Great Bend Post Sports
It took a few extra days as rain pushed back the finish of a tennis tournament that started in McPherson last week to Wednesday evening. With three McPherson teams in action, Great Bend finished sixth out of eight teams with 23 points. McPherson's red team won the tournament with 57 points, followed by Derby with 44 points.
The doubles team of Darcy Feist and Mac Lindberg finished sixth overall to secure 11 of the 23 team points. The girls opened with an 8-6 win against McPherson's white team before dropping an 8-4 set to the eventual runners-up from McPherson's red team. The pair dropped another McPherson team 8-6 before falling 8-5 to Derby in the fifth-place match.
Paige Stacey pulled out a ninth-place finish in the singles bracket. She opened with an 8-5 loss to the fifth-place finisher from Goddard-Eisenhower. Stacey cruised through the backside of the bracket, picking up an 8-0 win against Valley Center, an 8-4 win against McPherson, and an 8-3 win against another Bullpup in the ninth-place match.
Clarise Snapp also played in the singles bracket with a first-round match against the No. 4 seed, Dragon Martinez, of McPherson. Martinez defeated Snapp 8-0 en route to a third-place finish. Snapp dropped her next match to the 10th-place finisher 8-2, advanced on a bye, then fell 8-1 in the 13th-place match.
Mackenzie LaViolette and Kylie McCormick also drew the No. 4 seed in the doubles bracket, falling to McPherson in round one 8-1. The girls also fell to Valley Center 8-5 and McPherson 8-7 (5). The Panthers lost 8-1 to Valley Center in the 15th-place match.