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AUBREY JOELLE VICKERY, WELCOME TO OUR WORLD!:
Delta assistant tennis coach Craig Vickery and his wife,
Amy, are the proud parents of Aubrey JoElle Vickery, born at 3:19 a.m.
Sunday, Jan. 8. Aubrey arrived at 20 inches, 6 pounds, 10 ounces,
with a full head of dark hair. Congratulations to Amy, Craig,
Aubrey and big brother Caleb!
 
HAYLEY HALL, TAYLOR CARDINI JOIN
COACHING STAFF:
Two new assistant coaches have been hired for the 2012
girls' tennis season. Former DHS Tennis players Hayley Hall and
Taylor Cardini will serve as assistant coaches this spring.
Hayley is a 2007 graduate who was a four-time All-State Singles player
and a three-time State Singles finalist. Runner-up in the State Singles
as a junior, Hayley is the all-time career victory leader for DHS
Tennis. Her junior tennis career included national rankings and
multiple sportsmanship awards at major tournaments throughout the
Midwest. She went on to play No. 1 singles at Ball State University,
where she currently is in graduate school. She has taught tennis
in Chicago and at the Muncie Family YMCA as well as the Tim Cleland
Tennis Camp.
Taylor is a 2010 graduate. She was a varsity doubles player at
Delta and has been a frequent instructor at the Tim Cleland Tennis Camp
and at middle school tennis clinics. She is the 2010 recipient of
the Grandma Peggy Brown Spirit of Caring Award for DHS Tennis. Taylor is
a sophomore at Ball State in elementary education.
27 PLAYERS ON FIRST NINE WEEKS
HONOR ROLL: The
Honor Roll for the second Nine Week Grading Period has been announced. A total of
30 boys and girls on the current teams made the Honor Roll --
congratulations!
Here's the list:
ALL A+ HONOR ROLL
Seniors -- Lynne Costello and Seth Myers
ALL A HONOR ROLL
Seniors -- Ethan Grove, Austin Lemna, Bond
St. John
Juniors -- Evan
Rodenberger, Katherine Smith, Rebecca Schooley, Lauren Eldridge
Sophomores --
Madison Ashman, Bradley Wuthrich
Freshmen -- Teaghan
Dishman, Kaylin Gibson, Maggie Thompson
ALL A-B HONOR ROLL
Seniors -- Megan Buckner, Lexy Crump, Alexa
Lewis
Juniors -- Natalie
Alexander, David Hoopingarner, Ashley Loffer, Marissa Morris, Evan
Snider, Maddy Walker, Sam Zachary
Sophomores -- Madison
Bergren, Shelby Richardson, Alec St. John
Freshmen -- Nick Wilson,
Jacey Price, Madison Savage
HOLIDAY HACKER RESULTS:
More than 50 area boys and girls participated in the
three-day Holiday Hacker tournament at the Muncie YMCA. Among the
winners:
Boys 15-18 Singles = 1. Evan Rodenberger, 2. Ian Helfert
Girls 15-18 Singles = 1. Ada Kirby, 2. Ashley Loffer
Boys 14-Under Singles = 1. Jason Wegener, 2. Alec Robillard
Girls' 14-Under Singles = 1. Emma Snider, 2. Halie Hardwick
Coed 10-Under Singles = 1. Andrew Stratton, 2. Brandon Jackson
Boys' 15-18 Doubles = 1. Bradley Wuthrich/Jordan Fenwick, 2. Jay
Robillard/Alec Robillard
Girls' 15-18 Doubles = 1. Natalie Alexander/Marissa Morris, 2. Lynne
Costello/Megan Buckner
Under-14 Doubles = Abby Shafer/Halie Hardwick, Mason Waldron/Rahul
Agarwal
Mixed 15-18 Doubles = 1. Ian Helfert/ Kati Vasalakis, 2. Evan
Rodenberger/Natalie Alexander
Coed 10 Doubles = 1. Brandon Jackson/Quentin Markle
DELTA TENNIS RECEIVES $2,500 GRANT
FROM WALMART FOUNDATION: Good news came in the
form of a $2,500 check on Thursday, Dec. 15! The Delta Tennis
program is the recipient of a $2,500 Walmart Foundation facility grant.
