The Carmel boys tennis team earned a historic sweep at the Metropolitan Conference meet, which took place Saturday at Ben Davis.
The Greyhounds won all five flights at the championship, scoring a perfect 60 points. No. 1 singles Broc Fletcher survived a three-set match in the first round, winning 6-3, 1-6, 10-8, then won his semi-final and final round matches in straight sets.
At No. 2 singles, Eli Mercer won the final 6-2, 6-1 after not dropping a game in his first two matches. No. 3 singles Jack Jentz also didn’t drop a game on his way to the final, which he won 6-1, 6-0.
In doubles, the No. 1 team of Jones McNamar and Srisanth Malpeddi won the first round and the final 6-0, 6-0, with a 6-0, 6-1 semi-final victory in between. The No. 2 team of Corbin King and Ethan Eckhart got out of the first round with a 6-4, 7-5 victory, then won the semi-finals 6-0, 6-0 and cruised to victory in the final 6-1, 6-3.
Fishers hosted the Hoosier Crossroads Conference tournament on Saturday.
Zionsville won the close meet by scoring 35 points, while the host Tigers were second with 33 points and Hamilton Southeastern placed third with 32 points. Other scores were Brownsburg 30, Westfield 18, Avon 17, Noblesville 15 and Franklin Central 5.
Fishers claimed victory in No. 2 doubles, with Logan Kay and Drew Barker triumphing in that division. The team was also named to the All-Conference team after the meet. Andrew Leonard and Nate Simlins placed third at No. 1 doubles and also received All-Conference honors.
The Royals won two flights, the only team to do so. Andrew Orme took the No. 3 singles championship, while Andrew Spirrison and Paul Schneider won at No. 1 doubles. All three players were named All-Conference.
Westfield’s Quentin Markle finished third at No. 1 singles and was named to the All-Conference team. Noblesville had two players place fifth: Noah Bushong at No. 1 singles and Michael Krukover at No. 2 singles.
Noblesville’s Noah Bushong placed fifth at No. 1 singles. (Kirk Green)