BT STATE FINALS: Preview Oct. 14-15

By E. Shawn Aylsworth
Managing Editor

Here’s a glance at the eight teams competing Oct. 14-15 in the 45th Annual IHSAA Boys Tennis Team State Tournament, courtesy of ihsaa.org:

Semifinal 1: #14 Marion (23-1) vs. #1 Carmel (15-0)
#14 MARION GIANTS
Factoids
City/Town: Marion
County: Grant
Superintendent: Steve Edwards
Principal: Lennon Brown
Athletic Director: Bennett Summersett
Head Coach: Doug Porter
Assistant Coach: Mona Manning
Student Manager: Nithia Chowattukunnel, Lauren Brown
Colors: Purple and Gold
Conference: North Central
Enrollment: 1,255

Season results (23-1)
8/16 Jay County W 5-0
8/18 Blackford W 5-0
8/20 vs. Anderson W 5-0
8/20 at New Castle W 5-0
8/22 at Elwood W 5-0
8/27 vs. Rensselaer Central W 5-0
8/27 vs. Cass W 5-0
8/27 at Logansport W 5-0
8/30 at Mississinewa W 4-1
9/1 at Peru W 5-0
9/3 Richmond Invite 1st Place
9/12 at Kokomo W 5-0
9/13 Madison-Grant W 5-0
9/15 Huntington North W 5-0
9/17 Muncie Central W 5-0
9/17 Richmond W 5-0
9/20 at Fort Wayne Canterbury L 0-5
9/21 Guerin Catholic W 3-2
9/26 Shenandoah W 5-0
9/27 at Logansport W 5-0

Marion Sectional
9/30 Mississinewa W 5-0
10/1 Blackford W 4-1

Marion Regional
10/4 Delta W 4-1
10/5 Northeastern W 5-0

Homestead Semistate
10/8 Angola W 3-2

Probable state finals lineup
Singles
1 Brandon Dubuque 12 25-2
2 Vinai Oddiraju 10 23-3
3 Kaman Tabor 12 25-1

Doubles
1 Daniel Harrold 11 4-2
D.J. Boyd 12
2 Advaith Srikanth 12 6-0
Tejas Srikanth 9

Alternates: Korbett O’Banion (10), Amogh Sehgal (10), Andrew Spitzer (10)

#1 CARMEL GREYHOUNDS
Factoids
City/Town: Carmel
County: Hamilton
Superintendent: Dr. Jeff Swensson
Principal: John Williams
Athletic Director: Jim Inskeep
Asst. Athletic Director: Bruce Wolf
Head Coach: Mike Bostic
Assistant Coaches: Howard Jones, Carl Mower, Brian Thiel
Student Manager: Emerson Houck
Colors: Royal Blue and Gold
Conference: Metropolitan Interscholastic
Enrollment: 4,545

Season results (15-0)
8/16 at Hamilton Southeastern W 5-0
8/17 West Lafayette W 5-0
8/24 at Kokomo W 5-0
8/27 John Shirley Invitational 1st Place
9/1 North Central (Indpls.) W 5-0
9/14 at Brebeuf Jesuit W 5-0
9/15 at Indpls. Cathedral W 5-0
9/17 MIC Championship 1st Place
9/23 Homestead W 5-0
9/24 at Center Grove W 4-1
9/24 vs. Jasper W 5-0
9/26 Park Tudor W 5-0

Carmel Sectional
9/28 Guerin Catholic W 5-0
10/1 University W 5-0

Kokomo Regional
10/4 West Lafayette W 5-0
10/5 Kokomo W 5-0

Culver Academies Semistate
10/8 Munster W 5-0

Probable state finals lineup
Singles
1 Mihir Kumar 12 16-0
2 Sameer Kumar 9 17-0
3 Chris Quammen 11 19-1

Doubles
1 Connor Dunn 12 15-0
Elliott Yee 12
2 Charlie Emhardt 11 20-0
Patrick Farrell 11

