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out the latest
news and notes about DHS Tennis . . .
It's the
off-season for high school tennis, but
there's always a lot going on in the world
of DHS Tennis! Here are some of the
latest news and notes:
> Ashley Philhower (DHS '08) has been named head tennis coach at
Muncie Burris High School.
> Dan Klingenberg (DHS '08) has split time between No. 1 singles
and No. 2 singles this season at IUPUI.
He played No. 2 singles at Notre Dame
(ranked 30th in the nation) on Sunday night,
Jan. 24, and lost a close 6-4, 6-4 decision
to Blas Moros, who is ranked 74th in the
nation in singles among Division I players.
Moros, from Florida, previously was ranked
19th in the nation among high school tennis
recruits and played some ATP Tour Futures
events last summer.
> Zach Ervin (DHS '08), now playing at Butler University, earned a
nice victory on Sunday, Jan. 24. He
won 6-3, 6-1 over a Purdue University player
from South Africa at No. 6 singles.
Purdue narrowly won the team match, 4-3.
Butler is in the middle of a brutal stretch
against Big Ten opponents. They played Ohio
State(ranked No. 3 in nation), Wisconsin
(ranked No. 32 in nation) and Purdue last
week. Zach also picked up a doubles
win over Wisconsin.
> Hayley Hall (DHS '07) is playing No. 1 singles now for Ball State
University. Now a junior at BSU,
Hayley is 2-1 this month with wins over
Dayton and Wright State and a loss to an
Indiana University player from Russia.
> Emily Marsh (DHS '09) is going to play college tennis this semester,
also. She is attending Tiffin College
in Ohio, where she is on the equestrian
team. But she has decided to join the
women's tennis team, also, after being
recruited by some of the other players on
the team.
> Interesting stat: There are only 17 men's and women's NCAA
Division I tennis teams in the state of
Indiana. Two of the players who have
competed at No. 1 singles at those schools
this semester are DHS Tennis alumni!
(Hayley at BSU and Dan at IUPUI).
> Attention girls' tennis players: Coach Cleland has some uniform samples
for girls' tennis in his classroom at
school. Please stop by his room and
try them on and give your feedback.
> Open Gym schedule: 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25 is our next open gym
in the auxiliary gym.
> Coach Cleland is again organizing the Indiana Tennis Coaches
Convention, which will be Feb. 4-5-6 at the
Indianapolis Racquet Club. About 175
or more coaches are expected to attend.
The featured presenter is California's Wayne
Bryan, father of the world's top-ranked
doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan.
Coach Cleland will present a session on Feb.
5 on "Creative Ideas for Indoor Practice in
the School Gym" and on Feb. 6 on "Ten Fun
Practice-Ending Team Games"
DHS Tennis
earns "Team of the Decade" honors from The Star Press . . .
DHS Tennis
earned some major recognition in the Dec.
31, 2009 issue of The (Muncie) Star Press
newspaper.
The newspaper selected its 10 high school
sports Teams of the Decade as well as 15
high school Athletes of the Decade.
Delta Boys' Tennis and Delta Girls' Tennis
were chosen as two of the top 10 Teams of
the Decade!
During the decade, the boys won every
sectional and regional title, advanced to
the 2004 State Finals, and were ranked among
the state's Top 10 teams during eight of the
10 seasons. The team reached the Final
Eight four times in the decade. Two doubles teams finished
state runner-up, Daniel Jackson and Kelly
Robbins in 2001 and Dan Klingenberg and Jeff
Price in 2007.
For the decade, the boys' varsity record was
215 wins, 30 losses for an 87.8% winning
percentage.
During the decade, the girls won every
sectional title and four times reached the
Final Eight at state, including 2000 when
the team reached the State Final Four.
The girls were ranked among the state's Top
10 teams during eight different seasons and
were ranked in the Top 5 during five
different seasons (2000, 2001, 2002, 2006
and 2007). Alison Peckinpaugh won the
IHSAA Mental Attitude Award in 2000, and
Hayley Hall was Singles State Runner-up in
2006. Sarah Peckinpaugh and Ashli
Smith were State Doubles Runner-up in 2001
and Sarah Peckinpaugh and Kat Yadon were
State Doubles Runner-up in 2002.
For the decade, the girls' varsity record
was 181 wins, 32 losses for an 85% winning
percentage.
Zach Ervin and Hayley Hall were selected as
two of the top 15 Athletes of the Decade.
This is an amazing honor for Zach and
Hayley, each of whom were four-time
All-State Singles selections. By
conservative estimate, at least 15,000 boys
and girls competed on a high school varsity
team in Delaware County in the past decade.
Only one of every 1,000 of those athletes
made the All-Decade List -- so a hearty
congratulations to Zach and Hayley!
Here's a link to the Star Press articles:
Top Teams and
Top Athletes
DHS Tennis
receives $4,000 grant from Lowe's . . .
DHS Tennis
received great news a few days before
Christmas. The DHS Tennis community
shelterhouse project has been awarded a
$4,000 grant from the national Lowe's
Toolbox for Education program.
Official announcement and more details will
be coming soon, but the money comes at a
great time to help with growing expenses in
this building project.
Counting the grant, we now have raised about
$17,000. The shelterhouse
(officially named Match Pointe) will seat
100 visitors and will be in use in Spring
2010 although not completed yet.
Please
guard against thinking that the project is
now fully funded. Several thousand
more dollars needs to be raised in 2010 to
complete the project. However, we are
extremely grateful to Lowe's for this
generous grant which helps us take a step
closer to our goal!
Delta players
dominate in YMCA Holiday Hacker . . .
Delta
players fared well in the annual Holiday
Hacker tournament, which was Dec. 21 to Dec.
23 at the Muncie YMCA.
There were 40 players in singles, 54 players
in doubles, and 32 players in mixed doubles.
Approximately 70 percent of the players were
from DHS Tennis!
Results:
|
DIVISION |
CHAMP |
RUNNER-UP |
|
Boys
15-18 Singles |
Ben
Bryan |
Jordan
Chambers |
|
Girls
15-18 Singles |
Aly
Hopkins |
Michelle McFerran
|
|
Boys
14-Under Singles |
Conner
Neal |
Jay
Robillard |
|
Girls
14-Under Singles |
Abby
Shafer |
Hailey
Hardwick |
|
Boys
15-18 Doubles |
Tate
Dishman
Youngwoo Han |
Ben
Bryan
Nick Wilson |
|
Girls
15-18 Doubles |
Devyn
Wafer
Hilary Rodenberger |
Aly
Hopkins
Jessica Price |
|
Coed
14-Under Doubles |
(Three-way
tie)
Evan Rodenberger-Quinn Hurley
Teaghan Dishman-Madison Bergen
Conner Neal-Joe Wegener |
|
Mixed
Doubles |
First
Ben Bryan
Emily Green |
Second
Tate Dishman
Devyn Wafer |
|
Mixed
Doubles |
Third
Zach Richardson
Taylor Cardini |
Fourth
Youngwoo Han
Jessica Price |
Richardson/Hapner and Cardini/Bergren win club doubles . . .
The Muncie
YMCA club 18-under doubles championships
were dominated by Delta players.
In the Boys 18-under division, Zach
Richardson and Josh Hapner claimed the
championship with an unbeaten record.
Brock Windsor and Evan Rodenberger took
second place with one loss.
In the Girls 18-under division, the
champions were Taylor Cardini and Morgan
Bergren. Finishing second were Abby
Alexander and Hailey Humphrey. Both
teams finished with 4-1 records, as did
Devyn Wafer and Kati Vasalakis. In the
tiebreaker for fewest games lost in the
tourney, Cardini/Bergren had 15,
Alexander/Humphrey 16, and Wafer/Vasalakis
17.
The next event is the annual Holiday Hacker,
which is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 21
(singles), Tuesday, Dec. 22 (doubles), and
Wednesday, Dec. 23 (mixed doubles).
Ben
Bryan chosen Star Press Athlete of the Year . . .
For the second straight year, DHS junior
Ben Bryan has been selected Boys' Tennis
Athlete of the Year by the Muncie Star Press
sports department. The award was
announced Wednesday, Dec. 9.
Here's information from the story:
Season stats:
Went 20-2 in singles play. Advanced to the
quarterfinals of the singles state finals.
Season
accomplishments: All-State singles
second team for the second consecutive
season. Only tennis player in East Central
Indiana this season to advance to the state
finals and make all-state singles or doubles
team.
What coach Tim Cleland
says: "He's a solid point that you
can count on. The other part is he's a
really good practice player. He practices
hard all the time. Something that also
stands out about him is he's a very fair
player. He plays with total control. He
doesn't ever lose his emotion on the court
or anything like that. He has zero problems
with anybody ever thinking he makes bad line
calls. That's a good package. He's a
definite Division I college prospect."
What Ben Bryan says:
"Team wise, I thought this year we
progressed more than the previous two years.
Individually, the biggest thing for me this
year is I felt I could win close matches
against good opponents. Sophomore year I
lost six matches, and (four of them) were
3-setters. I think a lot of it was my
maturing."
Previous
Star Press boys tennis AOY's:
(Delta Tennis has won every year since the award began)
2009-10: Ben Bryan (Delta)
2008-09: Ben Bryan (Delta)
2007-08: Zach Ervin (Delta)
2006-07: Zach Ervin (Delta)
2005-06: Zach Ervin (Delta)
2004-05: J.D. Greenlee (Delta)
2003-04: J.D. Greenlee (Delta)
2002-03: Alan Robinson, Patrick
Bryan (Delta)
2001-02: Kelly Robbins, Daniel
Jackson (Delta)
2000-01: Daniel Jackson, Ryan
Orr (Delta)
1999-00: Michael Bookmyer
(Delta)
1998-99: Josh Cooper, Chad Hawk
(Delta)
1997-98: Andy Rector (Delta)
Bryan,
Richardson earn Greencastle tourney titles . . .
DHS
junior Ben Bryan played some of the best
tennis of his life on Saturday, Nov. 28 as
he claimed the 18-under singles championship
at the USTA Greencastle Open tournament at
DePauw University. Bryan, who was
unseeded, beat the No. 1 seed and No. 2 seed
among his four victories. He defeated
players from four Indianapolis area high
schools: Pike, Greenwood, Fishers, and Park
Tudor.
Ben was especially sharp on Saturday when he
defeated Fishers' Chris Essick 6-3, 6-0 in
the semifinals, then dominated Park Tudor's
Derek Reinbold 6-1, 6-0 in the finals.
Reinbold entered the tournament at 14th in
the 18-under state rankings. Ben
earlier defeated Greenwood's Kent Austin,
the No. 1 seed who is 10th in the state
rankings.
Ben also teamed with fellow junior Zach
Richardson to win the 18-under doubles
championship. They defeated two more
Indy players (Austin Collier and Zach Gharst)
in the finals after beating Pike's John
Richert and Bloomington South's David Wong
in the semifinals. It was the first
sanctioned tournament championship for
Richardson.
In other results, junior Brock Windsor and
sophomore Matt Hinds each won one round in
16-under singles before losing to seeded
players in the second round. Freshman
Evan Rodenberger lost his opening match in
16-under singles but played very well and
won two backdraw matches to claim the
consolation championship.
Windsor also won the tournament's
sportsmanship trophy. That award is
given to only one boy and one girl in the
entire tournament, and so it is an excellent
honor for Brock. Tournament organizers
cited Brock for his sportsmanship and
hustle.
Richardson lost both of his singles matches
in 18-under singles, although he was very
competitive with Terre Haute South's Cameron
Crawford, who plays No. 2 singles for his
team. Zach had two set points in the
first set before losing 7-5.
Taylor Cardini dropped both of her matches
in 18-under girls singles to excellent
opponents.
Another
hole-in-one for Coach Cleland's father . . .
Coach
Cleland's father, Dave, recently made his
second career hole-in-one while golfing near
his home in Florida. His first
hole-in-one came 14 years ago in 1995.
Coach Cleland's mother, Jeanne, also has two
career holes-in-one on the golf course.
After acing the par-3 17th hole last week,
Dave Cleland almost eagled the very next
hole when his second shot at the par-4 18th
stopped just inches from the cup.
Coach Cleland, meanwhile, only gets aces on
the tennis courts!
St.
John, Windsor, Wuthrich win YMCA tourney titles . . .
DHS
sophomore Bond St. John defeated DHS junior
Brock Windsor in the championship match to
win the Muncie YMCA 16-under
singles championship on Sunday, Nov. 22,
2009. St. John finished with a perfect
7-0 record in the round-robin format.
Windsor finished 5-1 in pool play.
Also finishing with just one loss in pool
play were DHS freshman Evan Rodenberger
(5-1) and DHS sophomore Matt Fisher (5-1).
DMS eighth-grader Bradley Wuthrich lost some
close ones early in the tournament but
posted a nice victory over Windsor on
Sunday.
On the previous weekend on Nov 14-15, DHS junior
Brock Windsor won the Muncie YMCA 18-under
singles championship. Windsor finished with a perfect
5-0 record in the round-robin format.
He defeated Zach Richardson, Josh Hapner,
Drew Owen, Grant Esposito and Chris Wymer.
Earning second place in the bracket was Zach
Richardson with a 4-1 record. Grant
Esposito took third at 3-2.
In the 14-under singles bracket, the winner
was DMS eighth-grader Bradley Wuthrich, who
was unbeaten against the six other entrants
in the round-robin tournament. Second
place went to Conner Neal, a DMS
seventh-grader.
Doubles will be the weekend of Dec. 11-13.
DHS Tennis represented by
37
players on Honor Roll . . .
Thirty-seven
DHS Tennis players are on the Honor Roll for the first 9-week
grading period of the 2009-2010 school year. Here are our top students:
|
Seniors
(8) |
Juniors
(13) |
Sophomores
(10) |
Freshmen
(6) |
A+
Kristen Smith Holly Whiteman
|
|
|
|
A Jade
Davis Beth Ellcessor Morgan Hahn |
A
Josh Hapner Laura Hapner Aly Hopkins Elle Reece
|
A
Lynne Costello Jonathan Smith Bond St. John |
A Evan
Rodenberger Katherine Smith |
A/B
Taylor Cardini Abby Alexander Ashlyn Orlosky |
A/B Ben
Bryan Jordan Chambers Lexi Cocco Youngwoo Han Natalie Knauss Molly Kosar Zach Richardson Aubrey Smith Brock Windsor |
A/B Morgan Bergren Megan Buckner Lyn Ellcessor Ethan Grove Austin Lemna Alexa Lewis
Jessica Price |
A/B Ashley
Loffer David Hoopingarner Chris Wymer Maddy Walker |
Bryan, Dishman, Grove honored on All-State
teams . . .
Junior Ben
Bryan has been chosen to the All-State
Singles second team on Saturday, Oct. 25.
This is his second straight year of being
name All-State Singles. Ben finished
20-2 this season and made the quarterfinals
of the State Singles tournament before
losing 6-1, 6-3 to Raymond Leonard of
Bloomington North. Leonard reached the
finals before losing a three-setter to
Dougie Barnard of Brebeuf Jesuit.
Ben now has 62 career wins after his third
straight season of 20 or more varsity
victories. He can climb in to the top
five on the DHS Career Wins list next
season. He also could become only the
second DHS players to be named Singles
All-State in three or more years.
Zach Ervin was a four-time All-State Singles
selection for DHS Tennis. Kaus
Christopher, Andy Rector, Billy Ruxton and
J.D. Greenlee have been two-time All-State
Singles selections.
Also honored this weekend were junior Tate
Dishman and sophomore Ethan Grove, who were
selected All-State Honorable Mention
Doubles. They finished 18-9 at No. 1
doubles. Their season ended with a
loss at semistate to Zionsville's Joe
Hammond and Nick Laconi, who went on to win
their second straight State Doubles
Championship.
This is the 15th
straight year in which at least one DHS
Tennis player (boy or girl) has been chosen
All-State Singles or All-State Doubles.
That streak is 20 consecutive calendar years
when Academic All-State is also included.
To put that streak in perspective, consider
this: There are approximately 2,200 varsity
tennis players each season statewide, and
only the top 60 are chosen to the All-State
Singles or All-State Doubles teams.
Delta finished 26th in the final state
rankings, which also were released on
Saturday, Oct. 24.
Complete all-state lists are
here
Several DHS
varsity players were selected to
all-conference and all-district teams during
meetings Wednesday evening, Oct. 14.
For the Hoosier
Heritage Conference, the following players
were chosen all-conference: SINGLES Ben Bryan (Delta) Jake Limbach (Mt Vernon) Kyle Dickerson and Kyle Templeton (New Palestine) Matt Tran (Pendleton) Ean Billman (Rushville)
DOUBLES Tate Dishman / Ethan Grove (Delta) Zach Richardson / Brock Windsor (Delta) Logan Calder / Michael Staley (Mt Vernon) Jake Stafford / Alex Beck (Mt Vernon) Derek Higgins / Brian Clark (New Palestine)
SINGLES HONORABLE MENTION Jordan Chambers (Delta) Graham McMullen (Pendleton) Brandon Hart (Pendleton) Michael Risley (Shelbyville) Alvaro Tenarro (Shelbyville)
DOUBLES HONORABLE MENTION Austin Farmer / Reid Clark (New Palestine)
The following players
were chosen all-district: SINGLES Ben Bryan (Delta)
DOUBLES Tate Dishman / Ethan Grove (Delta)
Complete all-district lists are
here
Craig and Amy have baby boy! . . .
Craig
Vickery, former DHS Tennis boys' assistant
coach, and his wife, Amy, are the proud
parents of a baby boy, Caleb Ryan Vickery.
He arrived at 6:08 p.m. Thursday and weighed
in at 6 pounds, 14 ounces. Caleb has a
full head of blonde hair. Amy and
Caleb both are doing well.
Congratulations Vickerys!
Dan Klingenberg
playing No. 1 singles for IUPUI . . .
Former DHS Tennis star Dan Klingenberg has risen
to No. 1 singles for the IUPUI Jaguars as they
begin the 2009-2010 season. Dan, a
sophomore at IUPUI, played No. 2 singles last
season. He competed at No. 1 singles this past
weekend in the Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne
Invitational. He finished with a 2-1
record in the top spot as he defeated the top
players from IP-FW and DePauw University and
lost to the top player from the University of
Detroit. Congratulations, Dan!
Dan and another ex-DHS Tennis star, Zach Ervin, will both
compete next weekend (Sept. 18-29-20) at the
Indiana University Invitational. Zach is a
sophomore at Butler University. He has
been doing well in challenge matches this fall
and is likely to play somewhere around No. 4
singles in Butler's lineup.
DHS boys earn state
ranking for first time in almost two years . . .
With the team back at full strength, Delta boys'
tennis is ranked 27th in the state in the newest
poll that was released on Labor Day (9-07-09).
This is the first time the boys have been ranked
since October 2007, when the Eagles finished the
season ranked No. 7. Delta was not ranked
at all during the 2008 season.
A close 3-2 loss to 15th-ranked Fort Wayne Canterbury is what
propelled the Eagles back into this week's
rankings. Delta won No. 1 and No. 2
singles against Canterbury and lost a third-set
match tiebreaker at No. 2 doubles as well as a
first-set tiebreaker at No. 1 doubles.
This is the 15th time in Coach Cleland's 20 seasons that the
boys have been state-ranked.
Delta has already competed against No. 9 Columbus North, No.
11 Zionsville, No. 15 Canterbury, No. 19
Jeffersonville, No. 24 Fort Wayne Carroll, and
No. 25 Bloomington South this fall.
Upcoming opponents include No. 13 West Lafayette
and No. 17 Lake Central.
Cardinis enjoying
Melanie Oudin's rise to stardom . . .
Melanie Oudin, the 17-year-old American who has
become a sensation at this year's U.S. Open, has
a connection to DHS Tennis. The rising
superstar from Georgia is the girlfriend of
another outstanding Georgia tennis player,
Austin Smith, who is the nephew of Stephanie
Cardini and the cousin of Taylor and Carl
Cardini.
Stephanie Cardini has been in attendance at the last couple matches
played by Oudin in the U.S. Open. Oudin
has defeated Elena Dementieva, Maria Sharapova
and Natalie Petrova to reach the quarterfinals
of the Open. Oudin is guaranteed at least
$175,000 for this tournament.
Austin Smith has played on the DHS courts a few times while
visiting the Cardinis.
Delaware County
Tournament results . . .
The annual Delaware County Open tennis tournament
finished Sunday, Aug. 9 at Ball State's
Cardinal Creek Tennis Center. Zach Ervin,
2007 DHS graduate and current Butler University
player, won his third county singles
championship, this time in a three-set battle
with current DHS junior Ben Bryan on a 90-degree
afternoon.
Results (with DHS Tennis players and
parents in gold print):
Men's A Singles --
Zach Ervin
defeated Ben Bryan,
6-2, 1-6, 6-3 Consolation final -- Adam Durm def. Kris
McNeary
Men's A Doubles --
Zach Ervin/Drew
DeHaven defeated Steve
Hopkins/Ben Bryan 6-2, 6-2 Consolation final -- Nate/Josh
Lattimer def. Tate Dishman/Zach
Richardson
Men's 40+ Singles --
Mike Keller
def. Jim Wegener, 6-1, 6-4 Consolation final -- Jay Love
def. Felix Muhiga
Women's A Singles -- Vanessa Whyte def. Katie Wilson, 6-2,
6-1 Consolation final --
Hannah Hollowell def. Kerry Lennartz
Women's A Doubles --
Hayley Hall/Kyle
Johnson def. Katie/Lauren Wilson, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 Consolation final --
Devyn Wafer/Kati
Vasalakis def. Kerry Lennartz/Abby Ervin
Men's B Singles -- Conner Hunt def.
Brock
Windsor, 6-3, 7-5 Consolation final --
Grant Esposito def. Bond
St. John
Men's B Doubles -- Geep Harrison/Brent Brobston def. Brian
Cobb/Jerry Elam, 6-1, 6-4 Consolation final --
Brian Hathaway/Andrew Walker def.
Bob Darroca/Ernest Davis
Women's B Singles --
Elaine Shafer
def. Amy Nocton, default Consolation final --
Natalie Cunningham def. Abby Alexander
Women's B Doubles --
Abby Alexander/Hailey
Humphrey defeated Kim
Atkins/Tammy Knox 6-3, 6-1 Consolation final
-- Betsy Peckinpaugh/Susie
Chambers def. Sarah Kardel/Molly Swift
Mixed A Doubles --
Ben Bryan/Katie
Wilson def. Ben Wilson/Katie
Bryan, 7-5, 6-2 Consolation final
-- Lonnie Lindsey/Teresa
Keller def. Rohan Patel/Meaghan Ellis
Mixed B Doubles --
Lonnie Lindsey/Stefanie
Decker def. James/Terry Day, 6-2, 6-2 Consolation
final -- Brock
Windsor/Emily Marsh def. Geep Harrison/Kacia
Sturgeon
Parent/Child A Doubles -- George Fratus/Kenny Cassidy def.
Don/Devyn Wafer,
6-7, 6-3, 6-2 Consolation
final -- David/Meaghan Ellis def.
Mark/Zach Ervin
Parent/Child B Doubles -- Jeff/Brian Hathaway def. John/Hannah
Hollowell, 6-3, 6-2 Consolation
final -- Ed/Hailey
Humphrey vs. Jini Morgan/Ian Helfert, TBA
Century Doubles --
Don Wafer/Jim
Wegener def. Cathy Bryan/Barb
Burgauer, 6-3, 6-1 Consolation
final -- Mark Ervin/David
Greenlee def. Jeff Love/Jay Love
Several Delta
players win Little Hacker titles . . .
The annual Little Hacker tennis tournament
finished Friday, July 31 at Ball State's
Cardinal Creek Tennis Center with many Delta
champions. Ben Bryan was a Triple Crown
winner with championships in Boys' 18 Singles,
Boys' 18 Doubles (with Brock Bell), and Mixed 18
Doubles (with Katie Wilson). In Girls' 16
Singles, Devyn Wafer defeated Aly Hopkins in the
finals. In Girls' 14-Under Singles,
Teaghan Dishman won the championship. In
Boys' 14 Singles, the champion was Bradley
Wuthrich in a long three-set match against Jay
Robillard. In Boys' 14 Doubles, Nick
Wilson was a champion (with partner Ian Landwehr).
In Boys 10 Doubles, Parker and Alec Robillard
won the title. Other runners-up included
Tate Dishman and Ethan Grove in 18 Doubles, Zach
Richardson and Brock Windsor in 16 Doubles, Evan
Rodenberger (with Quinn Hurley) in 14 Doubles,
Alec Robillard in 10 Singles, and Matthew Hapner
and Alec Robillard in 12 Doubles.
Consolation winners included Tate Dishman,
Jordan Chambers, Bond St. John, Alex Zimmerman,
Evan Rodenberger, Conner Neal, Brice Wuthrich,
Parker Robillard, Ashley Loffer, Madison Ashman,
Jay Robillard (with partner Grant Esposito),
Nick Bantz, Jack Sanders, Aubrey Smith, Holly
Whiteman, Katie Loffer and Drew Owen.
The next tournament will be the Delaware County Tournament from
Tuesday, Aug. 4 through Sunday, Aug. 9 at Ball
State courts.
Successful event
against Springfield, Missouri . . .
The annual match against the Hickory Hills
Tennis Club team from Springfield, Missouri,
went well on Monday, July 20 at DHS courts.
On a picture perfect day with sunshine and
temperatures in the high 70s, a group of 31 East
Central Indiana players competed against 28
Missouri players.
The competition was strong. The 16 doubles matches were
split evenly at 8 victories apiece.
Springfield prevailed in singles play by winning
about 60% of the matches.
Thanks to Terri Hopkins for organizing the picnic and for all
those who contributed food, grilled burgers,
served, cleaned up, etc. Thanks to Don Wafer for
helping to coach the matches.
DHS Tennis represented by
35
players on Honor Roll . . .
Thirty-five
DHS Tennis players are on the Honor Roll for the fourth 9-week
grading period. Here are our top students (and keep up the
good work!):
|
Seniors
(5) |
Juniors
(6) |
Sophomores
(12) |
Freshmen
(12) |
|
|
A+
Kristen Smith
|
|
A+
Lynne Costello |
A Jared
Bullock Kelly Crider John Rauchenstein |
A
Beth Ellcessor Holly Whiteman |
A
Lexi Cocco Laura Hapner Aly Hopkins Elle Reece
|
A Jonathan Smith Bond St. John |
A/B
Caleb Austin Katie Loffer |
A/B Taylor Cardini Jade Davis Hilary Rodenberger |
A/B Ben
Bryan Tate Dishman Youngwoo Han Josh Hapner Natalie Knauss Zach Richardson Aubrey Smith Devyn Wafer |
A/B Morgan Bergren Megan Buckner Lyn Ellcessor Matt Fisher Ethan Grove Austin Lemna Alexa Lewis
Seth Myers Jeremy Nickens |
Kelly Crider chosen
Star Press Player of the Year . . .
2009 graduate Kelly Crider has been selected
2009 Player of the Year for high school girls'
tennis by The (Muncie) Star Press sports
department. The award was announced in the
Sunday, June 28 newspaper. Here is a link
to the
article.
She is the ninth Delta player to earn the Player
of the Year honor in the 13-year history of the
award. Kelly finished 14-7 as a senior at No. 1 singles and helped
the team win its 18th consecutive sectional
championship. Kelly also recently was chosen All-State Singles Third Team
by the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports
Association. She earned Academic All-State
by the ICGSA and the Indiana High School Tennis
Coaches Association. Kelly will attend Butler University in the fall.
KELLY CRIDER 2009 All-State Singles
Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association |
KELLY CRIDER 2009
Academic All-State
Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association & Indiana HS
Tennis Coaches Association |
DEVYN WAFER /
EMILY MARSH 2009
All-State Doubles Honorable Mention
Indiana HS Tennis Coaches Association |
KELLY CRIDER 2009
All-State Singles Honorable Mention
Indiana
HS Tennis Coaches Association |
| complete teams available at
www.ihsteca.com |
144 players
registered for this week's Penguin Classic . . .
The turnout looks strong for the 8th Annual
Penguin Classic tennis tournament, which will be
Tuesday through Sunday at the Delta courts.
There are 144 players registered. Youth matches will be mostly during the day, with adult
matches mostly in the evenings. Our annual
Penguin Party cookout will be Thursday, June 25
evening for all players and fans. We hope
to see a large turnout that night. Bring a
side dish and enjoy the party!
Coach Tim Cleland could use help in the following
areas: >
Tournament desk workers.
This is a great job for current players and/or
parents! Sign up for a shift by seeing Tim
on Tuesday at the tournament. >
Tent crew. Tim
needs at least 6 or 7 people to help put up the
tournament tent on Monday evening at 6 p.m. at
the courts. Right now, Jeff Philhower,
Jordan Chambers and Tim are the tent crew.
Call Tim if you can help. The job will not
take long, and the tent will provide much needed
shade for workers during the tournament. >
Penguin Party picnic crew.
We will need volunteers to help grill and serve
food during the annual Penguin Party on Thursday
evening (6 p.m. to 8 p.m.). This is a
great tradition and one of the best nights of
the year as we enjoy fellowship, food and great
tennis. Grandma Peggy Brown in the past has
provided much help for this picnic. We
shall carry on the tradition in her memory; sign
up to help by seeing Tim on Tuesday or Wednesday
at the tournament.
16 players compete
in sanctioned tournament in Columbus, Indiana . . .
The annual trip to Columbus, Indiana, for the
USTA sanctioned trip was a success during the
weekend of June 19-21 as sixteen DHS Tennis
players participated. Eight boys and eight
girls competed in the tournament. Ben Bryan, who will be a junior this fall, won the
18-under boys' singles championship by winning
four straight matches. He defeated Chase
Harris of Columbus in the semifinals in straight
sets and then dominated Matt Solan of
Bloomington 6-0, 6-2 in the finals. Solan
had beaten Ben in three sets earlier this spring
in a tournament. Devyn Wafer, also a junior-to-be, won two main draw
singles matches in the 16-under girls' division
and reached the semifinals. Three more incoming juniors did well in consolation
singles brackets. Jordan Chambers won the
18-under consolation with three straight wins.
