Blue Jay athletics release
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Junction City High School hosted the Girls 6A State Tennis Tournament last Friday and Saturday at the Blue Jay Tennis Complex.
The tournament featured the top players throughout the state of Kansas and included two Lady Jay singles tennis players, Julia Cho and Hannah Micheel. For both players, this was the first time they earned their way into the tournament.
Julia Cho, a junior, began play against a regional champion from the West region and lost her opening round in straight sets. In the consolation bracket, she lost the next round 8-4 to a Garden City opponent, which eliminated her from the tournament.
Freshman, Hannah Micheel, opened up her tournament play with a 6-2, 6-3 victory against Shawnee Mill Valley. She lost the next round against the #4 seed in the tournament from Shawnee Mission East, which put her in the consolation bracket. She moved on further in the bracket when her opponent from Washburn Rural had an injury default. However, the regional champion from Wichita Northwest defeated her 8-3 in the next round, ending Micheel’s run in the tournament. Micheel finished the tournament with a 2-2 record.
The singles champion was Sarah Yan from Blue Valley West and the doubles team of Long/Schmidt from Shawnee Mission East won the doubles bracket. Shawnee Mission East won the team title followed by Blue Valley West and Olathe Northwest.