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Victoria-Russell Season Opening Tennis Matches Postponed Due to Extreme Heat

Written By: Erik Stone Published Date: 08-31-2026

Left to Right: Piper Nowlin, Rachel Kuhn, Jameson Toon and Anna-Marie Marsell from the Victoria-Russell Girls Tennis team all qualified for the Class 3-1A State Tournament next weekend in Salina after a successful Regional Tournament on Friday, October 10, 2025 in WaKeeney, Kansas. (Photo courtesy of Kaylene Gabel).

The season-opening matches for the Victoria-Russell tennis team scheduled for Tuesday, September 1 have been postponed due to extreme heat in the weather forecast.

The announcement of the postponement was made in a social media post on Monday afternoon by Victoria USD 432.

The tennis team which includes Anna-Marie Marsell of Russell who medaled at last year's Class 3-2-1A state tournament will now open the season at Phillipsburg on Thursday, September 10. There had been no matches scheduled before then for the Lady Knights.

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