Zach Richardson won the 16-under consolation
with three wins, including victories over
teammates Bond St. John and Brock Windsor. Another consolation winner was Nick Wilson,
incoming 7th grader. He won the 12-under
consolation singles match. Delta players finished with an 18-18 record in
singles matches overall. Wins were
hard to come by in doubles, although several
matches went three sets. Brock Windsor and
Zach Richardson won a round in 16-under doubles,
then lost a three-set match in the semifinals.
Ben Bryan and Bond St. John won a round in
18-under doubles before losing in the
championship match. Players who participated in the trip: Boys -- Ben Bryan, Jordan Chambers, Drew Owen,
Zach Richardson, Brock Windsor, Tate Dishman,
Bond St. John and Nick Wilson. Girls -- Devyn Wafer, Aly Hopkins, Abby
Alexander, Jade Davis, Taylor Cardini, Aubrey
Smith, Hailey Humphrey and Jessica Price. Among the other trip highlights: > Angie St. John's adventure on I-65. > Bond St. John's ride in the police car. > Zaharako's diner. > Ceraland Park picnic and games. > Cold Stone Creamery. > Holiday Inn craziness.
Champions crowned
in first week of Tim Cleland Tennis Camp . . .
The 14th annual Tim Cleland Tennis Camp got off
to a good start with another successful camp
tournament and fun day on Friday, June 19.
More than 160 youths have signed up for tennis
camp so far
with more entries coming in every day. The
camp record is 192 youths, set last year, and we
are likely to end up with a similar number this
year. Selected as
Campers of the Week
for the first week:
K-3 = Brandon Jackson and Tynan
Dishman 4th-5th
= Brice Wuthrich, Zane Willis and McKayle Royal
6th-7th-8th
= Drake Clohessy and
Carly Wilson
HS Regular = Evan Rodenberger
and Natalie Alexander
HS Advanced = Brock Windsor and
Aly Hopkins
Honored
with other special
trophies for the first week:
Hustle
= Nate Southerland,
Rebecca Hollowell, Grant Esposito, Alex
Zimmerman and Jade Davis.
Sportsmanship = Drew Wilson, Megan Carey,
Jacob Rollen, Emily Smith and Natalie
Cunningham.
Enthusiasm
= Jeremy Scott,
Conner Neal, Shelby Robbins, Nick Bantz and
Jeremy Lacey.
Extra Effort = Rebecca Pearson,
Tori Baker, Quinn Hurley, Elle Reece and David
Ballard.
If you are listed above but were gone during the awards
ceremony and did not collect your trophy, see
Coach Cleland during the Penguin tournament!
Visit the
official camp website for more camp news and
tournament results.
Ben Bryan finishes
second in Indianapolis tournament . . .
Sophomore Ben Bryan won three rounds to reach
the finals of the USTA-sanctioned Race Weekend
Open tennis tournament in Indianapolis over
Memorial Day weekend. Ben, competing in
the 16-under division, lost 6-3, 6-4 in the
finals to Andrew Blazek of Omaha, Neb.
Intermediate
players needed for Team
Tennis league . . .
The Muncie Family YMCA is sponsoring four Team
Tennis summer travel teams. They have teams in
18 & under, 14 & under, 12 & under, and 10 &
under intermediate leagues. The cost is
$30 and includes a Nike Dri-Fit shirt. Matches
will be held Tuesday or Wednesday nights and
some weekends. For more information, please
contact Jim or Joy Wegener at the YMCA at
286-0818.
News
and Notes for DHS Tennis . . .
The annual Teacher Appreciation Day match will
be Monday, May 11 at home against Rushville.
Each player and manager will invite a special
teacher to the match. There will cake,
cookies and punch. Prior to the match,
each player will be introduced with their
honored teacher and photos will be taken.
The ceremony will start at 4 p.m. This is
an attempt to acknowledge and recognize the
academic accomplishments of our student-athletes
and the influence of a wide range of teachers on
their lives. Mary Foster is organizing the
food and drinks. Please contact her if you
would like to help.
Middle School tennis continues to attract large crowds.
Almost 40 boys and girls have signed up, and
attendance at each session averages 25 to 30
players. The next session will be Friday,
May 8 from 5:45 to 6:45.
The girls and managers have received invoices for their
clothing expenses. The bills were distributed
Friday, May 1 and Monday, May 4. Please
pay prior to May 13 if possible.
The junior varsity team will compete in the East Noble
Invitational this weekend on Saturday. We
will play three rounds, with the first round
starting at 9:00 a.m. We will have a list
of who will be playing by mid-week. We
plan to take 12-14 players. More coming
soon!
Greenlee
chosen all-conference . . .
Ex-DHS Tennis star J.D. Greenlee recently was
chosen to the all-Great Lakes Valley Conference
team. He was honored at the conference
banquet in St. Louis. Greenlee is a senior
at the University of Indianapolis, where he
plays No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles.
Here is
an article on his all-conference selection.
Ex-DHS Tennis standout Zach Ervin won his match Friday in the
Horizon Conference tournament against
Valparaiso. Butler won the match 4-0.
On Saturday, Butler lost 4-0 to Illinois-Chicago
as Zach was beaten in doubles. His singles
match did not finish since the team match
already was determined. On Sunday, Zach
concludes his freshman season with a third-place
match against Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Great
turnout for Parent-Child Doubles . . .
A huge total of 20 teams (40 players) turned out
Saturday afternoon for the annual Parent-Child
Doubles event following the Eagles' intrasquad
match. The winning team was Ed and Hailey
Humphrey, who were unbeaten in several sets
against the top-level teams.
Congratulations to all who played! No
injuries!
In the intrasquad match, competition for lineup positions
remained very close up and down the lineup.
Many players still remain in contention for
varsity and top JV positions.
8 for 8 on Saturday
for DHS Tennis Alumni . . .
Saturday, April 11 turned out to be a perfect
day for DHS Tennis alumni in college tennis. Our
ex-players competed in eight matches and
collected eight victories!
Butler at Youngstown State in Youngstown, OH Zach Ervin won at #4
singles and #2 doubles
IUPUI at Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne, IN Dan Klingenberg won at #2
singles and #1 doubles
Eastern Michigan at Ball State in Muncie, IN Hayley Hall won at #4
singles (did not play doubles)
U. of Southern Indiana at U. of Indianapolis in
Indianapolis, IN J.D. Greenlee won at #1
singles and #1 doubles Jeff Price won at #3
doubles (did not play singles)
Here is a more complete update of how these former DHS Tennis
players are doing this season in college tennis.
Doubles star Jeff Price is off
to a good start in his first college season at
the University of Indianapolis. Jeff is
playing No. 3 doubles for the Greyhounds and has
won 10 of his last 11 doubles matches. UIndy is
ranked #7 in the Midwest Region among NCAA
Division II tennis teams. The top eight
teams at the end of the season get to advance to
the NCAA Regionals, and it is going to be very
close for the Greyhounds.

Former DHS singles star Hayley Hall has battled
through her back problems this spring to play
No. 4 singles for Ball State University.
Hayley, a sophomore, has been one of the team's
most consistent winners and has sometimes been
the only singles winner for the Cardinals.
She has not been playing doubles this season.
The Cardinals are 5-11 overall and 0-6 in the
Mid-American Conference.

UIndy senior J.D. Greenlee hopes to finish his college career by
returning to the NCAA Regionals. He was
able to do that his freshman year but the team
did not qualify when he was a sophomore or
junior. This year J.D. is playing No. 1
singles and No. 1 doubles. He recently picked up
a very good singles win over the No. 1 player
from Rockhurst University, which is ranked No. 5
in the Midwest Region.

Former DHS doubles star Dan Klingenberg played No. 2
singles and No. 1 doubles for IUPUI, an NCAA
Division 1 team. On Thursday, April 9, Dan
won his singles and doubles matches as the team
beat South Dakota State. He also won his
singles and doubles matches on Saturday, April
11 against IP-Fort Wayne. The Jaguars'
season ended Saturday. Dan now plans to
focus on the weight room as he prepares for the
next season.
 Former DHS singles star Zach Ervin is playing No. 4 singles and No.
2 doubles for Butler University, also in NCAA
Division 1. Zach has won six of his last
seven singles matches and six of his last seven
doubles matches for the Bulldogs. His
doubles partner now is Chris Herron, the 2007 IHSAA State Singles champ. Butler is
4-1
in Horizon League play entering a big match
today (Sunday, April 12) at Cleveland
State.
Eagles open at No.
17 in first state rankings . . .
Delta debuts at No. 17 in the first state poll
for the Spring 2009 season. The poll is
conducted by a panel of 15 coaches statewide.
There are more than 300 schools with girls'
tennis programs in Indiana.
This marks the 11th straight year that DHS Girls' Tennis has been
in the Top 20 state rankings.
Indianapolis Park Tudor enters the season as the No. 1 ranked team.
Many DHS opponents show up in the first state poll. They
include:
#4 Center Grove
#5 Cathedral
#11 Fort Wayne Canterbury
#12 Terre Haute North
#22 Anderson Highland
#26 Floyd Central
#28 West Lafayette
#30 Muncie Central (scrimmage)
DHS Tennis represented by
34
players on Honor Roll . . .
Thirty-four
DHS Tennis players are on the Honor Roll for the third nine-week
grading period. Here are our top students (and keep up the
good work!):
|
Seniors
(6) |
Juniors
(6) |
Sophomores
(10) |
Freshmen
(12) |
A+
Kelly Crider Jared Bullock |
|
|
A+
Lynne Costello |
|
A John Rauchenstein |
A
Beth Ellcessor Kristen Smith Holly Whiteman |
A
Aly Hopkins Elle Reece Brock Windsor |
A Jonathan Smith Bond St. John |
A/B
Caleb Austin Katie Loffer Emily Marsh |
A/B Taylor Cardini Jade Davis Morgan Whitehair |
A/B
Lexi Cocco Youngwoo Han Laura Hapner Natalie Knauss Zach Richardson Aubrey Smith Devyn Wafer |
A/B Morgan Bergren Megan Buckner Lyn Ellcessor Matt Fisher Ethan Grove Austin Lemna Alexa Lewis
Seth Myers Jessica Price |
News and
Notes for Girls' Tennis Season . . .
On Saturday,
April 4, we will have Practice Matches at 1 p.m.
and 3 p.m. at the courts. The schedule
will be presented to the girls at Thursday's
practice. These matches originally were
scheduled for 11 a.m., but have been moved back
due to the funeral of Lorene (Mee Mee)
Peckinpaugh, mother of Bill Peckinpaugh and
grandmother of four DHS Tennis all-state
players: Kate, Ann, Alison and Sarah Peckinpaugh.
Mee Mee passed away Tuesday at age 97. Mee Mee's
funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Cambridge
City.
Due to Mee Mee Peckinpaugh's death, the weekly
meeting of the ALPHA youth group will be at the
Crider home on Sunday, April 5 from 6 to 8 p.m.
instead of at the Peckinpaughs. Thanks to
Mary Foster for graciously hosting us again this
weekend! All are invited. Please
pass the word to the regular attendees of ALPHA.
The Player Directory and Parent Directory are
being compiled and will be distributed soon.
Thanks to Kevin Smith and Lee Wafer for doing
this.
PARENT PHOTOS: We
would like to post digital images on the website
of parents with their DHS Tennis player.
This helps all the families figure out who
everyone is. If you can do this, please
email a digital image to Kevin Smith at
KSmith@bsu.edu
and he will compile a webpage.
The girls'
tennis team took advantage of some great weather
to open the first week of practice this past
week. We have 32 girls on this year's
team. Many girls are making noticeable
improvement already! Some girls are
staying after practice and hitting more balls
and/or running on the track. That's great!
Those who work extra will benefit by improving
more rapidly. The managers also deserve a
pat on the back for helping run practices and
being encouraging and helpful to the girls.
PARENTS -- Click
here
to see the Booster Club responsibilities so far.
Continue to volunteer for some of the
categories. Parents who have not yet
registered for the Booster Club need to do so as
soon as possible. Dues are $25.
UNIFORMS -- Our skirts and tops have been
ordered and should arrive around April 8.
The skirts are yellow and the tops are yellow
with white piping. Manager shirts are navy
blue short sleeve. Coaches shirts are
yellow long sleeve. T-shirts are navy.
Optional sweatshirt
orders will be taken soon. No one needs
to pay for uniforms until you receive an
invoice.
YARD SIGNS -- Stephanie Cardini will coordinate
orders for DHS Tennis yard signs. Details
have been distributed at
practice.
TEAM/INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS -- Photos by Crabtree
Photography originally were scheduled for
Tuesday, March 31 but will be postponed until we
have our uniforms.
TENNIS SHED -- The new tennis storage shed being
built by the DHS Construction class is
progressing nicely. It should be in place
in the early part of the season.
Updated Bios
for Girls' Tennis Players . . .
Click
here
to
see the Updated Bios for the 2009 Delta Girls'
Tennis Team.
Ben Bryan
finishes as tourney runner-up . . .
Ben Bryan won
three matches to reach the finals of a USTA
tournament at the Healthplex Sports Center on
the west side of Indianapolis. The
tournament ended Sunday, Feb. 8.
Ben, seeded seventh, knocked off the No. 2 and
No. 6 seeds before falling in the finals to the
No. 1 seed. Congratulations on a good
tournament, Ben!
In other recent DHS Tennis news: > A group of 20 boys and girls players attended the opening night
of the Alpha youth group program on Sunday
night, Feb. 8 at the Peckinpaughs. The
group continues next Sunday night from 6 to 8
p.m. All are welcome!
> Next Open Gym is 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9 in the
auxiliary gym.
> Kristen Smith has been cleared by doctors to return to tennis
after off-season ACL surgery. Emily Marsh
also recently received good news on her progress
as she recovers from ACL surgery for a
volleyball injury.
> Dan Klingenberg competed well during the weekend as IUPUI visited
Ball State for a match on Saturday, Feb. 7.
Dan played No. 2 singles and lost 6-2, 7-5 to
BSU's Jose Perdomo.
> Zach Ervin won both singles and doubles as Butler shut out
Bradley on Sunday, Feb. 8.
> J.D. Greenlee won his No. 1 doubles match and lost in a third-set
tiebreaker at No. 1 singles as the University of
Indianapolis beat Wayne State of Michigan on
Sunday, Feb. 8. Jeff Price lost at No. 3
doubles in his debut for UIndy. Bobby
Helfst played exhibition singles for the
Greyhounds.
Big weekend
for ex-DHS Tennis stars . . .
Butler
University freshman Zach Ervin (DHS 2008) made
his biggest contributions of the season so far
by winning three of his four matches in
Wisconsin over the weekend. On Saturday,
Ervin and his doubles partner won against
31st-ranked University of Wisconsin at No. 3
doubles. Zach lost his No. 5 singles match
6-3, 6-4. On Sunday, against strong
conference rival Wisconsin-Green Bay, Zach won
at No. 5 singles in straight sets and he and his
doubles partner also won at No. 3 doubles.
IUPUI freshman Dan Klingenberg (DHS 2008) also
played well over the weekend against great
competition. In a match at Northwestern
University on Saturday, Dan played No. 2 singles
and lost 6-4, 6-4 to a strong player. The
previous day, Dan and doubles partner Bren
Vasalakis (Yorktown 2008) played No. 1 doubles
and lost 9-8 to Illinois-Chicago's top team.
Ball State sophomore Hayley Hall (DHS 2007)
returned to action recently and picked up a
victory at No. 4 singles over Wright State.
She tried to play Sunday at 30th-ranked Indiana
University but had to retire after falling
behind 6-2, 3-0. Hayley has been trying to
recover from back trouble. She still can
redshirt this season if she does not play more
than 30 percent of the team's matches and does
not play against conference opponents.
What's new
in DHS Tennis . . .
Some exciting
new projects are on the horizon for DHS Tennis.
First, a couple of construction projects are
planned for this spring at the courts. We
are replacing the old blue storage shed with a
new larger walk-in shed that will store all of
our equipment more spaciously. This shed
is being built by the DHS Construction class and
paid for by the athletic department.
Second, a 30-foot by 20-foot shelterhouse
project is in the planning stages for this
spring. It would be located in the grassy
area near Court 5. Plans call for the
shelterhouse to include built-in picnic tables
and electricity. It is being funded in
part by donations to DHS Tennis in the memory of
Grandma Peggy Brown, who died in October.
Additional funds are being raised. It is
hoped that the shelterhouse can be operational
this spring in time for at least part of the
girls' tennis season. It will get lots of
use during summer camps and tournaments.
More details will be forthcoming.
Third, we hope to plant at least two shade trees
in the area of the new shed and shelterhouse as
well.
Another new activity this winter and spring will
be the formation of a youth group for interested
members of the DHS Tennis family. This
youth group is part of the Union Chapel "Alpha" program. The group will meet at the
home of Bill and Betsy Peckinpaugh near Country
Village for several
weeks, beginning on Sunday, Feb. 8. The group
meets from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday evenings. All
boys' and girls' tennis team members are invited.
We would love to see you there!
Busy
months for Coach Cleland . . .
It's going to
be a busy few weeks for DHS Tennis Coach Tim
Cleland.
Now in his ninth year as president of the
Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Association,
his January and February schedule includes the
following:
Wednesday,
Jan. 21 -- present Tennis Rules
Proposals to the Indiana Interscholastic
Athletic Administrators Association board of
directors
Thursday,
Feb. 5 through Saturday, Feb. 7 --
direct the annual Indiana Tennis Coaches
Convention at the Indianapolis Racquet Club
Friday,
Feb. 20 -- present Tennis Rules
Proposals to the Indiana High School Athletic
Association board of directors
Throughout
January and February -- continue
to teach six classes at DHS as well as teach
high school clinics and private lessons at the
Muncie YMCA and begin conditioning for the
Spring 2008 girls' season. And with eight
ex-players competing in college tennis
currently, he also has plans to catch a couple
of college matches when possible!
Ex-DHS stars ready to kick off college dual-match seasons . . .
It's going to
be a busy college tennis dual-match season for
several former DHS Tennis players. Here's
the upcoming schedules and links to some of our
players' college bios:
Hayley Hall -- sophomore at Ball State Cardinals Kristin McKinney -- freshman at Ball State
Cardinals Note: Hayley is playing some matches although she might
later be red-shirted this season as she
recovers from a back injury. Kristin also
is experiencing back trouble, and her status is
day by day right now. Play Sunday, Jan. 25 at Indiana Play Tuesday, Feb. 3 at home vs. IUPUI (Muncie YMCA)
Dan Klingenberg -- freshman at IUPUI Jaguars Plays Friday, Jan. 23 at Illinois-Chicago Plays Saturday, Jan. 24 at Northwestern Plays Saturday, Jan. 31 at Bradley Plays Saturday, Feb. 7 at Ball State (Muncie
YMCA)
Zach Ervin -- freshman at Butler Bulldogs Plays Saturday, Jan. 24 at Wisconsin Plays Sunday, Jan. 25 at Green Bay Plays Friday, Jan. 30 at home vs. Western Michigan Plays Sunday, Feb. 1 at Purdue
J.D. Greenlee -- senior at Univ. of Indianapolis
Greyhounds Jeff Price -- freshman at Univ. of Indianapolis
Greyhounds Bob Helfst -- freshman at Univ. of Indianapolis
Greyhounds Plays Sunday, Feb. 8 at home vs. Wayne State Plays Saturday, Feb. 14 at home vs. Ferris State Plays Sunday, Feb. 15 at home vs. Grand Valley State
Brittany Teagle -- sophomore at Mount St.
Joseph's Spring Schedule begins in April Brittany finished 13-3 in singles and 10-7 in doubles in the
2008 Fall season! Congratulations!
Team Videos
now available at school from Jared . . .
Those who
ordered a 2008 Season Video from Jared Bullock
at the banquet can now pick up the videos at
school. Jared will have them with him on Monday,
Dec. 15 and throughout the rest of the week.
Cost is $10 per video.
If you see this, then please pass the word to
others who might not be checking the website at
this time of year.
Ben Bryan named Second Team All-State Singles . . .
Sophomore Ben
Bryan has been selected to the Indiana All-State
Singles second team. Selections were made
on Saturday, Oct. 25 by a statewide panel of
coaches.
Ben completed his season at No. 1 singles with a
21-6 record, the exact same record he compiled
at No. 3 singles as a freshman.
Ben's close results with others on the All-State
team helped him be chosen for the honor.
He lost 7-6, 7-5 to Jeffersonville's Patrick
Elliott (First Team All-State) and lost three
3-set matches to Canterbury's Mitch Stein and
Homestead's Conner Andrews (both Second Team
All-State) as well as a 6-4, 6-4 decision to
West Lafayette's Joey Frank (Second Team
All-State).
|
BEN BRYAN 2008 All-State Singles |
|
JARED BULLOCK 2008
Academic All-State |
|
JOHN
RAUCHENSTEIN 2008
Academic All-State |
| complete teams available at
www.ihsteca.com |
Bullock, Rauchenstein chosen to Indiana Academic All-State
team . . .
For the first
time in the history of DHS Boys' Tennis, two DHS
players have made the prestigious Indiana
Academic All-State tennis team in the same
season.
Seniors Jared Bullock and John Rauchenstein were
named Academic All-State when the team was
announced Sunday, Oct. 19.
To qualify to be nominated for the team, players
must meet the following criteria: * Senior * Compete on varsity at least 50% of the team's matches * Have a minimum GPA of 3.6 * Have a minimum SAT score of 1650 on the 2400-point scale * Have a minimum ACT score of 24
About 200 players from throughout Indiana
qualified to be nominated. From that pool,
the nominees' scores are plugged into a computer
formula and then are ranked in order. The
top 50 players receive Academic All-State and
the rest receive honorable mention.
Bullock, who has a 4.0 GPA, a 2200 SAT and a 34
ACT, finished #6 in the rankings.
Rauchenstein's scores are not as high but he
still came up in the Top 50 to qualify for this
outstanding honor!
Congratulations to both Jared and John! By
virtue of earning this All-State honor, both
players are eligible to get their photo up on
the DHS Wall of Fame.
Postseason
banquet and awards . . .
The annual
Postseason Awards Banquet for boys' tennis will
be Sunday, Nov. 9 at the smaller chapel on the
Union Chapel campus in Muncie. The banquet
will be 4 p.m. on that day. Reservation
forms and more details about price, menu and
guests speakers have been given to each player and
manager at school. Reservations are due
Friday, Nov. 1.
Several DHS Tennis players have been honored in
Postseason Awards this week.
In the All-District voting, sophomore Ben Bryan
finished in sixth place for District 4, which is
one of five regions for Indiana. All of
the other 16 players on the All-District Singles
team were seniors or juniors.
In All-Conference voting, sophomores Ben Bryan
and Jordan Chambers were chosen as two of the
top six singles players in the Hoosier Heritage
Conference. Other selections were Cameron
Boehning and Kyle Dickerson of New Palestine,
Matt Tran of Pendleton Heights, and Shane Sparks
of Mount Vernon.
Receiving honorable mention in All-Conference
were senior Caleb Austin in singles, and the
doubles teams of sophomore Tate Dishman/freshman
Ethan Grove and senior John rauchenstein/senior
Jared Bullock.
Dan wins
twice as IUPUI tops UIndy . . .
Ex-DHS Tennis
stars Dan Klingenberg and J.D. Greenlee met on
the collegiate tennis courts Friday night in
Indianapolis. Klingenberg, a freshman, led
his IUPUI team to a 5-2 victory over senior
Greenlee and his University of Indianapolis
team.
Klingenberg and partner Bren Vasalakis beat
Greenlee and partner Kyle Prow 9-8 at No. 1
doubles. Klingenberg then played No. 2
singles and dominated UIndy's Jonathan Hack.
Greenlee played No. 1 singles for UIndy and lost
to his IUPUI opponent.
Freshman Bob Helfst did not get to play for
UIndy as IUPUI did not have any extra players
available.
Current DHS
Tennis streaks . . .
Here is a look
at some interesting DHS Boys' Tennis streaks:
|
Most Consecutive
Sectional Championships (current
streaks) |
|
30 |
Homestead -- state
record |
|
28 |
Munster |
|
22 |
Floyd Central |
|
20 |
Center Grove |
|
19 |
Ben Davis and
Silver Creek |
|
18 |
Kokomo and Carmel |
|
17 |
Batesville |
|
16 |
Delta |
|
Most Consecutive Regional
Championships (current streaks) |
|
18 |
Center
Grove |
|
14 |
Delta |
|
DHS Tennis Record in Last
56 Sectional and Regional Matches |
|
56-0 |
Delta |
|
Consecutive Months Since
DHS Boys' Tennis Lost to Any Delaware County
Opponent |
|
168 |
Last loss
was October 1994 to Muncie Central in regional (3-2
loss) |
Catching up
on the latest DHS Tennis news . . .
> Ex-DHS Tennis standout Dan Klingenberg notched
the best singles win of his career on Saturday
with a 4-6, 6-4, 12-10 victory over Ball State's
Derek Carpenter, the 2008 IHSAA State Singles
Champion. Dan is a freshman at IUPUI.
Congratulations, Dan!
Just three months ago, ex-DHS Tennis star J.D.
Greenlee beat Chris Herron, the 2007 IHSAA State
Singles Champion.
Not bad for a couple of boys from Gaston and
Dunkirk who started playing tennis in middle
school!
> Ex-DHS Tennis player Lindsey Loffer recently
announced her engagement. She plans to be
married next June to her boyfriend Scott, whom
she met at the University of Indianapolis.
Congratulations, Lindsey!
Bond St.
John wins JV singles and doubles titles . . .
Freshman Bond
St. John swept the Junior Varsity Intrasquad
tournament singles and doubles championships on
Friday, Oct. 3. Bond beat sophomore Brock
Windsor in the singles final in a long, tough
match. The final score was 8-6 in a match
that featured grueling groundstroke rallies and
many deuce games.
Bond and Brock teamed to win the doubles title.
They beat sophomores Tad Dorton and Youngwoo Han
in the final match, 8-4.
Congratulations on the pair of victories, Bondo!
J.D. Greenlee
accepted to IU Optometry School . . .
Ex-DHS Tennis
star J.D. Greenlee, a senior at the University
of Indianapolis, was notified Thursday, Oct. 2
that he has been accepted to the Indiana
University School of Optometry. This was
his first choice and is the result of several
years of hard work! Congratulations, J.D.!
Zach, Dan
playing in Ball State tournament . . .
Ex-DHS Tennis
stars Zach Ervin and Dan Klingenberg are
competing in the Ball State Fall Invitational
this weekend. There are 17 NCAA Division 1
teams in the tournament.
Zach, a freshman at Butler University, won his
opening singles match over a player from Dayton,
then lost 7-6, 6-2 to Muncie's Jon Wegener, a
freshman at Ball State. Zach and his
partner won their opening doubles match, 8-1,
and will play at 3 p.m. Saturday against Wegener
and his partner.
Dan, a freshman at IUPUI, lost his opening
singles match, then beat a player from Cleveland
State University in a third-set tiebreaker.
Dan and his partner, freshman Bren Vasalakis of
Yorktown, dropped a close 9-7 decision in
doubles to one of Butler's top teams.
DHS Tennis
magnets on sale for $5 . . .
New DHS Tennis
magnets are on sale for $5. The magnets
are perfect for gas caps and refrigerators!
All players and managers have magents available
for sale. Magnets also are available from
Coach Cleland.
Good
advice given at Senior Talks . . .
Continuing a
long DHS Boys' Tennis tradition, the team's
three seniors spoke to the 21 underclassmen on
Wednesday night at the end of practice.
Jared Bullock, John Rauchenstein and Caleb
Austin did a great job sharing words of wisdom.
Among the messages from the seniors: > DHS Tennis stands out because of the emphasis on character
development as well as tennis skills. Be
more concerned with your character (which is who
you really are) than your reputation (which is
what other people think about you). If you
have strong character, your reputation will be
good, too, among people who truly know you.
> Your teammates are family. Take care of each other, support
each other, and help each other make good
choices. Pick your teammates up when they
make mistakes.
> Enjoy every day because the four years of high school fly by
quickly. Before you know it, you will be
the one giving the Senior Talk!
> Pursue your passions with enthusiasm. When you love doing
something, you are on your way to success.
> Congratulations on the amazing amount of improvement this team
has made from the beginning of the season to the
current time.
Delta
Invitational is a big success . . .
Perfect weather
and strong competition paved the way for a
wonderful Delta Invitational varsity tournament
on Saturday, Sept. 27.
DHS finished third in the strong 8-team field.
Fort Wayne Canterbury, ranked 19th, won the
championship with a 4-1 victory over Lake
Central in the final match.
Delta beat 25th-ranked Richmond 3-2 for third
place. Richmond has a 15-2 record and is
the North Central Conference champion.
Prior to Saturday, its powerful singles lineup
of Josh Hollingsworth, Jimmy Fetzer and Mike
Boyer -- all seniors -- had not been swept in a
match all season. But Delta accomplished
the sweep behind the strong play of sophomores
Ben Bryan and Jordan Chambers and senior Caleb
Austin.
It was the first
victory over a state-ranked team this season for
Delta, which finishes the regular season with a
12-7 record.
Special
thanks to the following people and businesses
for their support of the Delta Invitational:
> June Rauchenstein -- Picnic organizer > Jon Orlosky -- Hog roast > Kelly and Cathy Bryan -- Providing the hog > Donna Helfst -- producing the Delta
Invitational program > all varsity parents -- helping contribute food
and labor to the picnic! > Don Wafer -- running the Muncie Central site
> Bullock Heating and Cooling -- program ad > Peckinpaugh Financial Group -- program ad > Gill Brothers Furniture -- program ad > Pete's Duck Inn -- program ad > The Muncie Tennis Association -- program ad > Irving Materials, Inc. -- program ad > E&B Paving, Inc. -- program ad > Michael Crider, MD -- program ad > Judge Chris Teagle -- program ad > Bryan & Bryan, attorneys -- program ad > 1 Way Drivers Education -- program ad > Jaime Lemna, DDS, Dentistry for Children and
Young Adults -- program ad > The Cancer Center at Ball Memorial Hospital
(and William Fisher, MD) -- program ad > Dairy Dream of Albany -- program ad > Garden View Funeral Home and Gardens of Memory
-- program ad > 5-Star Driver Education Center -- program ad > 14th Annual Tim Cleland Tennis Camp -- program
ad
Catching up on
the news and notes for DHS Tennis . . .
