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Repeat is sweet for tennis champs
For the second straight year, Zionsville seniors Joe Hammond and Nick Laconi won the doubles championship in the individual state tournament, this time beating Brebeuf Jesuit’s Charlie Hurst and Chris Plump 7-5, 6-4 last Saturday at Park...
Reunited Zionsville duo repeats
Hammond and Laconi, separated at season’s start, give Brebeuf pair 1st loss At the start of the year, it appeared Zionsville High School seniors Joe Hammond and Nick Laconi would be one-state-championship-and-done as a doubles tandem. Hammond...
Another chance for Brebeuf
The high school tennis team season is over but Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School is still out to prove it was the second-best program in the state this season. The Braves were eliminated by eventual state champion Park Tudor 3-2 in sectionals. They...
Park Tudor wins its 7th team state championship
Park Tudor High School No. 1 singles player Sam Miles nearly passed out, then vomited between the semifinals and finals of the state tournament Saturday due to a bout with the flu. He, however, has found a cure. “I feel better because we...
Center Grove, Park Tudor advance to today's semifinals
Center Grove, seeking repeat title, earns date with Park Tudor in today’s semifinals; Zionsville loses Center Grove High School boys tennis coach Ivan Smith constantly preaches, “One match at a time.” After Friday’s 3-2 win...
Center Grove searching for repeat in tennis finals
Center Grove High School’s boys tennis players say this year’s team might not have the talent of last year’s champions, but team members have stepped up in key moments. The ninth-ranked Trojans (17-4) will defend their title when...
Warrior sectional title shows promise
For years, the goals were pretty much the same: Beat Ben Davis. Stop the streak. Win a first sectional championship. Done, done, and done — and all in one day, as on Oct. 3 the Covenant Christian boys tennis team avenged an earlier season loss...
Bookend titles would be sweet for Park Tudor seniors
Seniors on the Park Tudor boys tennis squad will look to come full circle this weekend by ending their careers the same way they began them — with a state championship. This time, the players have a different perspective and appreciation....
Trojans seek to replicate state title run
Throughout the boys tennis season, Center Grove coach Ivan Smith saw glimpses of his team’s potential but wasn’t quite sure of just how good it could be. The Trojans returned just three of the seven players from last year’s state...
Surging Eagles peaking for finals
The Zionsville High School tennis team spent the early part of the season tweaking its lineup, trying to put the right players in the right spots. It appears the Eagles found the right mix. After a strong regular season — in which Zionsville...
Quakers prepare for greater heights
Exceptional 16-2 season may be a forerunner of what Plainfield fans can expect next year The Plainfield High School boys tennis team has a lot to be proud of. The team won its fifth sectional title this fall and finished the season ranked seventh in...
No. 9 Center Grove advances
No. 2 Hamilton Southeastern awaits Trojans in Saturday’s semistate Going into this year’s postseason, Center Grove boys tennis coach Ivan Smith saw a few potential stumbling blocks early in the tournament for his defending state...
This regional winner will savor the title
Hamilton SE, which last won in 1984, faces Guerin, which has never won it A boys tennis team trying to break a long regional title drought will face a fledgling program hoping to make a breakthrough in today’s North Central Regional final....
North Central Regional rescheduled
The North Central Regional boys tennis semifinals scheduled for Tuesday were postponed to 4 p.m. today. The final, which was to be played today, will be at 4 p.m. Thursday. Hamilton Southeastern and North Central will meet in one semi, with Guerin...
North Central Regional boys tennis semifinals postponed
The North Central Regional boys tennis semifinals scheduled for Tuesday were postponed to today at 4 p.m. because of rain. The finals, which were to be played today, will now be Thursday at 4 p.m. Hamilton Southeastern and North Central will meet in...
HSE boys tennis on a roll
Knocking off Carmel in sectional was huge; boys tennis state title being dreamed about The Hamilton Southeastern High School boys tennis team has added a new goal: The state championship. First-year coach Mark Woldmoe focused his players on winning...
