The 36th Annual

IHSAA Boys Tennis State Finals

October 19, 2002

North Central High School

1801 E. 86th Street, Indianapolis

 

 

Semifinals at 9 a.m.

Homestead (18-5) vs. Park Tudor (18-3).

South Bend St. Joseph’s (19-0) vs. Jasper (16-2).

 

Championship and Consolation Matches at 2 p.m.

 

 

 

Homestead Spartans

City/Town: Fort Wayne

County: Allen

Superintendent: Dr. Brian Smith

Principal: Dianne Moake

Athletic Director: John Ankenbruck

Head Coach: Jim Clark

Assistant Coach: Jim Shull

Nickname: Spartans

Colors: Royal Blue & Gold

Conference: Northeast Hoosier

Enrollment: 1,873 in four grades

 

State Finals History

State Runner-Up: 8 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2000

To Championship Match: 8 1980, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2000

Appearances: 16 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984-1986, 1989, 1992-1997, 1999, 2000, 2002

 

 

Probable Starting Lineup

Singles

Name

Grade

Record

1

Sam Rocke

11

24-5

2

Bob Phillipp

12

24-5

3

Alex Bienz

11

19-7

 

 

 

 

Doubles

 

 

 

1

Troy Bixler

11

18-11

 

Kyle Brown

11

 

2

Matt Anderson

10

18-7

 

Tommie Ankenbruck

12

 

Alternates: Rishi Ardeshna (10), Zafar Sayed (11), Ben Swiss (11), Kurt White (10)

 

Season Results (18-5*)

* Dual meet record

 

West Lafayette

L

4-1

 

Fort Wayne Snider

W

5-0

 

at Park Tudor

L

5-0

 

at DeKalb

W

5-0

 

LaPorte

W

5-0

 

Delta

L

3-2

 

Lawrence Central

W

5-0

 

East Noble

W

5-0

 

New Haven

W

5-0

 

Bellmont

W

5-0

 

Carroll (Fort Wayne)

W

4-1

 

Norwell

W

5-0

 

at Columbia City

W

5-0

 

Carmel

L

3-2

 

Jasper

W

3-2

 

Center Grove

L

4-1

Homestead Sectional                                                                    

10/3

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers

W

5-0

10/4

Fort Wayne Elmhurst

W

5-0

10/5

Fort Wayne Canterbury

W

5-0

Carroll (Fort Wayne) Regional                                                   

10/8

Carroll (Fort Wayne)

W

3-2

10/9

Westview

W

5-0

Homestead Semi-State                                                                  

10/12

West Lafayette

W

3-2

10/12

Delta

W

3-2

 

 

Park Tudor Panthers

City/Town: Indianapolis

County: Marion

Superintendent: Doug Jennings

Principal: James Leffler

Athletic Director: Brad Lennon

Asst. Athletic Director: Ed Kelly

Head Coach: Dave Heffern

Assistant Coach: John Talbert

Nickname: Panthers

Colors: Red & White

Conference: Independent

Enrollment: 402 in four grades

 

State Finals History

State Champion: 4 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998

To Championship Match: 4 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998

Appearances: 5 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002

 

Probable Starting Lineup

Singles

Name

Grade

Record

1

Blake Elder

12

7-4

2

John Schier

10

8-3

3

Michael Scanlon

11

13-1

 

 

 

 

Doubles

 

 

 

1

Ryan Gershman

11

16-1

 

Jon Lee

12

 

2

Robby Goad

11

15-1

 

Elliott Sosbey

12

 

Alternates: Cam Clark (11), Jeff Cunning (10), Russ Cunning (12), David Dietz (9), Rohit Devnani (12), Will Hubbard (11), Alex Leopald (9), Tyler Thompson (12)

 

Season Results (18-3*)

* Dual meet record

8/26

Roncalli

W

5-0

8/27

at Heritage Christian

W

5-0

8/29

Indianapolis Bishop Chatard

W

5-0

8/30

Homestead

W

5-0

9/3

Indianapolis Cathedral

W

3-2

9/4

at Lawrence North

W

5-0

9/10

Brebeuf Jesuit

W

5-0

9/12

Carmel

W

3-2

9/17

North Central (Indianapolis)

L

3-2

9/21

Culver Academy

W

5-0

9/24

Speedway

W

5-0

9/25

Lawrence Central

W

5-0

9/26

at Brebeuf Jesuit

W

5-0

9/27

North Central (Indianapolis)

L

3-2

9/30

at Center Grove

L

4-1

Pike Sectional                                                                                  

10/5

Westfield

W

5-0

10/7

Pike

W

4-1

Ben Davis Regional                                                                       

10/8

Ben Davis

W

5-0

10/9

Brownsburg

W

4-1

North Central (Indianapolis) Semi-State                                

10/12

Batesville

W

5-0

10/12

Center Grove

W

3-2

 