Here's a
random collection of what's going on in the
world of DHS Tennis: > Manager Kristen Smith continues to rehabilitate from her recent
knee surgery to fix her torn ACL. Kristen
is expected back at school this week.
With proper rehab, she should be back playing
competitively again by the spring season.
Good luck, Kristen!
> The sectional draw was made Monday during the day. Delta and Alexandria will meet
on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. for the semifinals on
Courts 1-2-3. Yorktown and Muncie Burris
play at the same time on Courts 4-5-6-7.
The championship match will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. due to
SAT testing that morning.
> The junior varsity team finished its regular season with a 10-3
record, which is better than the team's record
last season. Winning at least 10
individual matches for the JV this season were
sophomore Zach Richardson (15), sophomore Brock
Windsor (14), sophomore Josh Hapner (15),
freshman Bond St. John (14), sophomore Alex
Zimmerman(13), sophomore Tad Dorton (12), and
freshman Matt Fisher (11). In addition,
junior Aaron Williams, sophomore Youngwoo Han
and freshman Ethan Grove have won 10 or more
matches combined between varsity and JV results.
And considering that three of the top varsity
players are sophomores (Ben Bryan, Jordan
Chambers and Tate Dishman) the future of DHS
Tennis is very bright!
> Beginning Monday, the JV players will compete in an intrasquad
doubles and singles tournament at practice.
Matches will be 8-game pro sets. Let Coach
Cleland know if you will NOT be attending.
> The annual Senior Talk tradition will be Wednesday during
practice. Seniors Caleb Austin, Jared
Bullock and John Rauchenstein will speak with
all teammates. Attendance is required
unless you have permission from Coach Cleland to
miss.
> Catching up with the college crew: * Kristin McKinney began her Ball State tennis
career by participating in singles and doubles
at the Ball State Invitational this weekend at
Cardinal Creek Tennis Center. She and her
partner won a doubles match Friday over a team
from Butler. Complete results can be found
at www.ballstatesports.com
* Butler freshman Zach Ervin and IUPUI freshman
Dan Klingenberg will participate in the Ball
State Men's Invitational this coming weekend at
BSU Cardinal Creek Tennis Center. Ball
State freshman Jon Wegener and IUPUI freshman
Bren Vasalakis are other local players
competing. The tourney will be Friday
through Sunday and will involve 17 NCAA
Division 1 teams. Zach and Dan each were
at the Delta Invitational on Saturday as
spectators.
* Also at the Delta Invite on Saturday was University
of Indianapolis freshman Bobby Helfst. He
and UIndy senior J.D. Greenlee are teammates
again. They have a few matches scheduled
this fall. Greenlee is playing No. 1
singles and recently beat former Homestead star
Greg Dillon 6-2, 6-1 in a match against Ohio
Dominican. The UIndy team plays Saturday
afternoon at Taylor University.
* Indiana University-Southeast freshman Ashley
Philhower and Mount St. Mary's sophomore
Brittany Teagle also are competing in college
tennis this fall. Ball State sophomore
Hayley Hall is recovering from injury this fall.
Coach Cleland
gains 600th career victory . . .
Coach Cleland
became
the ninth tennis coach in Indiana history to
reach the 600 mark for career varsity victories
when the Eagles won 4-1 on Thursday, Sept. 11 at
home against Anderson Highland.
Six of the eight men ahead of Coach Cleland on
the all-time list coached 50 or more seasons.
Coach Cleland has completed 33 seasons.
He has a career mark of 600 wins, 83 losses for
a winning percentage of 88%.
Here is the complete list:
|
Coach / School |
Retired or
Active |
Total Career
Wins |
Number of
Seasons |
|
1. Ed Yarbrough (Jasper) |
Active girls Retired boys |
813 |
55 |
|
2. Steve
Cline (Southport) |
Retired
|
753 |
55 |
|
3. Bill Hedges (Lawrence North) |
Active boys Active girls |
715 |
62 |
|
4. Byron
Buckley (North Central) |
Retired |
662 |
34 |
|
5. Stan Malless (Avon) |
Active boys Active girls |
626 |
51 |
|
6. Frank
DeSantis (Bremen) |
Retired |
612 |
50 |
|
7. Jim Cook (Terre Haute North) |
Active boys Active girls |
603 |
50 |
|
7. Bill
Beekman (Marion) |
Retired |
603 |
40 |
|
9. Tim Cleland (Delta) |
Active boys Active girls |
600 |
33 |
Greenlee
plays tennis with famous musicians . . .
DHS Tennis graduate J.D. Greenlee got an unusual
opportunity last week to play tennis with some
famous musicians. Greenlee is a senior at
the University of Indianapolis. Two bands,
Counting Crows and Maroon Five, were in town to
play a concert at Verizon Wireless Music Center.
The drummer for Counting Crows is a strong
tennis player. He contacted the University
of Indianapolis tennis coach to inquire about
finding a practice partner, and the coach
matched him up with Greenlee. The tennis
group also included a drummer and guitarist for
Maroon Five.
After the tennis session, the musicians gave
Greenlee a ticket to the show and a backstage
pass.
In other DHS Tennis news: >
DHS Tennis
graduate Blain Keller
has been accepted to the East/West Center at the
University of Hawaii - the premiere institute
for Far East studies in the world. He has been
awarded a full scholarship and stipend. He is
able to see downtown Honolulu and the beach from
his room. He will be there for 2 years and will
receive his masters degree. Congratulations,
Blain! > DHS Tennis graduate Paul McKinney, stationed in Germany with the
Army, is in Muncie for a few days on leave.
He dropped by practice on Wednesday and spoke
with the players as well as joined the team for
a "five-court suicide" run. He was
recently promoted to sergeant and will soon be
reassigned to a base in Washington state. > Cathy Bryan and Teresa Keller, mothers of DHS Tennis players,
competed on a USTA adult league team that
recently won the Midwest Championships.
They will play in mid-October in Palm Springs,
Calif., in the nationals. Congratulations! > Recent grads Zach Ervin (Butler) and Dan Klingenberg (IUPUI) will
make their collegiate tennis debuts during the
weekend of Sept. 12-13-14 at the same tournament
-- the Indiana University Invitational. > Recent grad Ashley Philhower (IU-Southeast) will play at the
Depauw University Invitational this weekend in
Greencastle (Sept. 5-6). > Practice begins Monday, Sept. 8 at University of Indianapolis for
senior J.D. Greenlee and freshman Bob Helfst. > Recent grad Brittany Teagle (Mount St. Joseph College) opens her
season Sept. 6 with two matches in Franklin,
Ind., against Defiance College and Franklin
College. > Manager of the Year standings now are being computed daily!
Check out the link at the top left of the home
page (MOY Standings).
More info
on Jeffersonville Invitational trip . . .
As of Wednesday
evening, all of the team members should have a
complete handout with Jeffersonville
Invitational information.
Varsity action -- at Jeffersonville HS courts on Friday evening
(one round) and Saturday (two rounds) JV action -- at New Albany HS courts on Saturday (three rounds)
Projected weather -- dry both days with highs of 90 to 92
Hotel plans -- Holiday Inn Lakeview in Clarksville, IN
(812-283-4411) Rate is $72.95 per
room. Ask for "Delta Tennis" rate. All
players and managers are covered in rooms
already reserved and paid for from the DHS
Tennis
budget. We will stay both Friday and
Saturday nights. Parents who want to go
should reserve a room.
Restaurant plans -- Group reservation for 65 is made for 6:30
p.m. Saturday at Buckhead's restaurant on the
Ohio River
Top
players will be leaving early from
school on Friday with Tim and Craig in the SPV
bus. That group will include Caleb, John,
Jared, Aaron, Ben, Jordan, Tate and Young plus more players to be named at mid-week.
Remaining JV players and managers will be leaving after school from
Delta with parent drivers.
We will
need at least 3-4 drivers for Friday after school who can
take JV kids and managers!
Parents
who are going -- please contact Tim by email
ASAP if you are going along with
when you can leave and who you can take.
|
NAME |
LEAVING WHEN |
BUCKHEADS (Non-player reservations)
in addition to the
30 reservations for players, managers
and coaches |
|
Jeff Chambers |
Driving down with the varsity on Friday
and staying both days |
1
for Buckheads |
|
Susie Chambers |
Will leave
from DHS after school Friday, returning
Saturday night.
Can take up to 3 players and/or managers
|
1 for
Buckheads |
|
Scott/Sherry Richardson |
Driving down early Saturday morning |
3
for Buckheads |
|
John Hapner |
Driving down early Saturday morning,
returning Saturday night |
1
for Buckheads |
|
Todd / Sue Austin |
Driving down with the varsity on Friday,
returning Saturday before dinner |
0 for
Buckheads |
|
Amy
Vickery |
Will leave
from DHS at 5:15 pm Friday and
can take
up to 3 players and/or managers |
1 for
Buckheads |
|
Jeff / Karen Bullock |
Driving down Friday
|
1-2 for
Buckheads |
|
Rauchenstein |
Riding
with Karen Bullock |
1 for
Buckheads |
|
Williams |
Parents
not able to go |
0 |
|
Bryan |
Driving down with the varsity on Friday
and staying both days |
3
for Buckheads |
|
Dishman |
Will leave
from DHS after school Friday.
Can
take up to 4 players??? |
|
|
Kelly Zimmerman |
Not able
to go |
0 |
|
Dorton |
Going
Saturday morning and returning Saturday
afternoon |
0 |
|
Windsor |
Will leave
from DHS at 3:30 p.m. Friday.
Can
take up to 2 players. |
2 for
Buckheads |
|
Grove |
Will leave
from DHS after school about 3:45 Friday.
Can
take up to 3 players. |
2 for
Buckheads |
|
St. John |
Not able
to go |
0 |
|
Sharon
Smith |
Plans to
go on Saturday |
1 for Buckheads |
|
Myers |
Will leave
from DHS sometime early evening Friday.
Can
take up to 3 or 4 players. |
2 for Buckheads |
|
Lemna |
Not able
to go |
0 |
|
Haisley |
Not going |
0 |
|
Owens |
Grandparents not going |
0 |
|
Jacquie Irwin |
Will leave
early Saturday and will return Saturday
night |
2 for
Buckheads |
|
Dawson |
|
|
|
Diana Martin |
May be
driving down Saturday |
maybe 2
for Buckheads |
|
Diane Nickens |
|
|
|
Richey |
Not able
to go |
0 |
|
Fisher |
Not able
to go |
0 |
Jeffersonville Invitational hotel information . . .
DHS Tennis will
compete in the Jeffersonville Invitational on
Friday, Aug. 22 and Saturday, Aug. 23.
Jeffersonville is located just north of
Louisville, Ky., across the Ohio River. The team
stays at the Holiday Inn Lakeview in
Clarksville, Ind.
Parents interested in reserving a room for
Friday and/or Saturday nights should call the
hotel at 812-283-4411. Ask for the "Delta
Tennis" rate, which is a great price of $72.95
for a room with two doubles or one king.
DHS Tennis budget takes care of the five player
rooms and one room for managers. Room
assignments for the team will be made by Coach
Cleland.
After competition ends on Saturday, the entire
DHS Tennis contingent will dine at Buckhead's
restaurant on the river. We have a group
reservation for 65 to 75 people. Soon, we
will be trying to get a head count.
This is a wonderful way to start the season with
full competition for varsity and JV players.
There are eight teams participating in the
invitational, including some of the state's best
teams. Activities in the hotel Saturday
night include the swimming pool and euchre.
Plan on attending!
County Open concludes Sunday . . .
The annual
Delaware County Open tennis tournament concluded
Sunday with semifinal and final action in the
many brackets.
Men's A Singles final results Jon Wegener (Ball State freshman) defeated J.D. Greenlee (Delta
grad) 6-2, 6-1 Semifinals J.D. Greenlee (Delta grad) defeated Tim Cleland (Delta coach), 7-6,
6-7, 11-9 Jon Wegener (Ball State freshman) defeated Dan Klingenberg (Delta
grad), 6-7, 6-2, 13-11
Women's A Singles finals Vanessa Whyte defeated Katie Wilson, 6-1, 6-4
Men's A Doubles final Tim Cleland / Jon Wegener defeated Steve Hopkins / Ben Bryan,
6-2, 6-4
Women's A Doubles final Amy Behrman / Allison Earhart defeated Lauren Wilson / Katie
Wilson, 6-1, 6-4
Mixed A Doubles final Ben Bryan / Katie Wilson defeated Alex Poe / Lauren Wilson
222 players register for Delaware County Open tournament . . .
The annual
Delaware County Open tennis tournament returns
to Ball State's Cardinal Creek Tennis Center
this week from Tuesday through Sunday.
Play will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday through
Friday and will continue all day Saturday and
Sunday.
There are 222 different players registered.
A total of 314 matches are scheduled during the
six days of the tournament. This is once
again a great turnout! The largest
division is Men's B Doubles with 30 teams.
The top four seeds in Men's A Singles will be
defending champion J.D. Greenlee, boys' 18
singles Little Hacker champion Jon Wegener, Dan
Klingenberg and Tim Cleland. In Men's A
Doubles, the top-seeded team is Cleland-Wegener,
followed by Klingenberg-Craig Vickery, then
David Ellis-Ben Wilson and Stephen Hopkins-Ben
Bryan. (Zach Ervin is on vacation and
will miss the tournament this year.)
Greenlee's 22nd birthday is on Tuesday, the
opening day of the tournament.
In Women's A Singles, the top seed is girls' 18
singles Little Hacker champion Vanessa Whyte,
with Katie Wilson and Kerry Lennartz also
seeded. (Defending champion Hayley Hall
is recovering from an injury and will miss the tournament this year.)
In Women's A Doubles, the top-seeded team is the
defending champion duo of Amy Behrman and
Allison Earhart, followed by Lauren Wilson-Katie
Wilson and Vanessa Whyte-Kristin McKinney.
In Mixed A Doubles, the seeded teams are Jon
Wegener-Allison Earhart; Alex Poe-Lauren Wilson;
Tim Cleland-Kelly Crider; and David Ellis-Kerry
Lennartz.
Competition will be in Men's and Women's A and B
and 40-over Singles; Men's and Women's A and B
Doubles; Mixed A and Mixed B Doubles;
Parent-Child Doubles; and Century Doubles.
Primary sponsors are Peckinpaugh Financial
Group, Ohio National, The Imaging Center, and
Muncie Eye Center.
Starting times are now available
here.
30th annual Little Hacker tennis tourmament concludes . . .
The Little
Hacker tennis tournament, a tradition for the
past 30 years in Muncie, ended Saturday, Aug. 2
at the Ball State University Cardinal Creek
Tennis Center.
In Saturday's championship match of the Boys' 18
Singles division, Ball State recruit Jon Wegener
defeated DHS sophomore Ben Bryan 6-2, 6-3 in a
hard-hitting match. In the Girls' 18
Doubles final, sisters Lauren and Katie Wilson
of Shenandoah HS defeated Delta sophomore Devyn
Wafer and Yorktown freshman Kati Vasalakis.
Ben Bryan and recent DHS grad Dan Klingenberg,
an IUPUI recruit, won the Boys 18 Doubles title
over DHS grad Jeff Price and Columbus North
junior Chase Harris . Frankton senior Alex
Poe teamed with Lauren Wilson to win the Mixed
18 Doubles final over Bryan and DHS senior Kelly
Crider.
In 16 Singles, Chase Harris defeated Andy Joe of
Burris in the finals. Joe and partner Ad
Rajagopal won the 16 Doubles over Richmond's
Naman Agrawal and Nick O'Maley.
In 14 Singles, Bradley Wuthrich defeated Chris
Wymer in a championship battle of two Delta
Middle School students. Wuthrich and Wymer
teamed to win 14 Doubles over runner-up Nick
Wilson and Khamasi Muhiga.
In 12 Singles, Grant Esposito of Union City,
Ohio defeated Khamasi Muhiga of Burris in the
finals. Esposito and Muhiga teamed to win 12
Doubles over Jay Robillard and Nick Wilson, two
Delta Middle School students.
In 18 Singles, Vanessa Whyte of Liberty
Christian school in Anderson defeated Shenandoah
senior Lauren Wilson in the finals.
In 16 Singles, Shenandoah freshman Katie Wilson
topped Anderson's Meaghan Ellis.
In 14 Singles, Delta Middle School student
Ashley Loffer downed Muncie's Natalie
Cunningham. Madison Ashman and Jennifer
Wegener won 14 Doubles over Madison Bergren and
Teaghan Dishman.
Dishman won the 12 Singles title in a long
battle with Ashman.
Ashley Loffer and Patrick Hall claimed the Mixed
14 Doubles title over Robillard and Dishman.
In Coed 10 Singles, the winner was Richmond's
Eric Hollingsworth over Alex Robillard. In
Coed 10 Doubles, Robillard and Matthew Hapner
beat Jack Sanders and Jason Wegener.
Congratulations to everyone who
played in this excellent tournament! Thank
you to tournament director Jim Wegener and all
who volunteered to help run the tournament.
Tyson Mathews accepts job at University of
Alabama-Birmingham . . .
Former DHS
Tennis player and assistant coach Tyson Mathews
has accepted a new job as Sports Information
assistant at the University of
Alabama-Birmingham (UAB). Mathews will be
working with the university's teams in baseball,
volleyball, women's tennis, and synchronized
swimming.
UAB's men's basketball coach is Mike Davis, the
former Indiana University coach.
Good luck, Tyson, in your new job!
Klingenberg reaches doubles semifinals at college tournament . . .
Dan Klingenberg
and his future teammate at IUPUI, Taylor Tunis
of Whiteland, won three rounds and reached the
doubles semifinals in the latest Intercollegiate
Tennis Association college summer tournament at
Indiana University. They lost in the
semifinals 8-2 to recent IU graduate and
standout player Dara McLoughlin and current
University of California star Kalim Stewart.
One of the victories for Klingenberg and Tunis
was over IU's J.J. Bolock and University of
Chicago's Alex Winney (former Yorktown HS star).
Stewart grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, before
moving as a teen to California to attend a
tennis academy. He ended up being ranked
No. 1 in the United States in Boys' 18 Singles
in 2005.
Muncie's Jon Wegener played Stewart in the
second round of the singles draw and lost 6-4,
6-2. This was an outstanding result.
Stewart is the No. 1 seed and has lost very few
games in his other matches so far.
J.D. Greenlee lost his opening singles match to
a player from Brigham Young University, then won
his first consolation match before losing his
next consolation match to an IU player.
Helfst wins
sportsmanship award at Anderson tournament . . .
Congratulations
to 2008 grad Bobby Helfst, who was honored with
a $50 Meijer gift card Saturday night as the
Male Sportsmanship award winner at the Anderson
Community Hospital Open tournament. The
tournament attracted about 300 entrants.
Bobby was chosen for his on-court sportsmanship
and pleasant attitude throughout his matches.
In other Anderson tournament news: * Senior Jared Bullock reached the semifinals of the Varsity
Singles consolation bracket. He won twice
before losing to Adam Millikan of New Castle. * Helfst lost to Matt Tran of Pendleton in the semifinals of Men's
A Singles consolation. * Coach Tim Cleland reached the finals of both the Men's A
Singles and Men's A Doubles brackets. In
singles, he beat Alex Poe 6-3, 6-2 in Saturday's
semifinals and then lost in the finals to #1 seed Chris Zeilinga
on Sunday, 7-6, 6-1. In doubles, Cleland
and partner Bob Darby (1996 DHS grad) beat Shawn
Huck and Matt Tran 2-6, 7-5, (10-3) to advance
to the finals, where they lost to Zeilinga and
Steve Moe, 6-1, 6-3.
Visitors
coming from Springfield, Missouri . . .
The Hickory
Hills club tennis travel team from Springfield,
Missouri, will be making its annual stop at
Delta High School on Monday, July 28.
Warmup begins at 9 a.m., with matches at 10 a.m.
The Springfield visitors have come for about the
past five years. Former DHS Tennis
assistant coach Andrew Kohr, who grew up in
Springfield, arranged the visit through his
former coach, Doug Elly. Coach Elly still
brings a team each summer. About 25 to 30
boys and girls will visit this time.
WE NEED FOOD!!!
Pizza, drinks and tableware will be provided for
all players and fans. Parents should bring
one side item -- fruit, veggies, desserts, etc.
Here's the tentative lists of participants
against Springfield:
BOYS
GIRLS Steve Hopkins Ben Bryan
Lauren Wilson Brock Bell
Katie Wilson Jordan Chambers Francis Muhiga Caleb Austin
Kelly Crider Jared Bullock Devyn Wafer John Rauchenstein
Katie Loffer Tate Dishman
Taylor Cardini Brock Windsor
Jade Davis Zach Richardson
Aly Hopkins Alex Zimmerman
Aaron Williams
Aubrey Smith Ethan Grove ?? Jessica Price Drew Owen ?? Ashley Loffer Chris Wymer
Natalie Alexander Grant Esposito Beth Ellcessor
Khamasi Muhiga
Jay Robillard Andrew Dawson
Catching up
on some tennis news . . .
Here's
some news from the DHS Tennis scene: * Amy Dishman delivered a baby boy last week, giving the family
five tennis players: Tate, Teaghan, Tannon,
Tynan and now Tyce. Born a bit premature,
Tyce spent several days in the hospital in Indy
but is now at home and doing well. Congratulations Dave
and Amy! * 2008 graduate Kristin McKinney has been invited to play at Ball
State University by coach Kathy Bull.
Details are not yet finalized, but McKinney
hopes to continue her playing career. DHS Tennis
grad Hayley Hall will be a sophomore member of
the Ball State team this year. Hall is
recovering from a recent back procedure and will
be sidelined for the rest of the summer. She
hopes to be playing tennis again by October. * The first day for boys' tennis practice will be Monday, Aug. 4
(12:01 a.m. -- Midnight Madness) * An organizational meeting for boys' tennis will be Monday, July
28 at 7 p.m. in Room 130. Players and
parents should attend. * Boys' players must have a completed physical before practice
begins on Aug. 4 * The ladder system matches will resume the week of July 21.
Greenlee,
Ervin, Klingenberg do well in college tournament in Ohio . . .
Each summer,
the Intercollegiate Tennis Association hosts a
series of tournaments for college tennis players
throughout the nation. In the recent
tournament at Ohio State University, there were
128 players in the men's open singles division.
Amazingly, three DHS Tennis stars -- J.D.
Greenlee, Zach Ervin and Dan Klingenberg -- all
reached the final 32 of this event.
Greenlee won three rounds, including a victory
over 2007 Indiana high school state champion
Chris Herron. Greenlee lost in the Round
of 16 to Butler University's Bryce Warren, 6-4,
6-4.
Ervin beat A.J. Nelson of the University of
Rhode Island in his opening match, then picked
up a nice win over another strong player, Brian
Mikkelson. Ervin lost in the Round of 32
to Sam Ecker from Wisconsin.
Klingenberg lost in the Round of 32 to
Northwestern University's Eric Spector.
Muncie's Jon Wegener and Yorktown's Bren
Vasalakis also won their opening singles matches
and won a doubles match together.
Klingenberg and Ervin won a doubles match
together, too.
2008 Wheelchair Paralympian coming to Muncie . . .
Paul Moran is a
four-time Paralympian in the sport of sitting
volleyball. He recently qualified for his 5th
Paralympics in Beijing as a wheelchair tennis
player. He has also helped his wheelchair
softball team, the RIC Cubs, win two national
championships in 2002 and 2005. Paul was born in
St. Louis but grew up in Winnetka, Illinois,
where he was a regular participant in the
various park district sports programs. He now
works for the Park District at the A.C. Nielsen
Tennis Center in Illinois and teaches tennis to
both wheelchair and able-bodied tennis players.
Come see Paul play at the McCann Memorial
Wheelchair Open at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 12th at
the Northwest YMCA, 3500 Chadam Lane, Muncie,
IN.
Spectators will receive a free raffle ticket
for a $199 Prince Speed Port O3 Red racquet to
be given away at the conclusion of the match
(you must be present to win).
The public is also invited to try wheelchair
tennis Friday night at a come-and-go King of the
Court event from 6-8 at the Northwest YMCA.
Players must play in a wheelchair and win two
points in a row to become King of the
Court. Participants and spectators will receive
a free raffle ticket for a US Open bag to be
given away at the conclusion of the evening (you
do not need to be present to win).
The McCann Memorial Tournament has Open to D
level players entered from Michigan, Illinois,
Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and North Carolina.
The tournament honors the memory of former DHS
Tennis star Aly Ferguson McCann, who was killed
three years ago in a car crash.
Penguin
Classic has 153 entrants . . .
The 7th annual Penguin Classic
tennis tournament will be June 24-29 at Delta HS courts.
There are 153 entrants this year, which is a fantastic
turnout!
Starting times for first-round matches will be posted by
mid-day Monday on this website at
www.dhstennis.org/penguin.html The
tournament begins Tuesday.
The competition will be strong. For example, the Men's
A Singles division features 16 players: Zach Ervin, JD
Greenlee, Jon Wegener, Bren Vasalakis, Dan Klingenberg, Tim
Cleland, Craig Vickery, Stephen Hopkins, Alex Poe, Josh
Chambers, Nathan Lattimer, Ben Bryan, Mike Esposito, Jordan
Chambers, Bob Helfst and Aaron Weeden.
Remember -- bring one can of new tennis balls for each
division you are playing. The winner of each match
takes the new can on to the next round; the loser takes the
old balls into the consolation bracket. Balls will be
available for sale at the tournament for $3 per can.
An annual highlight of the tournament is the Penguin Party,
which will be on Thursday, June 26 during the evening.
This party is a pitch-in picnic featuring "fried penguin"
and other delicacies.
Anyone
who can help Coach Cleland at the tournament desk, please
call Tim at 730-3288 or email him at
tcleland@delcomschools.org
Competition will take place from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily
Tuesday through Friday and then all day Saturday, also.
Zach Ervin
competing in Midwest Closed . . .
The Midwest Closed tournament for
the top players in the Midwest begins Saturday, June 21 in
Indianapolis. Zach Ervin is entered in the 18-under singles
division and 18-under doubles with partner Michael Rardon of
Park Tudor. Zach competes against Michael Jacobs of
Chicago in the opening round.
Two other Delaware County players, Jon Wegener and Bren
Vasalakis, also are playing in the 128-draw tournament.
Champions
crowned in each week of Tim Cleland Tennis Camp . . .
The three weeks of the 13th annual
Tim Cleland Tennis Camp concluded on Friday, July 18 at the
DHS courts. The players and teaching staff enjoyed
three great weeks of rain-free weather.
Tiernan Roark won first place in the T-shirt design contest.
Noah Gaither and Kody Gaither tied for second place.
Here are the results of the weekly camp tournaments:
WEEK ONE
|
Division |
Winner |
Runner-Up |
| A Singles -- Boys |
Brock Bell |
Jordan Chambers |
| A Singles -- Girls |
Melissa Montgomery |
Katie Loffer |
| A Doubles |
Kelly Crider / Devyn
Wafer |
Francis Muhiga / Nathan
Smith |
| B-1 Singles |
Jay Robillard |
Cindy McFerran |
| B-1 Doubles |
Jessica Price / Ashley
Loffer |
Bradley Wuthrich /
Madison Ashman |
| B-2 Singles |
Dillon Eldridge |
Daniel Morency |
| B-2 Doubles |
Teaghan Dishman /
Maggie Thompson |
Sam Zimmerman / Evan
Rodenberger |
| C-1 Singles |
Alec Robillard |
Nick Bantz |
| C-1 Doubles |
Jack Sanders / Matthew
Hapner |
Zane Willis / Brice
Wuthrich |
WEEK TWO
|
Division |
Winner |
Runner-Up |
| A-1 Singles |
Brock Bell |
Jigar Patel |
| A-2 Singles |
Brooke Jobe |
Brock Windsor |
| A-1 Doubles |
Spencer Matheny / Chase
Mitzelfelt |
Kelly Crider / Jessica
Price |
| B-1 Singles |
Grant Esposito |
Natalie Cunningham |
| B-1 Doubles |
Bradley Wuthrich /
Madison Ashman |
Jay Robillard / Teaghan
Dishman |
| B-2 Singles |
Jonathan Smith |
Devon Current |
| B-2 Doubles |
Nick Walters / Quinn
Hurley |
Matthew Hapner / Alec
Robillard |
| C-1 Singles |
Rebecca Hollowell |
Mitch Hahn |
WEEK THREE
|
Division |
Winner |
Runner-Up |
| A-1 Singles |
Ben Bryan |
Jordan Chambers |
| A-2 Singles |
Zach Richardson |
Drew Owen |
| A-1 Doubles |
Micah Adkins / Adam
Durm |
Jared Bullock / John
Rauchenstein |
| B-1 Singles |
Jay Robillard |
Conner Neal |
| B-1 Doubles |
Grant Esposito /
Khamasi Muhiga |
Blake Campbell / Evan
Dawson |
| B-2 Singles |
Shelby Gullion |
Daniel Morency |
| B-2 Doubles |
David Hoopingarner /
Sam Zimmerman |
Samantha Zachary / Nick
Zachary |
| C-1 Singles |
Matthew Hapner |
Tannon Dishman |
| C-1 Doubles |
Alec Robillard / Parker
Robillard |
Jack Sanders / Nick
Bantz |
Here are the awards
from Week One of the tennis camp:
|
Session |
Camper of the Week |
Extra
Effort |
| K-1-2-3 |
Joel Ashman Savannah Gaither |
Bryn Marlow |
| 4th-5th |
Jack Sanders Sarah Ogle & Macy Whitehair |
Brett Carlson Noah Gaither |
| 6th-7th-8th |
Chris Wymer Natalie Alexander |
Grant Esposito |
| HS Regular |
Ethan Grove Jade Davis |
Drew Owen Natalie Cunningham Andrew Dawson Lynne Costello |
| HS Advanced |
Lance Rinker Abby Alexander |
Jordan Chambers Brock Windsor Jessica Price Hannah Hollowell |
Here are the awards
from Week Two of the tennis camp:
|
Session |
Camper of the Week |
Extra
Effort |
| K-5 |
Nick Bantz Rebecca Hollowell |
Tynan Dishman Jacob Brewer Zane Willis |
6th-7th-8th HS Regular |
Grant Esposito Beth Ellcessor |
Nick Wilson Conner Neal Madison Ashman India Van Camp |
| HS Advanced |
Caleb Austin Emily Coleman |
Zach Richardson Tate Dishman Jigar Patel Ashley Loffer Kristen Smith |
Here are the awards
from Week Three of the tennis camp:
|
Session |
Camper of the Week |
Extra
Effort |
| K-5 |
Matthew Hapner Abby Shafer |
Alec Robillard Brice Wuthrich |
6th-7th-8th HS Regular |
Andrew Dawson Madison Bergren |
Paul Biner Megan Morency Aric Durm Jay Robillard Lauren Robertson Khamasi Muhiga |
| HS Advanced |
Ben Bryan Devyn Wafer |
Drew Owen Katie Loffer Taylor Cardini Tad Dorton Chris Carroll Aaron Robertson Aly Hopkins |
McKinney
chosen for North-South All-Star matches . . .
