Panther Dubs Dream Ends In Quarters
INDIANAPOLIS – A fantastic run by the NorthWood doubles tennis team came to an end Friday afternoon.
The team of Landon Holland and Jack Wysong ran into a buzzsaw from Munster in a loss in the quarterfinals of the IHSAA State Doubles tournament at Park Tudor High School.
The duo, playing as a team for the first time this season, went 27-1 this season heading into the quarterfinals against Charlie Morton and Kathir Venkat. Holding their own in the first set, NorthWood couldn’t break the Munster serve late in a 6-4 first set loss, then succumbing to Munster in the final set 6-1.
At 27-2 overall, Wysong and Holland concluded their season as NLC and sectional champions as well as the individual sectional and regional champions, going 7-1 in the state tournament including Friday’s loss.
Munster (23-1) will advance to meet Zionsville Saturday in the state semis, to be played at Zionsville’s Pearson Automotive Tennis Club.
IHSAA Singles/Doubles State Quarters
Quarterfinals, Friday 2 pm ET
Match 2: Tim Steiner (11) | Bryant Zitlaw (12) Homestead (16-2; 6-0) def. Mitchell Kluemper (12) | Grant Stratton (11) Jasper (14-4; 5-1) 6-2, 6-0
Match 3: Charlie Morton (10) | Kathir Venkat (12) Munster (15-1; 8-0) def. Landon Holland (12) | John Wysong (12) NorthWood (20-1; 7-1) 6-4, 6-1
Match 4: Robert Campbell (12) | Ryan Carr (11) Zionsville (19-3; 8-0) def. Kunhai Shah (12) | Ethan White (11) Castle (12-3; 7-1) 6-1, 6-3
Match 5: Uday Lomada (12) | Jones McNamer (11) Carmel (16-0; 9-0) def. Gavin Dardeen (11) | John Shambaugh (12) McCutcheon (15-0; 6-1) 6-2, 6-3
Semifinals, Saturday, 12 pm ET | Matches moved to Pearson Automotive Tennis Club, 4560 S 875 E, Zionsville
Match 6: Uday Lomada (12) | Jones McNamer (11) Carmel (16-0; 9-0) vs. Tim Steiner (11) | Bryant Zitlaw (12) Homestead (16-2; 5-0)
Match 7: Charlie Morton (10) | Kathir Venkat (12) Munster (15-1; 8-0) vs. Robert Campbell (12) | Ryan Carr (11) Zionsville (19-3; 8-0)
State Championship, Saturday, 4 pm ET | Match moved to Pearson Automotive Tennis Club, 4560 S 875 E, Zionsville
Match 8: Winner Match 6 vs. Winner Match 7