The Hamilton Southeastern boys tennis team won the Fort Wayne Carroll Invitational Championship on Saturday.
The Royals beat Canterbury 4-1 in their first-round matchup, then edged out Homestead 3-2 in the semi-finals. In the championship, Southeastern defeated Cathedral 4-1.
“Overall, I thought we played really well today at all spots,” said HSE coach Kirk Webber. “We had a combined record of 11-4.”
Webber also noted that the Royals’ junior varsity players went undefeated in their exhibition matches.
“Our goal was to come home with the hardware, and that’s exactly what we did,” said Webber. “We defeated three really good opponents today, and the boys should be proud of the way they played against some strong competition.”
No. 3 singles Andrew Orme went unbeaten for Southeastern, winning his first two matches 6-0, 6-0, then taking care of his opponent from Cathedral 6-2, 6-1. The No. 2 doubles team of Evan Wang and Abhi Chaddha was also a perfect 3-0. Wang and Chaddha won their first two matches 6-3, 6-2, then beat the Irish in a third-set super tiebreak, 10-5, after splitting the first two sets 6-1, 4-6.
No. 2 singles Rohan Golla and the No. 1 doubles team of Andrew Spirrison and Paul Schneider both were 2-1 for the tournament, while No. 1 singles Aiden De Witt went 1-1. Golla’s wins came over Canterbury 6-1, 6-1 and 6-4, 6-4 over Homestead, and Spirrison and Schneider defeated Canterbury 6-4, 6-4 and Cathedral 6-1, 6-2. De Witt beat his Cathedral opponent 6-0, 6-4
Southeastern is 7-3 for the season and plays Fishers on Tuesday in the Mudsock dual meet.
