The Hamilton Southeastern girls tennis team won its sixth consecutive sectional title on Friday, beating rival Fishers 4-1 to claim the Noblesville sectional championship at the Noblesville East Middle School tennis courts.
All of the matches were decided in straight sets. The No. 16-ranked Royals won both doubles matches, in addition to victories from Adalyn De Witt at No. 2 singles and Tea Vrkic at No. 3 singles.
“We knew Fishers was a tough team and they were going to battle,” said Southeastern coach Kirk Webber. “We had a couple close sets, the first set at 1 doubles, and the girls were able to pull away. And it’s just always good to get those first sets under your belts, get the momentum going into the second.”
The No. ww Tigers’ win came from Lucy Loy at No. 1 singles. Loy won both of her sectional matches, which moves her into the individual tournament. That will start next week.
As for the Royals, they advance to the North Central regional. Southeastern will play Mount Vernon on Tuesday in a semi-final match.
Hamilton Southeastern 4, Fishers 1
No. 1 singles: Lucy Loy (F) def. Kaylee Etheredge (HSE) 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 singles: Adalyn De Witt (HSE) def. Makenzie Weber (F) 6-0, 6-4
No. 3 singles: Tea Vrkic (HSE) def. Addy Kolb (F) 6-0, 6-0
No. 1 doubles: Taylor Cleary and Jeorgia Templin (HSE) def. Sonia Fuller and Avery Murphy (F) 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 doubles: Misha Bukaasagaram and Nikki Hite (HSE) def. Catherine Hutchinson and Claire Blake (F) 6-1, 6-4
Hamilton Southeastern won its sixth straight girls tennis sectional championship Friday at Noblesville East Middle School. The Royals will play Mount Vernon Tuesday in the regional semi-finals at North Central. (Richie Hall)
Carmel continued its sectional championship streak on Friday, winning again at the Todd Witsken Tennis Center.
The No. 3 ranked and defending state champion Greyhounds beat No. 25 Guerin Catholic 5-0. Carmel won all of the matches in straight sets. This marks the 28th consecutive sectional title for the Greyhounds and their 36th overall.
Carmel will play in the Kokomo regional next week, taking on the winner of the Logansport sectional in a Tuesday semi-final. The Logansport sectional championship is scheduled for today, between Twin Lakes and Lewis Cass.
Carmel 5, Guerin Catholic 0
No. 1 singles: Sydney Morris def. Jenna Patton 6-2, 6-0
No. 2 singles: Apruva Manas def. Madelyn Filer 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 singles: Emma Brune def. Ellen Gardner 6-1, 6-0
No. 1 doubles: Leila Antony and Lauren Littell def. Bailey Buehnerkemper and Shanna Shuler 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 doubles: Selena Liu and Katelyn Conley def. Hailey Brown and Eryn McMullen 6-0, 6-1
Carmel kept its sectional title streak going by beating Guerin Catholic 5-0 Friday at the Todd Witsken Tennis Center. The Greyhounds have now won 28 sectional championships in a row. (Photo provided)