Hays High junior Brooke Forinash has qualified for the 4A state tennis tournament after a sixth place finish at the McPherson regional. Forinish went 2-2, winning her first math 6-4, 6-2 over Smoky Valley’s Ally Korber. She then fell to eventual runner-up Katlyn Reifschneider 6-3, 6-4. Forinash stayed alive with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Abilene’s Marissa Schardein in the consolation bracket before losing 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 to Nickerson’s Makenzie Nisley in the fifth place match.

Forinash is how 23-12 on the season. She will play Friday at the 4A state tournament which is being held at the Vaughan Tennis Center in Winfield.