The IHSAA boys tennis sectionals began on Wednesday, with Carmel and Hamilton Southeastern hosting semi-final matches.
At the Greyhounds’ Todd Witsken Tennis Center, No. 1-ranked Carmel advanced to the final by beating University 5-0. The ‘Hounds dropped only three games in the five matches.
Carmel will play No. 12 Guerin Catholic in today’s championship, which begins at 4:45 p.m. The Golden Eagles defeated No. 15 Westfield 4-1. All of the matches were decided in straight sets.
The Shamrocks’ win came at No. 1 doubles, with Brett Barnes and Christian Emigh getting a 6-1, 6-3 victory. Barnes and Emigh advanced to the individual tournament, which begins next week.
Over at Southeastern, the No. 10 Royals beat Hamilton Heights 5-0. Southeastern only dropped two games among the five matches.
The Royals will play No. 9 Fishers for the title at 4:30 p.m. today. The Tigers beat Noblesville 4-1 in a hard-fought dual. The Millers’ victory came at No. 1 singles, as Noah Bushong edged out Reese Knoderer in three sets, winning a third-set tiebreak 7-5. Bushong will also move on to the individual tournament next week.
At Carmel
CARMEL 5, UNIVERSITY 0
No. 1 singles: Broc Fletcher def. Owen Schellhase 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 singles: Eli Mercer def. Jake Harrison 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 singles: Jack Jentz def. Dillon Blake 6-0, 6-0
No. 1 doubles: Jones McNamar def. Srisanth Malpeddi def. Matt Hurley and Jace Wilson 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 doubles: Ethan Eckhart and Corbin King def. Darian Reed and Asher Whitcomb 6-0, 6-1
GUERIN CATHOLIC 4, WESTFIELD 1
No. 1 singles: Cole Metzger (GC) def. Quentin Markle (W) 6-4, 6-1
No. 2 singles: Ty Harrington (GC) def. Connor Housefield (W) 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 singles: Max Fuller (GC) def. Foster Edwards (W) 6-1, 6-0
No. 1 doubles: Brett Barnes and Christian Emigh (W) def. Jason Kolb and Bradley Getts (GC) 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 doubles: Thomas Darland and Zach Thieme (GC) def. Carson Kessler and Ben Jones (W) 7-6 (5), 6-3
At Hamilton Southeastern
FISHERS 4, NOBLESVILLE 1
No. 1 singles: Noah Bushong (N) def. Reese Knoderer (F) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
No. 2 singles: Nick Rasmussen (F) def. Michael Krukover (N) 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 singles: Matthew Kordesh (F) def. Rory Bushong (N) 4-6, 6-2, (11-9)
No. 1 doubles: Andrew Leonard and Nate Simkins (F) def. Josh Middleton and Sean Vitales (N) 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 doubles: Drew Barker and Logan Kay (F) def. Zach Adams and Jack Gigante (N) 6-2, 6-1
HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN 5, HAMILTON HEIGHTS 0
No. 1 singles: Aiden De Witt def. Ben Wolfgang 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 singles: Rohan Golla def. Nic Rice 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 singles: Andrew Orme def. Erik Malott 6-1, 6-0
No. 1 doubles: Andrew Spirrison and Paul Schneider def. Jake Martin and Josh Russell 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 doubles: Abhi Chaddha and Evan Wang def. Grant Cavanaugh and Colin Weber 6-0, 6-0
Westfield’s Brett Barnes and Christian Emigh won at No. 1 doubles during the Shamrocks’ dual with Guerin Catholic, and will advance to the individual tournament next week. (Richie Hall)