Coach Tim Cleland applied for the grant this fall. The money will be
used to benefit the community at the many tennis events held each
spring, summer, and fall at the Delta courts. In addition to Coach
Cleland’s three weeks of summer camps, the facility also hosts the
Penguin Classic tournament as well as high school invitationals and
sectional tournaments and other community events. Several hundred
youths and adults participate in the tennis activities annually. Most of
the events include cookouts and picnics in the Tennis Pavilion. The
grant money will be used for new grills, chairs, benches, and other
undetermined materials to continue to upgrade the Delta Tennis
facility. The grant is part of a national program and is linked to the
north Muncie Walmart store at State Road 332 and Morrison Road.
RODENBERGER, WUTHRICH WIN
GREENCASTLE DOUBLES:
Evan Rodenberger and Bradley Wuthrich teamed to win the
16-under boys' doubles title at the USTA Greencastle Open at Depauw
University's indoor tennis center on Nov. 25-26. Evan also won his
first round of 16-under singles before losing a third-set tiebreaker to
Columbus North's top player in the second round. Wuthrich won two
rounds in the backdraw. Conner Neal paired with a player from
Indianapolis and won an opening round doubles match over two players
from Terre Haute. Austin Lemna, competing in boys' 18-under
singles, won a consolation match. Nick Wilson and Gregg Walker
also competed in the Greencastle tournament.
ETHAN GOES 2-1 FOR INDIANA ALL-STARS:
Senior Ethan Grove won two of his three matches and
played on the winning team in the Indiana
Senior All-Star event, which was Saturday, Oct. 29 at DePauw University
in Greencastle.
Ethan won in doubles with Jack Hiatt of Hamilton Heights and also won in
doubles with Reid Norwell of Norwell. He lost his singles match.
The state is divided into four regions. Each region selects nine
senior All-Stars.
The Northeast Region finished with 14.5 points to finish ahead of the
Southwest (13.0). Third place was the Northwest (10.0), and fourth
place was the Southeast (7.0).
in addition to Hiatt and Imel, Ethan's teammates on the Northeast were
Connor Dunn, Carmel;
Nikhil Kulkarni, Hamilton Southeastern;
Brandon Dubuque, Marion;
Sam Geier, Park Tudor;
Luke Lohrstorfer, North Central; and
Jake Minner, North Central.
DHS Tennis alum Ben Bryan was a member of the winning Indiana All-Star team last
year.
In the past, 10 members of DHS Tennis have played in the
Indiana-Kentucky All-Star series (which no longer exists). In
addition, 12 DHS Tennis girls have competed in the Indiana Girls
North-South All-Star Cup, which is held each June.
ETHAN/EVAN FINISH THIRD AT STATE FINALS
and MAKE ALL-STATE DOUBLES FIRST TEAM!:
Senior Ethan Grove and junior Evan Rodenberger concluded
a great season by finishing third in the IHSAA State Doubles Tournament
on Saturday, Oct. 22 at Park Tudor HS courts.
Ethan and Evan defeated Plymouth 6-1, 6-2 in Friday night's
quarterfinals. They lost 4-6, 2-6 to Floyd Central in Saturday
morning's semifinals. They then gained a 6-3, 6-4 victory over
Evansville North in Saturday afternoon's third-place match.
Ethan and Evan finished 28-3. Also on Saturday, they were selected
to the All-State Doubles First Team, which is an honor reserved for only
the Top 10 doubles teams in the state.
Last weekend in the first match at the Kokomo Regional, Ethan and Evan defeated two
Crawfordsville HS seniors 6-0, 6-1. They won all 24 points --
achieving a "golden set" in tennis terminology -- in the first set.
In the afternoon round at Kokomo, Ethan and Evan continued their
outstanding day and defeated two seniors from Westfield HS by a 6-0, 6-0
score. This was a shocking score considering many of Westfield's results
this season (including a win over Kokomo and a 4-6, 5-7 loss to a strong
Zionsville team).
This represents the 20th time during Coach Cleland's 39 seasons as DHS
Tennis boys' and girls' coach that a season has ended at the State
Finals (team, singles, or doubles).
Here are the Eagles' previous best finishes during Coach Cleland's
tenure:
State Team Finals (four times at State) -- best finish is third twice
State Doubles (12 times at State) -- best finish is runner-up four times
and third four times
State Singles (seven times at State) -- best finish is runner-up once
and third once.
