KTCA releases fourth girls tennis rankings
Not much changed in the fourth Kansas Tennis Coaches Association state rankings.  Early in September the rankings held.

In 6A, the Top 5 remains intact, with Shawnee Mission East retaining the No. 1 ranking.  Shawnee Mission West played its way into the others mentioned, ousting Manhattan from the list.

There was no change in 5A, with Bishop Carroll and Kapaun Mt. Carmel reigning in the top two spots.

4A was the only classification with a change in the Top 5.  McPherson was the No. 4 team in the last rankings, and switches places with Hesston at the No. 3 spot.  Maize South gets into the others mentioned knocking Smoky Valley out of the rankings.  Collegiate remains top-ranked.

In 3-2-1A, there was no change, with Conway Springs holding down the top spot.

Below are the complete rankings:

Class 6A

1 – Shawnee Mission East
2 – Blue Valley North
3 – Topeka Washburn Rural
4 – Blue Valley Northwest
5 – Blue Valley West
Others – Maize, Shawnee Mission West, Lawrence

Class 5A

1 – Bishop Carroll
2 – Kapaun Mt. Carmel
3 – Blue Valley
4 – Salina Central
5 – St. Thomas Aquinas
Others – Blue Valley Southwest, Arkansas City, Salina South

Class 4A

1 – Wichita Collegiate
2 – St. James Academy
3 – McPherson
4 – Hesston
5 – Topeka Hayden
Others – Independence, Wellington, Maize South

Class 3-2-1A

1 – Conway Springs
2 – Kansas City Christian
3 – Wichtia Independent
4 – Central Plains
5 – Marysville
Others – Ellinwood, Ellsworth, Norton