark/Beels, 8-6.
Fifth -- Johson/Pfiefer, Cair Paravel, def. Meyer/Reed, Perry-Lecompton, 8-6.