ETHAN FINISHES FIFTH ON VICTORY LIST: Senior No. 1 doubles player Ethan
Grove finished tied for 5th place on the Delta Tennis all-time varsity
victory list with 75 career wins. The all-time leaders are Zach Ervin
(101), Dan Klingenberg (91), Kelly Robbins (91), Ben Bryan (88), and
Andy Rector (75).
Bond St. John finished in 29th place all-time with 45 career varsity
victories.
Evan Rodenberger currently stands in 44th place with 31 career varsity
victories. Evan has one season remaining.
BOND NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-STATE FIRST TEAM:
Senior Bond St. John has been selected to the Indiana
Academic All-State First Team. To be nominated, players must be a
senior who plays varsity and who has a minimum SAT of 1650 and minimum
GPA of 3.6 on a 4.0 scale. Bond has a 4.0 GPA and an SAT of more
than 2000. He is the 14th player in DHS Tennis history to make the
Academic All-State Team. Congratulations!
Bond also was selected All-State Singles Honorable Mention for his play
at No. 1 singles this season.
STREAK SNAPPED:
Delta's long streak of regional championships came to an
end on Tuesday, Oct. 4 as the Eagles lost 4-1 to 14th-ranked Marion in
the opening round of the Marion Regional. The Eagles had won 16
straight regionals dating back to 1995. They had won a combined 66
consecutive sectional and regional matches.
(See MATCH RESULTS box below for details).
SENIOR
TALKS:
Class of 2012 seniors Bond St. John, Ethan Grove, Austin
Lemna, Seth Myers, Matt Hinds, Jeremy Nickens, and Skyler Abernathy shared advice with their underclass
teammates on Tuesday, Sept. 27 during the annual Senior Talks.
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NINETEEN STRAIGHT SECTIONAL TITLES:
For the 19th consecutive fall, the DHS boys' tennis team owns
the sectional championship trophy. The latest title came in
dominating fashion as the Eagles shut out Yorktown 5-0 in the semifinals
and Muncie Central 5-0 in the finals on a cold and windy Saturday.
None of the current players were born yet when the sectional streak
began.
Delta has not lost to a Delaware County opponent in boys' tennis since
October 1994, when they fell to Muncie Central in a regional match.
The current team is now 18-3 and will play at the Marion Regional on
Tuesday. Delta, ranked 22nd, will face the 14th-ranked Marion
Giants (20-1. In the other semifinal match, Anderson faces
Northeastern. At this point, the matches are scheduled to start at
4:30 p.m.
Delta will be trying to win its 17th straight regional championship.
700 VICTORIES FOR COACH
CLELAND:
Coach Tim Cleland became the fifth tennis coach in Indiana
history to reach 700 career varsity victories when the Eagles shut out
Kokomo 5-0 on Saturday afternoon. Coach Cleland's teams have won
413 matches in boys' tennis and 287 matches in girls' tennis. His
overall varsity coaching record is 700 wins, 123 losses in 39 seasons as
coach of the Eagles.
Ed Yarbrough of Jasper is the all-time state leader with 885 wins over
58 seasons. He passed away in 2010.
Others with 700+ wins:
Rick Miller of Floyd Central, 823 in 50 seasons
Bill Hedges of Lawrence North, 766 in 69 seasons
Steve Cline of Southport, 753 in 55 seasons (retired)
There will be a small ceremony at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday prior to the next home match (against Northeastern) to honor Coach Cleland for this special milestone.
ZACH ERVIN EARNS BUTLER
ACADEMIC AWARD:
Former DHS Tennis star Zach Ervin, now a senior member of Butler
University's men's tennis team, has been honored as an Intercollegiate
Tennis Association Scholar-Athlete. That award recognizes college
tennis players with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0
scale. Congratulations, Zach!
JEFFERSONVILLE RESULTS:
DHS Tennis got off to a fun start with a great weekend at the
Jeffersonville Invitational. The varsity won 8 matches and lost 7
and placed fifth in the competitive 8-team field. The JV finished
third. All 23 players got to play at least two matches on the
weekend.
More than 80 players, managers, coaches, parents and others had dinner
together at Buckhead's restaurant and many "walked the bridge" over the
Ohio River. Coach Cleland enjoyed a surprise visit from his
parents as the team got to help his father celebrate his 75th birthday!
