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2008 Tournament in Review

PARK TUDOR GIRLS TIE STATE RECORD WITH
FOURTH STRAIGHT TENNIS TITLE

The 34th state championship contest was a rematch
of the previous two seasons as well as one from earlier this
month. And each time, the outcome was the same as No. 1
Park Tudor defeated No. 2 Munster, 4-1, for the girls state
tennis crown at North Central High School in Indianapolis.
It was the record-tying fourth straight title for the
Panthers (20-0) equaling the standard set by Evansville
Memorial which won championships from 1993 to 1996. It
was the sixth state title overall for Park Tudor and coach
Dave Heffern who have never lost a state finals match (12-
0) since their initial appearance in 1998.
Park Tudor took victories at every position except
No. 1 singles where Munster junior Mary Hill remained
undefeated for the year thus far (25-0) and her career
(77-0) following a 6-1, 6-4 win over Park Tudor’s Lindsay
Thygesen. Hill will compete in next weekend’s state finals
tournament for singles players.
Caroline Emhardt (18-2) won twice for Park Tudor
at her No. 2 singles position including handing Munster’s
Christina Lee (24-1) her first loss of the year, 6-2, 6-2. Both
Panthers doubles teams also swept their matches. Eliza-
beth Emhardt and Heather Rogers beat Vanessa Sepiol For Munster (20-2) and coach Bob Modesto, both
and Samantha Tantillo of Munster, 6-4, 6-0 in the champion- defeats this year came to Park Tudor including a 3-2 home
ship round, and Julie Elbin and Sarah MacPhail (16-2) beat loss on May 1. It was Munster’s (20-2) fifth trip to the state
Munster’s Rachael Heiniger and Kamryn Klawitter, 6-2, 6-1. championship match overall and third straight.
Maggie MacPhail won the other singles match for Park Park Tudor defeated No. 3 Jasper, 4-1, in the morning
Tudor with a 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) victory over previously unde- semifinal round to advance to the final, while Munster took
feated Kristina Kovacich (12-1) at the No. 3 spot. MacPhail a 3-2 decision from No. 5 Zionsville. In the consolation
finished the year 21-2. match, Zionsville defeated Jasper, 3-2.

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