Tennis: Carmel wins John Shirley Invite

The Carmel boys tennis team won the John Shirley Invitational Saturday at North Central. (Richie Hall)

The Carmel boys tennis team won the John Shirley Invitational, which took place Saturday at North Central.
The No. 1-ranked Greyhounds scored 48 points and finished first in three flights. Presley Thieneman won the No. 1 singles division, Uday Lamada and Jonesy McNamara were first in No. 1 doubles, and John Zirklebach and Ethan Zhang won at No. 2 doubles. Carmel finished as runner-up in No. 2 singles and third in No. 3 singles.
Hamilton Southeastern placed seventh with 13 points. The No. 20-ranked Royals also had a successful day in doubles, with No. 2 Logan Hubbard and Jackson Bill taking third place, while the No. 1 team of Andrew Spirrison and Daniel Verde placed fourth. No. 1 singles Andrew Orme and No. 2 singles Paul Schneider both took sixth, and No. 3 singles Rohan Golla was seventh.
Guerin Catholic finished in eighth place with three points. The Golden Eagles finished sixth in No. 2 doubles and seventh in No. 2 singles, and were eighth in the other three flights.

Team scores: Carmel 48, Homestead 39, Brebeuf Jesuit 18, Park Tudor 18, Fort Wayne Carroll 17, North Central 14, Hamilton Southeastern 13, Guerin Catholic 3.

The Carmel boys tennis team won the John Shirley Invitational Saturday at North Central. (Richie Hall)