If Las Vegas put out odds on Sunflower League boys tennis, it’s starting to look like the Lancers should be pretty close to 1:1.
The Lancers were dominant yet again in this year’s Sunflower League championship, bringing home gold medals in the team competition, the No. 1 singles division, the No. 2 singles division, the No. 1 doubles division and the No. 2 doubles division. The tournament was held Thursday at Harmon Park.
Coach Sue Chipman said she can’t remember the last time the Lancers lost the league tournament, according to the Kansas City Star.
East senior Ross Guignon, a national junior champion, beat SM West’s Vinny Pham for the No. 1 singles title. Junior Jackson O’Gorman-Bean beat SM Northwest’s Chris D’Silva in the No. 2 match 6-1, 6-0.
Sam Amrein and Jake Glazer, last year’s league champions in the No. 2 doubles bracket, moved into the No. 1 slot this year, and brought home another gold medal, defeating a pair from SM Northwest 6-3, 6-1.
Drew Surface and Brooks Kendall represented SM East in the No. 2 doubles championship match this year, beating an SM Northwest pair 6-1, 6-2.
The Lancers will head into the Kansas 6A state tournament looking for their first title in three years.
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