BT STATE FINALS: #1 Carmel repeats with 5-0 sweep of #3 North Central

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Top-ranked Carmel swept all five matches in straight sets from No. 3 host North Central (Indianapolis) to claim its second straight boys tennis state championship Oct. 15.

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The Greyhounds quickly grabbed the first two points of the match as freshman Sameer Kumar won his No. 2 singles match and seniors Connor Dunn & Elliott Yee took care of their business at No. 1 doubles just moments apart. Kumar defeated North Central junor Andrew Stutz 6-2, 6-2, while Dunn & Yee beat NC seniors Luke Lohrstorfer & Jake Minner 6-1, 6-0.

Carmel’s seventh state championship was clinched when juniors Charlie Emhardt & Patrick Farrell took just over an hour to turn away NC frosh Patrick McAuley & sophomore Will Reifeis 6-2, 6-2.

Senior Mihir Kumar defeated sophomore Riley Reist 6-1, 6-3 at No. 1 singles, while junior Chris Quammen beat NC freshman Ari Gerstein 6-4, 6-2 at No. 3 singles to close out the match.

It was the fourth state championship in nine years for 12th-year Carmel coach Mike Bostic and put the Greyhounds in the conversation as one of the most talented boys tennis teams in state history. Carmel finished 18-0 and only lost three points all year, two of which occurred this morning during a 3-2 semifinal victory over No. 4 Park Tudor. (Carmel shut out No. 14 Marion 5-0 during Friday’s quarterfinal round.)

Sameer Kumar finished his season undefeated at 20-0, and Emhardt & Farrell remained perfect at 23-0. Mihir Kumar and Quammen, along with the doubles team of Dunn & Yee, each sustained but a single loss all season.

North Central, coached by Dan Brunette, advanced to the championship match following Friday’s 5-0 quarterfinal win over No. 11 Penn and a 4-1 victory over No. 6 Center Grove during Saturday’s semifinal round. North Central finishes as the state runner-up for the third time (1974, 1975).

Carmel’s Dunn named Mental Attitude Award winner
Following the state championship match, Connor Dunn of Carmel High School was announced as the winner of this year’s Mental Attitude Award in boys tennis. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, an IHSAA corporate partner, presented a $1,000 scholarship to the school in his name.

The award is presented annually by the IHSAA executive committee to an outstanding senior participant in the boys tennis state finals. An individual must be nominated by his principal and coach, and he must excel in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability in tennis.

Dunn played No. 1 doubles for the Greyhounds, has been named to various all-state and all-conference teams, and has been a part of two straight state championships and three consecutive undefeated regular seasons.

He maintains a 3.91 GPA academically and has received several awards for his classroom work, including being named a National Merit Scholar Commended student this fall.

Dunn achieved the status of Eagle Scout earlier this year. The son of Steve and Rita Dunn of Carmel will attend DePauw University next year and plans to major in pre-med or geoscience.

The complete Oct. 14-15 results from the 45th Annual Boys Tennis Team Tournament plus results and the state finals schedules for the individual regionals, courtesy of ihsaa.org:

STATE FINALS (team)
Quarterfinals (four teams at each site)
Dates: Friday, Oct. 14
Times: 3 p.m. ET
Admission: $5

Quarterfinals
At Carmel HS
Match 1: #1 Carmel 5, #14 Marion (23-2) 0
Singles
1. Mihir Kumar (12), Carmel def. Brandon Dubuque (12), Marion, 6-0, 6-1
2. Sameer Kumar (9), Carmel def. Vinai Oddiraju (10), Marion, 6-0, 6-0
3. Chris Quammen (11), Carmel def. Kaman Tabor (12), Marion, 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
1. Connor Dunn (12) | Elliott Yee (12), Carmel def. D.J. Boyd (12) | Daniel Harrold (11), Marion, 6-0, 6-1
2. Charlie Emhardt (11) | Patrick Farrell (11), Carmel def. Advaith Srikanth (12) | Tejas Srikanth (9), Marion, 6-1, 6-0

Match 2: #4 Park Tudor 4, #27 Castle (18-4) 1
Singles
1. Brendan Tannenbaum (12), Park Tudor def. Brandon Davis (12), Castle, 6-1, 6-0
2. Neil Jairath (11), Castle def. Pete Dakich (11), Park Tudor, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
3. Graham Reinbold (11), Park Tudor def. Daniel Bose (9), Castle, 6-0, 6-

