Congratulations to our Lady Crusader Tennis players, who won last weekend's 4A Regional in El Dorado and this weekend became the 2021 4A State Runners-Up at Winfield! Here are a few pics from today, more at wellington.cc very soon!
The Varsity Girls Tennis squad competed at Kingman HS Tuesday afternoon. The Lady Crusaders finished 2nd as a team.
1st place finishers
#2 singles Crystal Ramirez at #2 singles
#2 Doubles Ashlyn Gerten & Kadynce Aufdengarten 3-0 didn't give up a single game.
2nd place finishers
#2 singles Jordyn Brown
3rd place finishers
#1 singles Kami Reichenberger
WHS JV Girls Tennis squad hosted Circle, Eisenhower and Winfield on Monday at the 9th St. Courts. Here is a summary from Coach Aufdengarten!
Submitted by Head Coach Brian Aufdengarten
We didn't get it all completed with storms moving in but had a decent day. No team scores were figured since all rounds weren't complete. The doubles led the way with each of them staying undefeated in their first two meets.
The WHS Lady Crusader Tennis squad road tripped to Pratt on Saturday for their season opener in their 10 Team Invitational. When it was all over, Wellington placed 2nd! Nice Job Ladies!!
TEAM RESULTS (Courtesy of Coach Aufdengarten)
Larned 52
WELLINGTON 46
Pratt 39
Chaparral 29
Ashland 22
Greeley Co Tribune 20
Kingman 12
Lyons 00
South Barber 00
Kiowa Co 00
It was TEAM PIC time Thursday at WHS - click link below for a look at this year's squad!
courtesy pics - c. hatfield
The path to the STATE 4A GIRLS TENNIS MEDAL - Congrats to Rylee Rusk and Calli Hatfield for their 6th (out of 16) place finish at the State 4A Tournament!
4A Regional Girls Tennis results from Pratt are in:
#5 seed ASHLYN GERTEN lost to Jackson of Pratt 2-6, 0-6
#11 seed KAMI REICHENBERGER lost to Lancelot of Wichita Trinity 3-6, 5-7
#5 seed JENSEN LYNNES & LYRIC CORNEJO won over Augusta 6-1, 6-1, then lost vs Wichita Trinity 4-6. 5-7
It has been a busy week for WHS Girls Tennis, Coach Aufdengarten provided the following reports to bring us up to speed!
Wellington finished 4th overall missing 3rd by 1 point. McPherson was first, followed by Buhler, then Circle.
The JV team hosted a meet on Monday and had some very good performances. The Wellington Red team won the tournament with 30 points, ahead of Goddard Eisenhower with 27. Circle finished 3rd, Derby 4th, and Wellington White was 5th.
#1 Singles Airalyn Frame went 2-1 in a tough singles pool and finished 2nd.
#2 Singles Kendall Janzen went 2-1 to finish 2nd also.
#1 Doubles Crystal Ramirez and Jordyn Brown went 4-0 good for 1st place, the pair played very well.
Wellington tied Sterling for the team title with 32 points, winning their 2nd straight varsity tournament.
Coach Brian Aufdengarten reports:
Top finisher was Kami Reichenberger at #2 singles who went 4-0 on the day. She beat Winfield 7-0, Chaparral 7-0, Sterling 7-0, and Kingman 7-0. That's a pretty decent day she didn't even give up 1 game, not heard of much even some of the best players in the state don't do that often. Kami is settling down and playing well she is 11-1 in our last 3 tournaments.
Wellington was at Pratt this weekend in a 10 team invitational and finished 1st overall as a team.
Report from Coach Aufdengarten
The 2020 WHS Girls Tennis Team
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WHS' Rylee Rusk, Lyric Cornejo, Kami Reichenberger, Olivia Brand, Jensen Lynnes and Calli Hatfield, took to the courts Tuesday for their season opener and the first HOME VARSITY EVENT I have taken pictures at since Feb. 22nd (due to COVID), when our wrestling team hosted the 4A Regional here.
Coach Brian Aufdengarten reports:
“The WHS JV tennis team traveled to Maize South Thursday for an 8 team invitational. Team scores were not available.
Wellington’s top finisher was Airalyn Frame playing #2 singles, who won the tournament, in her first ever tennis match. Airalyn won all 3 of her pool play matches 6-1 over Maize South, 6-2 over Goddard Eisenhower, and 6-0 over Maize. In the finals she beat Varenhorst from Collegiate 6-4.
WHS Girls Tennis began preparation this week for their FALL SEASON which gets underway on Thursday, Aug. 27th with JV Tournament action at Maize South. The Varsity Girls will see their first event of 2020 at HOME on Tuesday, Sep. 1st, when we host Buhler, Conway Springs and Eisenhower. Good Luck to the Lady Crusaders!!
The Kansas Tennis Coaches Association has released the ALL-STATE TENNIS TEAMS (by classification) for 2019 in Girls Tennis...Congrats to WHS Senior Kylie Aufdengarten and WHS Junior Rylee Rusk for making the STATE 4A Team!! This is awesome ladies!
