Sophomores lead FSHS tennis at O-East quad
Olathe ? 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