Liberal’s girls tennis team competed at their 6A regional at Maize on Saturday. LHS finished 3rd as a team at the regional and Evelin Tarango won the regional. Emery Turner took 5th and makes state.
Tarango opened with a win over Victoria Gonzalez of Wichita North 6-1,6-0. Meanwhile Turner beat a Wichita West player 6-0,6-0. Tarango and Turner played in the second round with Tarango prevailing 6-4, 3-6, 10-8. Tarango beat Brooke Youngers of Maize 6-4,6-1 in the semifinals. Tarango won the regional over Vivian Whitham of Garden City 3-6, 7-6(3),6-1.
Turner bounced back after the loss to Tarango beating Dodge City 6-3,6-1 and winning the 5th place match over Garden City 6-2,6-0.
In doubles, Yvanna Rivera and Maliha Navarro won a first round match beating Wichita North 6-1,6-1.
State for Tarango and Turner is Friday and Saturday at Riverside Tennis Courts in Wichita.
| Team Name | Team Point |
|---|
| Maize HS | 21 |
| Garden City HS | 13 |
| Liberal HS | 11 |
| Wichita-East HS | 7 |
| Dodge City HS | 6 |
| Wichita-North HS | 0 |
| Wichita-South HS | 0 |
| Wichita-West HS | 0 |
| Wichita-Northwest HS | 0 |
| Placement | Player Name | Grade | School | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Grade 12
|
Liberal HS
|
22 – 4
|
|
|
2
|
Grade 11
|
Garden City HS
|
26 – 9
|
|
|
3
|
Grade 12
|
Maize HS
|
21 – 9
|
|
|
4
|
Grade 11
|
Maize HS
|
22 – 8
|
|
|
5
|
Grade 12
|
Liberal HS
|
18 – 9
|
|
|
6
|
Grade 11
|
Garden City HS
|
20 – 8
|
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