WHS Sr. Kylie Aufdengarten and Jr. Rylee Rusk went 2-0 Friday at the State 4A Girls Tennis tournament in Winfield. They are assured of a TOP 4 finish will play in semifinal action Saturday morning. The pair had a bye in the first round, defeated Yutzy and Birney of Buhler 6-1, 6-3 then Martin & Unruh of Hesston 6-1, 6-0. They will go up against Gentile & Yoakum of Collegiate in semifinal action Saturday! GO KYLIE GO RYLEE
Submitted by Head Coach Brian Aufdengarten
Kylie Aufdengarten, Rylee Rusk, Natalie Henning, Olivia Brand, Calli Hatfield, and Jensen Lynnes saw lots of court action Monday at McPherson HS - it was AVCTL LEAGUE MEET time, this weekend 4A REGIONAL ACTION in Wichita, and then the following weekend, STATE ACTION in Winfield on Oct. 18 & 19.
The WHS JV Girls Tennis squad hosted Conway Springs, Ark City, Circle, El Dorado and Winfield Tuesday afternoon under sunny skies and warm temps, especially on or near the courts. A nice breeze kept all of that in check though.
No results yet but some pics for ya - will update later!!
The Wellington Varsity Girls Tennis Team, participated in two meets the last two days. On Friday the Lady Crusaders traveled to Towanda for a make-up meet. Wellington mixed up the team for the third straight meet and had really good results.
The WHS Varsity Girls Tennis Team hosted their 2nd Meet of the 2019 season on Tuesday at the 9th St. Courts. In addition to the Lady Crusaders, Chaparral, Kingman, Sterling, Wichita Collegiate and Winfield were on court. The Lady Crusaders came away with 1st place team honors!!
Coach Aufdengarten Report:
"Kylie Aufdengarten and Rylee Rusk 4-0 1st place at #1 doubles
Natalie Henning 3-1 1st place at #2 singles
Very hot day today but some very good teams here. Buhler is ranked 2nd in 4A, Conway Springs 3rd in 321A, Sacred Heart 4th in 321A, and Wellington 4th in 4A. We finished 3rd as a team where I expected.
Couple of new freshman filled in Jensen Lynnes at #2 singles and went 2-2 good for 3rd. Eventually she ran out of steam, a little bit longer matches that in middle school and she had some really long points.
Congratulations to WHS Girls Tennis members Kylie Aufdengarten and Rylee Rusk...these 2 young ladies almost won it all at the State 4A Girls Tennis Tournament in Topeka today. There were 19 teams represented at STATE and our Lady Crusaders as a team FINISHED 3rd!! Wichita Collegiate finished 1st, Topeka-Hayden 2nd.
All "4" Lady Crusader Tennis Players have advanced to Monday action at the State 4A Girls Tennis Tournament in Topeka.
Jacelyn Buck and Calli Hatfield, defeated Teufel/DeMeyer of Buhler to secure a spot on Monday. Jacelyn and Calli will need to win two more matches in order to play for 5th/6th place.
Kylie Aufdengarten and Rylee Rusk are in the semi-finals, just two wins away from being State 4A Doubles Champions! Action resumes Monday - GO LADIES GO!!
Wellington's "2" Doubles Team qualified for the State 4A Girls Tennis Tournament next Friday and Saturday in Topeka at the Topeka-Kossover Tennis Center located at 2501 SW Gage Blvd. Congrats to Kylie Aufdengarten/Rylee Rusk who finished 2nd and Jacelyn Buck/Calli Hatfield who finished 4th at the Regional 4A Tournament Friday in Winfield. The TOP 6 advance.
The Lady Crusaders were 2nd as a team for the second straight year at the AVCTL League Tournament! "All the girls stepped it up Monday and helped with the team", Coach Aufdengarten reports.
" #2 Doubles Natalie Henning and Olivia Brand got the 5 seed and upset Winfield in a third set super tiebreak 16-14. The pair then lost their next two and finished 4th overall. Very proud of these two, they have played singles most of the year and to finish in the top 4 in our league is awesome.
The WHS Varsity Girls Tennis Team finished 2nd in Tuesday's season opener here at HOME. Head Coach Brian Aufdengarten had this to say about the first varsity event of 2018...
BACK ROW L to R: Rylee Rusk, Jacelyn Buck, Jennifer Walters
KNEELING L to R: Calli Hatfield, Kylie Aufdengarten, Raeawna Nutt, Olivia Brand, Natalie Henning
SITTING L to R: Shilynn Gustason, Adaysia Love, Abby Lowe, Mekenna Adams, Avery Rusk, Lexi Saffell
It was TEAM PIC time for the Lady Crusader Tennis Team on Monday. Click below and meet the ladies!
2017 WHS GIRLS TENNIS TEAM PICS
The WHS Girls Tennis team has been hard at it all week, this first official week of FALL SPORT PRACTICES across the State. Coaches Brian Aufdengarten and Daphne Adams were putting the girls through their tennis rigors Thursday evening at the Crusader Courts on 9th St. They have a lot of fun at their sport and the coaches account for a lot of that. The numbers are down from last year but some very quality players returning for action this year nonetheless.
