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June 3, 2006
PARK TUDOR BECOMES FIRST REPEAT CHAMPION IN 10 YEARS
Park Tudor
became the first school since Evansville Memorial (1993-96) to successfully
defend its girls tennis state championship with an impressive performance in
the 32nd annual IHSAA Finals on Saturday at North Central High
School in Indianapolis.
Coach Dave
Heffern’s 17-1 Panthers defeated top-ranked and previously-undefeated Munster
(18-1), 3-2, to record the school’s fourth state championship in the past nine
years. Park Tudor opened Saturday play
with a 4-1 triumph over seventh-ranked Terre Haute North (21-3).
Park Tudor
freshman #3 singles player Sarah MacPhail clinched the victory in the
championship match with a 6-3, 6-2 decision over Munster senior Lindsay
Weiss. Mental Attitude Award winner Mary
Beth Winingham had given the Panthers a 1-0 lead with a 6-1, 6-3 victory
against Munster junior Maureen Modesto.
Park Tudor had taken a 2-0 lead with a 6-3, 6-2 win at #2 doubles by
sophomores Elizabeth Emhardt and Heather Rogers. Emhardt and Rogers were the heroes in Park
Tudor’s 3-2 semi-state win over second-ranked Center Grove last Saturday when
they rallied from a 5-3 deficit in the third set to prevail in a tie-breaker.
Munster
freshman Mary Hill completed an undefeated season at #2 singles (24-0) by defeating
2005 IHSAA singles champion Megan Martzolf, 6-4, 2-1, retired. The Mustangs’ #1 doubles team of junior
Katelyn Laszlo and senior Shobha Pai earned their team’s second point with a
7-5, 6-3 decision over Park Tudor senior Katie Schier and junior Cameron
Thomas.
Munster
reached the finals with a dramatic 3-2 semi-final win over
previously-undefeated Homestead earlier in the day. Weiss was the hero with a marathon 7-5, 4-6,
6-4 victory over Homestead’s Christine Antrobus in a match that lasted three
hours and 52 minutes.
Homestead
edged Terre Haute North, 3-2, in the consolation match. North’s #1 doubles team of seniors Katie
Clagg and Molly Williams won both of its matches at the finals to remain
unbeaten in the tournament and advance to the IHSAA Singles and Doubles Finals
at North Central next Friday and Saturday.
PARK TUDOR’S MARY BETH WININGHAM WINS MENTAL ATTITUDE AWARD
Park Tudor
senior #1 singles player Mary Beth Winingham is the 2005-06 Mental Attitude
Award winner for girls tennis as selected by members of the IHSAA Board of
Directors.
Winingham
helped Park Tudor become the first school since Evansville Memorial (1993-96)
to successfully defend its state championship in girls tennis with singles wins
against Terre Haute North and Munster in Saturday’s state finals. Winingham finished her senior campaign with a
24-2 record for the Panthers. She is a
four-time all-state performer who compiled a perfect 22-0 record for Park
Tudor’s 2005 state champions.
In the
classroom, Winingham graduated with a 3.50 cumulative grade point average,
earning the John C. DeVoe Scholarship and AP Scholar awards.
“Mary Beth is the epitome of the word
‘student-athlete’,” said Park Tudor principal James Leffler. “Other students look up to her and it is apparent
that they admire her because she cares for them as fellow students and
friends.”
Winingham
served as class president her first three years at Park Tudor, as a student
ambassador her senior year, and she attended the first IHSAA Student Leadership
Conference. She has volunteered for over
200 hours of community service, spearheading the Varsity Club Food Drive.
The
recipient, nominated by her principal and coach, must excel in mental attitude,
scholarship, leadership, and athletic ability in girls tennis.
Indiana
Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presented a $1,000 check to
Park Tudor School in the name of Mary Beth Winingham.
Winingham,
the daughter of William and Maureen Winingham, plans to attend Dartmouth
College and major in psychology.
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CHAMPIONSHIP MERCHANDISE STILL AVAILABLE
For t-shirts
and other merchandise commemorating this year’s tournament or for any of our
events, visit our friends at Morris,
Inc.
STATE FINALS PROGRAMS AVAILABLE
Couldn’t be
there for the state finals? You can still purchase a copy of the official
souvenir program while supplies last! Programs are $3.00 if you purchase in
person at the IHSAA Office (