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2017 Tournament in Review

Carmel Takes Fourth Tennis Crown in Five Years

The top-ranked Carmel girls team regained its place on
the top of the Indiana tennis mountain on Saturday with
arguably one of its best teams ever.
The Greyhounds (19-0) swept the state championship
match with a 5-0 victory over fourth-ranked Providence (21-
1), which was making the school’s first appearance in the
state finals in 40 years and its first stop in the final match.
After falling to Indianapolis Cathedral in last year’s state
quarterfinals, the Greyhounds turned away the second-
ranked defending state champions for the second time this
season with a 4-1 victory in Saturday morning’s semifinal
round. Carmel had taken their April 25 meeting, 3-2. After
capturing both doubles matches, the big win came in the
No. 1 singles showdown which saw Lauren Lemonds defeat
last year’s singles state champion Maeve Koscielski, 3-6,
7-5, 7-6 (5) and eliminate her from defending her crown in
the individual tournament. Lemonds, along with doubles
teammates Grace Marchese and Julia Miller, will be the top
seeds in next week’s individual state finals.
It was the school’s fourth girls crown in five seasons
and ninth overall. For Carmel coach Spencer Fields, who
doubles as the school’s boys coach, it was his first cham-
pionship guiding a girls team to the top after winning three
previously with boys teams including Carmel’s boys earlier
this year and two North Central (Indianapolis) boys teams in
past years.
Providence, which defeated Center Grove 3-2 on Friday
and South Bend St. Joseph by the same score on Saturday
morning, was coached by Scott Gurgol.

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