Senior Kristin McKinney has
been chosen to participate in the annual North-South
All-Star Cup matches sponsored by the Indiana Coaches of
Girls' Sports Association. This event annually
showcases Indiana's top senior girls' high school tennis
players.
The North-South Cup will be Sunday, June 8 at the University of
Indianapolis Tennis Center. The day begins at 9 a.m.
and finishes with an awards ceremony at 1:15 p.m.
Kristin becomes the 12th DHS Tennis player to be chosen for the
North-South Cup since 2000. The complete list is
available here.
Kristin finished with 68 career varsity victories, which places her
seventh on the all-time DHS Tennis list for girls.
All-District and All-Conference awards announced . . .
Four DHS Tennis players have been
honored recently with selections to All-Conference and All-District
teams.
The Hoosier Heritage Conference coaches met last week and
selected the all-conference team. In Singles, junior
Kelly Crider and senior Ashley Philhower were two of the six
singles selections, and Kristin McKinney/Devyn Wafer was one
of four doubles team selections.
Also determined last week was the All-District 4 Team.
This team of 16 singles players and 8 doubles teams is
chosen from the 70 high schools that make up District 4 in
Indiana. Kelly Crider gained a spot on the singles
team, and McKinney/Wafer was chosen to the doubles team.
For the complete list of All-District selections this year,
visit this link.
Enter Columbus tournament before June 8 . . .
Players who want to compete in
the USTA-sanctioned TLAC/Columbus Junior Open must register
online prior to midnight on Sunday, June 8.
The tournament is June 13-15 in Columbus, Indiana.
Visit
here to sign up for the tournament. Players will stay at
the Holiday Inn Holidome in Columbus. The tournament
is at Columbus North HS courts and Donner Park courts.
Midwest Qualifier ends for local players. . .
More than 375 players from
throughout the Central Indiana Tennis Association competed in the annual Midwest Closed Qualifier
tournament, which began last Friday and runs through Tuesday in
Indianapolis.
Five DHS Tennis players competed in the tournament.
They were Zach Ervin, Dan Klingenberg and Bob Helfst in the Boys 18
division, and Ben Bryan and Jordan Chambers in the Boys 16
division.
Other players from Delaware County who were entered were Jon Wegener and Bren Vasalakis in Boys 18; Josh Wegener in Boys
16; Vanessa Whyte in Girls 18; and Khamasi Muhiga in Boys
12.
Here are the results for DHS Tennis players.
Combined, our
players won 13 matches and lost 9 against some great
competition! Congratulations to all who
participated:
ZACH ERVIN
-- finished fourth in 18-Under Singles. Won 3
matches and lost 1. Lost 6-7, 6-3, 4-6 to #1 seed
Austin Sansone in the semifinals on Monday. Zach
successfully qualified for the Midwest Closed tournament and
also was chosen again to the Junior Davis Cup Team!
DAN KLINGENBERG
-- won 3 of 5 matches
BOB HELFST
-- lost his first two rounds in singles.
BEN BRYAN
-- won 4 of 6 matches. Made it to Monday's
rounds, which is the best he has ever done in this
tournaments!
JORDAN CHAMBERS
-- won 3 of 5 matches. Also the best he has
done in this tournament!
To keep track of the action, visit
here.
Ex-DHS Tennis
star Andy Rector hangs out with the stars . . .
The photo below shows DHS Tennis
standout Andy Rector posing with Andy Roddick at a recent
charity event in Austin, Texas. The third person in
the photo is Chris Varga, former teammate of Rector's at
Ball State University. Rector is on the far left,
Roddick in the middle, and Varga on the right.

Rector now is working for AT&T business markets group in Atlanta.
Previously, he worked for Boyd Tinsley, a musician with the
Dave Matthews Band. While working for Tinsley -- a
huge tennis fan -- Rector had many tennis opportunities.
Among other memories, he traveled to Wimbledon with Tinsley
to watch Roddick play, and at the US Open, he sat with Venus
Williams at a cookout to celebrate Roddick's birthday.
Rector also attended more than 40 Dave Matthews Band
concerts this past summer.
Rector played for DHS Tennis from 1994 to 1997. He played No.
1 singles and was All-State Singles in 1996 and 1997.
He finished with 75 career victories, which is fourth on the
all-time list.
Summer
tennis meeting is Thursday night . . .
A meeting to discuss Summer
Tennis schedules will be 7 p.m. Thursday, May 22 in Room 130
at Delta HS. The meeting is for all returning members
of the DHS boys' and girl' tennis teams for next school
year. Parents also are encouraged to attend, as well as
incoming freshmen for the 2008-2009 school year.
Contact Coach Cleland for more information.
Girls team
season banquet set for June 8 . . .
The banquet to celebrate the 2008
spring girls' tennis season will be Sunday, June 8 at 4 p.m.
at the First Presbyterian Church on Riverside. The
banquet will be catered by Johnny Carino's.
Meals for all players, managers, and coaches will be free.
All additional guests will be $10.
Players received registration forms on Monday and Tuesday at
school. Forms should be returned by May 31.
The banquet will include dinner, speakers, and a team video.
Contact Coach Cleland or Mary Foster for more information.
Grandma Brown
released from hospital . . .
Grandma Peggy Brown, No. 1 DHS
Tennis fan and grandmother of Josh and Jordan Chambers, has
been released from the hospital following successful open heart surgery
last week.
She had triple-bypass surgery, plus four stents and valve
repair. Recovery will take time, but the surgery went
well and she is in good spirits. Although she appreciates phone calls and visits, those calls and visits require a great deal of energy
and it is important that she continues to rest and recover.
Please continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers!
She will be back cheering for DHS Tennis before you know it!
DHS to play
Alexandria first in sectional . . .
Delta (13-4) will meet Alexandria
(15-4) in the opening round of the Delta Sectional at 4:30
Thursday. In the other match, Muncie Burris meets
Yorktown. Winners meet at 10 a.m. Saturday for the
title.
Senior Day
ceremony changed to Friday, May 9 . . .
The annual Senior Day
ceremony will be Friday, May 9 against Muncie Central. Senior
Day traditionally is the final regular-season home match.
Seniors Kristin McKinney, Ashley Philhower, Brooke Mochal,
and Dasha Serbina will be honored. The ceremony will
start at 3:45, with the match to begin shortly after 4:00.
Come out Friday for a great afternoon of tennis and
celebration!
Read Coach
Cleland's blog on state athletic website . . .
Coach Cleland has
agreed to blog about the 2008 DHS girls' tennis season.
The blog is on an Indianapolis website about IHSAA sports
that is part of WIBC Radio and Emmis Communications.
Here is the address for the blog:
http://www.wibc.com/ihsaa/blogs/girls_tennis.aspx
All-time
record of seven Eagles to be in college tennis next school
year . . .
A record total of seven former
DHS Tennis players will be participating in collegiate
tennis next school year. Two players have recently
committed.
Dan Klingenberg, runner-up in State Doubles this past fall,
has signed a national letter of intent to accept a
scholarship to IUPUI in Indianapolis. The Jaguars
compete at the NCAA Division I level.
Bob Helfst has committed to the University of Indianapolis.
This is an NCAA Division II school whose lineup currently
includes former DHS Tennis star J.D. Greenlee (pictured
below with doubles partner Jan Statsny in a recent match).
Two other current DHS seniors, Zach Ervin and Ashley
Philhower, earlier announced their college tennis plans.
Ervin accepted a scholarship to NCAA Division I Butler
University in Indianapolis. Philhower will compete at
Indiana University-Southeast, an NAIA school in New Albany.

Here is the complete list of DHS Tennis players in college
tennis with their grade level for next fall:
|
NCAA DIV. I |
NCAA DIV. II |
NCAA DIV. III |
NAIA |
Hayley Hall
(Ball State sophomore) |
J.D.
Greenlee (Univ. of Indianapolis senior) |
Brittany Teagle
(College of Mt. St. Joseph sophomore) |
Ashley Philhower
(IU-Southeast freshman) |
Zach Ervin
(Butler freshman) |
Bob
Helfst (Univ. of Indianapolis freshman) |
|
|
Dan
Klingenberg (IUPUI freshman) |
|
|
|
New photos
added to slideshow on home page . . .
Take some time to watch the
slideshow on the home page. A few new action photos
from the Spring 2008 season have been added. More will
be added in the coming days. The new photos include
action pictures of Devyn Wafer, Taylor Cardini, Morgan Hahn
and Katie Loffer.
Eagles battle through tough,
cold conditions . . .
Everything fell into place
for a great Eagle Round Robin tournament Saturday, except
one thing: Mother Nature did not cooperate. Four
state-ranked teams gathered in Muncie, but the morning
started with rain and temperatures in the low 40s.
After several delays, the teams found some dry courts at
Muncie Central HS and play began, but by that time the
temperature had dipped to about 40 and stiff winds made it
feel even colder.
Eventually, all that could be played was one team match apiece.
Sixth-ranked Fort Wayne Canterbury beat 15th-ranked Delta
4-1, and 27th-ranked Terre Haute North defeated 21st-ranked
West Lafayette 3-1 (the #2 doubles match did not finish).
All teams appreciated the efforts of the DHS Parent Boosters, who
provided burgers, hot dogs, brats, fruit, veggies, desserts,
and hot chocolate. Special thanks also to Don Wafer
for helping with the transition to the Muncie Central site.
Kristin McKinney remains sidelined with pneumonia. Kelly Crider won
the first set at #1 singles but lost in a third-set
tiebreaker to a strong opponent. Ashley Philhower and
Emily Marsh dominated their match at #2 doubles. Devyn
Wafer and Taylor Cardini hung tough in the first set at #1
doubles but lost 7-5, 6-0. Laura Hapner and Morgan
Hahn got better as the matches went on at #2 and #3 singles,
but neither could claim a set.
DHS has four matches scheduled in a six-day span next week. If
Mother Nature cooperates, it should be a good week to show
improvement.
DHS
ranked No. 15 in first poll of spring season . . .
For the 10th
consecutive year, DHS girls' tennis is ranked in the State Top 20
rankings. The Eagles are at No. 15 in the opening poll of the
year, which was released Monday night, April 7. The Eagles are
off to a 2-0 start, but the competition will get much more difficult
this Saturday. That's when DHS hosts the Eagle Round Robin,
playing No. 6 Fort Wayne Canterbury at 9:00 a.m., No. 27 Terre Haute
North at 11:30 a.m., and No. 21 West Lafayette at 2:00 p.m.
All matches are at Delta. Come out and watch some great tennis
this weekend!
DHS Tennis represented by
29
players on Honor Roll . . .
The third
nine-week grading period has ended, and DHS Tennis shows up frequently on the
Honor Roll lists. Here are our top students this nine weeks (keep up the
good work!):
|
Seniors |
Juniors
|
Sophomores |
Freshmen |
| |
A+
Kelly Crider |
A+
Kristen Smith |
|
A
Bob Helfst Dan Klingenberg Ashley Philhower Alex Wagner |
A
Jared Bullock John Rauchenstein |
A
Beth Ellcessor Morgan Hahn Holly Whiteman |
A
Josh Hapner Laura Hapner Aly Hopkins Zach Richardson Aubrey Smith |
A/B Carl Cardini Brock Haggard Kristin McKinney Brooke Mochal |
A/B
Caleb Austin Emily Marsh |
A/B
Jade
Davis Rachel Hoopingarner |
A/B
Jordan Chambers Tate Dishman Youngwoo Han Drew Owen Brock Windsor |
Results from
March 15 intrasquad match . . .
Weather forced the annual Intrasquad Match and
Parent/Child Fun Doubles to be played indoors on Saturday,
March 15 at the Muncie YMCA. During the four hours of
tennis, most of our players did a great job of staying
focused, working hard, and showing continued improvement.
Here are the results from the Intrasquad Match:
| Round One |
Round Two |
Round Three |
Round Four |
Lauren Austin / Jade Davis defeated Holly Dishman / Taylor Cardini
9-1 |
Laura Hapner defeated Morgan Hahn 9-1 |
Emily Marsh and Hailey
Humphrey tied Abby Alexander and Taylor Cardini 7-7 |
Kelly Crider / Devyn Wafer defeated Bob Helfst / Jordan Chambers 6-3 |
Devyn Wafer / Abby
Alexander defeated Brooke Mochal / Ashley Philhower 6-5 |
Kelly Crider / Taylor
Cardini defeated Ashley Philhower / Emily Marsh 6-3 |
Lauren Austin / Kristen
Smith tied Holly Whiteman / Brooke Mochal 6-6 |
Kristen Smith / Katie
Loffer defeated Abby Alexander / Jade Davis 5-4 |
Hailey Humphrey / Aly
Hopkins defeated Kristen Smith / Holly Whiteman 9-2 |
Aly Hopkins defeated Katie Loffer 6-3 |
Kelly Crider defeated Devyn Wafer 10-3 |
Ashley Philhower / Emily
Marsh defeated Laura Hapner / Morgan Hahn 5-3 |
Laura Hapner defeated Katie Loffer 9-1 |
Dasha Serbina tied 2-2
with Natalie Knauss
Holly Dishman defeated Natalie Knauss 3-1 |
Morgan Hahn defeated Jade Davis 5-2 |
Holly Whiteman 4 Lauren Austin 3 Holly Dishman 3 Dasha Serbina 2 Natalie Knauss 2 |
| |
|
|
|
NOTES
FROM INTRASQUAD * Unable to attend:
Kristin McKinney,
Beth Ellcessor, Aubrey Smith, Rachel Hoopingarner
* Best records for the day: Kelly Crider (3-0); Aly Hopkins (2-0);
Laura Hapner (2-1); Devyn Wafer (2-1); Hailey
Humphrey (1-0-1); Lauren Austin (1-0-1); Taylor
Cardini (1-1-1); Abby Alexander (1-1-1); Emily Marsh
(1-1-1); Kristen Smith (1-1-1); Holly Whiteman
(1-1-1); Holly Dishman (1-1) * Freshmen start well: Four of our freshmen (Devyn Wafer, Laura
Hapner, Aly Hopkins and Hailey Humphrey) combined to
finish with 7 wins, 2 losses and 1 tie.
* Nice leadership: Good leadership from the seniors and
juniors in terms of competing hard, working
together, and communicating on the court
* Thanks managers: Thanks to Dan Klingenberg, Bob Helfst and
Jordan Chambers for charting statistics of matches
throughout the day * Parent / Child Doubles:
We had about 10 teams compete in
the Parent/Child Doubles. It looked like a lot
of fun! Unfortunately, court time was limited
due to being indoors. * Where do we go from here?:
With only 7 more scheduled
practice days before our opening match against
Winchester on April 3, we need to continue to LAY IT
ON THE LINE every day in practice. The major
point of emphasis this coming week will be
developing more consistency by reducing unforced
errors and sustaining longer rallies. Want to
win? Use
more spin. Hit it
in. |
Thanks to
Criders for hosting party . . .
The Spring Season Kick-Off Party was held Friday,
March 14 at the Crider home for all players, managers, and
families. Thanks Dr. Mike and Mary for being gracious
hosts again! Attendance was good, and the food was
great! Ping pong, euchre, and a marathon viewing of The Office provided the entertainment. Congrats to
Grandma Peggy Brown and Kim Hapner for their euchre
domination of Coach Cleland and John Hapner. (There WILL be
a rematch!)
Hayley Hall owns
Ball State's top record . . .
Hayley Hall continued her hot play with a 6-4, 6-1
victory at No. 4 singles against Butler University on
Wednesday, but the Ball State Cardinals lost 4-3 to Butler
in the home match. For Hayley, it was her 14th win in
20 matches this year, which is the top record on Ball
State's team.
Hayley and her partner also won at No. 3 doubles against Butler.
Hayley Hall wins
big in Memphis . . .
Hayley Hall and Andy Roddick both played tennis
matches in Memphis, Tennessee, on Friday, but only one of
them left the court happy.
Hayley gained a 6-0, 6-1 victory over her University of Memphis opponent
at No. 5 singles. Hayley's victory helped Ball State
pull out a 4-3 victory over Memphis.
Meanwhile, the top-seeded Roddick lost to Sweden's Robin Soderling 7-6,
6-3 in the quarterfinals of an ATP Tour indoor event in
Memphis on Friday night.
On Saturday, Ball State edged Tennessee Tech 4-3 as Hayley again
won her singles match. She dominated her opponent 6-0,
6-0 at No. 4 singles.
The next chance to watch Hayley in action will be Wednesday, March
5 in Muncie against Butler. The match will be at the
YMCA in the afternoon.
Two
changes made to 2008 girls' tennis schedule . . .
There are two changes for the 2008 DHS Tennis girls'
schedule.
On Saturday, April 12, the field for the Eagle Round-Robin will now
include West Lafayette instead of Anderson. The three
teams joining Delta in that event will be Terre Haute North,
Fort Wayne Canterbury and West Lafayette. This will be
one of the state's toughest tournament fields that weekend.
On Saturday, April 26, the Delta Invitational field no longer will
include West Lafayette. Its replacement will be
Batesville.
Parent
Booster Club roles being assigned for Spring 2008 season . . .
Members of the 2008 girls' tennis team are reminded
to return their Parent Booster Club directory forms and $25
dues to Coach Cleland by Friday, March 14. Dues are
$25 per family. Make checks payable to Delta HS.
To see the current Booster Club members and current positions that have
been assigned, please visit the Booster Club page.
Hall and Greenlee play well in
college matches Saturday and Sunday
Saturday, Feb. 23 and Sunday, Feb. 24 were good days for ex-DHS Tennis
players in the collegiate ranks.
Freshman Hayley Hall, who has been out recently with a back injury,
returned to the Ball State lineup at #4 singles and won 6-0,
6-1 in her match against Youngstown State on Saturday. She did not
play in the doubles. Ball State won the overall match,
6-1.
In Michigan on Saturday, junior J.D. Greenlee picked up two victories
against conference opponent Grand Valley State, but the
University of Indianapolis lost the team match, 6-3.
Greenlee won 8-3 with partner Jan Statsny at #1 doubles,
then won 6-4, 7-5 at #2 singles. Greenlee beat
sophomore Patrick Troy, an all-conference player last year
and a former Michigan high school state champion.
On Sunday, Greenlee continued his hot play against Ferris State in Big
Rapids, Mich. Greenlee and Statsny won 8-5 at #1
doubles for UIndy's only point in an 8-1 loss to the
nation's 38th ranked NCAA Division II team. Greenlee
and Statsny are ranked 6th in the Midwest Region in Division
II tennis. Greenlee lost his #2 singles match 6-7,
7-6, 3-6 to Ferris State senior Akshay Chellappa, one of the
Midwest's top Division II singles players.
Girls' season about ready to
start
. . .
The organizational meeting for the Spring 2008 girls' tennis
season will be Monday, Feb. 25 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 130.
The meeting is for players and managers and parents; please
plan to attend.
For a schedule on Open Gym and Conditioning opportunities,
see the list on the home page of this website.
The first allowable outdoor official practice is Monday,
March 10. Our match schedule is updated and accurate
on this website.
J.D. Greenlee does well against
Division I competition
. . .
Former DHS Tennis standout J.D.
Greenlee put up some good results this past weekend as his University
of Indianapolis Greyhounds played two NCAA Division I
opponents,
Ball State on Saturday and IUPUI on Sunday. UIndy is NCAA
Division II.
J.D. and his doubles partner, Jan Stastny, lost 8-7 in a
tiebreaker at No. 1 doubles against Ball State. They
then bounced back to beat IUPUI 8-3 at No. 1 doubles.
In singles, J.D. lost 6-1, 6-4 to Jose Perdomo of Ball State
and lost 6-2, 7-6 to Gabriel Garcia of IUPUI. Both matches
were at No. 2 singles, although both of J.D.'s opponents
have played No. 1 singles for their teams for most of the
season.
Ball State freshman Hayley Hall dropped her singles and
doubles matches against DePaul over the weekend for her
first losses of the spring season. She did not play
against Marquette on Sunday.
Ball State
senior Stephanie Farrar to help girls' team as intern . . .
Stephanie Farrar, a former Ball State women's tennis player
from Arizona, will serve as an intern this season for
the DHS Tennis girls' team. She is a BSU senior
studying sport psychology. Stephanie played 2 and 1/2 seasons on the BSU women's team
before a back injury ended her collegiate career. She
played as high as No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles in the
Ball State lineup and earlier in her junior tennis career
was ranked as high as No. 8 nationally in girls' doubles.
Stephanie hopes to go into coaching or instructing at a
tennis club after college. This will be her first
experience coaching in a team setting. She is eager to
assist and will be helping in some conditioning sessions and
when outside practice begins March 10.
A look at our players' rankings as 2007 ends . . ..
Several
DHS Tennis and MuncieYMCA Tennis Center players hold CITA,
Midwest and National tennis rankings. Here's a roundup
of some of the rankings as of Dec. 31, 2007:
Central Indiana Tennis Association rankings
18-Under Boys Singles
# 2 - Zach Ervin
# 9 - Jon Wegener
# 19 - Dan Klingenberg
# 33 - Bren Vasalakis
# 37 - Josh Chambers
# 42 - Nate Lattimer
# 49 - Jeff Price
# 57 - Bob Helfst
# 91 - Alex Wagner
# 99 - Joseph Taylor
# 135 - Caleb Austin
Central Indiana Tennis Association rankings
16-Under Boys Singles
# 95 - Jordan Chambers
# 99 - Ben Bryan
Central Indiana Tennis Association rankings
14-Under Boys Singles
# 39 - Ben Bryan
Central Indiana Tennis
Association rankings
12-Under Boys Singles
# 76 - Joe Wegener
Central Indiana Tennis Association rankings
18-Under Boys Doubles
# 1 - Zach Ervin / Michael Rardon
# 11 - Jon Wegener / Bren Vasalakis
# 15 - Dan Klingenberg / Jeff Price
Central Indiana Tennis Association rankings
18-Under Girls Singles
# 44 - Vanessa Whyte
# 56 - Chelsea Carter
# 68 - Kelly Crider
# 70 - Mercy Scott
# 112 - Ashley Philhower
# 115 - Kristin McKinney
Central Indiana Tennis Association rankings
16-Under Girls Singles
# 28 - Mercy Scott
# 32 - Chelsea Carter
# 74 - Katie Wilson
Central Indiana Tennis Association rankings
14-Under Girls Singles
# 1 - Chelsea Carter
# 10 - Katie Wilson
# 84 - Aubrey Smith
# 116 - Jessica Price
Midwest rankings
18-Under Boys Singles
# 36 - Zach Ervin (third Indiana
player listed)
# 63 - Jon Wegener
# 260 - Dan Klingenberg
# 324 - Bren Vasalakis
# 342 - Josh Chambers
Midwest rankings
18-Under Boys Doubles
# 12 - Zach Ervin
Midwest rankings
14-Under Boys Singles
# 316 - Ben Bryan
Midwest
rankings
16-Under Girls Singles
# 247 - Mercy Scott
Midwest rankings
14-Under Girls Singles
# 11 - Chelsea Carter (first Indiana
player listed)
# 94 - Katie Wilson
National rankings
18-Under Boys Singles
# 681 - Zach Ervin (third Indiana
player listed)
# 1159 - Jon Wegener
National rankings
18-Under Boys Doubles
# 203 - Zach Ervin / Michael Rardon
(first Indiana team listed)
National
rankings
14-Under Girls Singles
# 132 - Chelsea Carter (first Indiana
player listed)
Opportunities to play tournaments in January
and February . . ..
If you are
seeking chances to play USTA-sanctioned tournaments in
January and February, here are some nearby events. For
more information and to register, visit
www.usta.com, then click
on TennisLink, then click on Tournaments, and negotiate
through the options from there.
Jan. 11-13 -- Boilermaker Blizzard Open
(This tournament is at Purdue University's awesome new
Schwartz Tennis Center. Divisions are boys and girls
16-under and 12-under singles and doubles. Sign up by Jan.
7)
Jan. 11-13 -- Carmel Racquet Club Junior Open
(Divisions are boys and girls 16-under singles. Sign
up by Jan. 6)
Jan. 18-20 -- Indianapolis Racquet Club
18-Under (Divisions are boys and girls 18-under
singles. Sign up by Jan. 13)
Feb. 8-10 -- Anderson Sports Center Winter
Open (Divisions are boys and girls 18-under and
16-under singles. Sign up by Feb. 3)
Feb. 15-17 -- Indianapolis Racquet Club
16-Under (Divisions are boys and girls 16-under
singles. Sign up by Feb. 10)
Feb. 22-24 -- Carmel Racquet Club Junior Open
(Divisions are boys 18-under and 14-under singles.
Sign up by Feb. 17)
Feb. 22-24 --
Indianapolis Tennis Center CITA District Closed
(Divisions are boys and girls 18-under and 14-under singles.
Sign up by Feb. 17)
Feb. 29-March 2 -- Muncie
YMCA Girls Spring Open (Divisions are girls 18-14-10
singles and 18 doubles. Sign up by Feb. 25)
Ben Bryan advances to quarterfinals of Hennessey
tournament in Indy . . ..
Dan Klingenberg reaches semifinals of doubles at Hennessey .
. .
DHS freshman Ben Bryan
played excellent tennis this week as he won three rounds in
the strong John Hennessey Tennis Open in Indianapolis.
He lost in the quarterfinals to #2 seed Santiago Guerra of
Midland, Michigan.
More
than 400 tennis players from throughout the Midwest
are competing in the Hennessey at five sites in
Indianapolis. In Ben's 14-under singles division,
there were 60 players. Ben beat Austin Collier in the
opening round and then beat Alexander Woldmoe in the second
round. He beat Temilolula Adelakun of Illinois in the
third round in three sets.
This tournament is one of the bigger "points" tournaments of the
season and should help Ben's rankings in Indiana and the
Midwest improve.
DHS senior Dan Klingenberg competed in 18-under singles and doubles. He
beat Royce
Redmond in the opening round, then lost 7-5, 6-2 to
8th-seeded Skyler Engel of Ohio in the second round.
In 18-under doubles, Klingenberg and partner Taylor Tunis of Whiteland, Ind.,
reached the semifinals. They beat Carmel's
Harrison Hines and his partner in the opening round, then
beat North Central's Jami Clark and Brebeuf's Scott
Schmelzer in the quarterfinals. They lost 7-5, 7-6 in a
semifinal match Saturday night to Michael Koval of Green
Bay, Wis., and Garrett Nickell of Greenwood.
Muncie's Jon Wegener won his first two rounds in the 18-under
singles and then lost to Skyler Engel in the
quarterfinals Friday. Yorktown's Bren Vasalakis lost
his opening singles match, then won two matches in the
backdraw. Wegener and Vasalakis were upset in the
first round of 18-under doubles.
Holiday Hacker results . . .
The
annual Holiday Hacker tennis tournament attracted about 50
players, including more than 20 players from the Delta
district, in the three days of tennis at the YMCA this week.
DHS senior Ashley Philhower won the Girls 15-18 Singles title.
Richmond junior Josh Hollingsworth won the Boys 15-18
Singles championship. DHS freshman Devyn Wafer was the
Girls 14-Under Singles winner. Another DHS freshman,
Alex Zimmerman, won the Boys 14-Under Singles crown.
In doubles, the Boys 15-18 winners were DHS senior Zach Ervin and
Ball State freshman Josh Chambers (2007 DHS grad). In
Girls 15-18 Doubles, the champions were DHS junior Kelly
Crider and DHS sophomore Taylor Cardini. In Boys
14-Under Doubles, the champs were Jay Robillard and Nick
Wilson, Delta district students. There was no
Girls 14-Under Doubles bracket.
In mixed doubles, Muncie Burris' Andy Joe and Alexandria's Melissa
Montgomery won the championship in the 15-18 division. In
the 14-Under bracket, Northside student Patrick Hall and DMS
student Ashley Loffer won the title.
DHS Tennis alumni doing well . . .
Recently,
three DHS Tennis alumni have sent in updated information.
Alex Nahvi, fall of 1995, has taken up the sport of curling.
David Bratton, from fall of 2000, and his wife are expecting
their third child this summer. Kat (Yadon) Murray,
state runner-up from the spring of 2002. Has recently relocated from
Pensacola, FL, to Jacksonville, NC. You can go to
either the Boy's Alumni Page
or the Girl's Alumni Page to
get information on all DHS Tennis Alumni.
If you are
a DHS Tennis Alumni and you are interested in having your
profile updated, contact Tim Cleland and it will be updated
promptly.
Star Press chooses Zach Ervin for Athlete of
the Year for third time . . .
The
Muncie Star Press selected DHS senior Zach Ervin as its Boys' Tennis
Athlete of the Year for the third straight year. The
article was published Tuesday, Dec. 11 and can be accessed
here.
Zach is the first Delta male athlete to be a three-time Athlete of
the Year in the same sport. Former DHS Tennis star
Hayley Hall is the only four-time winner of the award.
DHS Tennis has won the award every year since its origin in the
1990s.
Zach and Coach Cleland had asked that the Star Press staff
instead honor senior doubles State Runners-Up Dan Klingenberg and Jeff Price
for their outstanding season, but sports editor Greg Fallon
made the final decision.
The article combined the AOY honor along with the official
newspaper announcement of Zach's signing with Butler
University.
Brittany Teagle chosen team MVP in college . . .
Former
DHS Tennis player Brittany Teagle, now a freshman women's
tennis player at the College of Mount St. Joseph in
Cincinnati, Ohio, has been chosen team MVP. Teagle
finished with a team-best 21-12 combined record in singles
and doubles this fall for the Mount. She typically
played #3 or #4 singles and #1 doubles. Congratulations,
Brittany!
