The Hamilton Southeastern and Fishers girls tennis teams advanced to today’s championship at the Noblesville sectional with 5-0 semi-final wins on Wednesday at Noblesville East Middle School.
The 16th-ranked Royals beat the host Millers, winning four of the five matches in straight sets. The No. 2 singles match was a battle, as HSE’s Adalyn De Witt overcame Noblesville’s Alli Maskew in a third-set super tiebreak 10-4, this after both players split 6-4 sets. At No. 2 doubles, the Royals’ Misha Bukkasagaram and Nikki Hite won in two tough sets over the Millers’ Kaylee David and Sierra Leach, 6-3, 7-5.
Meanwhile, the No. 22 Tigers defeated Hamilton Heights, winning all five matches in straight sets. No. 3 singles Addy Kolb had a tough match from the Huskies’ Brooke Sears, before closing it out 6-2, 6-3.
Southeastern and Fishers will play at 4:30 p.m. today at NEMS for the championship.
Hamilton Southeastern 5, Noblesville 0
No. 1 singles: Kaylee Etheredge def. Madi Randolph 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 singles: Adalyn De Witt def. Alli Maskew 6-4, 4-6, 10-4
No. 3 singles: Tea Vrkic def. Maggie Thomas 6-0, 6-0
No. 1 doubles: Taylor Cleary and Jeorgia Templin def. Alex Greer and Katelyn Decker 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 doubles: Misha Bukkasagaram and Nikki Hite def. Kaylee David and Sierra Leach 6-3, 7-5
Fishers 5, Hamilton Heights 0
No. 1 singles: Lucy Loy def. Addi Gordon 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 singles: Makenzie Weber def. Hailey VanOeveren 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 singles: Addy Kolb def. Brooke Sears 6-2, 6-3
No. 1 doubles: Sonia Fuller and Avery Murphy def. Gwen Kelly and Kate Biggs 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 doubles: Catherine Hutchinson and Claire Blake def. Cortney Martin and Maddie Nickel 6-1, 6-1
Over at Carmel’s Todd Witsken Tennis Center, the No. 3-ranked Greyhounds will meet No. 25 Guerin Catholic for the sectional championship, as both team won their Wednesday semi-finals 5-0.
Carmel beat University, while the Golden Eagles won over Westfield. All of the matches were decided in straight sets. The two teams will play each other at 4:15 p.m. today for the sectional title.
Carmel 5, University 0
No. 1 singles: Sydney Morris def. Gabrielle Hakes 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 singles: Apurva Manas def. Olivia Hakes 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 singles: Emma Brune def. Phoebe Zimpfer 6-0, 6-0
No. 1 doubles: Leila Antony and Lauren Littell def. Ellen Trautman and Ryan Ricks 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 doubles: Selena Liu and Katelyn Conley def. Aisha Kokan and Violet Worth 6-0, 6-0
Guerin Catholic 5, Westfield 0
No. 1 singles: Jenna Patton def. Chloe Kalis 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 singles: Madelyn Filer def. Julia Gabennesch 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 singles: Ellen Gardner def. Emma Schwind 6-0, 6-0
No. 1 doubles: Bailey Buehnerkemper and Shanna Shuler def. Meredith Carlson and Maya Raymond 6-2, 6-0
No. 2 doubles: Hailey Brown and Eryn McMullen def. Maddie Heilmann and Katy Zaloudek 6-0, 6-0
Hamilton Southeastern’s Adalyn De Witt won a tough three-set match at No. 2 singles during Wednesday’s sectional semi-finals. The Royals beat host Noblesville 5-0 and play Fishers today for the sectional championship. (Richie Hall)