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2021 Tournament in Review 2021 Tournament in Review

Carmel Reels in Record Sixth Consecutive Boys Tennis State Championship Match Semifinals
Title Carmel 5, Zionsville 0 Carmel 5, Columbus North 0
Singles
The 55th Annual IHSAA Boys Tennis State Friday’s quarterfinal matches were all played Singles 1. Broc Fletcher (12) Carmel def. Nathan Lin (12) Columbus
Finals saw a record-setting performance by the indoors at facilities across central Indiana North 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
top-ranked Carmel team. due to heavy rains throughout the day before 1. Broc Fletcher (12) Carmel def. 2. Eli Mercer (12) Carmel def. Hank Lin (9) Columbus North
resuming outdoors on Saturday at Carmel High Cole Chappell (12) Zionsville 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 6-2, 6-2
With a 5-0 shutout of sixth-ranked Zionsville in School for the final two rounds. 3. Rocky Li (9) Carmel def. Anvay Atram (10) Columbus
the state championship match, the Greyhounds 2. Eli Mercer (12) Carmel def. North 6-2, 6-1
claimed their sixth consecutive state title
breaking a tie with North Central of Indianapolis Steven Narva (11) Zionsville 6-0, 6-2 Doubles
which had won five straight from 1982 to 1986. 1. Jack Jentz (11) | Srisanth Malpeddi (12) Carmel def.
3. Rocky Li (9) Carmel def. Amrit Kar (10) | Matthew Liu (12) Columbus North 6-2, 6-0
The Greyhounds, coached by Bryan Hanan, Peyton Guider (12) Zionsville 6-0 6-4 2. Braedon McIntyre (10) | Adrien Qi (12) Carmel def. Parth
turned back North Central 4-1 in the quarterfinal Shah (9) | Eric Stavnheim (12) Columbus North 6-1, 5-2 (R)
round on Friday and Columbus North 5-0 in the
Saturday morning semifinals. Doubles Zionsville 4, Jasper 1
Carmel (24-0) was led by its No. 1 doubles 1. Jack Jentz (11) | Srisanth Malpeddi (12) Carmel def. Singles
team of Jack Jentz and Srisanth Malpeddi Ryan Betz (12) | William Cramer (10) Zionsville 6-0, 6-3 1. Cole Chappell (12) Zionsville def. Max Sternberg (12)
which won all three of its matches including Jasper 6-4, 6-2
a 6-0, 6-3 over Zionsville’s Ryan Betz and 2. Justin Shultz (12) Jasper def. Steven Narva (11) Zions-
William Cramer in the final. The pair remained 2. Braedon McIntyre (10) | Adrien Qi (12) Carmel def. ville 6-0, 6-2
undefeated this year and will compete in next Jonah Everson (10) | Emerson Holifield (12) Zionsville
weekend’s doubles state tournament. Malpeddi 6-3, 6-3 3. Peyton Guider (12) Zionsville def. Reece Lampert (11)
Jasper 7-6 (2), 6-4
will look to win his second doubles title having
teamed with graduated Jones McNamar to the Doubles
win state title last year. 1. Ryan Betz (12) | William Cramer (10) Zionsville def. Trey
Gutgsell (10) | Noah Hanneman (12) Jasper 6-2, 6-2
Zionsville (19-4), coached by Earl Allen, was 2. Jonah Everson (10) | Emerson Holifield (12) Zionsville
making its fifth appearance in the state finals def. Caleb Schnarr (9) | Noah Schue (11) Jasper 6-2, 6-1
and advanced to the championship match for
the second time (2008). The Eagles had beaten
Covington 5-0 in the semifinals and Jasper 4-1
in the semifinal round.

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