CHAPMAN — Getting the first looks of some of the league teams in a six-team meet in Chapman, the Concordia Panthers girls’ tennis team left with a pair of wins.
In number one singles, Alexa Jordan went 0-3. Starting with a 6-0 loss to Clara Gfeller of Chapman Green, the other two matches were closer, with a 6-4 loss to Abby Sandstorm of Baldwin and closing with a 6-3 loss to Maddy Murnahan of Abilene.
In number two singles, Harley Weathersbee went 1-2. Starting wth a 6-3 win over Addelyn Hinderliter of Baldwin, Weathersbee lost 6-0 to Josie Baer and 6-3 to Madison Gardner of Chapman Green and White to close the day.
In number one doubles, the duo of Jori Letourneau and Kinzee Motes went 1-2 on the day. After falling 6-0 to Avery Baer and Meredith Kuntz of Chapman Green, Letourneau and Motes picked up a 6-5(5) win over Lauren McCart and Maggie Todd of Baldwin, before closing the day with a 6-2 loss to Kit Barbieri and Mandi Simenson of Abilene.
In number two doubles, the duo of Bailey Conner and Jazlyn Hendershott went 0-3. After a close 6-5(2) loss to Alli Cramer and Cambell Franke of Baldwin, Conner and Hendershott fell 6-1 to Carmen Courtois and Cara Merritt of Chapman Green and 6-0 to Hope Dannefer and Emery Lady of Abilene to close the day.
Starting the season on the road in Ellsworth for the Ellsworth Invite last Tuesday, the Panthers tied for seventh place.
In number one singles, Alexa Jordan went 0-3. Jordan started with an 8-1 loss ot Karli Haase of Ellsworth, an 8-0 loss to Kaitlyn Leis of Smoky Valley, and finished with an 8-1 loss to Aissa Lorden of Hutchinson-Trinity Catholic.
In number two singles, Harley Weathersbee went 1-2. Starting with an 8-0 loss to Hannah Vague of Ellsworth, she then lost 8-3 to Emilia Aueaerter of Wheatland/Grinell, before closing the day with an 8-6 victory over Hazel Wuertz of Hutchinson-Trinity Catholic.
In number one doubles, Jori Letourneau and Kinzee Motes went 1-2. After an 8-1 loss to Reygan Coonrod and Inaire Rippert of Ellsworth and an 8-3 loss to Camila Frayre and Shelby Steffan of Ellinwood, the duo earned an 8-2 victory over Therese Little and Maycee Wasinger-Burneet of Hutchinson-Trinity.
In number two doubles, Bailey Conner and Lyllian McNutt went 0-3. After an 8-0 loss to Makenna Anderson and Felis De La Cruz of Ellsworth, the duo would improve slightly with an 8-1 loss to Maddie Krikpatrick and Jaci Sandberg of Ellinwood, before closing the day with an 8-3 loss to Gracie Goering and Audrey Wilson of Hutchinson-Trinity.
