Page 18 - 2014-15 Boys Tennis State Finals Program

2013 Tournament in Review

No. 2 North Central Tops

No. 3 Park Tudor for State Title
For the third time during the 2013 season, the North Central turned away Northeastern in Friday’s
second-ranked North Central Panthers topped third- quarterfinals 5-0 and then beat top-ranked and three-
ranked Park Tudor - this time with all the marbles on time defending champion Carmel 3-2 on Saturday
the line, as the Panthers captured a 3-2 victory and afternoon. The Panthers and Greyhounds had split a
the boys tennis state championship. pair of 3-2 decisions during the regular season.

Rainy weather in the area delayed the start of the Park Tudor earned its way to the final by beating
semifinals into Saturday afternoon and the champi- Jasper 3-2 on Friday and previously undefeated
onship was taken indoors to Indianapolis Racquet Evansville Memorial 4-1.
Club East.
With North Central (26-1) leading the match 2-1 after
winning both doubles matches, sophomore
JT Wynne clinched the championship for the
Panthers at No. 3 singles taking a 6-4, 6-3
decision from Park Tudor’s Ben Klapper.

It was the state-leading 18th boys tennis title
for the Panthers of coach Dan Brunette and
their first since 2007. North Central had been
the runner-up to Carmel the last two seasons.

For Park Tudor (20-5), it was their first stumble
in the state championship match in eight
appearances. Spencer Fields, a former North
Central player who coached NC to state
titles in 2000 and 2007 is in his first year in
charge at Park Tudor.

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