BOB DARBY NAMED TAYLOR
UNIVERSITY COACH:
DHS Tennis alum Bob Darby, an All-State Singles player in 1995
who went on to play tennis at Purdue University, has been named head
women's tennis coach at Taylor University. He previously served as an
assistant coach at Taylor. Congratulations and good luck, Bob!
2011
PENGUIN CLASSIC RESULTS:
About 80 players competed in the 10th annual
Penguin Classic tournament, which was held at Muncie Central HS courts
from June 21 to June 26.
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DHS TENNIS MAKES THE TV NEWS
DURING INDY 500 FUND-RAISER: It was a long, hot, tough day, but
DHS Tennis (with help from DHS Softball) earned $4,200 by cleaning up
after the Indy 500 race.
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RICHARDSON WINS FIRST USTA TITLE:
Recent DHS Tennis grad Zach Richardson earned his
first USTA sanctioned tournament championship on Sunday, June 19 at the
TLAC Columbus Junior Open in Columbus, Ind.
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SECTIONAL TITLE:
For the 19th time in
the past 20 years, the Delta Eagles are champions of the girls' tennis
sectional!
The latest title came after the 22nd-ranked Eagles gained a 3-2 victory
over Yorktown in the finals on Saturday morning.
EAGLES THIRD AT CRAWFORDSVILLE:
The DHS girls' tennis team placed third in the challenging
Crawfordsville Invitational on Saturday. Eighth-ranked Floyd
Central won the tourney with 47 points and three flight championships.
Second-ranked Cathedral took second place at 40 points and one flight
winner. Delta, rated 23rd, finished third with 33 points and one
flight title. Sophomores Natalie Alexander and Marissa Morris
combined with junior Lynne Costello to win the No. 2 doubles flight.
WHO
LET THESE DAWGS OUT? Several DHS Tennis players gathered
Saturday night, April 2 in Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis to watch
Butler University advance to the NCAA Championship basketball game.
This photo was taken in front of one of the big screens at Hinkle
shortly after Butler's 70-62 victory over VCU. Pictured clockwise
from the top near the Blue II mascot are Ethan Grove, Bond St. John,
Austin Lemna, Zach Richardson, Nick Wilson, and Coach Tim Cleland.
Also part of the group were Tate and Tannon Dishman, Kristin and Kelly
Crider, and Brad Wilson.
TATE DISHMAN
SIGNS WITH UNIVERSITY OF ST. FRANCIS:
Senior Tate Dishman announced on Tuesday, March
15 that he will study business and play tennis at the University of St.
Francis in Fort Wayne. He is expected to play singles and doubles at
St. Francis under head coach Jim Clark, who coached Delta rival
Homestead HS for 30 years before retiring. Tate played four years
of tennis at Delta, including three years of No. 1 varsity doubles.
As a senior, he and partner Ethan Grove finished 23-4 and made the
All-State Doubles team. St. Francis competes in the NAIA
Mid-Central College Conference with area schools such as Taylor
University, Indiana Wesleyan University, and Huntington College.
SENIOR LEADERSHIP MEETING:
The 10 boys and girls who will be seniors on the 2011
teams participated in a Leadership Training meeting on Thursday, Feb.
24. Coach Cleland and girls' assistant coaches Kristan and Kevin
helped with discussion. Attending were senior girls Aly Hopkins,
Aubrey Smith, Devyn Wafer, Hailey Humphrey, and Lexi Cocco. Also
attending were these boys who will be seniors in Fall 2011: Austin
Lemna, Bond St. John, Ethan Grove, Matt Hinds, and Seth Myers. The
meeting went very well as the players discussed some of their toughest
leadership challenges and offered solutions to solve the problems.
COLTS COACH JIM
CALDWELL TALKS ABOUT LEADERSHIP:
DHS Tennis head coach Tim Cleland had the opportunity to meet
Indianapolis Colts head coach Jim Caldwell in the Spring of 2011 at Ball
State's Emens Auditorium.
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Coming Up
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 PETE
SAMPRAS IN INDY:
Several members of the DHS Tennis family
are planning to go to Indianapolis on Sunday, Jan. 29 to watch Pete
Sampras in a charity tennis match. The exhibition is planned for 7
p.m. in Bankers Life Fieldhouse (formerly Conseco Fieldhouse) and is one
of the kickoff events in Indy that starts Super Bowl week.
