The Hays High School girls tennis team has competed in four meets in the past three weeks.
On Sept. 24, they traveled to McPherson, and overall, the team finished in eighth. Senior Maycie Holdeman placed 12th in singles, and senior Isabelle Jones placed 15th in singles. Senior Kaelin Maier and senior Alyse Zimmerman placed 13th in doubles, and junior Delia Dixon and junior Emersyn Sander placed 18th in doubles.
Four days later, they went to Garden City on Sept. 28. Holdeman placed 10th in singles, and junior Melissa Boland placed 15th in singles as well. Maier and Zimmerman took first in doubles, and senior Hannah Crain and senior Riley Dreher placed 25th in doubles. Overall, the team finished fifth at the meet.
They then went to Valley Center on Oct. 1, where, overall, they finished fourth at this meet. Jones placed third in singles, and Holdeman placed fourth in singles. Dixon with Sander placed third in doubles, and Maier with Zimmerman placed fourth in doubles.
They traveled to their Western Athletic Conference (WAC) meet on Oct. 7. There, Jones placed second in singles, and Holdeman placed third in singles. Maier and Zimmerman took first in doubles, and Dixon and Sander placed second in doubles; as a team, they finished second.
“My partner and I have been working together to ensure we succeed and do well at regionals. It is a little nerve-wracking as this is our last year to attempt making it to state.” said Maier “We have both been getting extra training and lessons to help us build our skills. Our goal is to make it to state, and I believe if we really fight for it”
On Oct. 12, they will be traveling to regionals at Salina, and if they place well, they will go on to state.
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