The Carmel girls tennis team advanced to the state semi-finals after winning its quarter-final match over Columbus North Friday at the Todd Witsken Tennis Center.
The No. 3-ranked and defending state champion Greyhounds beat the No. 8 Bull Dogs 5-0. No. 1 singles Sydney Morris won her match in three sets, while the No. 2 doubles team of Katelyn Conley and Selena Liu took its first set in a tiebreaker, then won the second set easily.
Carmel will play No. 1-ranked Cathedral in this morning’s semi-finals, which start at 10 a.m. at North Central’s Barbara Wynne Tennis Center. The Irish defeated No. 8 Delta 5-0 to stay undefeated at 19-0 for the year. Carmel is 18-2.
The other semi-final will see No. 2 Park Tudor (a 3-2 winner over No. 4 Munster) take on No. 11 Center Grove (a 5-0 winner over Washington. The semi-final winners will meet at 2:30 p.m. to play for the state championship.
Carmel 5, Columbus North 0
No. 1 singles: Sydney Morris def. Ashlie Wilson 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
No. 2 singles: Apurva Manas def. Eva Chevalier 6-1, 6-3
No. 3 singles: Emma Brune def. Shwetz Srinivasan 6-0, 6-0
No. 1 doubles: Leila Antony and Lauren Littell def. Ali Bergman and Jaline Tay 6-1, 6-2
No. 2 doubles: Katelyn Conley and Selena Liu def. Servane Cloteaux and Tiffany Fu 7-6, (6), 6-2
Carmel’s Selena Liu (left) and Katelyn Conley won a first-set tiebreaker, then cruised through the second set to win at No. 2 doubles during the Greyhounds’ state quarter-final match with Columbus North. Carmel won 5-0 and plays Cathedral in today’s semi-finals at North Central. (Richie Hall)