Boys sectional roundup: Penn claims another sectional crown while Saint Joseph closes in
Add yet another boys tennis trophy to the case at Penn High School as the Kingsmen made it 21 straight sectional titles in impressive fashion Wednesday, topping Marian 5-0 and losing just four games along the way.
Penn lost a total of just four games in topping Marian 5-0 in the sectional finale.
Chris Chen paced Penn with a win at No. 1 singles action. The duo of Petter Klasson and Evan Knapp each won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 and 3 singles play respectively for coach Eric Bower's squad.
The No. 28 Kingsmen advance to the LaPorte Regional Tuesday at Kesling Park. They will play the winner of the South Bend Clay Sectional in the semifinals. The regional final is on Wednesday at LaPorte.
Other sectionals
Another pair of ranked teams earned semifinal wins Wednesday night.
No. 19 Saint Joseph blanked Riley 5-0 in the South Bend Clay Sectional at Leeper Park. St. Joe, which has won 13 straight sectionals, will play Clay Thursday.
No. 18 Goshen continued its unbeaten season by downing Fairfield 4-1 in its own sectional. The RedHawks face Bethany Christian Thursday. Bethany Christian beat NorthWood 3-2.
Bremen, which won sectional and regional titles in 2021, beat Triton 5-0 in its own sectional. The Lions play Plymouth in the finale Thursday.
Northridge and Elkhart earned semifinal wins at the Concord Sectional.
PENN SECTIONAL FINAL
Penn 5, Marian 0
Singles: 1. Chris Chen beat Nick DeCola 6-0, 6-1. 2. Petter Klasson beat Isaac Mielke 6-0, 6-0. 3. Evan Knapp beat Dylan Weaver 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles: 1. Eli Deitchley/Jeffrey Bao beat Joaquin Wilson/Pablo Bueno 6-0, 6-2. 2. Quinn Lippert/David Bao beat Blake Whitaker/Lance Limbaga 6-0, 6-1.
BREMEN SECTIONAL SEMIFINALS
Plymouth 4, Glenn 1
Singles: 1. Carter Snyder (P) beat Noah Dreibelbeis 6-0, 6-3. 2. Alexander Kaser (G) beat Martin Baca Delgado 6-2, 6-0. 3. Jake Stone (P) beat Zachary Litteral 6-0, 6-1.
Doubles: 1. Easton Strain/Matt Manzuk (P) beat Marshall Platz/Landon Johnson 6-0, 6-1. 2. Caleb Bowling/Trey Delp (P) beat Steven Smith/Timothy Park 6-3, 6-0.
Bremen 5, Triton 0
Singles: 1. Mariano Deleon beat Caden Large 6-1, 6-1. 2. Max Varner beat Damon Kuntz 6-0, 6-0. 3. Camden Hickman beat Isaiah Vaca 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles: 1. Micah Porter/Max Barnes beat Zak Greer/Ethan Shively 4-6, 6-0, 6-4. 2. Brock Ginter/Maddux Hickman won by forfeit.
SOUTH BEND CLAY SECTIONAL SEMIFINAL
Saint Joseph 5, Riley 0
Singles: 1. Davis Borders beat Alvaro Fernandez 6-2, 7-6. 2. Colin Blumentritt beat Lleyton White 6-0, 6-0. 3. Will Westberry beat William Atkins 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles: 1. Jake Westberry/Luke Blumentritt beat Brady Burkhart/Hunter Kirkpatrick 6-0, 6-0. 2. Will Barnes/Jacob Gaul beat Dylan Marek/Tyler Marek 6-0, 6-0.
Clay 3, Washington 1
Singles: Addison Nally (C) beat Zach Brouillard 6-1, 6-0. 2. Micah Cowell (C) beat Izaya Simon 6-1, 6-0. 3. Braydon Johnson (C) won by forfeit.
Doubles: 1. Jonah Glaser/Gabe Weber (W) won by forfeit.
CONCORD SECTIONAL SEMIFINALS
Northridge 5, Concord 0
Singles: 1. Brendan LaCounte beat Nathan Schraw 6-1, 6-1. 2. Brandon Lomas beat Adam Burkert 6-1, 6-0. 3. Kaleb Ellis beat Lukas Ulfig 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles: 1. William Brown/Mason Martin beat Braeden Messenger/Avery Johnson 6-3, 6-4. 2. Nolan Mellott/Zak Martin beat Luke Greising/Andrew Kavanagh 6-3, 6-4.
Elkhart 3, Jimtown 2
Singles: 1. Beau Kaler (J) beat Brady Kelly 6-4, 6-4. 2. Zane Wort (J) beat Ben Miller 6-0, 6-3. 3. Nick Hardy (E) beat Casen Campbell 6-0, 6-0.
Doubles: 1. Ethan Leazenby/Gianna Lucchese beat Dylan Cook/Gaege Wachs 6-3, 6-3. 2. Noah Dibley/Kaden Kennedy beat Dalton Cook/Caleb Koets 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.
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