Alex Sherer Is State Tennis Champ

   Rossville's Alex Sherer edged Wichita Collegiate's Nick Grabon, 6-7 (10-8), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) for the 3-1A state state singles championship Friday at the Riverside Tennis Center in Wichita.

3-1A SINGLES 

1—Alex Sherer, Rossville def. Nick Grabon, Wichita Collegiate, 6-7 (10-8), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) 

3—Caleb Bartels, KC Christian def. Jake Lucas, Smoky Valley, 6-0, 6-2

5—Peyton Ryan, Central Plains def. Anthony Clennan, Hutchinson Trinity, 9-1

7—Rhain Isaac, Sterling def. Colby Osner, Conway Springs, 9-3

9—Grant Ramsey, Wichita Collegiate def. Max Kice, Wichita Classical, 9-5

11—Cole Mathews, Wichita Trinity def. Ian Garis, KC Christian, 9-7

SEMIFINALS—Sherer def. Lucas, 6-1, 6-0; Grabon def. Bartels, 6-2, 6-3

QUARTERFINALS—Sherer def. Ryan, 6-0, 6-4; Lucas def. Isaac, 6-2, 6-4; Grabon def. Clennan, 6-1, 6-2; Bartels def. Cole Mathews, Wichita Trinity, 6-1, 6-1

SECOND ROUND—Ryan def. Connor Harcrow, Hutchinson Trinity, 6-1, 6-0; Sherer def. Osner, 8-0, 6-1; Lucas def. Ramsey, 6-2, 6-3; Isaac def. Korben Clawson, Meade, 6-1, 4-6 (12-10); Grabon def. Garis, 6-0, 6-0; Clennan def. Max Bieker, Smoky Valley, 6-1, 6-0; Bartels def. Kice, 6-3, 6-0; Mathews def. Evan Foltz, Hoisington, 6-1, 6-0

FIRST ROUND—Harcrow def. Roger Powell, Douglass, 6-2, 6-1; Osner def. Carson Shimer, Sterling, 6-3, 6-1; Clawson def. Luke Formwalt, Shawnee Maranatha, 6-4, 4-6, (12-10); Lucas def. Braden Mooney, Hoisington, 6-0, 6-0;  Garis def. Caden Brown, Trego, 6-1, 6-1; Bieker def. Avry Noll, Scott City, 6-3, 6-2; Kice def.  Trevor Gamble, Hesston, 6-1, 6-1; Mathews def. Caden Davis, Douglass, 6-0, 6-1 

CONSOLATION—Ryan def. Kice, 9-1; Ryan def. Isaac, 9-1; Noll def. Foltz, 9-4; Osner def. Mooney, 9-7

TEAM SCORES—1—Wichita Collegiate 46; 2—KC Christian 34; 3—Hesston 23; 4—Wichita Trinity 17; 5—Rossville 16; 6—Wichita Classical 14; 7—Smoky Valley 13; 8—Hutchinson Trinity 12; Central Plains 12; 10—Sterling 8; 11—Conway Springs 7; Shawnee Maranatha 7; 13—Marysville 6; 14—Ellsworth 4; 15—Meade 2; 16—Ellinwood 1; Hoisington 1; WaKeeney-Trego 1; Scott City 1