Alternates: Garrett Mandrell (12), Alex McMahan (12), Avinash Mishra (12), Srihari Vishnubhotla (12), Kern Vohra (12)

Semifinal 2: #4 Park Tudor (17-2) vs. #27 Castle (18-3)
#4 PARK TUDOR PANTHERS
Factoids
City/Town: Indianapolis
County: Marion
Superintendent: Dr. Matthew Miller
Principal: Debbie Everett
Athletic Director: Brad Lennon
Asst. Athletic Director: Kyle Cox
Head Coach: Dave Heffern
Assistant Coach: Brandon Gill
Colors: Red and White
Conference: Indiana Crossroads
Enrollment: 419

Season results (17-2)
8/18 at Center Grove W 3-2
8/23 at Roncalli W 5-0
8/25 Indpls. Bishop Chatard W 5-0
8/26 Homestead W 5-0
8/30 at Indpls. Cathedral W 5-0
8/31 Lawrence North W 5-0
9/3 Heritage Christian W 5-0
9/6 at Brebeuf Jesuit W 5-0
9/13 at North Central (Indpls.) W 3-2
9/20 Speedway W 5-0
9/21 at Lawrence North W 5-0
9/22 at North Central (Indpls.) L 2-3
9/26 at Carmel L 0-5

Pike Sectional
9/28 Pike W 5-0
9/30 Indpls. Arsenal Technical W 5-0
10/1 Brebeuf Jesuit W 4-1

Ben Davis Regional
10/4 Brownsburg W 5-0
10/5 Covenant Christian (Indpls.) W 5-0

Center Grove Semistate
10/8 Terre Haute South W 5-0

Probable state finals lineup
Singles
1 Brendan Tannenbaum 12 19-3
2 Pete Dakich 11 15-4
3 Graham Reinbold 11 16-4

Doubles
1 Sam Geier 12 16-1
Dan Rayl 9
2 Nick Roby 12 20-2
Jack Rardon 12

Alternates: Jack McCarter (10), Scott Thygesen (9), Levi Siegel (11)

#27 CASTLE KNIGHTS
Factoids
City/Town: Newburgh
County: Warrick
Principal: Andy Byers
Athletic Director: Leah Roop
Asst. Athletic Director: Jess Shelby
Head Coach: Craig Bottorff
Assistant Coach: Brian Shockey
Colors: Blue and Gold
Conference: Southern Indiana Athletic
Enrollment: 1,918

Season results (18-3)
8/17 Southridge W 5-0
8/18 at Boonville W 5-0
8/22 at Evansville Reitz W 5-0
8/24 Mount Vernon W 5-0
8/25 Evansville Central W 5-0
8/26 vs. Terre Haute North L 1-4
8/27 vs. Jeffersonville W 5-0
8/27 at Jasper L 2-3
8/30 Evansville Harrison W 5-0
9/3 vs. Floyd Central L 2-3
9/3 at Jeffersonville W 5-0
9/6 at Evansville Mater Dei W 5-0
9/7 at Vincennes Lincoln W 5-0
9/15 Evansville North W 4-1
9/20 Evansville Memorial W 3-2
9/27 Evansville Bosse W 5-0

South Spencer Sectional
10/1 Tell City W 5-0
10/1 South Spencer W 5-0

Evansville Memorial Regional
10/4 Evansville Memorial W 3-2
10/5 Gibson Southern W 5-0

Jasper Semistate
10/8 Bloomington South W 3-2

Probable state finals lineup
Singles
1 Brandon Davis 12 25-1
2 Neil Jairath 11 22-2
3 Daniel Bose 9 18-7

Doubles
1 Brandon Bauer 12 22-5
Jake Lobel 10
2 Saurab Chaudhry 11 14-7
Isaac Alling 11

Alternates: Robert Moore (9), Jared Gries (11), Luke Lowry (12)