 

 

South Bend St. Joseph’s Indians

City/Town: South Bend

County: St. Joseph

Superintendent: Michelle Hittie

Principal: Kathleen Ratliff

Athletic Director: Dale Hierlmeier

Head Coach: Eric Mahone

Assistant Coaches: James Rogers, Bryce Coward, Dan Rogers

Nickname: Indians

Colors: Columbia Blue & White

Conference: Northern Indiana

Enrollment: 727 in four grades

 

State Finals History

State Runner-Up: 1 1990

To Championship Match: 1 1990

Appearances: 4 1990, 1991, 1996, 2002

 

Probable Starting Lineup

Singles

Name

Grade

Record

1

Ryan Keckley

12

16-0

2

Sean Kaliney

11

16-1

3

Dan Krcmaric

10

13-0

Doubles

 

 

 

1

Sean Dennig

12

18-1

 

Dustin Kretschmar

11

 

2

Jamie Dennig

12

15-1

 

Danny Klee

11

 

Alternates: Joey Lupresto (12), Dan Mullaney (9), Andy Ruszkowski (10), Zach Thundy (12)

 

 

Season Results (19-0*)

* Dual meet record

8/22

at South Bend Clay

W

5-0

8/28

at South Bend Washington

W

5-0

8/30

at South Bend Adams

W

5-0

9/3

New Prairie

W

5-0

9/5

at Mishawaka Marian

W

5-0

9/12

Michigan City Marquette

W

5-0

9/13

Mishawaka

W

5-0

9/18

at Elkhart Memorial

W

5-0

9/19

at Elkhart Central

W

5-0

9/25

at Portage

W

5-0

9/26

Culver Academy

W

5-0

9/27

at South Bend Riley

W

5-0

9/30

at Penn

W

4-0

South Bend Clay Sectional                                                         

10/3

South Bend Riley

W

5-0

10/4

South Bend Clay

W

5-0

South Bend Clay Regional                                                          

10/8

Plymouth

W

5-0

10/9

Penn

W

4-1

South Bend Clay Semi-State                                                       

10/12

Northridge

W

4-1

10/12

Munster

W

5-0

 

 

 

Jasper Wildcats

City/Town:  Jasper

County:  Dubois

Superintendent:  Dr. Larry Riggs

Principal:  Jerald Roberts

Athletic Director:  Denny Lewis

Head Coach:  Ed Yarbrough

Assistant Coach:  Jeff Hayes

School Nickname:  Wildcats

Colors:  Black and Gold

Conference:  Big 8

Enrollment:  1,060 in four grades

 

State Finals History

State Champion: 1 1999

State Runner-Up: 2 1985, 1987

To Championship Match: 3 1985, 1987, 1999

Appearances: 6 1981, 1985, 1987, 1999, 2000, 2002

 

 

Probable Starting Lineup

Singles

Name

Grade

Record

1

Ross Gehlhausen

12

17-10

2

Kevin Flannagan

12

19-8

3

Chad Sermersheim

12

 9-16

 

 

 

 

Doubles

 

 

 

1

Brett Niehaus

12

15-7

 

Andy Skillman

12

 

2

Nick Hopf

11

19-6

 

Eric Schulte

10

 

Alternates: Justin Eckerle (10), Nick Grothouse (9), Davis Hasenour (10), Zach Hochgesang (10), Chris Schepers (10), Nick Sternberg (10), Blair Sturm (12)

 

Season Results (16-2*)

* Dual meet record

8/22

at Bloomington South

W

3-2

8/27

Boonville

W

5-0

8/28

vs. Terre Haute South

W

3-2

8/29

Jeffersonville

W

3-2

8/31

at North Central Invitational

5th Place

9/3

at Vincennes Lincoln

W

5-0

9/4

vs. Terre Haute North

L

2-3

9/10

Mount Vernon

W

4-1

9/13

Jasper 8 Team Invitational

2nd Place

9/17

at Evansville Memorial

W

3-2

9/23

at Washington

W

4-1

9/24

Princeton

W

5-0

9/26

at Bloomington North

L

2-3

9/28

at Center Grove Invitational

4th Place

10/1

Floyd Central

W

3-2

Jasper Sectional                                                                             

10/4

Forest Park

W

5-0

10/5

Northeast Dubois

W

3-2

Jasper Regional                                                                              

10/8

Castle

W

5-0

10/9

Evansville Memorial

W

4-1

Jasper Semi-State                                                                           

10/12

Columbus North

W

3-2

10/12

Terre Haute North

W

4-1