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2020 Tournament in Review 2020 Tournament in Review

Carmel Clinches Fifth Straight Boys Tennis Title Championship Match Semifinals
with 3-2 Victory over North Central Carmel 3, North Central (Indianapolis) 2 Carmel 5, Jasper 0
Singles
Carmel won both doubles matches and picked Carmel (23-0), making its record 11th Singles 1. Broc Fletcher (11) Carmel def. Justin Shultz (11) Jasper
up the championship-clinching third point from consecutive appearance in the state finals, 6-0, 6-4
No. 2 singles winner, Junior Eli Mercer. defeated Homestead in Friday’s quarterfinal 1. Ajay Mahenthiran (12) North Central def. 2. Eli Mercer (11) Carmel def. Max Sternberg (11) Jasper
match and Jasper in Saturday’s semifinals, both Broc Fletcher (11) Carmel 6-4, 7-5 6-2, 6-4
Mercer came through in a three-set victory, 6-3, by 5-0 scores. 3. Jack Jentz (10) Carmel def. Grant Levy (12) Jasper
2-6, 6-3, over North Central Freshman Alex 2. Eli Mercer (11) Carmel def. 6-0, 6-1
Antonopolous that clinched a 3-2 victory for North Central (17-5), making its tenth straight Alex Antonopolous (9) North Central 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 Doubles
Carmel’s fifth consecutive state championship trip to state and coached by Dan Brunette, 1. Srisanth Malpeddi (11) | Jones McNamar (12) Carmel
and 13th overall. bested Columbus North 4-1 in the quarterfinals 3. Maurquis Willingham (10) North Central def. def. Jobe Luebbehusen (12) | Grant Stratton (12) Jasper
and Munster 3-2 in the semifinals. Jack Jentz (10) Carmel 6-2, 6-4 6-2, 6-1
It was the seventh time in 11 years the two 2. Ethan Eckhart (12) | Corbin King (12) Carmel def.
schools had met in the state Doubles Hudson Himsel (12) | Bennett Schmitt (12) Jasper 6-0, 6-1
championship match with Carmel winning
six of those matchups. The two schools have 1. Srisanth Malpeddi (11) | Jones McNamar (12) Carmel North Central (Indianapolis) 3, Munster 2
combined for the last 11 titles. Bryan Hanan def. Seraj Hamid (12) | Caden Lesnick (11) North
has been the Greyhounds coach the last three Central 6-1, 6-0 Singles
seasons. 1. Ajay Mahenthiran (12) North Central def.
Peyton Specht (12) Munster 6-3, 6-2
In doubles, Carmel’s Srisanth Malpeddi and 2. Ethan Eckhart (12) | Corbin King (12) Carmel def. 2. Alex Antonopolous (9) North Central def.
Jackson Hahn (12) | Andrew Haggstrom (11) North
Jones McNamar defeated Seraj Hamid and Central 6-2, 6-1 Nikash Kondamuri (10) Munster 2-6, 6-1, 7-5
Caden Lesnick, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1. Greyhounds 3. Maurquis Willingham (10) North Central def.
Ethan Eckhart and Corbin King were victorious Daniel Sroka (10) Munster 6-1, 6-0
over Jackson Hahn and Andrew Haggstrom, Doubles
6-2, 6-1 at No. 2. 1. Charles Morton (11) | Ryan Muntean (11) Munster def.
Seraj Hamid (12) | Caden Lesnick (11) North Central
The Panthers’ Ajay Mahenthiran took a 6-4, 7-5 6-3, 6-0
decision over Broc Fletcher at No. 1 singles and 2. Max Ladd (12) | Nicholas Stephan (11) Munster def.
Maurquis Willingham was a two-set winner over Jackson Hahn (12) | Andrew Haggstrom (11) North Central
2-6, 6-3, 7-5
Jack Jentz, 6-2, 6-4, at No. 3 singles.

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