Here's the link to the
team website
Bryce Bow earning honors at Goshen College . . .
Former
DHS Tennis star Bryce Bow, who played No. 1 doubles on our
State Finals team in 2004, is doing well at Goshen College,
where he is a junior member of the men's basketball team.
The team is off to a 10-1 start this winter and recently
beat 5th-ranked Indiana Wesleyan.
Although Bryce's playing time
is not as extensive as he would like, he is doing extremely
well in other areas. He is making all A's this
semester and will qualify as an Academic All American after
this semester. He also is one of only two students at
Goshen to be asked to be on the Spiritual Advisory Council,
which is made up of administrators, teachers, campus
pastors, and students. He is doing all this while also
serving as a resident assistant in the dorms and playing
college basketball.
Congratulations, Bryce! The DHS Tennis family salutes you and
your accomplishments and wishes you continued success.
Klingenberg is runner-up in Greencastle Tournament . . .
DHS
Tennis senior Dan Klingenberg had an excellent tournament
during the weekend at the Greencastle Junior Open, which
ended Sunday, Dec. 2 at DePauw University's Blackstock
Tennis Center.
Klingenberg, competing in the 18-Under Singles division, navigated
through a tough field to finish runner-up in the 24-player
draw. He beat Tom Miller of Carmel in the opening
round, then eliminated 2nd-seeded Matt Hanauer of Fort Wayne
in the second round. In the quarterfinals, Dan
defeated former DHS Tennis standout Josh Chambers, 6-2, 7-5.
In the semifinals, Dan beat Mitchell Stein in three sets.
Stein, the No. 1 player for Fort Wayne Canterbury, and
Hanauer, the No. 1 player for Fort Wayne Carroll, each were
All-State Singles honorable mention selections this past
high school season. Miller was first-team All-State
Doubles for Carmel this season. In the championship
match, Dan lost to Jami Clark of Indianapolis North Central.
DHS freshman Ben Bryan finished runner-up in the 16-Under Singles
consolation bracket. He lost a tight three-setter to
Zionsville's Conner Dunn in the opening round, then won two
backdraw matches (including a victory over Homestead's
Bradley White) before losing in a third-set tiebreaker to
Tyler Scanlan of Perry Meridian in the finals.
DHS senior Kristin McKinney reached the semis of the 18-Under
Singles consolation bracket. She lost 6-3, 7-5 to
Anderson Highland's Mercy Scott in the first round, then
finished 2-1 in the backdraw.
DHS senior Kelly Crider dropped a close 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 decision to
Center Grove's Becca Porter, an All-State Doubles player.
Josh Chambers picked up victories over Dalton Theineman of Floyd
Central and Jonathan Kersey of Greenwood before losing to
Klingenberg.
Ashley Philhower, Caleb Austin, Carl Cardini, Bobby Helfst and Jordan
Chambers also competed in the tournament. Our teams
had to drop out of doubles due to a long backup in the
schedule for singles matches.
For complete results for this tournament, check this
link:
Zach officially chooses Butler
University . . .
Senior Zach
Ervin has made it official: He's going to play collegiate tennis at Butler
University in Indianapolis. Zach accepted Butler's offer of a tennis
scholarship after considering offers from both Butler and Ball State.
Butler competes at the NCAA Division I level and plays
in the Horizon League. Butler has won six consecutive Horizon League
championships, a title which earns the Bulldogs a trip to the NCAA
Championships. Jason Suscha, who has coached Butler for 11 years, has
developed an excellent schedule, which was attractive to Zach. The
Bulldogs play matches this year against Ohio State, Purdue, Kentucky, Wisconsin,
Michigan State and Northwestern plus compete in tournaments at Ball State,
Marquette and Purdue.
Among the current players at Butler is freshman Chris Herron,
the 2006 Indiana state champion. Zach is projected to play at about #5 in
the singles lineup and also hopes to be in the doubles lineup. However,
the competition for singles and doubles positions is very tough, and Zach knows
it will require a great deal of work for him to be in the lineup his freshman
year.
Butler also
has an outstanding academic reputation. Former DHS Tennis star player
Kristin Crider, the class valedictorian last year, is a freshman at Butler
studying pre-med. Zach has not settled on a major yet.
Zach's scholarship is worth more than $100,000 over the four years
of college.
Congratulations, Zach! Everyone in the DHS Tennis family
wishes you the best of luck at Butler!
As many as
three other current DHS Tennis players are in the process of making decisions to play
collegiate tennis.
Senior Ashley Philhower has accepted a scholarship to play
tennis at Indiana University-Southeast in New Albany. This is an NAIA
school coached by Bill Ryall.
Senior Dan Klingenberg is in the early stages of seeking
college tennis opportunities. He hopes to play at the NCAA Division I
level.
Senior Bobby Helfst is considering tennis opportunities at
several smaller colleges.
Mr. Helfst to direct strength
development program for all interested players . . .
This is a great opportunity for
boys' and girls' players! Please pass the word to your friends who
might not see this! Mr. Bob Helfst, athletic training expert and physical therapist,
has volunteered to run a strength and agility development program for all
interested DHS boys and girls players. The goal is to turn our players
into better athletes -- stronger, quicker, more explosive. The FREE
program will be in the auxiliary gym at 7:30 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday
evenings (beginning this Wednesday, Nov. 14). Just show up this coming
Monday if you are interested. Dan Klingenberg, Jordan Chambers, Jared Bullock,
and Ben Bryan attended the first session and did well. Now we need
more players -- boys and girls -- to join the fun! Make the commitment this
offseason to become a better athlete!
NEXT SESSION: Monday, Dec.
10 -- 7:30 p.m. in the auxiliary gym
Season videos now ready for
distribution
. . .
The 2007 boys' season DVD's are now complete and have been distributed at school by Dan Klingenberg. If you have not paid yet for yours,
bring the $10 to school and see Dan. Others who already have paid can
see Dan to get their DVD's. The DVD includes the season video, the
special tribute to Coach Cleland, and two slide shows with hundreds of
photos. Anyone else who wants one and has not yet ordered one should
also contact Dan Klingenberg.
Klingenberg wins Muncie tournament
. . .
Dan Klingenberg defeated Joseph Taylor in the championship match of the 18-under singles division of the Muncie YMCA Closed Championships
on Sunday. In semifinal matches, Klingenberg beat Carl Cardini
6-4, 6-2 and Taylor defeated Brock Bell 6-0, 6-2. In quarterfinal results,
Cardini eliminated Caleb Austin 6-4, 6-3 and Bell edged Bobby Helfst 6-7, 6-1,
6-4.
In the 18-under girls' singles division, Ashley Philhower lost to
Vanessa Whyte, 6-2, 6-1, then beat Tiffany Tremper 6-0, 6-0 and beat Kelly Ray
6-3, 6-1 to win the backdraw.
In Boys 18 backdraw semifinal matches, Jordan Chambers beat Caleb Austin, and Jared
Bullock downed Neal Faulkner. In the backdraw finals, Chambers beat
Bullock.
In opening round matches Friday night, Bobby Helfst beat Neal Faulkner in Boys' 18 Singles. In the same bracket, Jordan
Chambers lost to Chris Heffernan in a competitive match. Jared Bullock and
Josh Wegener played a long three-set match, with Wegener winning 6-3 in the
final set.
Next weekend, Nov. 16-18, will be boys and girls
16-under and 12-under singles and all doubles.
Also, YMCA clinics
and leagues are under way. The JV clinic is Tuesday nights 6:30 to 8:00
and the varsity clinic is Tuesday nights 8:00 to 9:30. Be participating in
the clinic, players also get to compete in the Wednesday night leagues (same
times). See Coach Cleland for more information.
Zach Ervin receives state's Wilbur
Schumacher Award for 2007 . . .
Zach Ervin
received a major award, the Wilbur Schumacher Junior
Sportsmanship Memorial Award, on Saturday, Nov. 10. This award was presented by the Central
Indiana Tennis Association at its annual meeting at
Meridian Hills Country Club in Indianapolis.
The criteria for the award are superb playing ability, exemplary
sportsmanship, and outstanding mental attitude. The recipient each year is
considered to be "the male player of the year" for CITA.
Zach's accomplishments included three years on the CITA Junior
Davis Cup team, a current Midwest ranking of #34, four years of All-State
Singles, career victory leader at Delta, a 3.90 grade-point average, Academic
All-State Honorable Mention, secretary of the National Honor Society, two years
as NCAA Ambassador speaking to elementary students about character values, and
an attendee at IHSAA and Hoosier Heritage Conference leadership and
sportsmanship conferences.
Coach Tim Cleland presented the award to Zach. Others
attending were Pat Ervin and husband, David; Mark Ervin and wife, Molly; as well
as ex-DHS standouts J.D. Greenlee and Drew DeHaven.
Zach becomes the first Delaware
County tennis player ever to win this statewide award, which has been presented every year
since 1972. Congratulations!
Post-Season Banquet delivers many
strong messages . . .
The 2007
Boys' Tennis Post-Season Banquet was again a wonderful success at the First Presbyterian Church near the BSU
campus during the afternoon of Saturday, Nov. 3.
One highlight was the innovative season
video shown on the big screen. Dan Klingenberg's video incorporated dozens
of interviews with team members into the hundreds of photos and was based around
the theme of, "Who Are We? We're Delta Tennis!" He took orders for 32
videos afterward; anyone else who wants one should contact Dan to place an
order. The cost is just $10 which covers the 65-minute video and a
4-minute tribute video to Coach Cleland.
Keynote speaker Mr. Doug Wagner reminded the players to live
life with passion and to have faith during times of adversity. He spoke
briefly of his own battle against cancer, saying the cancer was "his biggest
blessing" because it changed his outlook on life and gave him the opportunity to
raise money to help others who are fighting the disease. He praised the
sense of "community" in the DHS Tennis program.
Five seniors also spoke. Bobby Helfst, Dan Klingenberg,
Carl Cardini, Alex Wagner and Zach Ervin delivered thoughtful and inspiring
talks in which they discussed their own experiences with Delta Tennis and some
of the life lessons they had learned. It is impossible to do their talks
justice by trying to recap them all here ... but suffice it to say that they
made their coaches and parents proud with their heartfelt comments.
Craig Vickery presented JV awards and Tim Cleland presented varsity
awards. Tim's mother, Mrs. Jeanne Cleland, was able to attend the banquet
for the first time and thoroughly enjoyed herself. She spoke for a few
minutes at the start of the banquet and her remarks were well-received, also.
Jared Bullock delivered the invocation before the meal, which was catered by
Johnny Carino's.
Coach Cleland finished the program with a few minutes on the topic
of, "Where Do We Go From Here?"
Major award winners were:
| Award |
Varsity |
JV |
| Most Valuable |
Zach Ervin Dan Klingenberg Jeff Price |
Caleb Austin |
| Most Improved |
Alex Wagner |
Brock Haggard Drew Owen |
| Best Mental Attitude |
Bobby Helfst |
Tate Dishman |
| Best Record |
Dan Klingenberg (29-1) Jeff Price (29-1) |
Jordan Green (14-2) |
| Eagle Award |
Ben Bryan Carl Cardini Jospeh Taylor |
Jordan Chambers Jared Bullock |
DHS Tennis represented by 30
players on Honor Roll . . .
The first
nine week grading period has ended, and DHS Tennis shows up frequently on the
Honor Roll lists. Here are our top students this nine weeks (keep up the
good work!):
| Seniors |
Juniors
|
Sophomores |
Freshmen |
| A+
Dan Klingenberg |
A+
Kelly Crider |
|
|
A
Brock Haggard Bobby Helfst Ashley Philhower Alex Wagner |
A
Jared Bullock John Rauchenstein |
A
Beth Ellcessor Morgan Hahn Kristen Smith Morgan Whitehair Holly Whiteman |
A
Youngwoo Han Aly Hopkins Zach
Richardson Aubrey Smith |
A/B
Carl Cardini Kristin McKinney Brooke Mochal Jeff Price |
A/B
Emily Marsh |
A/B
Taylor Cardini |
A/B
Ben Bryan Jordan Chambers Evan Dawson Tate Dishman Josh Hapner Hailey Humphrey Alex Zimmerman |
DHS Tennis Family enjoys TWO
parties . . .
About 60 members of the DHS Tennis Family enjoyed a hog roast and hayride at the Rauchenstein
home on Saturday, Oct. 27. Dr. Jim and June Rauchenstein and family were
wonderful as hosts, providing a sizzling bonfire as well as food, a hayride and
games. Mr. Jon Orlosky conducted his 99th career hog roast, and his second
for DHS Tennis. The barbeque pork and potatoes were excellent.
From 8:00 to 11:00 p.m., the party continued at the Philhower
home in Country Village. Desserts were served and ping pong and Wii games
attracted plenty of participation. About 15-20 players had a fun time at
the Philhower party.
Thanks to the Rauchensteins and Philhowers for organizing the
parties!
Tennis players hit the stage for
Fall Concert . . .
No fewer
than 11 DHS Tennis players were on the stage Thursday night for the Fall Concert
of the Jazz Bands and Choirs. Participating were Aly Hopkins, Alex
Zimmerman, Jordan Chambers, Matt Irwin, Evan Dawson, Morgan Motsenbocker, Emily
Cmar, Caleb Austin, John Rauchenstein, Holly Whiteman and Beth Ellcessor.
There's no secret who Grandma Peggy Brown's favorite saxophone
player was:

State Doubles Finals . . .
|
DAN
KLINGENBERG & JEFF PRICE 2007 State Doubles Runner-Up!
|
Congratulations to seniors Dan Klingenberg and Jeff Price, who finished State
Runner-Up in doubles on Saturday afternoon at Park Tudor HS in Indianapolis.
Dan and Jeff set a DHS Tennis single-season record with 29 victories this year.
Their only loss was 6-1, 7-5 to Center Grove's Zane Smith and Matt Smith in the
championship match. When the doubles championship match began, the two
teams were a combined 55-0. The Center Grove team dominated the first set
as Dan and Jeff struggled to find their rhythm, but we bounced back strong in
the second set and fell just a couple of points short of forcing a third set.
The second set was full of exciting action and amazing shots from all players
Earlier Saturday, Dan and Jeff defeated Jasper's Pete Wilson and Tanner Niehaus,
6-4, 6-1.
In the IHSAA State Singles championship match, Fort Wayne South Side's Derek
Carpenter defeated Lawrence Central's Dalton Albertin in a three-set match.
On Saturday, Sept. 1, Delta's Zach Ervin defeated both Carpenter and Albertin on
the same day at the Homestead Invitational.
The complete results are at
www.ihsaa.org
All-State Team Selections . . .
|
ZACH
ERVIN 2007 All-State Singles First Team
|
|
DAN
KLINGENBERG 2007 All-State Doubles First Team |
|
JEFF
PRICE 2007 All-State Doubles First Team |
|
CARL
CARDINI 2007
All-State Doubles Honorable Mention |
|
ALEX
WAGNER 2007 All-State Doubles Honorable Mention |
|
JOSEPH TAYLOR 2007 All-State
Singles Honorable Mention |
|
ZACH
ERVIN 2007 Academic
All-State Honorable Mention |
|
DAN
KLINGENBERG 2007 Academic
All-State Honorable Mention |
|
ALEX
WAGNER 2007 Academic
All-State Honorable Mention |
|
CARL
CARDINI 2007 Academic
All-State Honorable Mention |
| complete teams available soon at
www.ihsteca.com |
DHS finishes No. 7 in final
rankings . . .
Delta finished No. 7 in the
final team rankings for the 2007 season. The rest of the Top 10:
1. North Central
6. Brebeuf Jesuit
2. Center Grove
7. Delta
3. Zionsville
8. Culver Military Academy 4. Carmel
9. Columbus North 5. Park Tudor
10. Westview
DHS now has six
State Runner-Up finishes . . .
A state
championship still eludes DHS Tennis, but the Eagles have been very close many
times. DHS Tennis has finished State Runner-Up in singles or doubles six
times. They also have finished third place two times as a team and five
times individually.
Here's the list of State Runner-Up performances:
| Fall 2007 |
Boys State Doubles |
Dan Klingenberg Jeff Price |
Lost 1-6, 5-7 to
Center Grove (Zane Smith / Matt Smith) |
| Spring 2006 |
Girls State Singles |
Hayley Hall |
Lost 1-6, 1-6 to
Clarksville (Tiffany Welcher) |
| Spring 2002 |
Girls State Doubles |
Sarah Peckinpaugh Kat Yadon |
Lost 6-3, 4-6, 3-6
to North Central (Karin Agness / Ena Jakupovic) |
| Fall 2001 |
Boys State Doubles |
Kelly Robbins Daniel Jackson |
Lost 4-6, 3-6 to
Carmel (Stephen Auda / Ethan Jaffee) |
| Spring 2001 |
Girls State Doubles |
Sarah Peckinpaugh Ashli Smith |
Lost 2-6, 1-6 to
North Central (Karin Agness / Hillary Friedman) |
| Spring 1993 |
Girls State Doubles |
Karryn Christopher Angie Calvert |
Lost 1-6, 6-3, 3-6
to North Central (Stacy Nell / Meg Smith) |
Complete list of Singles and Doubles State Finals
appearances
Zach Ervin, Dan
Klingenberg finish 1st, 2nd for all-time school
victories . . .
Seniors Zach Ervin and Dan
Klingenberg have finished first and second on the all-time DHS Tennis varsity
victory list. (Klingenberg finished in a tie for second with Kelly Robbins, who
also finished State Runner-Up in Doubles his senior year!)
Complete Boys and Girls Career Wins Lists
|
Zach Ervin |
101 |
|
Dan Klingenberg |
91 |
|
Kelly
Robbins |
91 |
|
Andy Rector |
75
|
|
Paul
McKinney |
74 |
|
Rob
Robbins |
72 |
|
Daniel
Jackson |
72 |
Betsy Peckinpaugh reaches national
championship match . . .
Longtime DHS
Tennis fan and supporter Betsy Peckinpaugh competed on a 3.5 Senior Women's
team in the USTA National Championships this weekend in Tucson, Arizona.
Betsy and her YMCA teammates won all of their matches leading up to Sunday morning's national championship match.
In the final match, the Muncie YMCA team lost 3-0 to a team from New England.
The Muncie women won their first set on all three courts, but lost all of the
matches in third-set tiebreakers. Congratulations,
Betsy!
All-conference and all-district
teams chosen . . .
All-conference and
all-district teams for this fall have been announced, and as expected,
DHS Tennis is well-represented. For the Hoosier Heritage Conference team,
Zach Ervin and Joseph Taylor were chosen in singles and Dan Klingenberg/Jeff
Price and Alex Wagner/Carl Cardini were chosen in doubles. Ben Bryan was
selected honorable mention. For the All-District 4 team, Zach was picked
to the #1 position in singles and Joseph was picked to the #15 position in
singles. In All-District Doubles, Dan/Jeff were selected to the #2 spot and
Alex/Carl were picked to the #7 spot. The top 16 singles players and top 8
doubles teams are chosen All-District. Congratulations to our
representatives!
Academic All-State team
announced . . .
Academic All-State
selections were announced Saturday, Oct. 13. DHS Tennis had four
nominees: Alex Wagner, Dan Klingenberg, Zach Ervin and Carl Cardini. All
four received honorable mention. The top 50 nominees are chosen Academic
All-State; Zach finished 55th on the list. Alex and Dan also were very
close to the top 50. A fifth senior, Bobby Helfst, qualified academically but fell a couple matches short of competing in
at least half of the team's varsity matches, which is an additional requirement
to be nominated for Academic All-State. Other minimum requirements are a
3.6 GPA on a 4.0 scale, an SAT of 1100 or higher, and an ACT of 24 or higher.
Schedule released for
Spring 2008 girls' tennis season . . .
DHS Girls' Tennis
schedule has been announced for Spring 2008. Check out the schedule
here.
So close . . . again . . .
Delta now
has reached the IHSAA Final Eight match a total of 13 times in boys' and girls'
tennis. This has happened eight times in boys and five times in girls.
Here's how those 13 matches have ended up: One 4-1 victory (boys 2004) One 3-2 victory (girls 2000) Six 2-3 losses (3 boys, 3 girls) Four 1-4 losses (3 boys, 1 girls) One 0-5 loss (boys)
In the morning round of semi-state, Delta boys and girls have a combined
all-time record of 13 wins and 8 losses.
Although disappointing to come so agonizingly close again, there is no shame in losing in the IHSAA Final Eight in
a one-class system with more than 300 schools competing in tennis. Coach
Cleland and Coach Vickery congratulate everyone and look forward to the future.
We are proud of the efforts of all of the players this season.
Season ends at Final Eight . . .
For the eighth time in the
last 13 seasons, the DHS boys reached the Final Eight of the IHSAA tournament.
On a brutally hot and humid day in Fort Wayne, 6th-ranked DHS eliminated
10th-ranked Westview 4-1 in Saturday's morning round of semistate, then lost 4-1
to 4th-ranked Zionsville in the Final Eight match. The Zionsville match was
closer than the final score indicated.
On a bright note, seniors Dan
Klingenberg and Jeff Price won twice Saturday and qualified for the IHSAA State
Doubles finals. They improved to 27-0 at No. 1 doubles. Their
highlight victory Saturday was a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 decision over Zionsville's
Marshall Brown and Peter Gunderman, the third-place state finishers in 2006.
On a sad note, senior Zach Ervin suffered his first loss at No. 1 singles and
finished 25-1 for the season. He won his morning match over Westview and
won the first set of his afternoon match against Zionsville, but then suffered
crippling cramps due to the extreme heat and humidity. After being unable
to continue in the third set, he was forced to retire for the first time in his
career. He spent Saturday night in Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne being
treated for severe dehydration and is expected to be released Sunday.
DHS finished the season with 23
wins, 2 losses. This is the team's ninth straight 20-win season and the 12th
in the past 13 years. The year-by-year records:
| YEAR |
RECORD |
POST-SEASON |
RANKING |
| 2007 |
23-2 |
Final Eight |
Top 10 (finished #7) |
| 2006 |
22-3 |
Final Eight |
Top 10 |
| 2005 |
22-2 |
Sweet 16 |
Top 10 |
| 2004 |
26-1 |
Third at State Finals |
Top 5 (#3 all-time high) |
| 2003 |
21-3 |
Sweet 16 |
Top 10 |
| 2002 |
24-1 |
Final Eight |
Top 5 (#4) |
| 2001 |
21-1 |
Sweet 16 |
Top 10 |
| 2000 |
23-2 |
Sweet 16 |
Top 10 |
| 1999 |
24-2 |
Final Eight |
Top 10 |
| 1998 |
19-3 |
Sweet 16 |
Top 10 |
| 1997 |
21-2 |
Final Eight |
Top 10 |
| 1996 |
20-2 |
Final Eight |
Top 10 |
| 1995 |
21-1 |
Final Eight |
Top 20 |
Delta Tennis is alone at the top
of Delaware County dynasties . . .
The streak of 13 consecutive
regional championships for Delta Boys' Tennis represents the most regional
titles in a row for any Delaware County school in any sport (boys or girls) in
the history of Delaware County high school athletics. The breakdown:
| SCHOOL & SPORT |
TITLES |
YEARS |
| Delta boys' tennis |
13 |
1995-current |
| Muncie Central boys' basketball |
10 |
1954-1963 |
| Muncie Burris volleyball |
10 |
1997-current |
| Delta wrestling |
9 |
1984-1992 |
| Muncie Burris volleyball |
6 |
1989-1994 |
| Muncie Central volleyball |
6 |
1995-2000 |
Hayley Hall finishes
second in Ball State debut . . .
Former DHS Tennis star Hayley
Hall made her collegiate debut this weekend for the Ball State University women's
tennis team and won three of four singles matches and two of three doubles
matches. Competing in the C Singles
Flight at the Ball State Invitational, she beat players from the University of
Dayton, Northern Illinois University, and Butler University before losing in the
finals to a player from Miami (Ohio) University. The tournament was played at Cardinal Creek Tennis Center.
Next weekend, she will be at the University of Cincinnati Invitational.
Coach Cleland goes 500 above
.500 . . .
With Thursday's opening round
sectional victory, a 5-0 shutout of Yorktown, Coach Cleland's all-time win-loss
record moved to 574 wins, 74 losses -- a margin of exactly 500 more wins than
losses during 31 seasons of coaching boys and girls tennis.
Sampras ball won by Jordan
Chambers . . .
DHS freshman Jordan Chambers
won the Pete Sampras autographed tennis ball in a raffle drawing Monday night.
Tickets were sold Saturday at all three sites of the Delta Invitational.
We raised $181 from the raffle, which should
help cover costs for the picnic that fed all 10 teams at Saturday's
invitational. Thanks to DHS Tennis Booster Jeff Philhower for his donation
of the Sampras ball.
Seniors talk to
underclassmen. . .
The annual tradition of Senior
Talks was held on Tuesday, Sept. 25. Each of the nine seniors addressed the rest of the team in the second half of practice.
Although the seniors took a variety of approaches, the common themes were: * Work hard in the off-season to improve
* Keep your GPA high your first two years of school * Have fun ... because tennis season and high school both go by
extremely fast * Don't take DHS Tennis for granted
* Appreciate all that everyone does for you * Figure out who your true friends are
* Avoid smoking, drinking and drugs * Wins and losses aren't as important as making sure that you are
doing things to get better * Play off-season sanctioned USTA tournaments *
Help your teammates on and off the court * Come to practice every day ready to work hard * Set
goals in tennis and in life
DHS Tennis shows support for
injured Carroll player . . .
DHS Tennis players and
parents responded generously in a show of support for FW Carroll varsity tennis
player Henry Galliher, who was injured critically in a car accident four months
ago and faces a long recovery. Prior to Saturday's match, DHS Tennis
presented a card and more than $500 in donations to the FW Carroll team to be
given to the Galliher family for medical expenses. The money was raised in
less than 24 hours. Thanks to everyone who was able to contribute to help
this family in a time of tremendous need!
DHS stays at # 6 in final
regular-season rankings . . .
DHS Tennis stayed at No. 6
this week in the Top 20 state rankings. The top five teams all are
Indianapolis metro schools; Delta is the highest ranked non-Indy school in the
poll.
Complete poll
1. North Central 2. Center Grove 3. Brebeuf Jesuit 4. Zionsville 5. Carmel 6. Delta
7. Park Tudor 8. Columbus North 9. Culver 10. Cathedral
> DHS Boys' Tennis now has been ranked in the Top 10 for 12
consecutive seasons. > DHS Boys' and Girls' Tennis has been ranked in the Top 10 for 17
consecutive seasons.
Here is a link to our
past ranking
history.
Jared Bullock, Ben Bryan and Tate Dishman honored in
"Building Foundations" program
. . . Junior Jared Bullock and
freshmen Ben Bryan and Tate Dishman are the latest DHS Tennis players to earn a T-shirt in new athletic director Mr. Stan
Daugherty's "Building Foundations" program, which puts
an emphasis on character development for Delta HS athletes. The six
character traits that are emphasized in the program are Respect, Responsibility,
Perseverance, Commitment, Integrity and Self-Control.
As part of the program, Delta athletes can earn a Delta Athletics "Building
Foundations" T-shirt for displaying some of the character traits on or off the
playing fields. Head coaches in each sport are responsible for identifying
deserving athletes on their teams.
Bullock, who has played for only two years, finished his junior season with a
winning record in singles. His groundstrokes have improved as he has
concentrated on his preparation and court coverage, which enables him to more
consistently hit two-handed topspin backhands. For this, he earns a shirt
for Perseverance. He also was honored for his Integrity, a tribute to the
way he lives his life.
Despite his young age, Bryan has shown excellent poise and composure on court
day-after-day in practice and in matches. A varsity player all season, he
has a 17-4 record, mostly at No. 3 singles. He has competed against 5
seniors, 7 juniors, 11 sophomores, and 1 freshman this year. For the way
he handles pressure and adversity, Bryan earns a T-shirt for Self-Control.
Dishman, one of 12 freshmen on the team, earns a T-shirt for the trait of
Responsibility. He is often the first volunteer to pick up tennis balls at
the end of practice. He helps the coaches take in the equipment, and often
has an encouraging word for his teammates. He accepts the blame for poor
performances and is modest when he has good matches. He has excellent
leadership potential for the future.
DHS Tennis players who have been honored this season in the "Building
Foundations" program:
WEEK ONE -- Senior Dan Klingenberg (Commitment) WEEK ONE -- Senior Carl Cardini (Perseverance) WEEK TWO -- Senior Bobby Helfst (Respect) WEEK THREE -- Junior Caleb Austin (Perseverance) WEEK FOUR -- Senior Joseph Taylor (Self-Control) WEEK FIVE -- Senior Alex Wagner (Integrity and Responsibility) WEEK FIVE -- Senior Jeff Price (Commitment) WEEK FIVE -- Senior Jordan Green (Perseverance) WEEK FIVE -- Freshman Jordan Chambers (Commitment) WEEK SIX -- Senior Zach Ervin (Commitment) WEEK SEVEN -- Junior Jared Bullock (Perseverance and Integrity) WEEK SEVEN -- Freshman Ben Bryan (Self-Control) WEEK SEVEN -- Freshman Tate Dishman (Responsibility)
Another shirt will be awarded to a deserving player each week.
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Former DHS Tennis players earn
Academic Awards at Ball State . . .
Two former DHS Tennis players
(both 2005 graduates) are in the news for their academic accomplishments at Ball
State University, where they are juniors. Todd Darroca has won a
prestigious Regional Emmy Award for his work in the telecommunications program
at BSU. Jared Burt recently won first place in an architectural
competition in Columbus, Indiana and earned a trip to an architecture convention
in Boston. The competition was judged by architects from throughout the
nation. Congratulations, guys!
Delta vs. Homestead --
an incredible tennis rivalry . . .
Delta and Homestead have met
in boys' tennis 19 times, and all 19 times, both schools have been ranked among
the state's Top 20 teams. For the past decade, this has been one of
Indiana's greatest tennis rivalries.
An amazing 14 of the 19 career
matches have been settled by scores of 3-2, including this Saturday's 3-2
victory for 8th-ranked Delta over 10th-ranked Homestead.
