Junction City Athletics
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The Lady Jay tennis team traveled to Wichita South to compete in the 6A Regional tennis tournament this past Saturday. The Lady Jays were able to qualify two singles players, Hannah Micheel and Julia Cho, for the 6A State tennis tournament.
Hannah Micheel earned a regional runner up finish, going 3-1 only losing in three sets in the championship match. Julia Cho earned a couple of hard fought victories against Topeka High in the first round and then Derby in the third round securing her spot in next week’s tournament. She finished the day 2-2.
The doubles team of Stephanie Stanislow and Ohemaa Sarpong earned a first round victory over Haysville Campus giving them a couple of opportunities to win one more match to advance to the state tournament. However, they suffered a third set super tiebreak defeat against Topeka High in the next round and then dropped a match against Derby to end their day at 1-2. Rebecca Monroe and Sarah Chang also competed in doubles for the Lady Jays, but did not advance past the first round.
As a team, the Lady Jays finished in 3rd place out of the eight teams that competed in the tournament. The Lady Jay singles players will next participate in the 6A Girls State Tennis Tournament hosted by Junction City on October 13-14.