CHS competes in Smoky Valley tourney

LINDSBORG — The Concordia High School tennis team competed in the Smoky Valley Invitational on Tuesday.
Smoky Valley won the team title with 64 points. Hesston was second with 50 and Wichita Collegiate was third with 39
Elijah Steffen, playing singles for Concordia, lost 8-2 to Luke Kohler, Abilene, and 8-2 to Jacob Brucks, Pratt. He defeated Ethan Pienert, Hillsboro, 8-4 and teammate Christian Redmond, 8-5.
Redmond was beaten 8-0 by Caden Donnenwerth, Pratt, and 8-4 by Keeton Lee, Smoky Valley. He shut out Josiah Jost, Hillsboro 8-0 before falling to Steffen.
In doubles play, Eric Grogan and Keegan Grogan fell 8-3 to Hesston, and 8-6 to Hillsboro. They defeated Smoky Valley 8-0 and then downed teammates Isaac Bombardier and Tyson Roush, 8-3.
Bombardier and Roush fell 8-3 to Abilene and 8-6 to Smoky Valley. They blanked Hillsboro, 8-0.
“Very similar results from everybody today, and unfortunately because of the format of the tournament, team points were hard to come by,” Concordia coach Michael Wahlmeier said, “Both doubles teams bounced back from second-round losses to win in the third round. Everyone came home with some wins and we gained some valuable experience against some really good competition.”