Girls tennis sectionals began on Wednesday with semi-final matches, and all four Hamilton County winners easily advanced to today’s championship matches.
At Carmel’s Todd Witsken Tennis Center, the No. 1-ranked Greyhounds beat Westfield 5-0, not dropping a set. The Shamrocks’ Maddie Heilmann gave a tough battle to Franny Werner at No. 3 singles, with Werner winning 7-5, 6-2.
Carmel will play Guerin Catholic, which beat University 5-0. The Golden Eagles won four matches in straight sets, while No. 1 doubles Shanna Shuler and Eryn McMullen came back to win over the Trailblazers’ Ellen Trautman and Ryan Ricks. The University duo won the Pioneer Conference championship at No. 1 doubles.
Meanwhile, No. 8-ranked Hamilton Southeastern beat host Noblesville 4-1 at Noblesville East Middle School. The Royals got all four of their wins in straight sets. The Millers’ No. 2 doubles team of Alex Greer and Kaylee David won that match, getting past Jillian Pence and Nikki Hite in a third set super tiebreak, 13-11.
“I thought our singles players girls did a nice job coming out focused early and setting the tempo for the match,” said HSE coach Kirk Webber. “They all came out and got big leads and never looked back. They only dropped one game between the three of them. It was nice to have the overall match clinched after the first three matches were off the court.”
Southeastern will play Fishers in the championship. The Tigers beat Hamilton Heights 5-0, scores from that match are not available.
Both championship matches start at 4:30 p.m.
Carmel 5, Westfield 0
No. 1 singles: Lauren Lemonds def. Chloe Kalis 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 singles: Sydney Morris def. Julia Gabennesch 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 singles:Franny Werner def. Maddie Heilmann 7-5, 6-2
No. 1 doubles: Grace Marchese and Emma Brune def. Emma Clary and Katy Zaloudek 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 doubles: Leila Antony and Apurvas Manas def. Maya Raymond and Claire Thurlow 6-1, 6-0
Guerin Catholic 5, University 0
No. 1 singles: Maggie McGuire def. Gabrielle Hakes 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 singles: Jenna Patton def. Olivia Hakes 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 singles: Madelyn Filer def. Aubrey Mann 6-0, 6-0
No. 1 doubles: Shanna Shuler and Eryn McMullen def. Ellen Trautman and Ryan Ricks 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 doubles: Baily Buehnerkemper and Ellen Gardner def. Greta Karwath and Violet Worth 6-0, 6-0
Southeastern 4, Noblesville 1
No. 1 singles: Audrey De Witt (HSE) def. Jayna Armstrong (N) 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 singles: Ashley Spirrison (HSE) def. Sarah Clark (N) 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 singles: Tea Vrkic (HSE) def. Madi Randolph (N) 6-0, 6-0
No. 1 doubles: Jeorgia Templin and Taylor Cleary (HSE) def. Katelyn Decker and Rachel Dyer (N) 6-4, 6-1
No. 2 doubles: Alex Greer and Kaylee David (N) def. Jillian Pence and Nikki Hite (HSE) 4-6, 6-4, 13-11.
Westfield dropped a 3-2 dual meet to Lapel on Monday. The Shamrocks took both doubles matches, with No. 1 Emma Clary and Katy Zaloudek winning 7-5, 6-1 and No. 2 Claire Thurlow and Maya Raymond winning 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Carmel’s Franny Werner won a tough No. 3 singles match during the Greyhounds’ 5-0 win over Westfield in Wednesday’s sectional semi-finals. (Richie Hall)
Guerin Catholic’s Maggie McGuire won at No. 1 singles. (Richie Hall)