Reduced rate tickets are $22 for high
school teams. Sampras, whose 14 Grand Slam tennis titles is second
only to Roger Federer (15 Slams), will compete against fellow American
Todd Martin, who twice reached the championship match of the Australian
Open and the U.S. Open and achieved a best-ever ranking of No. 4 in the
world in 1999.
The Miracle Match for a Cure is a benefit for cancer charities.
The event is the project of
Bill Przybysz, a former
touring pro from the 1990s whose career was cut short by leukemia.
He has since made a full recovery and also will play against Sampras as
part of the evening's festivities.
Those interested in going to the match need to notify Coach Cleland no
later than this weekend (Jan. 21-22).
OPEN
GYMS: Here are the next Open Gym sessions
for February 2012 for DHS Girls' Tennis and Boys' Tennis. Everyone
is welcome to attend. Here are the days and times:
Thursday, Feb. 2 (4:00 to 5:30 p.m.) -- Auxiliary Gym
Thursday, Feb. 9 (4:00 to 5:30 p.m.) -- Auxiliary Gym
Tuesday, Feb. 21 (4:00 to 5:30 p.m.) -- Auxiliary Gym
Thursday, Feb. 23 (4:00 to 5:30 p.m.) -- Auxiliary Gym
Tuesday, Feb. 28 (4:00 to 5:30 p.m.) -- Auxiliary Gym
GIRLS' SCHEDULE:
The schedule for the Spring 2012 girls'
tennis season has now been posted.
Schedule
Another Good
Season
...
Here's a roundup of the Fall 2011 postseason
awards for DHS Boys' Tennis:
All-State
Doubles First Team
Muncie Star Press Players of the Year
Ethan Grove and Evan Rodenberger
Academic
All-State First Team
Bond St. John
All-State
Singles Honorable Mention
Bond St. John
All-District
Ethan Grove and Evan Rodenberger (#1 on
doubles list)
Bond St. John (#12 on singles list)
All-Conference
Bond St. John (singles)
Bradley Wuthrich (singles)
Austin Lemna (singles honorable
mention)
Ethan Grove / Evan Rodenberger
(doubles)
Alec St. John / Jay Robillard
(doubles)
Tim Cleland (HHC Coach of the
Year)
Indiana
Senior All-Stars
Ethan Grove
Sectional Title
19th consecutive
Final State
Ranking
21st in state
BOOSTER CLUB ASSIGNMENTS:
To
see what areas in which parents already have signed up to help, check
out the Booster Club
link.
PLAYER BIOS:
For updated Player Bios, check
out the
Player Bio
link.
Memorable Year
...
In the 2010-2011 school year, DHS Tennis
reached the IHSAA State Finals in both boys' tennis
and girls' tennis. Only Carmel and Brebeuf Jesuit also achieved
that feat this school year.
The Eagles saw their boys' and girls' seasons end in the quarterfinal round of the IHSAA State Finals
at Park Tudor HS in Indianapolis.
Girls -- lost 5-0 to third-ranked Floyd Central. The Eagle girls
finished with an 18-5 record.
Boys -- lost 3-2 to eighth-ranked Munster. The Eagle boys finished
with a 20-5 record.
Great year, Delta Eagles!
The DHS boys captured their 16th straight regional
championship (Wednesday, Oct. 6) when they shut out Norwell 5-0 at the Delta courts!
The team is pictured above with all 16 regional
trophies!
Here's a
roundup of the 2011 postseason awards for DHS Girls' Tennis:
All-State Doubles (Second Team)
Devyn Wafer and Hailey Humphrey
Academic
All-State (Honorable Mention)
Aly Hopkins
All-District
Devyn Wafer and Hailey Humphrey (#3 on
doubles list)
All-Conference
Ashley Loffer (singles)
Aly Hopkins (singles)
Callie Worthington (singles honorable
mention)
Devyn Wafer / Hailey Humphrey
(doubles)
Natalie Alexander / Marissa Morris
(doubles)
Tim Cleland (HHC Coach of the
Year)
Indiana
North-South
All-Stars
Devyn Wafer and Hailey Humphrey
ICGSA District 4 Coach
of the Year
IHSTeCA District 4 Coach
of the Year
Tim Cleland
Sectional Title
19th time in past 20 seasons
Final State
Ranking
#23
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