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DHS Tennis earns major honor from The Star Press! 


DHS Tennis receives $4,000 grant from Lowe's for shelterhouse!  See details
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UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS
March 10 Kristin Crider
March 10 Austin Lemna
March 11 Katie Bryan
March 11 Eric Lindley
March 12 Darci DeHaven
March 12 Clayton Westerfeld
March 16 Caleb Cooper
March 16 Matt Fisher
March 17 Jordan Cooper
March 26 Patrick Bryan
March 28 Devyn Wafer
March 29 Loryn Berry
   
--Complete Birthday list


     Latest Match Update

#11 Zionsville 4, #25 Delta 1

Zionsville, with five seniors among the seven varsity players, played like a veteran, seasoned team.  At times, Delta played like a team of all underclassmen.  The result was a 4-1 victory for Zionsville in the Homestead Semi-State on Saturday.

Delta did not come away empty-handed, however, as junior No. 1 singles player Ben Bryan won his match to advance to the individual singles state finals.  Ben won 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 over senior J.P. Dwyer and moved to 20-1 for the season.

 Ben played on Friday, Oct. 23 at Park Tudor HS in Indianapolis.  He lost 6-1, 6-3 to Ray Leonard of Bloomington North in the quarterfinals.  Ben is the third DHS boys' tennis player to compete in the state singles finals. Kaus Christopher finished third in both 1990 and 1991.  Zach Ervin placed fourth in 2006.

In the other matches Saturday, Delta managed to win only 11 games.  Sophomore Bond St. John, filling in at No. 2 singles, lost 0-6, 1-6 to senior Conner Dunn.  Junior Youngwoo Han hung tough in most of the games at No. 3 singles but lost 2-6, 3-6 to junior Ben Kahn.

At No. 1 doubles, junior Tate Dishman and sophomore Ethan Grove faced the task of playing the two-time state doubles champions, seniors Joe Hammond and Nick Laconi.  Tate and Ethan lost 1-6, 2-6.

Zionsville also was dominant at No. 2 doubles, where senior Max Watson and sophomore John Formulak controlled DHS juniors Brock Windsor and Zach Richardson, 1-6, 1-6.


#25 Delta 4,  Norwell 1



The 25th-ranked Delta Eagles won their 15th consecutive regional championship Thursday evening by beating Norwell 4-1 in a hard-fought match.

Due to rain, the match was played indoors at the Howard County Indoor Tennis Center in Greentown.

It was the team's 60th consecutive sectional or regional match victory, dating back to 1995.

Sophomore Bond St. John at No. 3 singles made an outstanding comeback to win 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3 over a Norwell senior.  Bond saved three match points in a row in the second-set tiebreaker.

Junior Ben Bryan got things started with a decisive 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles.  Ben is 19-1 this fall.

Next off the court were junior Tate Dishman and sophomore Ethan Grove, who won 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1 doubles.  It was their 18th win of the season.

Norwell then got on the scoreboard with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 win at No. 2 singles over junior Jordan Chambers.  Jordan battled well but came up slightly short.

With Delta leading the team match 2-1, Bond St. John then rallied to force a third set.

This was an important development in the match because it took some of the pressure off juniors Brock Windsor and Zach Richardson at No. 2 doubles.  They prevailed 6-4, 6-3 for the third point that clinched the 15th straight regional title.

St. John then rode the momentum to a three-set win to account for the final score of 4-1
.

The regional streak is the third-longest ever in Indiana for any sport (boys or girls).

Evansville Mater Dei     30 straight wrestling regionals
Center Grove              18 straight boys' tennis regionals
Bellmont                          15 straight wrestling regionals
Delta                            15 straight boys' tennis regionals


NEXT MATCH:  The varsity finished with a 17-7 record. 

Monte Stebbins waves from atop the new Match Pointe Tennis Pavilion, during the afternoon of Sunday, March 7, 2010.  Monte and his son, Tyce, spent the weekend donating their labor to put the black dimensional shingles on the shelter.  Tyce is a member of the Delaware Community School Board; Monte is a candidate for Hamilton Township Trustee.  Both have been long-time participants and supporters of Delta athletics.  Monte's daughter, Chanda, is a former State Doubles Finalist and All-State Doubles tennis player at Delta in the early 1990s.

Monte and Tyce and other members of their roofing crew complete more than 30 roofing jobs each summer.  For this project, Lowe's discounted the materials by 20 percent as part of the national Lowe's grant that DHS Tennis received for the pavilion project.

The shelter, which will seat an estimated 100 people, is about half finished.  Electrical work and interior ceiling work also are scheduled for this month.  Some $17,800 has been raised at this point; the project price tag will be an estimated $24,000.
 
See more pavilion photos

CALENDAR (March 8-March 15)
Tues. March 9 and Wed. March 10 CONDITIONING
3:30 to 4:30
Commons
 
Thurs. March 11 Open Facility

5:00 to 6:00 = Main Gym

 
All h.s. boys and girls welcome to attend!
Fri. March 12 Turn in booster club forms and information sheets / website profiles
Mon. March 15 First Practice for Spring 2010 Season

3:30 to 5:45 = If Outdoors

5:30 to 7:00 = In Indoors in Aux. Gym


same schedule Mon thru Thurs
   

Bullock, Crider Receive
Grandma Peggy Brown Award

Seniors Jared Bullock and Kelly Crider received the inaugural Grandma Peggy Brown Spirit of Caring awards at the DHS Girls' Tennis banquet on June 4.

The award honors the memory of Grandma Brown, who passed away in October 2008.  Jared and Kelly embody the spirit of the award, which highlights selfless service to others.  Click on the photos for a closer look at the special plates. Posing with Jared and Kelly are Coach Cleland and Grandma Brown's grandson, Jordan Chambers.


 

 

 

 




 

Last update: Monday, March 8, 9:06 p.m.
 

"MATCH POINTE"
TENNIS PAVILION
PROJECT
Jared Bullock's updated drawing of the DHS Tennis Shelterhouse.



  
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    Our new shelterhouse now has a name: the Match Pointe Tennis Pavilion.  Thanks to everyone who gave feedback on name ideas.

On Nov. 19, 2009, the posts and trusses were put into place for the new Delta Tennis shelterhouse!  This date is special because it is the birthday of Grandma Peggy Brown, whose death in October 2008 sparked the inspiration for the building.

The shelter took shape in a major way on Friday, Nov. 20.  It is an impressive sight -- this is a large building!  There is still much work to do over a long period of time, but the dream is turning into reality! 

The facility will be open for use by Spring 2010 (although not finished) and will seat an estimated 100 people.

Almost all funds for the project are being raised through private donations.  Here's how to contribute. We will continue to raise funds as the project is completed in various phases over the next couple of years. 

Our vision for this project is that DHS Tennis will have the finest shelterhouse in East Central Indiana.

Components will include permanent seating, ceiling fans, water, electricity, and an area to display dozens of photos from the past as well as motivational sayings.


      * Checks should be written to Delta Athletics and are tax deductible.  We appreciate your help!


Anyone who can help can contact Coach Cleland at
tcleland@delcomschools.org


 

DHS Tennis Facebook Group

Delta Tennis has its own Facebook Group. Members of the group can be found on the DHS Facebook
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.  If you wish to join the group, the official page can be found here.

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