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Oilers' singles Peyton Ryan stays unbeaten
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Central Plains Oiler Peyton Ryan (33-0) in singles

ELLSWORTH – Central Plains Oiler No. 1 singles Peyton Ryan stayed unbeaten by winning the Ellsworth Tennis Invitational. Ryan defeated Wichita Classical’s Max Kice 8-5 for the championship after downing Fairfield’s Jarod Bauman 8-0 and Hoisington’s Chris Collier, 8-0.

Finishing third were Hoisington’s No. 1 doubles Evan Foltz/Chase Maier, who defeated Abilene’s Isaac Barbieri/Eli Prater 8-6. Central Plains’ No. 2 doubles Nethan Cauthon/Isiah Jensen placed third with an 8-7 (7-3) victory over Concordia’s Andy Henderson/Brett Rosenbaum.

Wichita Classical (63) finished first and Abilene (55) placed second.

ELLSWORTH INVITATIONAL

TEAM SCORES—1—Wichita Classical 63; 2—Abilene 55; 3—Central Plains 34; Hoisington 34; 5—Concordia 26; Ellsworth 26;

7—Sterling 20; Fairfield 20

NO. 1 SINGLES—1—Peyton Ryan, CP def. Max Kice, WC, 8-5; 3—Kolton Coup, A def. Josh Wood, Concordia, 8-2; 5—Chris Collier, H def. Jarod Bauman, F, 8-3; 7—Sterling def. Rudhra Bhatka, E, 8-4; Ryan def. Bauman, 8-0; Ryan def. Collier, 8-0; Collier def. Bhatka, 8-4

NO. 2 SINGLES—1—Cayden West, A def. Joses Clotfelter, WC, 8-0; 3—Kevin Martinez, F def. Kyle Holbrook, E, 8-3; 5—Jacob Dewitt, S def. Matthew MacMahon, H, 8-6; Martinez def. MacMahon, 8-2; Holbrook def. MacMahon, 8-4

NO. 1 DOUBLES—1—Max Ball/Isaac Branam, WC def. Brendan Anderson/Chase Bourbon, E, 8-7 (7-5); 3—Evan Foltz/Chase Maier, H def. Isaac Barbieri/Eli Prater, A, 8-6; 5—Ty Fulbright/Josiah Watney, S def. Malachi Carder/Isaiah Steffen, Concordia, 8-0; Foltz/Maier def. Fulbright/Watney, 8-0; Ball/Branam def. Foltz/Maier, 8-0; Barbieri/Prater def. Paxton Dody/Elijah Hurley, CP, 8-3; Carder/Steffen def. Cody/Hurley, 8-5

NO. 2 DOUBLES—1—Nicholas Holmes/Josie Parks, A def. Tyler Roush/Preston Vitosh, WC, 8-7 (7-1); 3—Nethan Cauthon/Isiah Jensen, CP def. Andy Henderson/Brett Rosenbaum, Concordia, 8-7 (7-3); 5—Zander Strandberg/A.J. Thurman, H def. Beck/Kelly  Griffin, F, 8-3; Cauthon/Jensen def. Jackson/Kately, S, 8-0; Cauthon/Jensen def. Strandberg/Jensen, 8-6; Holmes/Parker def. Cauthon/Jensen, 8-0; Henderson/Rosenbaum def. Strandberg/Thurman, 8-6;