photo by Tamara Peralta '09
Culver
falls to North Central in state title match
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Top-ranked North Central of Indianapolis powered its way through two
matches to finish unbeaten on Saturday and captured the 2007 IHSAA Boys
Team Tennis state championship in Indianapolis.
The
Panthers (26-0) blanked Culver Academies, 5-0, in the final and clinched
the title winning the first three matches within 10 minutes of each other.
It was the school’s 17th crown in the sport and first since
2000. No other school has more than six.
North
Central’s No. 2 doubles team of Reid Garlock
and Zach Savka were the first to finish
winning their match over Nithin
Reddy and Bobby Tehrani, 6-1, 6-1.
Freshman Nick Chappell (20-2) won his No. 1 singles match moments later by
the same score defeating Rogelio
Lemarroy.
The clinching moment came at No. 3 singles when Jami
Clark toppled Culver’s previously undefeated Christian Sunseri
(15-1), 6-3, 6-4.
Philipp
Siebels of North Central won his match at No.
2 singles handing Frank Sunseri his first
setback of the year, 7-6 (7-2), 6-1 and David Moss and Max Shelton teamed
up to defeat their No. 2 doubles opponents Omar and Shareef
Kattan, 6-4, 6-4.
Spencer
Fields was the North Central coach and also guided the Panthers to the
2000 title. Alan Loehr was the Culver
Academies coach who led the Eagles (21-2) to their first spot in a state
championship match in their fifth attempt.
North
Central bested first-time participant Zionsville, 4-1, in the morning
semifinals, while Culver Academies advanced via a 4-1 victory over
Columbus North.
Zionsville
took a 4-1 decision from Columbus North in the consolation match.
North
Central 5, Culver Academies 0.
North Central (Indianapolis) finishes 26-0; Culver
Academies finishes 21-2.
Singles
1.
Nick Chappell (9) North Central def. Rogelio Lemarroy
(12) Culver Academies, 6-1, 6-1.
2.
Philipp Siebels
(12) North Central def. Frank Sunseri
(12) Culver Academies, 7-6 (7-2), 6-1.
3.
Jami Clark (10) North Central def.
Christian Sunseri (11) Culver Academies,
6-3, 6-4.
Doubles
1.
David Moss (11) | Max Shelton (12) North Central def. Omar Kattan
(12) | Shareef Kattan
(12) Culver Academies, 6-4, 6-4.
2.
Reid Garlock (11) | Zach Savka
(12) North Central def. Nithin Reddy
(12) | Bobby Tehrani (12) Culver Academies,
6-1, 6-1.
Culver
Academies 4, Columbus North 1.
Singles
1.
Rogelio Lemarroy (12) Culver Academies
def. Austin Smith (10) Columbus North, 6-1, 6-1.
2.
Frank Sunseri (12) Culver Academies
def. David Nieters (11) Columbus North,
6-4, 6-4.
3.
Christian Sunseri (11) Culver Academies
def. Robert Nieters (11) Columbus North
6-3, 6-1.
Doubles
1. Omar Kattan (12) | Shareef Kattan (12) Culver Academies def. Chase Harris (9) | Bryan Tucker (12) Columbus North, 6-2, 6-2.
2.
Brandon Hedrick (10) | Sean Mahoney (9) Columbus North def. Nithin
Reddy (12) | Bobby Tehrani (12) Culver
Academies, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4).