PARSONS — Iola finished in fourth place as a team at the Parsons JV tennis meet Tuesday.
Iola’s Madeline Wanker secured a first place finish in singles play. Bethany Miller also took second place in singles play for the Mustangs.
“Overall, the team played really well and almost got third place as a team, but lost to a coin toss due to a three- way tie,” Iola head coach Chris Belknap said.
Wanker defeated Labette County’s Brooklyn Farmer, 6-3, before shutting down Neodesha’s Callie Parrett, 6-0. Wanker then matched up with Labette County’s Sierra Hill and earned a 6-1 win.
Miller lost to Pittsburg’s Makayla DeLuna, 6-2. She then toppled Labette County’s Makayla Lunsford, 6-2. She then lost to Labette County’s Lucy Pearson, 6-3.
In doubles action, Kennedy Maier and Jenevive Ward fell to Labette County, 6-4, Fort Scott, 6-4, and Neodesha, 4-1.
Marlee Westhoff and Madelyn Ashworth were taken down by Pittsburg, 6-4. The duo defeated Labette County, 6-1. In pool play, Westhoff and Ashworth knocked down Neodesha, 1-0, due to rain shortening the match.
Iola’s varsity tennis team was in action in Chanute on Wednesday. Results were not available at the time of publication.
