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Oilers win WaKeeney title
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Central Plains' doubles Emery Siemsen/Ashtyn Robl and Aevyn Siemsen/Bella Zink and singles players Charlee Schlessiger and Eliza Jeffrey capture first place at WaKeeney Saturday.

WAKEENEY — The Central Plains Oilers placed first and third in doubles to finish first with 18 points in Saturday's WaKeeney/Trego girls tennis tournament. The Hoisington Cardinals (12) finished runner-up.

Central Plains' doubles Emery Siemsen/Ashtyn Robl defeated WaKeeney-Trego's Trista Smith/Annika Dietz 8-6 for first place in a rematch of a recent match.

Central Plains' Aevyn Siemsen/Bella Zink downed Hoisington's Braylin Rossman/Aubree Martin 8-3 for third place.

Hoisington's Mila Simic swept Russell's Anna-Marie Marsell 8-0 in the championship match to cruise to a 4-0 record.

Phillipsburg's Valorie Solida defeated Oiler Charlee Schlessiger 8-6 for third place in singles. Oiler Eliza Jeffrey placed fifth with an 8-1 victory over Victoria's Rachel Kuhn.

WAKEENEY TEAM SCORES—1—Central Plains 18; 2—Hoisington 12; 3—WaKeeney Trego 8; 4—Phillipsburg 7; 5—Russell 6; 6—Victoria 3; 7—Tribune Greeley County 2; 8—Norton 1.

SINGLES—1ST—Mila Simic, H def. Anna-Marie Marsell, Russell, 8-0; Simic def. Kieryn Aitken, Norton, 8-0; Simic def. Piper Nowlin, Victoria, 8-1; Simic def. Charlee Schlessiger, CP, 8-2

3RD—Valorie Solida, P def. Schlessiger, 8-6; Schlessiger def. Emma Ashmore, WT, 8-1; Schlessiger def. Rachel Kuhn, Victoria, 8-7 (8-6)

5TH—Eliza Jeffrey, CP def. Rachel Kuhn, Victoria, 8-1; Jeffrey def. Miley Moffatt, P, 8-1; Marsell, R def. Jeffrey, 8-2; Jeffrey def. Mia Reynolds, GC, 8-2

Nowlin, Victoria def. Annabelle Gonzales, H, 8-6; Gonzalez def. Aitken, Norton, 8-1

DOUBLES

1ST—Emery Siemsen/Ashtyn Robl, CP def. Annika Dietz/Trista Smith, WT, 8-6; Siemsen/Robl def. Chloe Hougaard/Kirsten Mans, Osborne, 8-1; Siemsen/Robl def. Miette Kaiser/Callie Loesch, H, 8-1; Siemsen/Robl def. Braylin Rossman/Aubree Martin, H, 8-3

3RD—Aevyn Siemsen/Bella Zink, CP def. Rossman/Martin, H, 8-3; Siemsen/Bella Zink, CP def. Gracelyn Graham/Victoria Bailon, GC, 8-1; Siemsen/Zink def. Reagan Daubert/Savannah Malsam, WT, 8-2; Dietz/Smith, WT def. Siemsen/Zink, 8-2; Rossman/Martin, H def. Claire Mick/Hallie Mick, Osborne, 8-6; Rossman/Martin def. Aza Christy/Lydia Walker, P, 8-5

7TH—Kaiser/Loesch vs Shaydan Howell/Anna Marquardt, GC, not played; Kaiser/Loesch def. Kamryn Bliss/Alexis Werth, Victoria, 8-5; Christy/Walker, P def. Kaiser/Loesch, 8-0