The Westfield boys tennis team got two wins this week.
The Shamrocks defeated Lebanon 5-0 on Monday. Harrison Sindelar and Nicholas Mabe had a solid performance at No. 1 doubles, while junior Connor Maris fought through a tough start to win a three-set match at No. 1 singles.
On Tuesday, Westfield beat Noblesville by a score of 3-2. All three singles players – Maris, Quentin Markle and Connor Housefield – all picked up wins for the ‘Rocks. The No. 2 doubles team of WeiBin Cheah and Alex Mullet also brought home a victory.
The Shamrocks junior varsity defeated Lebanon 7-2. The No. 1 doubles team of Jason Gabennesch and Danny Hildebrand continued its undefeated season, bringing its record to 7-0.
Hamilton Southeastern picked up a 4-1 win over Zionsville on Tuesday.
The Royals got singles wins from No. 2 Andrew Orme 6-0, 6-0 and No. 3 Elias Yarling, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. In the doubles matches, No. 1 Matthew Parker and Matt Meyer were 6-2, 6-2 winners, while No. 2 McGuire Wolfe and Mahek Chougule were victorious 6-0, 1-6, 6-4. No. 1 singles Aiden De Witt played a match with fellow freshmen Cole Chappell that lasted over three hours, finally falling 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-2.
Hamilton Heights dropped a 3-2 meet to Lewis Cass on Tuesday.
The Huskies’ wins both came from doubles. No. 1 Nic Rice and Josh Russell won their match 6-4, 7-5. At No. 2 doubles, Liam Huss and Jake Martin split sets with the Kings’ team, then were down 3-0 in the third set. After changing their strategy, Huss and Martin won six of the next seven games to take the match.
Heights’ junior varsity team won 4-3. Tanner Maynard won at No. 2 singles, with No. 1 Drew Pennington and Colin Weber, No. 2 Eli VanHaaren and Kal Colter, and No. 3 Erik Malott and Grant Cavanaugh.
“It was great to see each player from both teams give it their all point after point,” said Huskies coach Justin Davis. “There were a lot of momentum swings, a lot of positivity and energy, and a lot of kids simply having fun. Our team especially was able to learn from today. Everyone fought hard. It was exciting to see our 1 doubles team, Nic and Josh, hold on to win that second set after losing momentum early. It was also exciting to see such a big come-from-behind win out of our 2 doubles team, Liam and Jake. All the way around we are showing some great improvements on both the mental and physical sides of the game.