FSHS girls tennis 9th at Plaza Invite

Free State’s doubles team of senior Ali Dodd and freshman Keegan VanPelt took fourth at the Plaza Invitational on Tuesday, leading the FSHS girls tennis team to ninth in the team standings.

Tuesday at Plaza Tennis Center

Team scores: BV North 149, SM East 120, BV Northwest 108, Lee’s Summit West 93, Pembroke Hill 92, Notre Dame Sion 82, KMC 72, Washburn Rural 71, Free State 69, Barstow 62, St. Thomas Aquinas 58, BV West 55, Maize 49, Liberty 48, Blue Valley 46, Bishop Miege 0.

FSHS results

Kate Piper (16th place): def. Cirese Mendolia, NDS, 8-1; lost to Chloe Kuckelman, BVN, 8-0; lost to Pranathi Gannavaram, LSW, 8-3; lost to Lillie Williams, MZ, 8-4; lost to Kate Marshall, STA, 8-2.

Andie Veeder (26th place): lost to Chloe Kuckelman, BVN, 8-0; def. Angela Jiang, BV, 8-5; def. Sara Benson, LIB, 8-7 (6); lost to Danielle Ferrigno, BVW, 8-7 (1).

Ali Dodd/Keegan Van Pelt (4th place): def. Castaner/Li, PH, 8-3; def. Doung/Sabin, LSW, 8-2; def. MacKenzie/Gupta, BVN, 8-5; lost to Kelly/Kelly, LIB, 8-2; lost to Wilcox/Cartmell, SME, 8-6.

Gabby Gorman/Anna Peard (20th place): lost to House/Baldwin, KMC, 8-7; def. Hendrickson/Masroua, BVW, 8-1; def. Crowdus/Powers, KMC, 8-3; lost to Castaner/Li, PH, 8-4; lost to Adams/Cunningham, MZ, 8-4.