Sophomores lead FSHS tennis at O-East quad

? Free State High sophomores Gabby Gorman and Kalia Fowler won all of their tennis matches Thursday, leading the Firebirds to a 1-1-1 record at the Olathe East quadrangular.

At No. 2 singles, Gorman won three matches while Fowler, at No. 3 singles, won two in their season opener.

The Firebirds tied Olathe East, 3-3, adding a victory from sophomore Andie Veeder and sophomore Emma Johnson at No. 2 doubles.

Free State lost, 4-2, against St. James Academy, but won, 3-0, against Topeka High. Sophomore Kate Piper won 8-0 at No. 1 singles while senior Andrea Chen and junior Ali Dodd won 8-1 at No. 1 doubles.

The Firebirds will compete at the Lawrence High quad at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Rock Chalk Park.

Thursday at Olathe East quad

Free State 3, Olathe East 3

Michaela Magee, OE, def. Kate Piper, FS, 8-2

Gabby Gorman, FS, def. Julia Brings, OE, 8-4

Kalia Fowler, FS, def. Jill Nicholson, OE, 8-3

Elise Byers/Daya Chimakadze, OE, def. Andrea Chen/Ali Dodd, FS, 8-3

Andie Veeder/Emma Johnson, FS, def. Erica Else/Bailey Wyckoff, OE, 8-4

Olivia Rance/Haley Cruise, OE, def. Brenna Brown/Haley Rasmussen, FS, 8-5

St. James Academy 4, Free State 2

Catherine Rieke, SJA, def. Piper, FS, 8-2

Gorman, FS, def. Taylor Alley, SJA, 8-3

Fowler, FS, def. Sierra Alley, SJA, 8-1

Bridgette Dwyer/Meredith Bierbaum, SJA, def. Chen/Dodd, FS, 8-2

K. Coffman/R. Starkey, SJA, def. Veeder/Johnson, FS, 8-4

Annie Caldwell/E. Gossman, SJA, def. Brown/Rasmussen, FS, 8-2

Free State 3, Topeka 0

Piper, FS, def. Maddie Pieschl, THS, 8-0

Gorman, FS, def. Beth Peterson, THS, 8-1

Chen/Dodd, FS, def. Taya Davis/Camrie Kratochvil, THS, 8-1