At Goshen

The NorthWood tennis team saw an outstanding season end with a loss to Jimtown in the opening round of the Goshen Sectional.

The Jimmies used a clean sweep of the three singles courts to turn back the Panthers 3-2 in action at Goshen Middle School.

Jimtown also used the same formula, victories at all three singles positions, to edge NorthWood by the same 3-2 count during their regular season match back in August.

Senior Holden Price led the way for the Jimmies with a 6-2, 6-0 win over sophomore Wes Troyer at the No. 1 singles spot.

Senior Ben Clarke and junior Austin Pearlson also both won in singles play for the Jimmies. Clarke topped sophomore Landon Holland 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2 action and Pearlson beat sophomore Jack Wysong 7-6 (7-5), 6-0 on the No. 3 singles court.

The Panthers prevailed on both of the doubles courts.

The duo of seniors Brant Mast and Jared Hoffman rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 win over junior Tim Gardner and senior Andrew Emeigh at No. 1 doubles play. With the win, Mast and Hoffman remain in the state tournament series for undefeated No. 1 doubles teams and will advance.

The team of senior Trevor Klotz and junior Trajan Schwartz topped junior Nate Behrens and sophomore Preston Phillips 6-4, 7-6 (7-4 in No. 2 doubles play for the Panthers.

Jimtown improves to 16-4 on the season. Jimtown coach Steve Fledderman, who has coached the program for the past 37 years, is retiring at the end of the season. Fledderman guided the Jimmies to the program’s lone sectional title back in 2009.

NorthWood closes out its season at 11-5. The Panthers placed second in the Northern Lakes Conference regular season play at 6-1 and also second in the NLC Tournament this fall. Coach Tif Schwartz’s team played every one of its matches this season on the road due to construction at the courts at NorthWood High School.

Jimtown advances to play host Goshen in a semifinal match Thursday at 4:30 p.m. The other semifinal pits Fairfield versus Bethany Christian. The final is set for Friday at 4:30 p.m. with the winner advancing to the Concord Regional next Tuesday.

At Bremen

Host Bremen rolled past LaVille 5-0 in the opening match of the Bremen Sectional.

The Lions lost a total of just three games on four courts to top the Lancers at the DeSantis Courts.

Carter Filchak posted a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles for the Lions.

Mark Bahr won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles play and Brett Yelaska posted a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles play for the hosts.

The doubles team of Jacob Strehler and Bryce Sterling won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 for Bremen. The duo of Jordan Thornton and Brian Cruz won by forfeit at No. 2 doubles for the Lions.

Bremen will face Triton and Glenn plays Plymouth in semifinal action Thursday at 4:30 p.m. The title match is Friday at 4:30 p.m. with the winner advancing to the Culver Academy Regional next Tuesday.

At Concord

Host Concord and Northridge were winners in semifinal play of the Concord Sectional.

The Minutemen, who won the Northern Lakes Conference championship, blanked Elkhart Memorial 5-0 and the Raiders beat Elkhart Central 4-1.

The trio of Will Boyer, Nate Slabach and Freddy Buckingham all won in straight sets for the Minutemen on the singles courts. Boyer won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1, Slabach 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 and Buckingham 6-0, 6-1 at No. 3.

The duo of Travis Herman and Caleb Whitaker won 6-3, 7-5 at No. 1 doubles and the team of Grant Lucchese and Drew McDougle won 6-4, 6-0 at No. 2 for Concord.

The Raiders won all three singles matches to top Central. Winners for Northridge were Simon Grevengoed at No. 1, Gabe Rodino at No. 2 and Cooper Tavernier at No. 3. Grevengoed and Rodino won in straight sets, while Tavernier won in three sets.

The No. 1 doubles team of Logan Corns and Eric Firstenberger also won for the Raiders.

Concord meets Northridge for the sectional title Thursday at Concord at 5 p.m. The winner advances to the Concord Regional semifinals next Tuesday evening.