First nine matchups -- 1995
through 2000 -- Homestead 9 wins, Delta 0 wins
Last 10 matchups -- 2001 through current
-- Delta 5 wins, Homestead 5 wins
Homestead, a school of 2,052
students in a wealthy area of Fort Wayne, has been a tennis powerhouse since the
1970s. The Spartans have made 17 trips to the State Final Four.
Delta, by contrast, has 940 students, emerged as a tennis power in the mid- to
late-1990s, and has made one trip to the Final Four.
Last season, the
Eagles' 3-2
victory over 7th-ranked Homestead signified the highest-ranked Homestead team
that DHS has ever beaten. That match will always be remembered for Zac
Bow and Joseph Taylor at #2 doubles, where they withstood 11 match points
against them and somehow prevailed, 7-6, 6-7, 11-9 in the final match on the
courts! All of the positions were very close, making for one of the most
enjoyable matches in the long history of the rivalry.
Despite the 3-2 score, this year's match was not nearly as dramatic, as Zach
Ervin won 6-0, 6-0 at #1 singles and DHS lost only 8 games total in the two
doubles matches.
The rivalry has had some incredible moments over the years. One of
the most memorable matches came on Oct. 11, 1997, in the semistate finals on a
75-degree perfect fall afternoon. Fifth-ranked Homestead won 3-2 over
9th-ranked Delta with the decisive match being a 6-4, 6-4 victory for Homestead
senior Rick Phillipp over Delta senior Andy Rector in a 2-hour, 30-minute match. Rick Phillipp went on
to win the IHSAA State Singles championship two weeks later, becoming
Homestead's first (and only) State Singles or State Doubles champion.
Another tremendous match came on Oct. 7, 2000, in the semistate morning round on
a bitterly cold 40-degree day. Homestead, ranked #1 in the state, survived
a scare from 9th-ranked Delta and won 3-2. Kelly Robbins won 7-6, 7-6 at
#2 singles for Delta, and seniors David Bratton and Eric Freeman won 6-4, 7-5 at
#2 doubles, somehow reversing a 1-6, 2-6 loss from earlier in the season.
However, Homestead won at #1 doubles, a position Delta had won in the
regular-season match.
The first breakthrough
victory for DHS in the rivalry came on Sept. 1, 2001 -- 10 days before the
tragedy at the World Trade Center. The 6th-ranked Eagles dominated the
18th-ranked Spartans at the bottom part of the lineup as Matt McKinney won at #3
singles, Kelly Robbins/Daniel Jackson won at #1 doubles, and Blain
Keller/Patrick Bryan won at #2 doubles -- all by a combined score of 36-7 in
games! The final match score was 3-2, but DHS had finally gotten over a
hump that had seen Homestead win the first nine meetings between the schools.
Since that time, the schools have gone 5-5 in their meetings.
Another in the series of incredible matches came on Sept. 7, 2002, when
7th-ranked Delta beat 12th-ranked Homestead 3-2 on a brutally hot and humid 85
degree day. Matt McKinney won 6-4, 6-4 at #3 singles, then was transported
by ambulance to a nearby hospital with dehydration. He missed the
post-victory dinner and instead settled for an IV drip!
In the semistate championship match later that season on Oct. 12, 2002, the
12th-ranked Spartans upset the undefeated and 4th-ranked Eagles 3-2. The
match started outdoors but was moved indoors after rain delays and ended up
taking more than four hours to complete. Matt McKinney won 6-1, 6-1 at #3
singles, and Alan Robinson/Patrick Bryan won 6-3, 6-2 at #1 doubles, but Delta
suffered a setback at #2 doubles when a key player was suspended by the school
earlier in the week. A sophomore by the name of J.D. Greenlee subbed into
the #2 doubles spot and teamed with fellow sophomore Paul McKinney, but the two
youngsters hadn't played doubles together much and couldn't quite get the job
done, losing 5-7, 6-3, 2-6 in the final match on the court. DHS had won
the #2 doubles spot easily during the regular season and in fact was unbeaten
for the season at #2 doubles prior to the suspension.
On Sept. 4, 2004, Delta pulled off something it had never done before by
sweeping Homestead in singles for a 3-2 win on an 85 degree day. Freshman Zach
Ervin and seniors J.D. Greenlee and Paul McKinney all won singles in straight
sets over Homestead's young crew of Greg Dillon, Cameron Huffman and Danny
Reecer. The Eagles went on to reach the State Finals for the first time
later that season but did not meet Homestead in the semistate.
What is in store next for this amazing rivalry? Who knows, but you can bet
it will be close, it will be exciting, and it will be memorable!
Brittany Teagle off to a good
start in college tennis . . .
DHS Tennis 2007 graduate
Brittany Teagle
is starting strong
in college tennis as a freshman at the College of Mount St. Joseph in
Cincinnati, Ohio. According to head coach Brian Beebe, Brittany is likely
to play #2 doubles and either #3 or #4 singles when the team opens its fall
season next Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio, vs. Sinclair Community College. The coach
praised Brittany's work ethic and her "great doubles game." Good luck,
Brittany!
Dan Klingenberg featured in Star
Press article . . .
Check out this link to read the
feature article in The (Muncie)
Star Press on senior Dan Klingenberg. The article was published on Monday,
Aug. 27.
Hoosier Heritage Conference
winning streak now at 148 matches . . .
During the fall 2007 boys'
season, the Eagles
increased their incredible streak to
148
consecutive Hoosier Heritage Conference dual-match victories for DHS Tennis.
The streak dates back a decade to the Fall of 1997. The boys have won 78 HHC
matches in a row since a 3-2 loss to 9th-ranked Rushville in the Fall of 1997.
The girls also have won 77 in a row (although only 70 can be counted in the overall
DHS Tennis streak because some came prior to the boys' loss in 1997). The other
members of the HHC are Yorktown, Pendleton, Rushville, Mount Vernon, Greenfield,
New Palestine and Shelbyville. Congratulations to all of the players over the
last decade who have kept that streak alive!
The last time the DHS Tennis team lost a
conference match, here was what was happening in the world:
* Princess Diana had just died in a car crash. * Bill Clinton was president. * Gas prices were $1.50 per gallon. * The World Trade Center's Twin Towers were still four years away
from disaster.
How well do you know your teammates ? . . .
The winner of the teammate
trivia quiz following Monday's practice is freshman
Alex Zimmerman. Alex correctly
answered 19 of the 21 questions about his teammates. Senior Jeff Price
finished second with 15 correct answers, followed by Alex Wagner and Ben Bryan,
each with 14 correct answers. Dan Klingenberg, Carl Cardini, Zach Ervin,
Joseph Taylor, Morgan Motsenbocker, Bobby Helfst, Brock Windsor, Aaron Williams
and Brock Haggard all got at least 10 questions right.
Jeffersonville Invitational
recap
. . .
A large contingent of 72 DHS
players, managers, parents and fans spent the weekend in Jeffersonville for the
annual invitational. Besides the varsity and JV tennis, the group also
enjoyed dinner at Buckhead's on the Ohio River and played cards and swam in the
Holiday Inn. The weekend was a great bonding experience for the new
players and families.
The varsity finished in second place, narrowly losing to 6th-ranked Zionsville
by a score of 37 to 33. Finishing with 29 points was 13th-ranked Columbus North,
and placing fourth at 27 points was 17th-ranked Bloomington South.
Senior Zach Ervin again won the #1 singles flight for the third straight year.
He defeated Columbus North standout Austin Smith 6-1, 6-1 in the championship
match. Seniors Dan Klingenberg and Jeff Price repeated as champions in the #1
doubles flight with no sets closer than 6-2. They beat Bloomington South's Sean
O'Connell and Kevin Zhang in the final match.
Seniors Alex Wagner, Carl Cardini and Bobby Helfst combined for third place in
the #2 doubles flight. Freshman Ben Bryan took fourth place at #3 singles.
Senior Joseph Taylor placed fifth at #2 singles.
Although this was the first time the varsity did not win the Jeffersonville
Invitational, the team still had a good showing against a very strong field.
The following chart shows our all-time varsity results in the Jeffersonville
tourney:
| 2007 |
2nd place (33 points) |
11-4 record in all
matches |
| 2006 |
1st place (36 points) |
12-3 record |
| 2005 |
1st place (41 points --
tourney record) |
13-2 record |
| 2004 |
1st place (35 points) |
12-3 record |
| 2003 |
1st place (38 points) |
13-2 record |
| 2002 |
1st place (36 points) |
12-3 record |
| 2001
|
1st place (38 points) |
12-3 record |
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| TOTAL |
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85 WINS, 20 LOSSES |
In JV competition, the Eagles finished third behind Zionsville and Peru.
Caleb Austin won two of three matches at #1 singles and finished third.
Jared Bullock won two or three at #2 singles and placed runner-up in his flight.
At #1 doubles, Jordan Green and Jordan Chambers won two of three matches and
finished third. At #2 doubles, Aaron Williams and John Rauchenstein won
two of three and finished fourth.
For our newer players, victories were hard to come by. In all, DHS won 11
matches and lost 14 matches in the JV competition.
DHS players, grads shine
in Delaware County Tournament
. . .
Delta graduates J.D. Greenlee
(2005) and Hayley Hall (2007) won the top division championships on Sunday in
the annual Delaware County
Tennis Open at the DHS courts.
Greenlee, a junior scholarship tennis player at the University of Indianapolis,
defeated current DHS senior Zach Ervin,
7-6, 5-7, 13-11 in the Men's A Singles final.
Hall, a freshman scholarship player at Ball State University, defeated 2004 DHS
graduate Kelsey Atkins, 6-2, 6-1 in the Women's A Singles final.
Ervin and Hall teamed up to win the Mixed A Doubles
division with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Mike Keller and Chelsea Carter.
In Men's A Doubles, DHS coach Tim Cleland and former DHS player Patrick Bryan
combined to beat current seniors Dan Klingenberg and Jeff Price, 7-5, 6-1.
In Women's A Doubles, the final match saw Burris grad Amy Berhman and Yorktown
grad Allison Earhart beat Heritage Hall grad Julie Wegener and DHS junior Kelly
Crider, 6-2, 6-3.
In Women's B Doubles, DHS seniors Ashley Philhower and Brooke Mochal were
champions. They won in three sets over Lisa Niccum and Amy Jones.
In Women's B Singles, Tammy Knox defeated 2007 DHS grad Brittany Teagle, 7-6,
6-1.
In Parent Child A Doubles, the Wegeners (Jim and Jon) beat the Greenlees (David
and JD) in the final match.
In Century Doubles, Tim Cleland and Bill
Peckinpaugh defeated Marv Clevenger and Aaron Manning, 6-1, 6-4.
In Men's B Singles, Brian Hathaway won a three-set final match over Greg Niccum.
In Men's B Doubles, Niccum teamed with Lonnie Lindsey to beat Bill Peckinpaugh
and Mike Painter, 6-3, 6-0.
In Mixed B Doubles, DHS assistant coach Craig Vickery and his wife, Amy, won the
title with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Yorktown players Spencer Matheny and Allison
Earhart.
In Parent-Child B Doubles, the Lattimers (John and Josh) defeated the Wafers
(Don and Devyn) 2-2 retired due to injury.
Next year's tournament will return to Ball State Cardinal Creek Tennis Center,
which is under
construction this summer.
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Theme announced for
2007 boys' tennis season . . .
The theme for the 2007 DHS
Tennis boys' season will be "As One" with three interlocked rings. The
rings symbolize unity and togetherness as we pursue our dreams of challenging
for state rings as a team, in singles, and in doubles.
It is important that we remember to "play as one" -- everyone trying to help
everyone else get better every day. This is a team with one focus, one
agenda, and a one-day-at-a-time attitude.
With nine seniors and 12
freshmen and a combined total of just six juniors and sophomores, it will take
special efforts from everyone to build unity. As each player strives to
improve his technique, tactics and toughness, we will build our team piece by
piece until we play "As One."
Special thanks to senior
Dan Klingenberg for the logo design |
Intrasquad and Parent/Child Doubles
kick off season . . .
The boys' tennis intrasquad
match was Monday, Aug. 6 from 4-6 p.m. at DHS courts. The intrasquad was followed at 7 p.m. by Parent/Child Fun Doubles. New athletic
director Stan Daugherty also visited Monday evening to meet players and
parents.
Here are the Intrasquad results:
Caleb Austin/Jordan Green def. Jared Bullock/Tate Dishman, 6-0, 6-1 JD/Craig def. Dan Klingenberg/Jeff Price 6-3 Craig/Dan def. JD/Jeff, 6-2 Zach Ervin def. Joseph Taylor, 6-1, 6-0 Ben Bryan/Alex Wagner def. Bobby Helfst/Jordan Chambers, 6-2, 6-2 Neal Faulkner/Brock Haggard def. John Rauchenstein/Aaron Williams, 6-3, 6-3 Tad Dorton/Morgan Motsenbocker def. Josh Hapner/Alex Zimmerman, 7-6 Brock Windsor/Evan Dawson def. Matt Irwin/Drew Owen, 6-2, 4-6, (10-3) Joseph Taylor def. Jordan Chambers, 6-3 Caleb Austin def. Jared Bullock, 6-1 Jordan Green def. John Rauchenstein, 6-3 Zach Ervin def. Dan Klingenberg, 6-4 Ben Bryan/Jeff Price def. Bobby Helfst/Alex Wagner, 6-2 Tate Dishman/Alex Zimmerman def. Aaron Williams/Morgan Motsenbocker, 6-4 Neal Faulkner/Tad Dorton def. Brock Haggard/Drew Owen, 6-3 Brock Windsor 3, Evan Dawson 3, Matt Irwin 0
Newspaper articles on Morgan Hahn
and Alex Wagner . . .
The Star Press has written nice
feature articles on DHS Tennis players Morgan Hahn and Alex Wagner as part of
the paper's coverage of the Little Hacker tournament. Read the articles here:
Morgan Hahn article
Alex Wagner article
Little Hacker Tournament
concludes . . .
The annual Little Hacker tennis
tournament concluded Friday at Delta HS courts (B and G 16s and 18s) and at
Muncie Central HS courts (B and G 14s, 12s and 10s).
Championship results:
Boys 18 Singles -- Zach Ervin (Delta) defeated Alex Poe (Frankton), 6-0, 6-0 Boys 16 Singles -- Brandon Ramsey (Centerville) defeated Matt Tran (Pendleton
Heights), 6-2, 6-4 Boys 14 Singles -- Brett Ellis (Anderson) defeated Rishi Patel (Anderson
Highland), 7-5, 6-1 Boys 12 Singles -- Graham McMullen (Pendleton) def. Bradley Wuthrich (Delta),
6-0, 6-2 Girls 18 Singles -- Alex Hammel (Anderson Highland) def. Lauren Wilson
(Shenandoah), 6-3, 7-5 Girls 16 Singles -- Meaghan Ellis (Anderson) def. Ashlan Millikan (New Castle),
6-2, 6-4 Girls 14 Singles -- Katie Wilson (Shenandoah) def. Ashley Loffer (Delta), 6-0,
6-0 Coed 10 Singles -- Jay Robillard (Delta) def. Jason Wegener (Heritage Hall),
4-1, 4-1
Boys 18 Doubles -- Jon Wegener (Heritage Hall)/Bren Vasalakis (Yorktown) def.
Dan Klingenberg (Delta)/Zach Ervin (Delta), 6-2, 6-2 Boys 16 Doubles -- Jordan Chambers (Delta)/Brock Bell (Burris) def. Andy
Joe/Josh Wegener (Heritage Hall), 6-2, 6-2 Boys 14 Doubles -- Isaiah Ogasawara (Muncie Central)/M. Tiwari def. Brett Ellis
(Anderson)/Rishi Patel (Anderson Highland), 6-2, 6-0 Girls 18 Doubles -- Meaghan Ellis (Anderson)/Lauren Wilson (Shenandoah) def.
Ashley Philhower (Delta)/Brittany Teagle (Delta) in round-robin play Girls 16 Doubles -- Kati Vasalakis (Yorktown)/Devyn Wafer (Delta) def. Katie
Loffer (Delta)/Emily Marsh (Delta), 3-6, 7-6, 6-2 Coed 10 Doubles -- Jay Robillard (Delta)/Nick Wilson (Delta) def. Teaghan
Dishman (Delta)/Jon Kern (Delta), 4-0, 5-3
Mixed 18 Doubles -- Jeff Price (Delta)/Hayley Hall (Delta) def. Zach Ervin
(Delta)/Lauren Wilson (Shenandoah), 6-2, 7-5 Mixed 14 Doubles -- Brett Ellis (Anderson)/Devyn Wafer (Delta) won round-robin
pool
Return the Booster Club, Player
Info and Web Profile forms . . .
DHS boys' tennis players and
parents are reminded to complete and return soon the Booster Club, Player
Information and Web Profile forms distributed recently at the organizational
meeting.
Booster Club
-- Check out the current members and
lists of responsibilities
NEW INFO!
Web Profile forms - Check out
the updated
current profiles
Midnight Madness kicks off season . . .
The annual Midnight Madness
season-opening practice attracted 22 players and three managers. Practice
lasted from 12:01 to 1:30 a.m. Coach Cleland and Coach Vickery were very
pleased with the hustle and determination of returning and new players. The next
practice is 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. Tuesday.
Zach Ervin reaches doubles
quarterfinals in
national tournament . . .
Zach Ervin and his partner,
Michael Rardon of Park Tudor, reached the doubles quarterfinals of the Midwest Open national tournament in Chicago
this weekend.
They won their first three rounds before falling Sunday afternoon in the
quarterfinals. The tournament was at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.
There were 128 boys in the
18-Under Singles Division. Zach won his first-round match in three sets over Max
Bressman from New York. He then lost a long three-set match to Nate Kirk,
the Kansas state champion. Jon Wegener of Muncie also competed and lost
his first-round singles match to Patrick Whitmer of Florida.
Annual match vs. Springfield,
Missouri goes well. . .
Youth
players from Springfield, Missouri, and from DHS and East Central Indiana
competed for more than 7 hours in the annual match between the two programs.
Tennis pro Doug Elly brought 27 players from his summer program in
Springfield. The boys and girls ranged in age from elementary school to
high school. In the end, Springfield won 29 matches and DHS/ECI won 23
matches. Many matches went to tiebreakers as the competition was tight in most
match-ups.
Springfield coaches and parents say that the DHS visit is the highlight of their
trip each year. The cookout organized by Peggy Brown and Susie Chambers
was a big success again. Thanks to all who helped. Thanks to the
Hamilton Township Volunteer Fire Dept. for use of the grills. Thanks to
all of our grillers and all who contributed and served food. Thanks to
assistant coaches David Ellis and Don Wafer.
DHS players win championships in Anderson tourney . . .
Five DHS Tennis players/coaches won championships in the Anderson
Community Hospital Tennis Classic at the Anderson University courts.
Joseph Taylor
won the Boys
Varsity Singles championship.
Josh
Chambers and Alex Wagner won the Boys Varsity Doubles title.
Devyn Wafer
teamed with Brett
Ellis of Anderson to win the JV Mixed Doubles division.
Coach Tim Cleland
teamed with
ex-DHS player Bob Darby to win the Men's A Doubles title, beating Chris Zeilinga
and Mike Rossillo in the finals, 6-4, 7-6 (6).
We have 13 DHS players competing as well as Coach Cleland and Assistant Coach Stephen Hopkins
and several former DHS players. We received $200 from the tournament for
our tennis budgets due to the number of entrants from DHS.
Among the highlights
(and this is
just a partial list!): Joseph Taylor beat Jeff Whitcomb 6-3, 6-2 in the finals of Boys Varsity Singles. Alex Wagner and Josh Chambers beat Ben Wilson and Rohan Patel in straight
sets in the Boys Varsity Doubles final. Josh Chambers reached the semifinals of Men's A Singles, where he lost to
#1 seed Chris Zeilinga. Coach Cleland made the finals of Men's A Singles, where he lost to #1
seed Chris Zeilinga. Stephen Hopkins collected victories over Alex Poe and Alexander
Newman in the first two rounds of men's A singles. Both matches went to
third-set tiebreakers. He lost to #1 seed Chris Zeilinga, 6-2, 6-3 -- the
closest match Zeilinga had in the tournament. Bobby Helfst beat Bryant Beard in a third-set tiebreaker in
consolation singles and reached the finals of the consolation singles, which he
then won on Sunday, 6-1, 6-4. Alex Wagner defeated Matt Tran in Boys Varsity Singles in a
third-set tiebreaker before losing to Whitcomb. Jordan Chambers reached the quarterfinals of Boys' Varsity Singles
before falling to Whitcomb. Morgan Motsenbocker collected a three-set victory Sunday. Brooke Mochal/Ashley Philhower won a third-set tiebreaker in girls
varsity doubles Friday and won again Wednesday. Brooke Mochal/Bobby Helfst advanced a couple of rounds in the
varsity mixed doubles. Alex Wagner/Bobby Helfst won a third-set tiebreaker in men's A doubles
Saturday night. Joseph Taylor beat Drew DeHaven in men's A singles. Joseph Taylor beat Jordan Green in Boys' Varsity Singles.
Here's the website for the Anderson tournament
http://www.communityanderson.com/tennis/index.asp
Tennis Camp draws 190 kids in
three weeks . . .
The 12th annual Tim Cleland
Tennis Camp has completed its three weeks with about 190 players registered.
Here were the first week Campers of the Week:
|
K-1-2-3 |
Zane Willis |
Gracie Minner |
|
4th-5th |
Conner Neal |
Rebekah Box |
|
6th-7th-8th |
Bond St. John |
Lynne Costello |
|
HS Regular |
John Rauchenstein |
Emily Marsh |
|
HS Advanced |
Bobby Helfst |
Kelly Crider |
Here were the second week Campers of the Week:
|
3rd-4th-5th |
Paul Biner |
Teaghan Dishman |
|
6th-7th-8th |
Bradley Wuthrich |
Natalie Alexander |
|
HS Advanced |
Alex Wagner |
Ashley Philhower |
Here were the third week Campers of the Week:
|
K-1-2 |
Tannon Dishman |
Abby Wagner |
|
HS Regular |
Alex Zimmerman |
Devyn Wafer |
|
HS Advanced |
Jared Bullock |
Hannah Hollowell |
Here were the first week
Tournament Results:
|
Division |
Champion |
Runner-Up |
Note |
|
A-1 Singles |
Ben Bryan |
Jordan Chambers |
Ben won 21 games and lost only 5 |
|
A-2 Singles |
Abby Alexander |
Jared Bullock |
Abby won 2 of 3 matches against Jared |
|
A-1 Doubles |
Alex Poe / Ben Wilson |
Dan Klingenberg / Carl Cardini |
Poe/Wilson lost just 2 games in 3 matches |
|
A-2 Doubles |
Emily Marsh / Katie Loffer |
Ashley Philhower / Kyle Schmidt |
This was the most balanced division at camp |
|
B-1 Singles |
Chelsea Selking |
Melissa West |
Selking went 5-0 in her division |
|
B-2 Singles |
Conner Neal |
Lynne Costello |
Conner did not drop a game in 4 matches |
|
B-1 Doubles |
Ashley Loffer / Patrick Hall |
Aly Hopkins / Laura Hapner |
Loffer / Hall won the semifinals and finals by 4-3 scores |
|
C-1 Singles |
Hunter Martin |
Matthew Hapner |
Hunter rolled through the bracket without dropping a game |
|
C-1 Doubles |
Jay Robillard / Luke Overfield |
Teaghan Dishman / Maggie Thompson |
Robillard / Overfield went undefeated on the day |
|
C-2 Doubles |
Logan Bland / Katie Foster |
Rebekah Box / Emily Thompson |
Bland / Foster lost opening match to Box / Thompson, then won six in a row to win tournament from the backdraw |
Here were the second week
Tournament Results:
|
Division |
Champion |
Runner-Up |
Note |
|
HS Advanced "A" Singles |
Joseph Taylor |
Brock Bell |
Joseph beat Brock 6-0 and 6-2 |
|
HS Advanced "B" Singles |
Katie Loffer |
Melissa Montgomery |
Katie won 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in three sets against Melissa |
|
HS Advanced Doubles |
Brooke Jobe / Claire Blakley |
Ashley Philhower / Brooke Mochal |
Each finished 2-1; Jobe/Blakley won the head-to-head match by 7-6 score |
|
Middle School "A" Singles |
Bradley Wuthrich |
Bond St. John |
Bradley won his three matches by combined score of 15-3 |
|
Middle School "B" Singles |
Sasha Glickfield |
Madison Ashman |
Sasha came back from the loser's bracket to win twice in finals |
|
Middle School Doubles |
Patrick Hall / Ashley Loffer |
Matt Fisher / Ethan Grove |
Patrick/Ashley came back from the loser's bracket to win twice in finals |
|
3-4-5 Singles |
Jay Robillard |
Brice Wuthrich |
Jay did not lose a single game in four matches |
|
3-4-5 Doubles |
Alec Robillard / Matthew Hapner |
Nick Wilson / Sam Williams |
Alec/Matthew won 4-3 in the final match after coming back from the
loser's bracket |
Here were the third week
Tournament Results:
|
Division |
Champion |
Runner-Up |
Note |
|
HS "A" Singles |
Brock Bell |
Kent Griffith |
Brock
won both head-to-head matches against Kent |
|
HS "B" Singles |
Alli Krupp |
Aubrey Smith |
Alli went 5-0 on the day; Aubrey won five matches, also |
|
HS Doubles |
Jeff Price / Kelly Crider |
Bobby Helfst / Alex Wagner |
Jeff
and Kelly won 8-0, 8-0, 8-2 and 8-3 in four matches |
Click
here for the
camp
website.
Ben Bryan does well in big
tournament in Indy . . .
Ben Bryan won five of his six
singles matches in the Riley Benefit Tournament this weekend (July 13-15) at
North Central HS in Indy. This tournament is one of the bigger sanctioned
tournaments on the summer schedule and attracted players from several states.
Ben competed in the 14-under singles division. He won his first match,
then lost 6-2, 6-4 to #2 see Elliott Yee of Carmel, who went on to win the
tournament. Ben then won all four of his matches in the backdraw.
Zach Ervin, Carl Cardini and Dan Klingenberg also competed in the tournament.
Zach reached the semifinals of the 18-under doubles.
Penguin matches conclude . . .
Three rescheduled matches from the Penguin Classic
were played over the weekend at
the DHS courts.
In the Men's A Doubles final, Tim Cleland and J.D. Greenlee
defeated Jon Wegener and Bren Vasalakis, 6-2, 7-6 (4).
In the Mixed A Doubles final, J.D. Greenlee and Kristin Crider beat Bren Vasalakis
and Kristin McKinney, 6-3, 6-4.
In another postponed final, the Men's 40+ Singles championship has now been
played. Don Wafer defeated Jim Wegener 6-1, 6-2 for the title.
Katie Wilson defeated Meaghan
Ellis 6-1, 6-1 in the Girls 14-16 Singles final.
|
Penguin Classic
MATCH UPDATES The final day of the 6th Annual Penguin Classic tennis tournament
was Sunday at the DHS courts.
The championship match of the Adult Open Singles division saw #1 seed J.D. Greenlee
defeat #3 seed Tim Cleland, 6-2, 6-1. The
championship match of the Women's A Singles bracket was #1 seed Hayley Hall
beating #2 seed Julie Wegener, 6-1, 6-1.
Roland Smith won the Men's B Singles over Jeff Chambers.
Smith and Brian Allison won Men's B Doubles over Bill Peckinpaugh and
Phil Dunn.
Some divisions already had been settled, such as
Women's A Doubles, where Hayley Hall and Kristin Crider defeated Kristin
McKinney and Kelly Crider in the finals, 6-4, 7-5.
PENGUIN HELPERS Thanks to everyone who helped work the tournament desk during the Penguin
Classic. Here's a list of who volunteered their time this week:
Jeff Philhower, Craig Vickery, Josh Chambers, Jordan Chambers,
Susie Chambers, Dan Klingenberg, Ashley Philhower, Ryan Mochal, Brooke
Mochal, Emily Marsh, Alex Wagner, Bobby Helfst, Tyson Mathews, Jordan
Green, Marcia Smith
PENGUIN PARTY PICNIC I hope everyone enjoyed the incredible carry-in Penguin Picnic on Thursday evening during
the Penguin matches. Thanks to Grandma Peggy Brown for her hours
of cooking chicken, and to Susie Chambers for coordinating the picnic.
Thanks to Betsy Peckinpaugh for arranging the use of the two life-sized
blowup penguins! Thanks to Bill Peckinpaugh for being a "griller
extraordinaire" and to all others who contributed in any way to the
picnic! |
All-State Team Selections
. . .
|
HAYLEY HALL 2007 All-State Singles First Team
|
|
KRISTIN McKINNEY 2007 All-State Doubles Second Team |
|
KELLY CRIDER 2007 All-State Doubles
Second Team |
KRISTIN CRIDER 2007 Academic All-State First Team
KRISTIN CRIDER 2007
All-State Singles Honorable Mention |
| complete teams available at
www.ihsteca.com |
Klingenberg brings home the
trophies from Columbus tourney . . .
Dan Klingenberg won the
18-Under Singles and 18-Under Doubles (with Jeff Price) championships at the
Tipton Lakes Athhletic Club Junior Open sanctioned tournament in Columbus, Ind.,
during the weekend of June 15-17.
Klingenberg beat Josh Chambers in the singles final. He and Price beat
Nick Sprague and David Nieters in the doubles final. Dan did not lose a set in
singles or doubles during the tournament.
Reaching main-draw semifinals in singles were Jeff Price in Boys 18 Singles,
Jordan Chambers in Boys 16 Singles, Ben Bryan in Boys 16 Singles, Kelly Crider
in Girls 18 Singles, and Aubrey Smith in Girls 14 Singles.
Eighteen DHS Tennis players competed in the tournament. The group visited the Ceraland Park with miniature golf
and swimming pool on Saturday evening. Thanks to David and Jeanne Cleland
for the hospitality and to all parents who helped drive and chaperone.
Private lessons available through
Stephen Hopkins and Kelsey Atkins . . .
DHS Tennis assistant coaches
Stephen Hopkins and Kelsey Atkins are offering private lessons to younger DHS
players and are building up regular clients. Contact them through the
Coaches link on this site if you seek lessons this summer.
Zach Ervin competes in Junior
Davis Cup in Kalamazoo, Michigan . . .
