BY JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com
CLAFLIN — Central Plains state qualifiers No. 1 doubles Paxton Dody/Peyton Dody (22-4), No. 1 singles Camden Stiles (20-1) and No. 2 doubles Nethan Cauthon/Alden Metro (24-2) swept first place at Monday's Claflin Quad Tennis Tournament.
"It’s gone well because we won six of our eight regular season meets," said Oiler coach Michael Ryan. "The guys have been coachable and have spent a lot of extra time at the courts so they deserve the success they’ve seen."
In championship matches, Dody/Dody defeated Ellinwood's Ty Hammeke/Ethan Schlochtermeier, 8-2; Stiles defeated Phillipsburg's Nathan Fischer, 8-1; and Cauthon/Metro downed WaKeeney/Trego's Mason Yingling/Lucas Dreher, 8-5.
Hammeke/Schlochtermeier are 22-6. No. 2 doubles Dominic Martinez/Brayden Robl are 20-6.
"The Dody’s biggest improvement is their volleys," coach Ryan said. "Here late in the year, they've become more comfortable being aggressive at the net which puts more pressure on their opponents. Their serves have improved. Serving is more of a weapon for them, and not just a way to start a point.
"Camden Stiles has been on the tennis courts just as much as anyone,' Ryan said. "He's hit with quite a bit more pace than he did a year ago. Because of this, he has more weapons to win points and doesn’t have to wait for his opponent to make a mistake."
Coach Ryan said the schedule has prepared the Oilers.
"Our schedule has prepared us," he said. "We've played a lot of the better teams in 3-2-1A and some tough 4A, 5A and 6A schools. We hope we can be playing our best tennis in the next couple of weeks."
Phillipsburg's No. 2 singles Brady Russom defeated Ellinwood's Christopher Rugan, 8-3 in the championship match.
OILER TOURNAMENT
TEAM TOTALS—1—Central Plains 24; 2—Phillipsburg 15; 3—Ellinwood 12; 4—WaKeeney-Trego 9
NO. 1 SINGLES—1—Camden Stiles, CP def. Nathan Fischer, P, 8-1; Stiles def. Grey Ringwald, E, 8-0; Stiles def. Gaige Smith, WT, 8-0; Fischer, P def. Ringwald, 8-3; 3—Smith, WT def. Ringwald, 8-2
NO. 2 SINGLES—1—Brady Russom, P def. Christopher Rugan, E, 8-3; Rugan def. Hudson Deines, WT, 8-3; Rugan def. Cale Thompson, CP, 8-5; Russom, P def. Cale Thompson, CP, 8-5; 3—Deines, WT def. Thompson, 8-3
NO. 1 DOUBLES—1—Paxton Dody/Peyton Dody, CP def. Ty Hammeke/Ethan Schlochtermeier, E, 8-2; Dody/Dody def. William Jessup/Colton Ewing, P, 8-3; Dody/Dody def. Graden Deines/Camdyn Flavin, WT, 8-6; Hammeke/Schlochtermeier def. Deines/Flavin, WT, 8-6; Hammeke/Schlochtermeier def. Jessup/Ewing, 8-5
NO. 2 DOUBLES—1—Nethan Cauthon/Alden Metro, CP def. Mason Yingling/Lucas Dreher, WT, 8-5; Cauthon/Metro def. Dominic Martinez/Brayden Robl, E, 8-1; Cauthon/Metro def. Cash Roth/Garrett Johnson, P, 8-1; Yingling-Dreher, WT def. Martinez/Robl, 8-1; 3—Martinez/Brayden Robl def. Roth/Johnson, P, 8-0
BOYS TENNIS REGIONALS
3-1A FRIDAY/SATURDAY
CONWAY SPRINGS—Central Plains (Camden Stiles (23-1); Cale Thompson (16-16); Paxton Dody/Peyton Dody (23-4); Nethan Cauthon/Alden Metro (25-2); Ellinwood (Grey Ringwald (15-10); Chris Rugan (10-8); Ty Hammeke/Ethan Schlochtermeier (22-6); Dominic Martinez/Brayden Robl (20-6), Chaparral, Conway Springs, Kingman, Farfield, Lyons, Nickerson, Sterling
SINGLES
