Carmel and Guerin Catholic advanced to the championship match of the Carmel boys tennis sectional after semi-final victories Wednesday at the Todd Witsken Tennis Center.
The No. 1-ranked Greyhounds beat No. 10 Westfield 5-0. Carmel won all five matches in straight sets over a strong Shamrocks team.
“I thought we came out and we stepped it up,” said Greyhounds coach Bryan Hanan. “I told them beforehand, this is probably one of the best teams we’ve played in the sectionals. Our sectional’s up a little bit this year with Westfield, Guerin’s got some positions. I said ‘Hey, we’re going to have to bring our A game tonight.’ This is the 10th-ranked team in the state, they’ve won a lot of matches this year and they’re a good team, well-coached.”
Westfield finished the season with a 12-2 record.
“We played well and we worked hard all season,” said Shamrocks coach Tony Peters. “It’s a tough first-round draw. We had a terrific season. Hats off to my guys, working hard. All the seniors all year were fantastic and really the heart and soul of our team. I think we gave Carmel a good match and we had some opportunities to maybe turn it around a little bit and get some momentum, but they’re a real good team.”
The Golden Eagles beat University 5-0, also winning each match in straight sets.
“We’re happy to get a win today and we’re excited to play the No. 1 team in the state tomorrow,” said GC coach Chris Sciaudone. “We’ve played them once already this year, we had some close matches, and we’re hoping that tomorrow maybe we can take it that step further.
Carmel and Guerin Catholic will play for the sectional title at 4:15 p.m. today.
Carmel 5, Westfield 0
No. 1 singles: Presley Thienenman def. Connor Maris 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 singles: Ethan Zhang def. Quentin Markle 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 singles: Eli Mercer def. Harrison Sindelar 6-0, 6-1
No. 1 doubles: Uday Lomada and Jones McNamar def. Brett Barnes and Nicholas Mabe 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 doubles: John Zirkelbach and Broc Fletcher def. Danny Hildebrand and Connor Housefield 6-0, 6-1
Guerin Catholic 5, University 0
No. 1 singles: Carson Kniola def. Andrew Taang 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 singles: Jackson Wolfgram def. Derrick Brown 7-6 (3), 6-3
No. 3 singles: John Tiplick def. Hunter Maxwell 6-1, 6-1
No. 1 doubles: Ty Harrington and Cole Metzger def. Jace Wilson and Matt Hurley 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 doubles: Jason Kolb and Zachary Thieme def. Dillon Blake and Asher Whitcomb 6-0, 6-0
At the Hamilton Southeastern sectional, No. 9-ranked Fishers and the No. 19 Royals both advanced to the championship round after Wednesday semi-final wins.
The Tigers beat Noblesville 5-0, while the Royals were 5-0 winners over Hamilton Heights. The two teams will play each other for the championship at 4:30 p.m. today.
Fishers 5, Noblesville 0
No. 1 singles: Reese Knoderer def. Noah Bushong n/a
No. 2 singles: Owen McEldowney def. Michael Krukover 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 singles: Nathan Simkins def. Zach Greer 6-1, 6-1
No. 1 doubles: Andrew Leonard and Nick Rasmusson def. Josh Middleton and Evan Voigt 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 doubles: Logan Kay and Andrew Barker def. Will Graham and Jonathan Maskew 6-2, 6-1
Hamilton Southeastern 5, Hamilton Heights 0
No. 1 singles: Andrew Orme def. Nic Rice 6-1, 6-0
No. 2 singles: Paul Schneider def. Ben Wolfgang 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 singles: Rohan Golla def. Ethan Hall 6-0, 6-0
No. 1 doubles: Daniel Verde and Andrew Spirrison def. Aiden Ray and Josh Russell 6-0, 6-2
No. 2 doubles: Jackson Bill and Logan Hubbard def. Colin Weber and Jakob Martin 6-0, 6-1