By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Washburn Rural juniors Cale Deutscher and Dylan Willingham captured the doubles championship to lead the Junior Blues in Tuesday's season-opening Washburn Rural Too Big Invitational at Kossover Tennis Center.
Washburn Rural junior doubles champions Dylan Willingham (left) and Cale Deutscher celebrate a point during Tuesday's Too Big Invitational at Kossover Tennis Center. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN}
Washburn Rural junior doubles player Cale Deutscher slams down a return in Tuesday's Too Big Invitational. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Willingham, a two-time Class 6A state medalist, made his doubles debut with Deutcher, a returning state qualifier, and the the duo went undefeated on the day, capped by a 6-3, 6-4 win over Olathe East in the doubles final.
Rural also got third and fourth-place singles finishes from juniors Keegan Knudtson and Ben Tryhus as the Junior Blue boys made their debut under new head coach Michelle Rose.
Knudtson defeated teammate Ben Tryhus 8-3 third-place singles match.
WASHBURN RURAL TOO BIG INVITATIONAL
Singles
Championship -- Hoke, Manhattan, def. Holloway, NEK, 2-6, 6-1, 10-6.
Third -- Knudtson, Washburn Rural, def. Tryhus, Washburn Rural, 8-3.
Fifth -- Lang, Gardner-Edgerton, def. Hoffman, Olathe East, 8-4.
Doubles
Championship -- Deutscher/Willingham, Washburn Rural, def. Janeway/Hyer, Olathe East, 6-3, 6-4.
Third -- Spiegel/Arthaud-Day, Manhattan, def. Morgan/Byerly, Manhattan, 4-6, 6-4, 10-5.
Fifth -- Garcia/Gennarelli, Olathe East, def. Williamson/Whitehead, Washburn Rural, 8-3.
