By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Seaman's girls tennis team came within a point of capturing the team championship in Tuesday's 12-school Topeka West Invitational at Kossover Tennis Center.
Seaman junior Molly Gorman won the Topeka West Invitational title in No. 2 singles Tuesday at Kossover Tennis Center. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Seaman sophomore Emma Sweeney finished second in No. 1 singles in Tuesday's Topeka West Invitational. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Junior Molly Gorman won the No. 2 singles title and sophomore Emma Sweeney finished second in No. 1 singles to lead the way as the Vikings finished second to Olathe West in the team race by a 44-43 margin.
The Vikings also got a fifth-place finish in No. 2 doubles from Cameron Lux and KatlynHiebsch and a sixth-place finish in No. 1 doubles from Sidney Chinn and Peyton Henry.
Washburn Rural sophomore Julia Katzer posted a runnerup finish in No. 2 singles in Tuesday's Topeka West Invitational. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Washburn Rural, which finished fifth as a team, was led by sophomore Julia Katzer's runnerup finish in No. 2 singles while senior Carolina Chedzoy finished fifth in No. 1 singles.
City champions Emerie Catlin and Izzy Haggard, both seniors, placed third in No. 1 doubles.
Seaman, Shawnee Heights and Topeka West will all compete in next Monday's United Kansas Conference meet at Kossover while Washburn Rural will travel to Junction City next Monday for the Centennial League meet.
TOPEKA WEST INVITATIONAL
At Kossover Tennis Center
Team scores
Olathe West 44, Seaman 43, Blue Valley West 41, Salina Central 40, Washburn Rural 39, Olathe South 36, Manhattan 34, Junction City 30, Lansing 18, Topeka West 15, Shawnee Heights 14, Leavenworth 10.
Individual results
Singles
No. 1 -- Championship: Lindsay Ruder, Olathe West, def. Emma Sweeney, Seaman, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5). Third: Hannah Micheel, Junction City, def. Medha Goli, Blue Valley West, injury default. Fifth: Carolina Chedzoy, Washburn Rural, def. Keylee Schartz, Manhattan, 6-4, 6-3.
No. 2 -- Championship: Molly Gorman, Seaman, def. Julia Katzer, Washburn Rural, 6-4, 6-0. Third: Laura Umscheid, Olathe South, def. Sophie Templeton, Olathe West, 4-3, injury retirement; Fifth: Sally Kastner, Manhattan, def. Julia Cho, Junction City, 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles
No. 1 -- Championship: A. Renfro/M. Renfro, Salina Central, def. Musti/Vijaykumar, Blue Valley West, 7-6 (7-1), 6-4. Third: Emerie Catlin/Izzy Haggard, Washburn Rural, def. Caldwell/Bingesser, Olathe South, 6-3, 6-2; Fifth: Yu/Roseman, Olathe West, Sidney Chinn/Peyton Henry, Seaman, 6-0, 6-4.
No. 2 -- Championship: K. Foth/C. Renfro, Salina Central, def. Karavadi/Chang, Blue Valley West, 6-2, 6-1. Third: Sell/Henshaw, Olathe West, def. McCarty/Nickrson, Manhattan, 6-4, 6-3; Fifth: Cameron Lux/Katlyn Hiebsch, Seaman, def. Orf/Bryan, Olathe South, 6-2, 7-5.