Semifinal 3: #11 Penn (17-4) vs. #3 North Central (Indianapolis) (16-2)
#11 PENN KINGSMEN
Factoids
County: St. Joseph
Superintendent: Dr. Jerry Thacker
Principal: Steven Hope
Athletic Director: Ben Karasiak
Asst. Athletic Director: Aaron Leniski
Head Coach: Eric Bowers
Assistant Coach: Andrew Pola
Colors: Black, Gold, and White
Conference: Northern Indiana
Enrollment: 3,500

Season results (17-4)
8/15 at Warsaw W 3-2
8/20 at Northridge W 4-1
8/23 Concord W 3-2
8/25 South Bend Adams W 4-1
8/30 Mishawaka Marian W 3-2
9/3 at Munster L 1-4
9/3 at West Lafayette L 2-3
9/6 South Bend Clay W 5-0
9/10 Concord Invitational 1st Place
9/12 at South Bend Washington W 5-0
9/13 South Bend St. Joseph’s W 4-1
9/15 at South Bend Riley W 5-0
9/17 at Fort Wayne Canterbury L 1-4
9/17 vs. Angola L 2-3
9/17 vs. Culver Academy W 3-2
9/20 Mishawaka W 5-0
9/23 at Elkhart Central W 4-1

Penn Sectional
10/1 Mishawaka Marian W 4-1
10/1 South Bend Adams W 4-1

Portage Regional
10/4 Valparaiso W 3-2
10/5 LaPorte W 4-1

Culver Academies Semistate
10/8 Culver Academy W 4-1

Probable state finals lineup
Singles
1 Erik Lehikoinen 12 13-0
2 Michael Wang 9 10-12
3 Victor Lu 11 9-5

Doubles
1 Sean Anderson 10 22-0
Brad Walter 11
2 Evan Rink 12 16-2
Joey Stoldt 12

Alternates: Connor McCarthy (11), Matt Hollowell (12)

#3 NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) PANTHERS
Factoids
City/Town: Indianapolis
County: Marion
Superintendent: Dr. Nikki Woodson
Principal: C.E. Quandt
Athletic Director: Chuck Jones
Asst. Athletic Director: Paul Loggan
Head Coach: Dan Brunette
Assistant Coaches: Kyle Burns, Todd Davis, Melissa Fitch
Student Manager: Chelsea Carter, Cassie Davis
Colors: Red, Black, and White
Conference: Metropolitan Interscholastic
Enrollment: 3,392

Season results (16-2)
8/20 Floyd Central W 4-1
8/23 Center Grove W 5-0
8/27 John Shirley Invitational 3rd Place
8/30 at Hamilton Southeastern W 4-1
8/31 Kokomo W 5-0
9/1 at Carmel L 0-5
9/13 Park Tudor L 2-3
9/17 MIC Tournament 2nd Place
9/20 Brebeuf Jesuit W 4-1
9/21 Warren Central W 5-0
9/22 Park Tudor W 3-2
9/23 at Perry Meridian W 5-0
9/24 Terre Haute North W 5-0
9/24 Terre Haute South W 5-0
9/26 at Zionsville W 5-0

North Central (Indianapolis) Sectional
9/28 Indpls. Broad Ripple W 5-0
9/29 Indpls. Cathedral W 5-0

North Central (Indianapolis) Regional
10/4 Hamilton Southeastern W 5-0
10/5 Lawrence North W 5-0

Homestead Semistate
10/10 Fort Wayne Canterbury W 5-0

Probable state finals lineup
Singles
1 Riley Reist 10 18-7
2 Andrew Stutz 11 20-3
3 Ari Gerstein 9 17-2

Doubles
1 Luke Lohrstorfer 12 15-6
Jake Minner 12
2 Will Reifeis 10 13-3
Patrick McAuley 9

Alternates: Rudolph Frazier (11), Sam Pfeffer (12), Max Freeman (10), Palmer Purcell (9), Justin Campbell (9), William Lazaron (11)

