LHS 8th, FS 10th at Sunflower League tennis

? Lawrence High senior Elliott Abromeit finished seventh in singles at the Sunflower League meet on Thursday, helping the Lions tie for eighth place in the team standings at Harmon Park.

Abromeit received a first-round bye and beat Olathe North’s David Lietjauw to advance to the quarterfinals. He won 9-4 in the seventh place match against Olathe East’s Carson Fitzgerald.

“For him to be able to take seventh was great,” LHS coach Chris Marshall said of Abromeit. “We lost a match that might hurt us down the road but … I’m pretty pleased.”

Free State finished 10th in the team standings, led by Tucker Nickel and Jonah Pester, who combined to finish 10th in doubles. Nickel and Pester won four matches to advance through the backside of the bracket, losing 9-5 in the ninth-place match.

Shawnee Mission East won the league’s team title and Jack Santilli won in singles. SM Northwest’s Tyler Garland and Reagan Walsh won the doubles title.

High School Boys

SUNFLOWER LEAGUE

Thursday at Prairie Village

Team scores: Shawnee Mission East 38, Olathe Northwest 30, Olathe North 22, Shawnee Mission Northwest 20, Shawnee Mission South 20, Olathe East 20, Olathe South 17, Lawrence 13, Shawnee Mission West 13, Free State 8, Shawnee Mission North 3, Leavenworth 2.

City results

Singles

Elliott Abromeit, LHS (7th place): def. David Lietjauw, ON, 9-5; lost to Thompson Tong, ONW, 9-1; lost to Nick Claerhout, SMS, 9-2; def. Carson Fitzgerald, OE, 9-4.

Zach Bowie, LHS: def. Gage Oberheim, SMNW, 9-3; lost to Jack Santilli, SME, 9-0; lost to Noah Hutabarat, LV, 9-5.

Trey Melvin, FS: lost to Nick Fowler, SMS, 9-2; lost to Jacob Keller, OS, 9-5.

Christopher Toalson, FS: def. Grady Waltrip, OS, 9-7; lost to Cutter Sanders, ONW, 9-5; def. Grant Oltremari, SMN, 9-4; lost to Jacob Keller, OS, 9-4.

Doubles

Sam Allen/Brendan Connor, LHS: def. Miller/McLennon, SMN, 9-7; lost to Glazer/Schuetz, SME, 9-3; def. Hammell/Casmus, LV, 9-1; lost to Hanerhoff/Murphy, OS, 9-8 (7-3).

Austin Buttell/Jonathan Kinder, LHS: def. Patterson/Firnhaber, ONW, 9-5; lost to Walsh/Garland, SMNW, 9-0; def. Anthony/Mitts, SMNW, 9-8 (7-5); lost to Holtgraves/McKissick-Hawley, SME, 9-6.

Jack Kelsey/Charles Sedlock, FS: def. Anthony/Mitts, SMNW, 9-7; lost to Horn/Marra, OS, 9-2; def. Patterson/Firnhaber, SME; lost to Deatherage/Ralphs, SMW, 9-5.

Tucker Nickel/Jonah Pester, FS (10th place): def. Hammell/Casmus, LV, 9-0; lost to Atzenweiller/Chakraborty, ON, 9-2; def. Miller/McLennon, SMN, 9-1; def. Zeller/Norton, SMS, 9-7; def. Holtgraves/McKissick-Hawley, SME, 9-4; lost to Hanerhoff/Murphy, OS, 9-5.