Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc.

9150 North Meridian Street, Box 40650, Indianapolis, Indiana 46240-0650

Phone: 317-846-6601    Fax: 317-575-4244    Website: www.ihsaa.org

Blake Ress, Commissioner

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June 13, 2009

 

MUNSTER, BREBEUF JESUIT PLAYERS CROWNED STATE CHAMPS

Munster’s Mary Hill and Brebeuf Jesuit’s Annabeth Barnard and Gabrielle Rubenstein captured their respective tournament championships during the IHSAA Individual State Finals for girls tennis at North Central High School on Saturday.

 

Hill (28-0) capped her prep career with her first singles title defeating defending champion Caroline Hedrick of Columbus North, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. Hill became the state’s winningest singles player during last weekend’s team finals and added two more victories on Saturday to move her career record to 104-1. Her lone high school defeat came at the hands of Hedrick (27-1) during last year’s state semifinals. Hill also became the first Munster player to win the singles tournament.

 

It was just the second prep defeat for the Columbus North junior who was making her third consecutive appearance in the state championship match. Hedrick finished as the runner-up as a frosh in 2007 and completed an undefeated season in 2008 by winning it all.

 

In doubles, Barnard, a senior, and Rubenstein, a junior, won once on Friday and twice on Saturday beating senior Megan Renninger and sophomore Olivia Trancik of Carmel in the championship match, 6-4, 6-1.

 

Barnard and Rubenstein (24-1) won eight straight post-season matches and became the second doubles team from Brebeuf Jesuit to take home the doubles crown. Melissa Beeman and Kate Brune team to win the 1991 title.

 

Renninger and Trancik (25-2) were a week removed from helping Carmel to the team state championship.

 

IHSAA Individual Tennis State Finals

June 12-13, 2009

North Central High School, Indianapolis

 

Singles

(Regular season record followed by post-season record are listed)

Consolation, Saturday, 2 pm ET

Brittany Farmer (12) Terre Haute North (17-5, 7-1) def. Caroline Eberhart (9) Mishawaka Marian (19-0, 6-2), 2-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3.

 

State Championship, Saturday, 2 pm ET

Mary Hill (12) Munster (18-0, 10-0) def. Caroline Hedrick (11) Columbus North (19-0, 7-1), 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.

 

 

Doubles

(Regular season record followed by post-season record are listed)

Consolation, Saturday, 2 pm ET

Elle Harding (10) | Bridget Veldman (10) South Bend St. Joseph’s (18-1, 8-1) def. Andrea Simon (10) | Jessica Simon (10) Culver Academies (4-0, 7-2), 6-0, 6-2.

 

State Championship, Saturday, 2 pm ET

Annabeth Barnard (12) | Gabrielle Rubenstein (11) Brebeuf Jesuit (16-1, 8-0) def. Megan Renninger (12) | Olivia Trancik (10) Carmel (14-1, 11-1), 6-4, 6-1.