ST. JOHN -- St. John returns five experienced tennis players who mixed and matched in singles and doubles throughout the 2023 season.

At regionals, St. John’s Giselle Ramirez defeated Hutchinson Trinity’s Michelle Koehler 9-7 and lost 6-0, 6-1 to Cimarron’s state qualifier Emily Goetz. Tiger Jenny Gracia downed Hillsboro’s Jaden Carlson 8-1 and lost 6-0, 6-1 to Ellsworth’s Felis DeLaCruz.

St. John’s Cora Martin/Jazlene Ramirez lost 8-3 to Hillsboro’s Maylee Hardey/Claire Morey. Tigers Evelyn Lopez/Melea Hearn lost a tiebreaker 8-7 (7-1) to Hutchinson Trinity’s Bianca Salazar/Lindyn Nelson.

ST. JOHN TIGERS

SENIORS—Evelyn Lopez (D 6-16; S 1-5); Giselle Ramirez (D 8-7; S 6-9)

JUNIORS—Jenny Gracia (S 13-6; D 5-7); Cora Martin (D 17-11; S 2-3); Jazlene Ramirez (D 19-10; S 1-4)

OTHERS—Zoey Carter, Lilly McAllister, Uricke Engelbrecht

TIGER SCHEDULE

8-29—at Cimarron

9-3—at Pratt JV

9-5—at Sterling

9-10—at Hoisington

9-19—at Lyons; at Pratt JV

9-24—at Sterling JV

9-26—at Greensburg

9-28—at Pratt JV

10-1—at Ashland

10-3—at Great Bend

10-5—at Dodge City

10-8—at Ashland JV

10-11-12—at 3-1A regional    

10/18-19—3-1A state, Topeka