SEMIFINALS—Camden Stiles, CP vs. Fred Chuen, Lyons
QUARTERFINALS—Stiles def. Cale Thompson, CP, 6-0, 6-0; Levi Mies, CS def. Grey Ringwald, Ell, 6-1, 6-0
CONSOLATION—Thompson vs. Tobias Peake, Chap; Ringwald vs. Grayson Allen, CS
FIRST ROUND—Stiles def. Steven Nisly, Fair, 6-0, 6-0; Thompson def. Cooper Patterson, N, 6-4, 6-0; Ringwald def. James McGlynn, Sterling, 6-3, 6-2; Jace Darnauer, Sterling def. Chris Rugan, Ell, 6-0, 6-1
SEMIFINALS—Paxton Dody/Peyton Dody, CP vs. Nethan Cauthon/Alden Metro, CP
QUARTERFINALS—Dody/Dody def. Dominic Martinez/Brayden Robl, Ell, 6-3, 6-2; Bierstedt/Wohler, Sterling def. Ty Hammeke/Ethan Schlochtermeier, Ell, 6-1, 7-5; Cauthon/Metro def. Benge/Beck, CS, 3-6, 6-0 (10-5)
CONSOLATION—Hammeke/Schlochtermeier vs. Walker/Reyes, Chap; Cauthon/Metro vs Benge/Beck vs. Martinez/Robl
FIRST ROUND—Dody/Dody def. Redmond/Dalton, Kingman, 6-0, 6-0; Hammeke/Schlochtermeier def. Trace DeShon/Isaac Sant, Sterling, 6-1, 6-1; Martinez/Robl def. Rustin Denton/Kevin Ricker, Chap, 6-1, 6-2; Cauthon/Metro def. Melton/Schneider, N, 6-0, 6-0
MEADE—Hoisington (Jasper Pawlowski (21-5), Brody Rossman (21-0); Kian DeLong/Alexander Mooney (12-5); Gabriel Pawlowski/Leyton Mooney (12-7), Cimarron, Goodland, South Barber, Larned (Tristan Thompson (16-14), Troy Hemken (14-16), Ryan Hill/Hunter Hewson (15-16); Brayden Smith/Aiden O'Crotty-Perez (12-21); Meade, Phillipsburg, WaKeeney-Trego
DODGE CITY
TEAM SCORES—1—Phillipsburg 18; 2—Hoisington 17; 3—WaKeeney-Trego 13; 4—Meade 8; 5—Cimarron 2
SINGLES
1ST—Jasper Pawlowski, H def. Samuel Lynn, Meade, 6-4, 7-6 (7-1); Pawlowski 21-5; Lynn 22-6
3RD—Brody Rossman, H def. Nathan Fischer, P, 6-3, 6-3; Rossman 23-1; Fischer 22-8
5TH—Brady Russom, P def. Landon Houseman, Cim, 6-2, 6-2; Russom 20-; Houseman 18-10
SEMIFINALS—J. Pawlowsi def. Brody Rossman, 6-4, 6-0
QUARTERFINALS—J. Pawlowski def. Hudson Deines, WT, 6-0, 6-0; Rossman def. Houseman, 6-3, 6-2
FIRST ROUND—Rossman def. Pando, Cim, 6-0, default; Deines def. Tristan Thompson, 6-1, 6-1; Houseman def. Troy Hemken, Larned, 6-3, 6-1;
DOUBLES
1ST—William Jessup/Colton Ewing, P def. Lucas Dreher/Mason Yingling, WT, 6-2, 6-4; Jessup/Ewing 23-7; Dreher/Yingling 24-4
3RD—Graeden Deines/Camdyn Flavin def Cash Roth/Aden Shaw, P, 6-2, 6-2; Deines/Flavin 18-7; Roth/Shaw 11-4
5TH—Gabriel Pawlowski/Leyton Mooney, H def. Kian DeLong/Alexander Mooney, H, 6-1, 6-3; G. Pawlowski/L Mooney 12-8; DeLong/A. Mooney 13-7
QUARTERFINALS—Roth/Shaw def. DeLong/A. Mooney, P, 6-2, 6-2; Dreher/Yingling def. G. Pawlowski/L. Mooney, 6-1, 5-7 (11-9)
CONSOLATION—DeLong/A. Mooney def. Hanks/Jones, Meade, 6-4, 6-1; G. Pawlowski/L. Mooney def. Leterle/Conley, Meade, 6-1, 6-0
FIRST ROUND—DeLong/Mooney def. Garrison Kite/Evan Tatro, Cim, 7-5, 4-6 (7-3); Pawlowski/Mooney def. Isaiah Douglass/Jacob Martin, Good, 6-0, 6-1; Chandler Hanks/Tate Jones, Meade def. Ryan Hill/Hunter Hewson, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), (7-5); Ken Leterle/Conley, Meade def. Brayden Smith/Aiden O'Crotty-Perez, 6-4, 6-2
5A SATURDAY
GODDARD—Great Bend (Aiden Stacey (13-11), Aaron Ramirez (12-11), Kai Britt/Jacob Parks (6-11); Chason Ramsey/Manuel Alva Gamon (6-15); Goddard, Goddard Eisenhower, Hays High, Hutchinson, Newton, Salina Central, Salina South