Result hinges on suspended match
CARMEL, Ind. — Nearly three hours of tennis Friday evening and nothing decided. Probably a fitting non-result in a matchup pitting the top-ranked Carmel High School boys and No. 2 Hamilton Southeastern in the first round of sectional play. Play...
Sectionals: a game of survival
North Central, Pike play competition loaded with talent and ranked among the best North Central High School boys tennis coach Dan Brunette didn’t feel like his team played its best during the regular season. But he feels like the Panthers are...
Giants well prepared for 20th straight title
Ben Davis will try to win its 20th straight sectional title this week when it hosts Covenant Christian, Cardinal Ritter and Speedway in the boys tennis sectionals. The winner will advance to the Ben Davis Regional on Oct. 6. The Giants, 6-6 entering...
Royals ready to take on top-ranked foe
The second-ranked Hamilton Southeastern High School boys tennis team enters today’s sectionals on a high note. The Royals won their first conference title in 12 years and completed what is believed to be the program’s first undefeated...
Witsken settles down, finds own tennis niche
It isn’t easy for Carmel High School senior Tyler Witsken to escape the reminder of his bloodlines. After all, he plays his home matches at the Todd Witsken Tennis Center. The center is named for his late father, a successful ATP Tour pro from...
Trojans to begin sectional defense
Center Grove boys, seeking 21st consecutive tennis title, play Whiteland in 1st round The Center Grove boys tennis team begins defense of its 2008 state title when it plays Whiteland today in a first-round match of the Center Grove Sectional. The...
Quakers' 'special' tennis season continues
Plainfield takes 13-1 record into sectionals, but Brownsburg could be a roadblock to title Plainfield High School boys tennis coach Keith Parker knew six of the seven players from last year’s team were returning. He knew some of them had played...
Boys tennis sectional features No. 1 vs. No. 2
Hamilton Southeastern High School’s No. 1 boys tennis player, Austin Woldmoe , knows his sport doesn’t draw crowds like basketball or football. But he’s expecting a crowd in the hundreds when his second-ranked Royals play at No. 1...
Park Tudor wins county tennis tourney in sweep
Third-ranked team dominates to take 1st title since 2005 In Dave Heffern’s 15 years as Park Tudor’s boys tennis coach, the Panthers had never swept 17-time state champion North Central in a match. That changed Tuesday as Park Tudor won...
Cathedral takes City Tournament
Cathedral’s boys tennis team battled blistering winds and Heritage Christian on its way to a fifth consecutive City Tournament championship Monday at the Indianapolis Tennis Center. The No. 2-ranked Irish defeated the Eagles on the strength of...
Irish seek 5th straight City tennis title
The Cathedral High School boys tennis team is ranked seventh in Indiana . . . and sixth-best within a 17-mile radius of the school. “It’s par for the course,” coach Mark Noe said of the school’s proximity to No. 1 Carmel, No....
Eagles tennis team fine tunes for tourneys
It’s hard to beat No. 1. So the No. 11 Zionsville High School boys tennis team falling to top-ranked Carmel 5-0 at the Eagles’ invitational on Saturday was no surprise. And although coach Dan Layton said he hoped for at least one point...
Westfield junior Ramey worked hard to earn No. 1 singles spot
Scott Ramey isn’t playing second fiddle to anyone. After competing at No. 2 singles the past two years, the Westfield junior earned the top position on the boys tennis team — and he’s taking full advantage of his opportunity....
Millers down Shamrocks in tennis
NOBLESVILLE — The Noblesville boys tennis team ran its record to 10-1 Tuesday with a 4-1 win over Westfield. Jamie Masnyk won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles, and Trent Punt triumphed 6-0, 6-2 at No. 3 singles. Aaron Gale and Brandon Mattox won 6-0, 6-1 at...
