Apaches Fall In Sectional Final
The Wabash boys tennis team fell 4-1 to Peru in the sectional final Saturday.
1 Singles Joe Comerford (1-4) Peru Def. David Driscoll (13-5) Wabash 6-3, 6-3
2 Singles Logan Primerano (2-1) Peru Def. Edward Dillard (15-3) Wabash 7-5, 6-4
3 Singles Austin Finacle (3-0) Peru Def. JD Boone (8-5) Wabash 6-3, 6-1
1 Doubles Brandon Bales (2-0) & Jack Zvers (2-2) Peru Def. Jack Stein (7-6) & Stephen Eilts (9-9) Wabash 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
2 Doubles Kody Fuller (14-3) & Breyton Nealis (14-1) Wabash Def. Kreaghton Ray (0-2) & Grant Ebert (0-1) Peru 6-1, 6-3
Wabashends the season with 14-4 record.
Wabash Tennis Opens Sectional With Win
The Wabash boys tennis team opened sectional play with a 4-1 win over Maconaquah Thursday.
1 Singles David Driscoll (13-4) Wabash Def. Finn Hageman (0-1) Maconaquah 6-0, 6-0
2 Singles Edward Dillard (15-2) Wabash Def. Matt Farmer (0-1) Maconaquah 6-1, 6-3
3 Singles JD Boone (8-4) Wabash Def. Tyler Bradley (2-3) Maconaquah 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
1 Doubles Adam Harts (6-1) & Chris Ayers (6-1) Maconaquah Def. Jack Stein (7-5) & Stephen Eilts (9-8) Wabash 6-0, 7-6
2 Doubles Kody Fuller (13-3) & Breyton Nealis (13-1) Wabash Def. Ian Morris (1-5) & Eli Fields (1-1) Maconaquah 6-2, 7-6
Coach Dan Ford ”A good win in the first round of sectional. We were able to win several of the close matches. We will play Peru in the sectional final Saturday at 10am.”
Bethany Christian Wins Wabash Tennis Invite
The Wabash boys tennis team went 1-2 in their own invitational Saturday to finish in third place.
The Apaches defeated Eastern 4-1 before falling to Bethany Christian 2-3 and Taylor 2-3. Bethany Christian won the invite.
Wabash vs Eastern
| 1 Singles | David Driscoll Wabash | Def. | Connor Young Eastern (Greentown) | 6-4, 6-0 |
| 2 Singles | Edward Dillard Wabash | Def. | Logan Colwell Eastern (Greentown) | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 3 Singles | JD Boone Wabash | Def. | Austin Chase Eastern (Greentown) | 6-4, 5-7, 10-8 |
| 1 Doubles | Joel Coffman & Josh Evenson Eastern (Greentown) | Def. | Jack Stein & Stephen Eilts Wabash | 2-6, 6-4, 10-6 |
| 2 Doubles | Breyton Nealis & Kody Fuller Wabash | Def. | Robin Walling & Zach Walker Eastern (Greentown) | 6-3, 4-6, 10-8 |
| 1 Singles | Nate Brendle Bethany Christian | Def. | David Driscoll Wabash | 6-1, 7-5 |
| 2 Singles | Edward Dillard Wabash | Def. | Abe Thorne Bethany Christian | 6-0, 6-0 |
| 3 Singles | Ike Lehman Bethany Christian | Def. | JD Boone Wabash | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1 Doubles | Jack Stein & Stephen Eilts Wabash | Def. | Himal King & Parth Patel Bethany Christian | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2 Doubles | Joel Gerig & Hans Miller Bethany Christian | Def. | Breyton Nealis & Kody Fuller Wabash | 2-6, 6-3, 10-6 |
| 1 Singles | Jack Lipchick Taylor | Def. | David Driscoll Wabash | 6-0, 6-3 |
| 2 Singles | Logan Barnes Taylor | Def. | Edward Dillard Wabash | 7-5, 6-1 |
| 3 Singles | Drew Hansen Taylor | Def. | JD Boone Wabash | 6-0, 6-0 |
| 1 Doubles | Jack Stein & Stephen Eilts Wabash | Def. | Austin Douglas & Casey Glick Taylor | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 2 Doubles | Breyton Nealis & Kody Fuller Wabash | Def. | Chris Cheeser & Camden Kindler Taylor | 6-0, 6-4 |
Coach Dan Ford ” This was a full day of competitive matches which we hope to be good preparation going into sectional next week.”
Wabash Tennis Wins Again
The Wabash boys tennis team raised their season record to 12-1 Thursday with a 4-1 win over Blackford.
Wabash celebrated senior night with a victory and all five seniors played varsity. The Apaches gave up just 4 games the entire match.