Congratulations to Zach Ervin for his third-place finish in the Boys 18 Singles of the
Midwest Qualifier and his selection to the Junior Davis Cup Team in
Kalamazoo, Mich. Jon Wegener of Muncie also was selected to the Davis
Cup Team.
The top 10 boys from the
Central Indiana Tennis Association are chosen to represent Indiana in the
multi-state Junior Davis Cup competition.
Zach placed third in the Midwest Qualifier in the 18 Under Boys' Singles.
He lost to eventual champion Austin Sansone 6-4, 7-5 in the semifinals, then
beat Zane Smith in three sets for third place. Zach also finished runner-up with
partner Michael Rardon in the Boys 18 Doubles, losing in three sets to Chris
Herron and Zane Smith.
DHS Tennis managed to place four players among the top 17 out of the 60 players
in the Boys 18-Under Singles at the Midwest Qualifier. This was one of our best
showings ever in this top tournament. No other school in the state performed
that well in the 18-Under division.
Here are the final standings: 1st - Austin Sansone (Center Grove HS) 2nd - Kent Winningham (Park Tudor HS)
3rd - Zach Ervin (Delta HS)
4th - Zane Smith (Center Grove HS) 5th - Joe Boesing (Floyd Central HS and possibly Vincennes U.) 6th - Chris Herron (Greenwood HS and Butler U.) Tie 7th - Will Brown (Zionsville HS) Tie 7th - Rich Lytle (Lawrence Central HS)
Tie 9th - Jon Wegener (Heritage Hall HS) Tie 9th - Ben Carroll (Evansville Memorial HS) Tie 9th - Michael Rardon (Park Tudor HS) Tie 9th - Matthew Pedersen (Pike HS)
Tie 13th - Jeff Price
(Delta HS) and
Bren Vasalakis (Yorktown HS)
Tie 17th - Dan Klingenberg
(Delta HS) and Josh Chambers (Delta HS)
Also competing in the Qualifier were Ashley Philhower, Ben Bryan, Jordan
Chambers, Alex Wagner, Bobby Helfst, Carl Cardini and Joseph Taylor.
Girls Banquet goes very well . . .
The Post-Season Tennis Banquet and
Awards Program for the 2007 Girls Tennis season was a
tremendous success Monday evening at the First
Presbyterian Church near the Ball State campus. Steve Behrman, veteran
tennis pro at the Muncie YMCA, delivered the keynote address. Steve's speech was
entitled, "Delta Tennis as I 'C' It," and he used a series of C's to make his
points about Chemistry, Commitment, Championships and other topics. He
ended with a Challenge to DHS Tennis players to add a State Championship to the
long list of other achievements
Seniors
Hayley Hall
and
Kristin Crider
each were excellent
in their comments to the 90 people in attendance at the banquet. Head coach
Tim Cleland
recognized the past season's accomplishments and based his remarks on the SPF 34
theme of Spirit, Passion and Focus.
Assistant coaches Stephen Hopkins and Kelsey Atkins were recognized and helped
distribute awards to players and managers.
The team video produced by
Dan Klingenberg
was
simply outstanding.
Copies of the DVD are available for $10 by
contacting the Klingenbergs at 358-4162. About 20 video were ordered after
the banquet and more orders can be placed at this time. An additional 400
photos are included with the DVD.
Special thank you to banquet chairmen
Mary Foster and Cindy Hall for their efforts to make the banquet run smoothly.
Assisting were Terri Hopkins, Aly Hopkins, Todd Austin, Sue Austin, Caleb
Austin, Lauren Austin and Holly Dishman.
It takes much planning and hard work to pull off a banquet
successfully, and once again we accomplished it together! Thank you!
HHC Academic Awards and 27
players on latest Honor Roll. . .
Due to the changeover in
athletic directors at Delta HS, the Hoosier Heritage Conference academic awards
were not available in time for the banquet. The conference honors athletes
who are in the Top 5% of their class rankings with medals. Once the awards
arrive and it is determined exactly who has earned the honor, the medals will be
distributed.
The following 27 DHS Tennis players have been named to the 4th Nine Weeks Honor
Roll:
All A+
Kristin
Crider, Kelly Crider
All A
Zac Bow, Josh Chambers, Hayley Hall, Hannah Whiteman, Brock Haggard (new
player), Bobby Helfst, Dan Klingenberg, Alex Wagner, Jared Bullock, John
Rauchenstein, Beth Ellcessor, Kristen Smith, Holly Whiteman
All A/B
Katie
Alexander, Bre Smith, Brittany Teagle, Jarred Brooke, Carl Cardini, Zach Ervin,
Kristin McKinney, Katie Loffer, Emily Marsh, Taylor Cardini, Morgan Hahn, Morgan
Whitehair
Hayley Hall -- first 4-time Star
Press Player of the Year . . .
Here's the link to a great
article in today's Muncie Star Press on Hayley Hall becoming the first 4-time
Star Press Athlete of the Year in any sport in the history of the award.
Check out the article at
http://www.thestarpress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070606/SPORTS/706060324/1006
Kristin Crider named Academic
All-State and chosen for North-South All-Star match . . . Hayley Hall also named to North-South All-Star match . . .
Senior Kristin Crider has
earned two big awards in recent days. She has been selected Academic
All-State by both the Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Association and the
Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association. Her academic credentials
ranked her in fourth place among the 50 girls chosen for the Academic All-State
team.
Also, Kristin and Hayley Hall have been chosen to participate in the North-South All-Star Cup on
Sunday, June 10 at the Five Seasons County Club in Indianapolis. This
annual event honors top seniors from throughout the state. The girls will
play matches and will enjoy an awards presentation.
PAINT THE FENCE project finally done ! ! !
It took two full days --
which at times seemed like forever -- but we have finished the Paint the Fence
project, and the new black paint job looks sharp. The courts will be
resurfaced beginning Monday. Within 7 to 14 days, we should have a very
nice facility for the rest of the summer and beyond.
Here are the final numbers on the Paint the Fence project:
25 ..... Hours 35 ..... Volunteers 65+ ... Gallons of Black Paint 75+ ... Cans of Spray Paint for Touch-up 17 ..... Pizzas 20,000 .... Square Feet of Fencing Covered 400 + .... Man-Hours Worked on the Project $12,000 + .... Money That Was Saved Because of Our Volunteer Labor!
Special Thank Yous
Tennis Booster Mr. Mike Loffer --
This whole project was Mike's idea and he was there almost every hour, providing
leadership and making things happen! Thanks!
New superintendent Mr. Pat Mapes
-- Provided the go-ahead for the project and supplied soft drinks and
pizzas
Former DHS Tennis player and
coach Ryan Orr and the A Rental Service Company -- Supplied the
scaffolding
Dan Klingenberg, Rafael Garcia,
Taylor Cardini, Holly Dishman, Katie Loffer, Bobby Helfst, Josh Chambers, Drew
DeHaven, Jordan Chambers, Ryan Mochal, Mike Loffer, Tim Cleland -- These
are the volunteers who were able to devote the most hours and the latest hours
making sure this project got finished
Additional volunteers whose help
also is much appreciated -- Ashley Philhower, J.D. Greenlee, Alex Wagner,
Zach Ervin, Stephen Hopkins, Jeff Price, Joseph Taylor, Kristin Crider, Kelly
Crider, Emily Marsh, Brooke Mochal, Sue Austin, Lauren Austin, Caleb Austin,
Matt Irwin, Emily Cmar, Terry Hopkins, Alex Zimmerman, Morgan Whitehair, Jordan
Green, Annette Klingenberg, Frank Cardini, Stephanie Cardini
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Spring 2007 DHS Girls Tennis
Season Theme spf
34 |
|
spirit |
passion |
focus |
|
Our
protection is the collective heart of the 34 players, managers and coaches |
Eagles fall 3-2 to Homestead in
semi-state . . .
DHS girls turned in an outstanding
performance in doubles but came up short overall in a 3-2 loss to 3rd-ranked
Homestead in the opening round of Saturday's Fort Wayne Semi-State. The
match was played indoors at the Wildwood Racquet Club due to rain.
Homestead (20-1) went on to edged 9th-ranked Zionsville 3-2 in the championship
round to advance to state for the second straight year. Delta finished 17-4 for
the season, with all four losses to Top 10 ranked teams (3-2 to Cathedral,
Center Grove and Homestead and 4-1 to FW Canterbury).
In the semi-state, Kristin Crider and Kristin McKinney dominated at #1 doubles,
winning 6-1, 6-1. Kelly Crider and Katie Alexander were equally impressive
at #2 doubles, winning 6-1, 6-2. This was the most dominant any team has
been against Homestead doubles all season.
Homestead was in control at all three singles positions. The #1 singles position
matched two players who both have been All-State Singles selections and past
Singles State Finalists. Homestead senior Amy Recht played a great match
and gained a 6-1, 6-3 victory over DHS senior Hayley Hall. At #2 and #3
singles, Homestead won easily over Brittany Teagle and Elaine Shafer.
In the afternoon finals, Homestead beat Zionsville at #1 singles, #2 singles and
#2 doubles.
Eagles win 16th straight sectional
and 4th straight regional
. . .
DHS collected its 16th
consecutive girls' tennis sectional championship with a 4-1 victory over Muncie
Burris on Saturday morning.
DHS has won the sectional every year since 1992.
The Eagles then beat Anderson Highland 3-2 and Bellmont 3-2 to win their fourth
consecutive regional championship -- the first time any school has won four
straight girls' tennis regionals in this area.
|
Comparison
of DHS Boys Tennis and DHS Girls Tennis
(congratulations to ALL who play -- simply amazing!!!)
(updated 10-20-07) |
|
Boys Tennis |
Category |
Girls
Tennis |
|
15 |
Consecutive Sectional Titles |
16 |
|
13 |
Consecutive Regional Titles |
4 |
|
#3 (2004) |
Highest State Ranking Ever |
#4 (2002 and 2006) |
|
8 |
Regional Titles Since 2000 |
6 |
|
8 |
Final Eight Appearances |
5 |
|
1
(2004) 3rd place |
State Final Four Appearances |
1
(2000) 3rd place |
|
0 |
State Singles Runner-Up |
1
(Hayley Hall) 2006 |
2
(D. Jackson/K. Robbins) 2001 (D. Klingenberg / J. Price) 2007
|
State Doubles Runners-Up |
3 (S. Peckinpaugh/K. Yadon) 2002 (S. Peckinpaugh/A. Smith) 2001 (K. Christopher/A. Calvert) 1993 |
|
101 (Zach Ervin) |
Career Victories Leader |
86 (Hayley Hall) 86 (Kristin Crider) |
|
12 |
Team 20-Win Seasons |
3 |
|
24 |
All-State Singles or Doubles Players |
19 |
|
79 |
Consecutive HHC Victories |
77 |
|
12 |
Consecutive Seasons in Top 10 Rankings |
8 |
|
246-22 (92.1%) |
Record Over the Last 10 Seasons |
197-26 (88.7%) |
Combined boys and
girls varsity record over the past 10 seasons (as of today, Oct. 20,
2007) 443 WINS, 48 LOSSES (winning percentage of 90.4%) |
| |
Ex-DHS Tennis star Kaus
Christopher inducted into Hall of Fame . . .
Congratulations to 1992 DHS
graduate Kaus Christopher, who has been inducted into the
Delaware County Athletic Hall of Fame.
Kaus placed third in the IHSAA State Singles Finals as a junior in 1990 and
again as a senior in 1991. He then played four years of tennis at Butler
University. He now lives in Fishers with his wife and son. The
Hall of Fame induction ceremony was tonight (May 12) at the Horizon Convention
Center in Muncie. Kaus
is the first ex-DHS Tennis player to be selected for the Hall of Fame.
Kristin and Hayley set
record . . .
Hayley Hall and Kristin Crider
have finished tied for the school record for girls' tennis victories with 86
apiece.
They passed Sarah (Peckinpaugh) Clark, who reached the State Championship
match in doubles as a junior and a senior.
Congratulations Hayley and Kristin!
|
PLAYER |
VICTORIES |
|
Hayley Hall ** |
86 |
|
Kristin Crider ** |
86 |
| Sarah
Peckinpaugh |
78 |
| Alison
Peckinpaugh |
76 |
|
Andrea Bookmyer ** |
72 |
|
Aly
Ferguson |
69 |
| Beth Miller |
65 |
Beth Miller delivers baby girl . . .
Former DHS Tennis star Beth
(Miller) Parker gave birth over the weekend to her first child, a girl (Macey).
The baby came about a month early, but mother and daughter are both doing well.
Beth and her husband, Michael, live in Fort Wayne. Congratulations!
Teacher Appreciation Day photos . . .
Check out these photos from our
Teacher Appreciation Day!
Wagners finish Mini Marathon and
raise more than $9,000 for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society . . .
DHS junior
Alex Wagner
and his parents, Doug and
Beth, all completed the Indianapolis Mini-Marathon on Saturday, where they participated as part of the Team in Training program to raise money for the
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The Wagners raised more than $9,000 this
year. Alex was the first to finish in the family with an official time
of 2 hours, 1 minute, 25 seconds. Doug, who had a bike accident a few days ago that
set him back a bit, came across in 2:17:52. Beth walked the course
and also finished in 3:32:53. Congratulations Doug, Beth, and Alex ... and thanks for
committing so much to this great cause!
Locker spirit . . .
Check out new locker
decorations! Thanks goes to Lisa Ellcessor (rackets) and Trena Philhower
(miniature tennis players) for these creative decorations. Each player, manager and coach has a
personalized crossword puzzle racket and a miniature tennis player cutout
complete with correct hair color. Click on the images below for a closer
look.
Matt McKinney receives college
tennis award. . .
Former DHS Tennis standout Matt
McKinney, now a student at Berklee School of Music in Boston, recently competed
on the tennis team at Emerson College. Berklee does not offer sports, and
by an agreement with nearby Emerson, Berklee students are allowed to compete on
Emerson teams. With Matt playing #4 in the singles lineup, Emerson
advanced to the finals of the conference tournament before losing in the
championship match. Matt had a good spring and received the Coach's Award
at the sports banquet. Congratulations, Matt!
Zach Ervin wins
Indianapolis tournament . . .
DHS Tennis junior
standout
Zach Ervin
won the Indianapolis
Tennis Center Spring Open on Sunday by beating Park Tudor's Will Pearson 6-2,
6-3 in the semifinals and Center Grove's Austin Sansone 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 in the
finals. The tournament was played at the home of the Indianapolis
professional tennis tournament (now called the Indianapolis Tennis Championships
but formerly called the RCA Championships).
Zach won four matches to win
the tourney, including a 6-2, 7-6 victory over DHS teammate
Dan Klingenberg
in the second round. Klingenberg beat
Homestead senior Josh Rifkin 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 on Friday night in the opening round
of the 18-under division. Rifkin is ranked #7 in Northern Indiana with
several good results, including a recent win over All-State Singles First Team
player Frank Sunseri of Culver Military.
Thanks for producing the DHS
Invitational Program . . .
Thanks to Donna Helfst for her
efforts in producing the DHS Invitational Program. Through advertising
sales, we were able to raise enough money to pay for Saturday's picnic and to
contribute toward the season-ending banquet. Please patronize our sponsors:
Peckinpaugh Financial Group Rob's Shirt Shack The Muncie Tennis Association Bullock Heating & Cooling Gill Brothers Furniture Michael K. Crider, M.D., Dermatology The Chocolate Moose 5-Star Driver Education Center Mike Wright, State Farm Insurance agent Thomas C. Rector, DDS, & Associates Ned Campbell Insurance; American Community Mutual Insurance Company Pete's Duck Inn The Law Office of Chris M. Teagle Dairy Dream of Albany Rock-Tenn Company
Highest score ever for DHS at Crawfordsville
Invitational . . .
DHS Tennis scored 48 points on
Saturday to win the Crawfordsville Invitational. This was our highest
score in tourney history since we began going to Crawfordsville in 2002!
Congratulations, girls!
|
Year |
DHS placing and score |
Runner-Up and score |
| 2007 |
1st place,
48 points |
Floyd Central (37) |
| 2006 |
1st place,
38 points |
Cathedral (36) |
| 2005 |
rained out |
|
| 2004 |
1st place,
46 points |
Frankfort (32) |
| 2003 |
1st place,
43 points |
Lake Central (32) |
| 2002 |
2nd place,
38 points |
Champion was Floyd
Central |
By winning 13 of 15 individual
matches, the DHS Tennis team won the Crawfordsville Invitational on a sun-soaked
gorgeous day Saturday. Six-ranked DHS finished with 48 points to place
ahead of Floyd Central (37) and 12th-ranked Indianapolis Cathedral (36).
Crawfordsville took fourth at 19, followed by Lafayette Jeff (17), Kokomo (14), Frankfort
(6) and Lake Central (3).
Hayley Hall honored as Prom
Queen . . .
For the second straight
spring, a DHS Tennis player has reigned as Prom Queen. Senior
Hayley Hall
received the honor
Saturday night. Last year, Courtney Mathews was chosen Prom Queen.
Congratulations, Hayley!
Big win for J.D. Greenlee vs.
Division 1 opponent . . .
Former DHS Tennis standout
J.D. Greenlee picked up one of the biggest victories of his collegiate tennis
career Saturday night with a three-set victory at No. 3 singles against NCAA
Division I opponent Marquette University at the Helfaer Tennis Stadium in
Milwaukee, Wis. Greenlee, a sophomore at the University of Indianapolis
(an NCAA Division II school), won 6-3, 3-6, 12-10 over Mark Rutherford of
Calgary, Alberta, Canada for UIndy's only victory. Marquette won the team match,
6-1. Marquette is coached by former Anderson Highland and Ball State
University player Steve Rodecap.
Greenlee started the season with a series of tough losses against difficult
opponents, but he has now won five straight singles matches against Indiana
Wesleyan, Southern Indiana, Northern Kentucky, Bellarmine and Marquette.
Girls work hard at Intrasquad
Match . . .
All 25 girls competed in
the annual Intrasquad Match on Saturday afternoon at the Muncie YMCA.
Here are the results from the intrasquad (records organized by court)
|
Court 1 |
Court 2 |
Court 3 |
Court 4 |
| Hayley Hall
Won 4 Lost 0 Tied 1 |
Hannah Whiteman
Won 4 Lost 1 |
Bre Smith
Won 3 Lost 1 |
Kristen Smith
Won 3 Lost 0 |
| Katie Alexander
Won 3 Lost 2 |
Ashley Philhower
Won 4 Lost 1 |
Abby Alexander
Won 2 Lost 2 Tied 1 |
Holly Whiteman
Won 3 Lost 1 |
| Kristin Crider
Won 3 Lost 2 |
Elaine Shafer
Won 2 Lost 3 |
Taylor Cardini
Won 2 Lost 2 Tied 1 |
Beth Ellcessor
Won 2 Lost 1 Tied 1 |
| Kristin McKinney
Won 2 Lost 3 |
Morgan Hahn
Won 2 Lost 3 |
Katie Loffer
Won 2 Lost 2
|
Emily Cmar
Won 2 Lost 1 Tied 1 |
| Kelly Crider
Won 2 Lost 3 Tied 1 |
Kylie Zeyen
Won 0 Lost 5 |
Brooke Mochal
Won 1 Lost 2 Tied 1 |
Morgan Whitehair
Won 2 Lost 1 Tied 2 |
| Brittany Teagle
Won 0 Lost 4 Tied 1 |
|
Emily Marsh
Won 1 Lost 4 |
Jade Davis
Won 2 Lost 2 Tied 1 |
| |
|
|
Holly Dishman
Won 0 Lost 3 |
| |
|
|
Lauren Austin
Won 0 Lost 5 |
Party draws 'celebrities' to Whitemans . . .
Thank you to Dr. Tom and
Juliet Whiteman for hosting the Red Carpet Movie Night party for the DHS Girls'
Tennis team on Thursday, April 5. The event drew such "celebrities" as
Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, George Strait, Luke Skywalker, Denzel
Washington, Ashton Kutcher, Marilyn Monroe, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Avril
Lavigne, Garth Brooks, the Man in Black, and a host of other celebrities.
Congratulations to Taylor Cardini for winning the "Guess Your Teammates" game.
The talent show was amazing, with magic tricks, impersonations, off-key singing
in multiple languages, karaoke, juggling, body contortions, floetry, and the
Saturday Night Live cheerleaders skit.
The party guests were treated to a special viewing of "One Last Cheer," a
high-budget film written and directed by Hayley Ann Hall, edited by Dan
Klingenberg, and starring a cast of some incredible actors and actresses.
Players must pass Rules Test
before playing . . .
All players are learning about
the special rules and etiquette of tennis. All players must pass a
30-question test on the rules before being allowed to play in a match.
Players may miss no more than four questions to pass. Rules tests were
distributed Wednesday and Thursday at practice.
DHS Tennis Alumni . .
. where are they now ?
Recent updates for our DHS
Tennis alumni section: John McNary (Fall 1999) Kelli Groninger (Spring 1998) Mike Allbee (Fall 1992) Doug Brown (Fall 1992) Todd Darroca (Fall 2004)
Check out all the alumni info at
boys
alumni and
girls alumni. Former
players, please register by sending an email to Tim at
tcleland@delcomschools.org
with
your info! We are building a great database of former players!
Two new assistant coaches hired . . .
DHS Tennis welcomes two new
assistant coaches for the Spring 2007 girls' season. The new assistant
coaches, Kelsey Atkins and Stephen Hopkins, are both students at Ball State
University and are former DHS Tennis standout players.
Atkins is a 2004 graduate who played as high as No. 2 singles in the Eagles'
lineup. She competed in the Indiana North-South All-Star Match after her senior
season. Kelsey is an education major at BSU.
Hopkins, a 2006 graduate, played No. 1 doubles his senior year. He and partner
Drew DeHaven made the Indiana All-State doubles team. He is studying
psychology at BSU.
For more extensive bios, visit the
Coaches
page.
Greenlee competes well at Ball
State . . .
DHS Tennis alum J.D.
Greenlee, now a sophomore at the University of Indianapolis, played well on
Saturday against Ball State at the YMCA in front of a nice crowd of DHS Tennis
faces. He played #4 singles and lost a very competitive 6-4, 6-3 decision to
Ball State's Bret Berryman, a freshman from Missouri who was ranked as high as
#71 nationally in 18-under junior tennis. Next up for UIndy will be three home
matches this coming weekend against some of their toughest regional Division II
opponents.
DHS Tennis alum Lindsey Loffer, also a sophomore at UIndy, competed this weekend
in Pennsylvania with a pair of road matches. She is playing #6 singles and
#3 doubles for UIndy at this point. The team lost to 13th-ranked
University of California (Pa.) and lost a close 4-3 decision to Slippery Rock.
Year-end rankings . . .
Here are some approximate
2006 Indiana year-end junior tournament
rankings for DHS Tennis players. Congratulations to all who gained
rankings this year!
| Zach Ervin |
Boys 18 Singles |
# 9 |
| Josh Chambers |
Boys 18 Singles |
# 20 |
| Joseph Taylor |
Boys 18 Singles |
# 25 |
| Jeff Price |
Boys 18 Singles |
# 71 |
| |
|
|
| Dan Klingenberg |
Boys 16 Singles |
# 35 |
| Alex Wagner |
Boys 16 Singles |
# 120 |
| Ben Bryan |
Boys 16 Singles |
# 157 |
| Jordan Chambers |
Boys 16 Singles |
#176 |
| Caleb Austin |
Boys 16 Singles |
#186 |
| Carl Cardini |
Boys 16 Singles |
#202 (injury) |
| Jordan Green |
Boys 16 Singles |
#208 |
| Bobby Helfst |
Boys 16 Singles |
#249 |
| |
|
|
| Ben Bryan |
Boys 14 Singles |
# 40 |
| Jordan Chambers |
Boys 14 Singles |
# 89 |
| |
|
|
| Hayley Hall |
Girls 18 Singles |
#9 |
| Kristin McKinney |
Girls 18 Singles |
# 96 |
| Kristin Crider |
Girls 18 Singles |
# 102 |
| Brittany Teagle |
Girls 18 Singles |
# 120 |
|
Ashley Philhower |
no ranking shows up on computer |
| Kelly Crider |
Girls 16 Singles |
# 90 |
Philhower, Chambers, Crider and
Wagner win Holiday Hacker divisions . . .
Congratulations to junior
Ashley Philhower, who took first place in the Girls Singles division of the
Holiday Hacker tournament at the YMCA. Ashley beat Kati Vasalakis in the
final match. In the Boys 15-18 Singles, Josh Chambers placed third.
Jeff Price, Ben Bryan and Alex Wagner won consolation flights.
In the Holiday Hacker Doubles, the top winners were: Pool One -- Josh Chambers and Kelly Crider Pool Two -- Josh Chambers and Alex Wagner Pool Three -- Derrick Wu and Manou Rousseau Pool Four -- Laura Avila and Estelle Rousseau
Zach Ervin chosen Star Press
Player of the Year
Congratulations to Zach
Ervin, who was featured in the Muncie Star Press for the 2006 East Central
Indiana Tennis Player of the Year. This is his second straight year as
Player of the Year. Read the story
here.
Kids do well at Greencastle
tournament
Junior
Dan Klingenberg
collected his first USTA-sanctioned
singles championship by winning the DePauw Junior Open 16-Under title at
Greencastle over the weekend. Dan, who was not seeded among the 27 players
in the bracket, won five singles matches, including a straight-set victory over
Tom Miller of Carmel in the final match.
Other highlights from the long weekend with 21 boys and girls and several sets
of parents in Greencastle: * Senior Josh Chambers won the tournament's sportsmanship award. * Eighth-grader Jordan Chambers won the 16-Under Doubles title
along with partner Will Brown of Zionsville. * Juniors Dan Klingenberg and Jeff Price finished runner-up in
18-Under Doubles. * Senior Hayley Hall finished runner-up in 18-Under Singles. * Junior Jeff Price finished runner-up in 18-Under Singles
consolations. * Sophomore Kelly Crider finished runner-up in 16-Under Singles
consolations. * Junior Carl Cardini made his return to tournament tennis for the
first time since the April 29 accident and won his first singles match. * Many other players did well in their matches and had a fun time! * Thanks to all who went on the trip!
Joseph Taylor beats State
Doubles Champion
Congratulations to junior
Joseph Taylor, who defeated Penn High
School's T.J. Snelson, 2-6, 7-6, 10-3 in the opening round of the 18-Under
Singles in the Southside Tennis Club Open on Friday, Nov. 24. Snelson and
his partner won the State Doubles Championship last month. Joseph advanced
to a second-round match against 3rd-seeded Tony Kanavos of Munster. Kanavos won
the match in a close decision, 6-2, 3-6, 11-9. Good job, Joseph!
Jordan Chambers finishes
runner-up in Muncie Closed . . .
Congratulations to Jordan
Chambers, who placed runner-up in the Muncie YMCA Closed 16-under Singles
championships over the weekend. Chambers, an eighth-grader, beat Yorktown
sophomore Caleb Cook 6-1, 6-1 in the quarterfinals and then defeated Delta
junior Bobby Helfst 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals. Burris sophomore Brock
Bell won the tournament, beating Chambers 6-1, 6-4 in the finals. Bell
eliminated Delta sophomore Caleb Austin 6-2, 6-3 in the semifinals.
In the Indianapolis Racquet Club Boys 18-under tournament this weekend, Joseph
Taylor defeated Park Tudor's John Miller 6-2, 6-3 on Friday. Taylor lost
in three sets to Michigan's Edward Larkin, the #4 seed in the 60-player
tournament, on Saturday afternoon. Jeff Price beat Center
Grove's Michael Heimenz 6-0, 7-5, then lost to Lawrence Central's Dalton
Albertin, who ended up finishing third in the tournament.
Hayley Hall to play at Ball
State
Congratulations to senior
Hayley Hall, who has signed a
national letter of intent to attend Ball State University on a full
tennis scholarship! Hayley is a three-time All-State selection and has
advanced to the IHSAA State Singles Finals the past three years, including State
Runner-Up this past spring. Ball State, coached by Kathy Bull, has no
seniors on its roster this season. Hayley is projected as a
middle-of-the-lineup player for her freshman year when she joins the experienced
team. Only one of BSU's current players is from Indiana. Hayley plans to
major in telecommunications at BSU. She looks forward to being able to
continue her career where friends and family can watch her play. Again,
congratulations Hayley!
Joseph Taylor wins Muncie YMCA tournament
Joseph Taylor
continued his hot streak
by winning the Muncie YMCA Closed Championships 18-Under singles title Saturday
evening. He beat teammate
Josh Chambers
6-4, 6-4 to win the sanctioned tournament. Last week, Joseph finished
runner-up in the Anderson sanctioned tournament. Congratulations, Joseph!
The winner of the consolation bracket for the 18-Under Singles was
Alex Wagner.
He beat
Bobby Helfst
in the consolation finals.
In the Girls 18-Under Singles, Ashley Philhower lost to Chelsea Carter.
They were the only two entrants.
Hayley Hall
won
two more matches Sunday to advance to the final four of the consolation bracket
in a big Midwest 18-Under tournament in
Indianapolis. In her last three matches, Hayley has beaten players from
Illinois, Ohio and Michigan. Her latest victory was 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 in a
long match Sunday afternoon.
Inspiring Banquet . . .
The Post-Season Tennis Banquet and
Awards Program was a
tremendous success Sunday evening at the First
Presbyterian Church near the Ball State campus. Gregg Parris, senior
pastor at Union Chapel Ministries, delivered a strong message for the players in
his keynote address. Senior
Josh Chambers
and juniors
Jeff Price
and
Zach Ervin
spoke from the heart and were
both emotional and inspiring. Head coach
Tim Cleland
recognized the past season's accomplishments and tried to inspire and motivate
for the future. Assistant coach
Craig Vickery
helped prepare personalized offseason plans for each returning player. The team
video produced by Al Klingenberg was a big hit at the conclusion of the banquet.
About 90 people attended and enjoyed the Boston Market catered meal, the
program, and the video. Copies of the DVD are available for $10 by
contacting the Klingenbergs at 358-4162.
Special thank you to banquet chairman
Susie Chambers for her tireless efforts to make the banquet run smoothly.
Assisting her were Peggy Brown, Mary Faulkner, Steve Faulkner, June Rauchenstein,
Beth Wagner, Todd Austin and Sue Austin.
It takes a tremendous amount of planning and hard work to pull off a banquet
successfully, and this crew did an outstanding job! Thank you!