Semifinal 4: #10 Jasper (17-4) vs. #6 Center Grove (17-3)
#10 JASPER WILDCATS
Factoids
City/Town: Jasper
County: Dubois
Superintendent: Dr. Jerrill Vandeventer
Principal: Bob Hacker
Athletic Director: Andy Noblitt
Head Coach: Scott Yarbrough
Assistant Coach: Dan Fair
Student Manager: Ali Schitter, Brie Kuntz
Colors: Black and Gold
Conference: Big 8
Enrollment: 1,026

Season results (17-4)
8/23 at Boonville W 5-0
8/24 at Terre Haute South L 0-5
8/26 Jeffersonville W 4-1
8/27 Terre Haute North W 3-2
8/27 Castle W 3-2
8/30 Vincennes Lincoln W 5-0
9/6 at Mt. Vernon W 5-0
9/13 Evansville Memorial W 3-2
9/15 Bloomington South W 3-2
9/19 Washington W 5-0
9/20 at Princeton Community W 5-0
9/22 Providence W 4-1
9/23 at Center Grove L 0-5
9/24 at Homestead W 5-0
9/24 at Carmel L 0-5
9/26 at Floyd Central L 2-3

Jasper Sectional
9/29 Pike Central W 5-0
10/1 Forest Park W 5-0

Jasper Regional
10/5 Vincennes Rivet W 5-0
10/6 Loogootee W 5-0

Jasper Semistate
10/8 Floyd Central W 3-2

Probable state finals lineup
Singles
1 Eli Seng 10 19-8
2 Noah Moss 11 16-11
3 Grant Weaver 9 23-4

Doubles
1 Will Seger 11 18-4
Riess Watson 11
2 Ben Seng 10 20-4
Aaron Nordhoff 11

Alternates: Ryan Acton (12), Cameron Weyer (10), Harrison Love (11)

#6 CENTER GROVE TROJANS
Factoids
City/Town: Greenwood
County: Johnson
Superintendent: Richard Arkanoff
Principal: Matt Shockley
Athletic Director: Jon Zwitt
Asst. Athletic Director: Doug Schornick
Head Coach: Ivan Smith
Assistant Coach: Tony Epkey
Student Manager: Abby Long
Colors: Red and White
Conference: Metropolitan Interscholastic
Enrollment: 2,364

Season results (17-4)
8/18 Park Tudor L 2-3
8/19 at Perry Meridian W 5-0
8/20 Terre Haute South L 2-3
8/23 at North Central (Indpls.) L 0-5
8/27 North Central Invitational 4th Place
8/30 at Lawrence North W 5-0
9/3 at Columbus North W 5-0
9/5 at Jeffersonville W 5-0
9/5 at Floyd Central W 4-1
9/9 Greenwood W 5-0
9/10 Whiteland W 5-0
9/12 Bloomington North W 5-0
9/13 at Brebeuf Jesuit W 3-2
9/17 MIC Tournament 3rd Place
9/20 at Bloomington South W 3-2
9/23 Jasper W 5-0
9/24 Carmel L 1-4
9/24 Homestead W 5-0

Center Grove Sectional
10/1 Whiteland W 5-0
10/3 Indian Creek W 5-0

Center Grove Regional
10/4 Perry Meridian W 4-1
10/5 Franklin Central W 5-0

Center Grove Semistate
10/8 Centerville W 5-0

Probable state finals lineup
Singles
1 Luke Andersen 11 22-5
2 Conner Andersen 9 24-3
3 Cam Schoolcraft 9 17-10

Doubles
1 Conner Whiteside 12 10-4
Logan Clevenger 11
2 Tony Waltermann 12 17-7
Cody Taylor 10

Alternates: Cole McDaniel (11), Vaughn Knutsen (10), Eric Ruddell (9), Kyle Marsh (11)