1 Singles David Driscoll (11-2) Wabash Def. Trevor Smith (0-2) Blackford 6-0, 6-0
2 Singles Edward Dillard (12-1) Wabash Def. Bailey Landis (0-2) Blackford 6-0, 6-1
3 Singles JD Boone (6-2) Wabash Def. Zac Barnes (0-1) Blackford 6-0, 6-0
1 Doubles Chase Twibell (2-0) & Mitchell Lanning (2-0)Blackford Def. Jack Stein (5-3) & Stephen Eilts (7-6) Wabash 6-1, 6-2
2 Doubles Breyton Nealis (10-0) & Matt Levine (2-2) Wabash Def. Greg Shoup (0-1) & Micah Green (0-1) Blackford 6-0, 6-0
Wabash Tennis Clinches TRC
The Wabash tennis team clinched the TRC Wednesday with a 5-0 win over Whitko.
Wabash finished 4-0 in conference play and goes to 11-1 for the year. This is the fifth straight year the Wabash boys have won the conference.
1 Singles David Driscoll (10-2) Wabash Def. Tyler Baugher (1-3) Whitko 6-2, 7-5
2 Singles Edward Dillard (11-1) Wabash Def. Blake Castle (1-1) Whitko 6-0, 6-1
3 Singles JD Boone (5-2) Wabash Def. Tyler Pottenger (0-2) Whitko 6-0, 6-1
1 Doubles Stephen Eilts (7-5) & Jack Stein (5-2) Wabash Def. Seth Patrick (0-2) & Cole Bechtold (0-4) Whitko 7-6, 6-1
2 Doubles Kody Fuller (10-2) & Breyton Nealis (9-0) Wabash Def. Riley Anderson (0-4) & Garrett Smiley (0-4) Whitko 6-1, 6-1
JV results – Wabash won 2-0. Matt Levine and Aaron Hartley both won singles matches.
Apache Tennis Wins Knox Invite
The Wabash boys tennis team placed first in the Knox Invitational tennis tournament Saturday. This was an eight team tournament by position. Wabash won the #1 & #2 singles position and the #2 doubles position. Other schools participating were Fremont, Griffith, Hobart, Knox, Northwestern, Tippecanoe Valley and Whitko. Wabash totaled 49 points, with Fremont scoring 33 points for second place and Knox scoring 24 for third place. Individual results are below.
1 singles Rd 1 David Driscoll def. Fremont 6-0, 6-1
Rd 2 def. Tipp Valley 6-3, 6-1
Final def. Knox (Davey Johnston) 6-3, 1-6, (12-10) 1st place
2 singles Rd 1 Edward Dillard def. Whitko 6-1, 6-1
Rd 2 def. Northwestern 6-1, 6-1
Final def. Hobartt (Hunter McCollum) 5-7, 6-1, (10-5) 1st place
3 singles Rd 1 JD Boone def. Hobart 7-5, 6-0
Rd 2 def. Tipp Valley 7-6(3), 6-0
Final lost to Northwestern 2-6, 7-5, (10-4) 2nd place
1 doubles Rd 1 Stephen Eilts, Jack Stein def.Griffith 6-1, 4-6, (10-8)
Rd 2 lost to Fremont 6-4, 7-6(3)
Rd 3 def. Tipp Valley (injury default) 3rd place
2 doubles Rd 1 Kody Fuller, Breyton Nealis def. Knox 6-3, 4-6, (10-7)
Rd. 2 def. Northwestern 6-3, 7-5
Rd 3 def. Tipp Valley (Groom, Britton) 6-2, 6-2 1st place
Manchester Tennis Bounces Back Against Whitko
The Manchester boys tennis team bounced back after two straight defeats to take care of Whitko Thursday 4-1.
Connor Eichenauer lost at #1 singles 5-7, 5-7
Max Karg won at #2 singles 6-4, 6-1
Brayton Spann won at #3 singles 6-2, 6-1
Riley Woods & Dalton Day won at #1 doubles 6-1, 6-0
Morgan Metzger & Noah Cain won at #2 doubles 6-1, 6-2
The junior varsity won their match 2-0.
Branden Scott won at #1 singles 8-1.
Matthew Pegg won at #2 singles 8-2
Manchester Tennis Out Gunned
The Manchester boys tennis team was out gunned by a strong Dekalb squad Wednesday, falling to the Barons 0-5.
Connor Eichenauer lost at #1 singles 0-6, 3-6
Max Karg lost at #2 singles 5-7, 4-6
Brayton Spann lost at #3 singles 0-6, 0-6
Riley Woods & Dalton Day lost at #1 doubles 2-6, 2-6
Morgan Metzger & Noah Cain lost at #2 doubles 4-6, 6-7 (4-7)
Winning in the junior varsity match was Trent Bechtold & Matthew Pegg at #1 doubles.