Other announcements . . .
Congratulations to
Joseph Taylor, who finished Runner-Up
in the Anderson Fall Junior Open sanctioned tournament 18-Under Singles division
over the weekend. Joseph beat the #2 seed from Texas in the semifinals
before losing to a player from the country of Peru in the finals. Incoming
freshman Ben Bryan also had a big tournament, winning two rounds of the main
draw in the 16-Under Singles before falling to Zionsville #1 player Will Brown
6-4, 6-2 in the third round. Alex Wagner and Neal Faulkner also competed
in the tournament. Good job, guys!
Junior
Carl Cardini
has medical clearance
to return to the tennis courts today (Monday, Nov. 6) after several months of
accident recovery. Welcome back, Carl, and good luck!
Head coach Tim Cleland received the Central Indiana Tennis Association annual
Service Award at a banquet Saturday night in Indianapolis.
Congratulations!
New photos on the Player Bios
The boys' tennis player
bios have been updated with new photos, courtesy of Chris Crabtree Photography.
Check them out
here! Check out the new
slideshow at the top of the home page, updated with Fall 2006 boys' photos.
The photo changes every two seconds. Most of the photography is by Al
Klingenberg. Thanks, Al!
|
2006 -- An
Incredible Year for DHS Tennis! |
|
This has been an amazing
year for Delta Tennis. Thanks to all who helped make these
accomplishments possible:
|
11
All-State players
Our
most ever for one calendar year! |
First-Team
Singles
(Hayley Hall &
Zach Ervin) First-Team Doubles
(Kristin
Crider/Katie Bryan &
Dan Klingenberg/Jeff Price) Honorable Mention Singles
(Josh Chambers) Honorable Mention Doubles
(Kelly
Crider/Chelsea Overmyer
&
Zac Bow/Joseph Taylor) |
3 Academic
All-State honorable mention players
Congratulations! |
Honorable
Mention
(Courtney
Mathews, Josh Chambers
&
Zac Bow) |
State
Runner-Up in Girls' Singles
Awesome! |
Junior
Hayley Hall |
State 4th
Place in Boys' Singles
Way
to go! |
Junior Zach
Ervin |
State 5th
Place in Girls' Doubles
Good
job! |
Senior
Katie Bryan & Junior Kristin Crider |
Finalist,
Boys' Tennis National Coach of the Year
Lucky! |
Tim Cleland |
Two
sectional championships
Look
at the streaks! |
Girls'
Tennis
(15th
straight)
Boys' Tennis
(14th
straight) |
Two
regional championships
Keep
it up! |
Girls'
Tennis
(3rd
straight and 5 of the last 7)
Boys' Tennis
(12th
straight) |
Two Final
Eight appearances
Keep
trying! |
Girls'
Tennis
(Lost 3-2
to Homestead)
Boys' Tennis
(Lost 4-1
to Homestead) |
Two
successful seasons
Wonderful! |
Girls'
Tennis
(21-1
varsity 13-0 JV High
ranking of #4 Ranking of #6 in final poll)
Boys' Tennis
(22-3
varsity 7-5-1 JV High ranking
of #9 Ranking of #12 in final poll) |
Five
invitational championships
We
like trophies! |
Girls'
Tennis
(Delta
Round-Robin, Crawfordsville Invitational, Delta Invitational)
Boys' Tennis
(Jeffersonville Invitational, Kokomo Invitational) |
Two
conference championships
Still the best! |
Girls'
Tennis
(59
straight HHC dual-match victories)
Boys' Tennis
(66
straight HHC dual-match victories) |
21 Honor
Roll students
From
October 2006!
(Does not count freshmen girls
who have not yet had a chance to be on the team) |
All A+ Honor Roll --
Kelly Crider
All A Honor Roll --
Kristin Crider, Hayley Hall, Brittany Teagle, Hannah Whiteman, Beth
Ellcessor, Zach
Ervin, Bobby Helfst, Dan Klingenberg, Alex Wagner, Jared Bullock, John
Rauchenstein
All A-B Honor Roll
--
Katie
Alexander, Zac Bow, Josh Chambers, Natalya Mezenina, Jarred Brooke, Carl
Cardini, Kristin McKinney, Jeff Price, Morgan Motsenbocker |
College
Tennis Success
Climbing the next level! |
Women's
Tennis
(Beth
Miller - IPFW senior female athlete of the year for all sports and team
MVP)
Women's Tennis
(Lindsey
Loffer - competing for U. of Indy)
Men's Tennis
(J.D.
Greenlee -- now playing #2 singles and #1 doubles for U. of Indy)
Men's Tennis
(Daniel
Jackson - completed career as IPFW singles/doubles player)
Men's Tennis
(Blain
Keller - competed at Valparaiso U.; now studying in Japan) |
Two great
role models
We
are blessed! |
Girls'
Tennis
(Sarah
Peckinpaugh Clark, assistant coach)
Boys' Tennis
(Craig
Vickery, assistant coach) |
One awesome
website
Come
back often! |
www.dhstennis.org
(thanks to
our website creators, Steve Hopkins and Drew DeHaven) |
Two
tremendous videos
Preserving the memories! |
Girls'
Tennis
(DVD
produced by Dan Klingenberg)
Boys' Tennis
(DVD
produced by Al Klingenberg) |
World's
best parents -- and grandparents
Thank you! |
Treat bags,
locker decorations, picnics, team parties, Senior Day celebrations, team
banquets, yard signs, tennis ball name signs, program advertising, team
apparel, and daily support! |
Three
healthy kids
Praise the Lord! |
Carl
Cardini
(likely can
start playing tennis again on Nov. 6th)
Jeff
Price
(first team
doubles all-state)
Zach
Ervin
(first team
singles all-state) |
Individual Singles Finals . . .
Junior Zach Ervin defeated
Nick Volz of Evansville Central 6-4, 6-1 in the quarterfinals of the IHSAA State
Singles finals on Friday afternoon at Park Tudor HS courts. A group of
about 50 fans -- players, managers, parents, relatives and friends -- supported
Zach in the stands!
The victory was Zach's 28th of the season, tying him for the DHS Tennis
single-season victory record with Alan Robinson (2002 #1 doubles player).
Zach, playing on a painful right ankle injury, lost 6-3, 6-1 to Greenwood senior Chris Herron on Saturday morning in a
singles semifinal match. Herron went on to defeat Floyd Central's Joseph Boesing
6-3, 6-2 in the championship match.
Zach lost 6-4, 7-6 (5) to Fort Wayne South's Derek Carpenter in the third-place
match.
Zach showed a lot of heart as he played through significant pain and tried his
best from start to finish. He didn't make a big deal out of the injury,
and he didn't use it as an excuse.
Zach is
the third DHS Tennis player to compete in the State Singles Finals. Kaus Christopher finished third in the State Singles in both 1990
and 1991.
Senior Hayley Hall has competed in the State Singles Final for DHS Girls' Tennis
in 2004, 2005, and 2006. Hayley finished State Runner-Up this past spring.
What else do those three great players have in common? They are all
children of school teachers and school principals (Mrs. Christopher, Mr.
Christopher, Mrs. Hall, Mr. Hall, Mrs. Ervin).
All-Conference and All-District
selections . . .
Several DHS Tennis players
earned berths on the All-Conference and All-District tennis teams, which were
chosen Wednesday night in Greenfield.
All-Hoosier Heritage Conference
Singles: Zach Ervin Josh Chambers Doubles: Dan Klingenberg/Jeff Price Zac Bow/Joseph Taylor
All-District
Singles: Zach Ervin (chosen #2 out of the top 16 in the district) Josh Chambers (chosen #8 out of the top 16 in the district) Doubles: Dan Klingenberg/Jeff Price (chosen #2 out of the top 8 teams in the
district) Zac Bow/Joseph Taylor (chosen #8 out of the top 8 teams in the district) For complete All-District lists, visit this
site
Zac Bow and Josh
Chambers nominated for Academic All-State . . .
Two seniors, Zac Bow and
Josh Chambers, have been nominated for Academic All-State. To qualify for
nomination, players must be a senior, must play in at least 50% of the varsity
matches, must have a minimum GPA of 3.6 on a 4.0 scale, and must score at least
1100 on the SAT. Zac and Josh easily met all of the criteria. Zac
has a 4.0 GPA, and Josh carries a 3.96 GPA. Congratulations guys!
27 straight victories over
Yorktown . . . and 14 straight sectional titles
For the 27th consecutive
time, the DHS Tennis boys have beaten Delaware County rival Yorktown, this time
by a 5-0 shutout score in the sectional semifinals on Friday. It was the
second shutout of the Tigers this season. Zach Ervin, Josh Chambers and Rafael Garcia swept
singles matches, and Dan Klingenberg/Jeff Price and Joseph
Taylor/Zac Bow were doubles winners. The Eagles did not lose any sets in
the varsity match.
DHS then topped Alexandria 4-1 under the lights Friday night to wrap up its 14th
consecutive sectional championship. The Eagles clinched the title quickly
with easy victories by Ervin at #1 singles and Price/Klingenberg and Bow/Alex
Wagner in doubles. Later, Chambers added a win at #2 singles.
Now, Delta will be chasing its 12th straight regional championship. The
regional will be played Tuesday and Wednesday at Delta. First opponent
will be Bellmont. The other match Tuesday will be Muncie Central vs.
Anderson.
Thanks for helping at the DHS
Invitational . . .
Here's a brief overview of
how many people helped make last Saturday's picnic a success at the Delta
Invitational. Thanks to everyone who pitched in:
|
Donna Helfst -- sold
program ads so we could have $$$ for the picnic |
Chip Bow -- secured grill and organized grilling efforts |
Grandma Peggy Brown --
secured food warmers from Pete's Duck Inn; got donations of bottled
water (Lo Bill's); arranged discount on meat (Meijer); delivered food to
Southside; made cupcakes for all teams |
|
Annette Klingenberg
-- helped organize picnic |
Al Klingenberg, Jeff Chambers, Jon Price, Jeff Philhower -- did lots of grilling |
Hayley Hall and Kristin
Crider -- delivered meat/cupcakes to Muncie Central |
|
Wagners, Taylors, Prices
(including Jessica), Mark Ervin, Cardinis, Robillards, Claudia Moorman,
Betsy Peckinpaugh -- donated food and/or helped serve |
|
Susie Chambers -- helped
organize picnic |
|
Sherri Green --
coordinated food for the JV Invitational, including 10 pounds of taco
meat for "walking tacos" |
Coach Cleland is statewide
radio/Internet guest . . .
Coach Tim Cleland was the
invited guest Tuesday night for the Hoosier Authority Prep Sports Weekly show,
which is a statewide high school sports show that is broadcast on ESPN Radio and
on the Internet at
www.hoosierauthority.com He was interviewed for 5-10 minutes and
answered questions about the upcoming high school tennis tournament, the role of
high school tennis in the bigger picture of tennis, the role of this website in
marketing DHS Tennis, and various other tennis topics. To listen to the
show, go to
www.hoosierauthority.com,
then click on Prep Sports Weekly at the top, then look for the archived show
from Tuesday, Sept. 26. Tim's portion of the show comes about 30 minutes
into the segments.
Great tennis in the Delta
Invitational . . .
For the first time in the
12-year history of the Delta Invitational, the Eagles did not win the
championship. An excellent Fort Wayne Canterbury team improved to 17-0 with a
3-2 victory in the final round, which was played indoors in the Muncie YMCA.
Delta had taken a 2-1 team lead with strong straight-set wins at No. 1 singles
and No. 1 doubles. Zach Ervin beat two-time singles state finalist Hunter
Schouweiler of Canterbury 6-2, 6-4, and Dan Klingenberg/Jeff Price topped Jim
Dusman/Grant Schouweiler 6-2, 6-2. But Canterbury, ranked 12th, won at No.
2 singles and No. 2 doubles in third-set tiebreakers to pull out the team
victory. Overall, the match featured great tennis by players from both teams.
Earlier in the day, Delta gained an excellent 4-1 victory over 18th-ranked
Brownsburg. The Eagles swept singles behind the play of Zach Ervin, Josh
Chambers and Joseph Taylor by a combined score of 36-9 in games. Dan
Klingenberg/Jeff Price pulled out a three-set win at No. 1 doubles, handing
Brownsburg only its second loss of the season at that position.
The victory over Brownsburg is the 10th time this season that Delta has beaten a
team ranked in the Top 25 state rankings.
In the first match Saturday, the Eagles beat Mount Vernon 5-0 to wrap up a
perfect Hoosier Heritage Conference season. Delta won every HHC match by a
5-0 shutout this season. Delta's all-time record against HHC opponents is 76
wins, 1 defeat. The lone defeat came nine years ago in 1997 when
Rushville, then ranked #9 in the state, edged Delta 3-2 in a match that finished
with some tight, three-set matches being played under the lights at the DHS
courts.
Next up for DHS will be the Delta Sectional, which will begin Thursday at 4:30
at the Delta courts. The sectional draw will be Monday. Other teams
in the sectional are Yorktown, Burris and Alexandria. There will be one
round Thursday, then the finals at 11:00 a.m. Saturday.
Rain cancels JV Invitational . . .
Unfortunately, the
season-ending JV Invitational at Fort Wayne Carroll could not be played Saturday
due to the rain. All players should continue to come to practice next
week. We will play our annual JV singles and doubles tournaments at
practice during the next few days.
Thank you to our advertisers . . .
Nineteen local businesses
and organizations have stepped up to support DHS Tennis by advertising in the
2006 DHS Boys Tennis Invitational program guide. Thank you to coordinator
Donna Helfst! The program generated more than $1,300 in advertising
revenue. This money will pay for this weekend's picnic for the 10 teams
and will also help defray costs for the season-ending DHS Tennis Banquet.
Please support our advertisers:
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Hoosier Park |
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Senior Day goes successfully . . .
Senior Day was a success
Wednesday as seniors Josh Chambers, Zac Bow, Kory Mace, Rafael Garcia
and Andres Garcia all won their matches against Pendleton Heights. A large
crowd watched as the Eagles shut out Pendleton Heights, 5-0. A big thank
you to Sue Brooke for coordinating the Senior Day activities.
Three more victories for DHS . . .
Delta Tennis claimed three
more victories Saturday at the Kokomo Invitational, beating #14 Kokomo 3-2, #18
West Lafayette 4-1, and #24 Lebanon 3-2. In the past eight days, the
Eagles have beaten five Top 25 teams and have improved to 10-1 on the season.
DHS remains #10 in the
current state rankings.
In dual matches or invitationals this season, DHS has finished ahead of the
following Top 25 schools: Columbus North
(currently ranked #6) Homestead (ranked #7 at time of our match) Bloomington South (ranked #11 following our match) Kokomo (ranked #14 at the time of our match) FW South Side (ranked #15 at time of our match) West Lafayette (currently ranked #15) Brownsburg (ranked #18 at time of our match) Evansville Memorial (ranked as high as #19) Zionsville (ranked as high as #20) Lebanon (ranked #24 at the
time of our match)
Junior
Zach Ervin
won all three
rounds Saturday in straight sets to improve to 13-1 this fall.
Senior
Josh Chambers
also went 3-0
Saturday without losing a set at #2 singles. Josh is 12-2 this season and
has 44 career wins. He is on track to become the 20th player in DHS boys'
tennis history to reach 50 career wins.
Junior
Dan Klingenberg, 2-1 on Saturday and
13-1 for the season, has 49 career victories and soon will become the 19th
member of the 50 Win Club. Dan and junior
Jeff Price continued their excellent
season at #1 doubles with some solid play on Saturday, including a 6-2, 6-2
victory over West Lafayette's Joby Bacher and Brian Kane. Bacher finished
state runner-up in doubles last season.
Senior
Rafael Garcia
came through in
the clutch with third-set super-breaker victories over Kokomo and West Lafayette
at #3 singles.
Eagles defeat #7 Homestead . . .
Delta won twice and lost
once Saturday in the powerful Homestead Invitational, which featured four of
Indiana's top 15 teams.
The
9th-ranked Eagles beat 7th-ranked Homestead 3-2 in a great match which
saw three of the five individual positions settled in third-set tiebreakers.
Jeff Price
and
Dan Klingenberg
prevailed in a third-set
tiebreaker at #1 doubles, then
Zac Bow
and
Joseph Taylor
withstood 11 match points
at #2 doubles before gaining a 6-7, 7-6, 11-9 victory in the final match on the
court.
The Eagles also beat #15
Fort Wayne South Side by a 5-0 shutout,
with the highlight being
Zach Ervin's
three-set victory over
Derek Carpenter, the third-place finisher in the 2005 State Singles Finals.
The Eagles lost 2-3 to 12th-ranked
Lawrence Central, which won the invitational with a perfect 3-0 record.
C-Vic's playing career vs. DHS
Tennis . . .
Assistant coach
Craig Vickery
competed against DHS Tennis seven times
while a member of Winchester Community High School's team from 1993 through
1996. After a discussion at practice Monday, we decided to do a little
research and find out how those matches came out (all in good fun, of course!)
The sad result for C-Vic was a 1-6 record against the Eagles. Here's the
rundown:
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Date |
Position |
Opponent |
Result |
| Aug. 24, 1993
(freshman year) |
#2 doubles |
Jeremiah
Cooper/Clayton Westerfeld |
L 2-6, 4-6 |
| Oct. 2, 1993
(freshman year - sectional) |
#2 doubles |
Nathan
Jackson/Jeremiah Cooper |
L 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 |
| Aug. 23, 1994
(sophomore year) |
#2 doubles |
Matt Kolb/Alex
Nahvi |
L 3-6, 1-6 |
| Oct. 1, 1994
(sophomore year - sectional) |
#1 doubles |
Clayton Westerfeld/Jeremiah
Cooper |
L 1-6, 1-6 |
|
Aug. 22, 1995 (junior year) |
#3 singles |
Aaron Parris |
W
7-5, 7-5 |
| junior year
-sectional |
|
our teams did not
meet |
|
| Aug. 27, 1996
(senior year) |
#2 singles |
Arnd Viehofer |
L 4-6, 3-6 |
| Oct. 5, 1996
(senior year - sectional) |
#2 singles |
Arnd Viehofer |
L 3-6, 2-6 |
Craig went on to play tennis at
Greenville College in Illinois. Here's a little-known fact about Craig:
While at Greenville College, he also competed on the volleyball and golf teams!
In fact, one year he had to choose between playing in the conference tennis meet
or the conference golf meet - the events were on the same day. He chose
tennis, of course!
Congratulations after an
outstanding weekend . . .
The DHS Tennis family of
players, managers, coaches and parents-- 60 members strong -- enjoyed a great
weekend at the Jeffersonville Invitational. The varsity again came through
with a championship in the 8-team tourney, which featured five teams ranked in
the state Top 25 at the end of last season. Delta players won 12 of their
15 individual matches against some excellent competition.
Zach
Ervin,
Josh Chambers,
Dan
Klingenberg and
Jeff Price
were
flight champions, and Joseph Taylor finished as flight runner-up. Delta
especially stepped it up with some clutch play in the championship round, as
Ervin, Chambers, Price and Klingenberg combined to win 36 games and lose only 12
in the final match of the day. As an added bonus, the Bloomington South head
coach and the Jeffersonville head coach each complimented our players for their
on-court attitudes even during pressure matches. There is still room for
improvement in this area, but it is true that we have grown a lot in the last
2-3 weeks. Our overall behavior at the hotel and restaurant also were
good.
The JV team placed fourth, but everyone got to play at least two matches and
gained experience.
The team enjoyed dinner at Buckhead's on the Ohio River.
Thanks to all who contributed to the fun and productive weekend!
Delaware County
Champions . . .
Congratulations to junior
Zach Ervin and senior Hayley Hall for earning championships in the Men's A
Singles and Women's A Singles divisions of the
annual 2006 Delaware County Tennis Open.
The tournament, which ended Sunday night, attracted a high total of 240 players.
Ervin was dominant in singles; the closest anyone came to him was senior Josh
Chambers, who lost 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. Ervin beat Yorktown coach and
ex-Ball State player Neil Behrman 6-0, 6-2 in the semifinals and 2003 DHS grad
and current Valparaiso University player Blain Keller 6-0, 6-4 in the finals.
Hall was equally dominant in Women's A Singles, where she beat Anderson's Cara
Huck 6-1, 6-1 in the championship match and topped Winchester grad and current
Erskine College player Jenna Tudor 6-1, 6-0 in the semifinals. Hall also
teamed with Tudor to win Women's A Doubles, beating 2006 grad Katie Bryan and
Lauren Wilson in the finals.
Other county champions with a
DHS Tennis connection included:
Men's A Doubles -- Tim
Cleland/J.D. Greenlee def. Zach
Ervin/Blain Keller Women's B Singles -- Jenny Hoyt def.
Brittany Teagle Mixed A Doubles -- Jon Wegener/Cara Huck def.
Craig Vickery/Jenna Tudor Youth B Singles -- Eli Hiatt def.
Caleb Austin Parent/Child
A Doubles -- David Greenlee/J.D.
Greenlee def. Mark Ervin /
Zach Ervin Men's B Doubles -- Geep Harrison / Brent Brobston def.
Ed Humphrey / Don Wafer
Women's B Doubles
-- Barb Rastetter/Fonda Mullins def.
Brittany Teagle/Katie Alexander
Men's 40+ Singles --
Mike
Keller def. Jim Wegener Parent/Child B Doubles -- Tim / Kati Vasalakis def.
Lonnie / Tyler Lindsey Mixed B
Doubles -- Lonnie Lindsey /
Cheryl Fisher def. Kevin Umbrager / Karen Hofer Men's A Singles Consolation Champ --
Jeff Price def. Nathan Lattimer Mixed B Doubles Consolation Champs -- Justin Farmer / Meaghan Ellis
def. Alex Wagner / Ashley Philhower
Men's A Doubles
Consolation Champs -- Justin
Overmyer / Steve Hopkins def. Bryce Bow / Zac Bow Women's A
Singles Consolation Champ -- Lindsey
Loffer def. Tammy Knox Women's B Doubles
Consolation Champs -- Susie
Chambers / Jan Goff def. Susan
Akers / Liza Bell Mixed A Doubles Consolation Champs --
J.D. Greenlee / Lindsey Loffer
def. Jim Wilson/Angie Janutolo Century Doubles Consolation Champs --
Roger Wessel/Randy Hyman def.
Bob Darroca/Rick Cooper
Need racquets restrung ? . . .
Dan Klingenberg has a new,
nicer racquet stringer and is available to string.
Contact Dan if you are interested in getting a racquet restrung.
Little Hacker
championships . . .
Many DHS players won
championships at the Little Hacker Junior Tennis Open, which ended Friday at
Ball State Cardinal Creek Tennis Center. Zach Ervin beat Jon Wegener 4-6,
6-1, 6-0 to win the 18-under Singles title. Ervin and Dan Klingenberg won
the 18-under Doubles championship with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Wegener and Erik
Hofer in the finals. Kelly Crider claimed the 16-under Girls Singles title
by beating Lauren Wilson 7-5, 6-4. Hayley Hall and Kelly Crider defeated
Kristin Crider and Katie Bryan 7-6, 6-3 to win the 18-Under Girls Doubles.
In 18-under Mixed Doubles, Hayley Hall and Jon
Wegener beat Ben Wilson and Katie Bryan in the finals.
Anderson
Community Hospital Open . . .
The Anderson Community
Hospital Open concluded Sunday at the Anderson University
courts.
Champions:
Steve Hopkins defeated Josh Chambers in the finals of Boys
Varsity Singles. Katie Bryan/Kristin Crider beat Sue Hammel/Karen Ford in
the finals of
Women's A Doubles. Steve Hopkins / Drew DeHaven won the backdraw finals of Men's A Doubles Dan Klingenberg/Kristin Crider defeated Ben Wilson/Katie
Bryan to win the Mixed Varsity Doubles. Ben Bryan/Katie Wilson won the Mixed JV
Doubles over Caleb Cook/Meaghan Ellis
Runners-Up:
Tim Cleland lost a three-setter to Chris Zeilinga in the final of
Men's A Singles. Bob Darby / Tim Cleland lost a third-set tiebreaker to Zeilinga/Rosillo
in the finals of Men's A Doubles. Kristin Crider lost in finals of Girls Varsity Singles (to
Kerry Lennartz) Kristin Crider/Kelly Crider -- lost in finals of Girls
Varsity Doubles. Here is the link to the tournament site.
http://www.communityanderson.com/tennis/index.asp
Bike ride is successful . . .
Seventeen members of the DHS
Tennis family participated in a conditioning bike ride Thursday morning on the
Cardinal Greenways trail. The group biked 15-20 miles. Those on the
ride were Bobby Helfst, Dan Klingenberg, Jeff Price, Kory Mace, Josh Chambers,
Zac Bow, Zach Ervin, Alex "Crash" Wagner, Neal Faulkner, John Rauchenstein,
Jared Bullock, Ben Bryan, Jordan Chambers, Kristin Crider, Kelly Crider, Ashley
Philhower and Tim Cleland.
Surgery
Successful for Carl . . .
Carl's surgery for his
broken left femur went well Monday at Methodist Hospital in
Indianapolis. Sunday evening, he broke the bone in the same spot as the April injury.
Doctors inserted a stronger steel rod into the leg and have given him a positive
prognosis for a full recovery over the long term. He is now home
from Methodist. Carl is
disappointed in this setback but knows he has the support of lots of friends who will help him
again to get through this tough time.
"A sorrow shared is a sorrow
halved."
Scholarship Fund
Opportunities . . .
At the
Penguin, there were several opportunities to contribute to the Aly
(Ferguson) McCann Memorial Scholarship fund. Aly Ferguson, a standout DHS
Tennis player who twice competed in the Final Four of the State Doubles
tournament, died one year ago in a car crash in Indianapolis. She was
an innocent victim when her car was struck by a driver who was fleeing from the
police.
All proceeds from T-shirt sales, a raffle for a Prince O3 White tennis racket,
and other sales items went to the scholarship fund. We should be able to donate
about $400 to the scholarship fund this summer. Thanks to all who helped!
Tournament site ... click
here
State Singles and Doubles Finals . . .
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HAYLEY HALL 2006 State Singles Runner-Up!
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Hayley Hall
finished State Singles Runner-up on Saturday, becoming the first DHS Tennis
player ever to reach the championship match in singles in girls' tennis or boys'
tennis! Hayley's final record is 26-1,
which is a record for most
victories in one season in girls' tennis. Hayley now has 65 career wins,
which ties her with Kristin Crider. Both girls are juniors and trail
all-time victory leader Sarah (Peckinpaugh) Clark by 13 wins.
Hayley defeated previously unbeaten Romina Clemente of Culver Academies 6-3, 6-2
in the semifinals at Indianapolis Racquet Club on Dean Road. In the
championship match, Clarksville junior Tiffany Welcher proved to be too strong
in a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Hayley. We all extend our congratulations to Hayley!
Katie Bryan
and
Kristin Crider
ran into a team on a
mission Friday and lost 6-0, 6-0 to Center Grove's Melanie Sullivan and Becca
Porter in the State Doubles quarterfinals. Sullivan has been state
runner-up in 2004 and 2005 in doubles, and Friday she played like someone
determined to win the championship this year. It was an unfortunate end of
the season for Katie and Kristin, who entered with an undefeated record but
never got untracked in this match. Regardless of the final match result,
congratulations to Katie and Kristin for a wonderful season!
Center Grove went on to win the State Doubles Championship on Saturday.
Visit
here
for a complete list of all our State
Finals participants.
All-State Team Selections . . .
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HAYLEY HALL 2006 All-State Singles First Team
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KATIE BRYAN 2006 All-State Doubles First Team |
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KRISTIN CRIDER 2006 All-State Doubles First Team |
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CHELSEA OVERMYER 2006
All-State Doubles Honorable Mention |
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KELLY
CRIDER
2006 All-State Doubles Honorable Mention |
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COURTNEY MATHEWS 2006 Academic
All-State Honorable Mention |
| complete teams available at
www.ihsteca.com |
Katie Bryan wins three matches
for Indiana
All-Stars . . .
Senior
Katie
Bryan (25-1 this season at #1 doubles) participated Sunday in
the Indiana North-South All-Star Tennis Cup at
the Five Seasons Sports Country Club in Indianapolis. The all-star event
is sponsored by the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association. Katie won all
three of her doubles matches to help the North All-Stars easily defeat the South
All-Stars. In one match, Katie teamed with 2006 State Doubles Champion Melanie
Sullivan of Center Grove. Katie is the ninth DHS Tennis girls' team member to earn
a berth in the All-Star match since 2000. For a complete list, go
here.
Congratulations, Katie!
Successful banquet . . .
The 2006 Girls' Tennis Banquet at Welliver's smorgasbord in Hagerstown went well Sunday evening with excellent
attendance. Special thank you to Mr. Tom Tomlin, grandfather of Chelsea
Overmyer, for his excellent keynote speech. Another thank you to senior
Courtney Mathews for her wonderful speech reflecting on her days as a DHS Tennis
player.
Top award winners: Most Valuable Players .... Varsity (Hayley Hall) ... JV
(Brittany Teagle) Most Improved Players ... Varsity (Courtney Mathews and Chelsea
Overmyer) ... JV (Katie Loffer and Katie Alexander) Best Mental Attitude ... Varsity (Kristin Crider) ... JV (Kylie
Zeyen) Best Record ... Varsity (Katie Bryan 25-0 and Hayley Hall 25-0) ...
JV (Brooke Mochal 16-0) Eagle Awards ... Varsity (Katie Bryan, Carly Humphrey, Chelsea
Overmyer, Courtney Mathews) Eagle Awards ... JV (Elaine Shafer and Hannah Whiteman)
National Finalist . . .
Congratulations to
Coach Tim
Cleland, who has been chosen as one of eight finalists for 2005 National Boys
Tennis Coach of the Year. This award is given by the National Federation
of High School Coaches. Coach Cleland was not chosen for the top award,
but appreciates all the well wishes from so many people!
Delta Tennis Cookbooks
The Delta Tennis Cookbook /
Memory Book was published right before Christmas 2005. We sold out the
first order of 200 books. A second order of 50 books now has arrived, and
many of those also have been sold. Anyone interested in ordering one of
the 80-page, full-color books should contact Susie Chambers at
THINKPRPLE@comcast.net
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