Doubles
1. Sam Geier (12) | Dan Rayl (9), Park Tudor def. Brandon Bauer (12) | Jake Lobel (10), Castle, 6-0, 6-0
2. Jack Rardon (12) | Nick Roby (12), Park Tudor def. Isaac Alling (11) | Saurab Chaudhry (11), Castle, 6-3, 6-0

At Lawrence Central HS
Match 3: #3 North Central (Indianapolis) 5, #11 Penn (18-4) 0
Singles
1. Riley Reist (10), North Central def. Erik Lehikoinen (12), Penn, 6-0, 6-2
2. Andrew Stutz (11), North Central def. Michael Wang (9), Penn, 6-0, 6-1
3. Ari Gerstein (9), North Central def. Victor Lu (11), Penn, 6-0, 6-1

Doubles
1. Luke Lohrstorfer (12) | Jake Minner (12), North Central def. Sean Anderson (10) | Brad Walter (11), Penn, 6-3, 6-2
2. Patrick McAuley (9) | Will Reifeis (10), North Central def. Evan Rink (12) | Joey Stoldt (12), Penn, 6-4, 6-3

Match 4: #6 Center Grove 4, #10 Jasper (17-5) 1
Singles
1. Luke Andersen (11), Center Grove def. Eli Seng (10), Jasper, 6-0, 7-5
2. Conner Andersen (9), Center Grove def. Noah Moss (11), Jasper, 6-2, 6-1
3. Cam Schoolcraft (9), Center Grove def. Grant Weaver (9), Jasper, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2

Doubles
1. Logan Clevenger (11) | Conner Whiteside (12), Center Grove def. Will Seger (11) | Riess Watson (11), Jasper, 7-5, 6-3
2. Aaron Nordhoff (11) | Ben Seng (10), Jasper def. Cody Taylor (10) | Tony Waltermann (12), Center Grove, 6-3, 6-3

Semifinals & State Championship
Date: Saturday, Oct. 15
Time: 10 a.m.; 2:30 p.m. ET
Admission: $5
Site: North Central (Indianapolis) HS, 1801 East 86th Street, Indianapolis

Semifinals
Match 5: #1 Carmel 3, #4 Park Tudor (17-3) 2
Singles
1. Brendan Tannenbaum (12), Park Tudor def. Mihir Kumar (12), Carmel, 6-1, 6-7 (9-7), 6-0.
2. Sameer Kumar (9), Carmel def. Pete Dakich (11), Park Tudor, 6-0, 6-3.
3. Chris Quammen (11), Carmel def. Graham Reinbold (11), Park Tudor, 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles
1. Sam Geier (12) | Dan Rayl (9), Park Tudor def. Connor Dunn (12) | Elliott Yee (12), Carmel, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
2. Charlie Emhardt (11) | Patrick Farrell (11), Carmel def. Jack Rardon (12) | Nick Roby (12), Park Tudor, 6-1, 6-3.

Match 6: #3 North Central (Indianapolis) 4, #6 Center Grove (18-4) 1
Singles
1. Luke Andersen (11), Center Grove def. Riley Reist (10), North Central, 4-6, 7-6 (12-10), 6-2.
2. Andrew Stutz (11), North Central def. Conner Andersen (9), Center Grove, 6-4, 7-5.
3. Ari Gerstein (9), North Central def. Cam Schoolcraft (9), Center Grove, 6-1, 6-1.

Doubles
1. Luke Lohrstorfer (12) | Jake Minner (12), North Central def. Logan Clevenger (11) | Conner Whiteside (12), Center Grove, 6-3, 7-5.
2. Patrick McAuley (9) | Will Reifeis (10), North Central def. Cody Taylor (10) | Tony Waltermann (12), Center Grove, 6-4, 6-1.

State Championship
Match 7: Carmel 5 (18-0) vs. North Central (Indianapolis) (18-3)
Singles
1. Mihir Kumar (12), Carmel def. Riley Reist (10), North Central, 6-1, 6-3
2. Sameer Kumar (9), Carmel def. Andrew Stutz (11), North Central, 6-2, 6-2
3. Chris Quammen (11), Carmel def. Ari Gerstein (9), North Central, 6-4, 6-2

Doubles
1. Connor Dunn (12) | Elliott Yee (12), Carmel def. Luke Lohrstorfer (12) | Jake Minner (12), North Central, 6-1, 6-0
2. Charlie Emhardt (11) | Patrick Farrell (11), Carmel def. Patrick McAuley (9) | Will Reifeis (10), North Central, 6-2, 6-2