Munster Ends Warsaw' Season
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
SOUTH BEND - The Warsaw Tigers put themselves in position to have a chance to win Saturday against Munster in the South Bend boys tennis semistate at Leeper Park.
Down 2-0, the Tigers pushed the remaining three matches to three sets but couldn't prevail in a 5-0 loss to the Mustangs.
Munster's talented No. 1 and 2 singles players were the first off the court with wins. Billy Heuer ousted Warsaw senior Jason Sells 6-2, 6-0. While the typically intense Sells fought and battled, he was unable to string together enough points to grab the momentum away from Heuer.
The Tigers' Mike Chanthalangsy was more succesful in winning games against Munster's Tom Cafmeyer but still fell 6-2, 6-3.
Chanthalangsy, usually a baseliner, was succesful at attacking the net against Cafmeyer.
While Munster moved to the brink of a semistate final berth in relatively short time, the Mustangs would have to wait for more than hour before they could start celebrating.
Warsaw's Ben Voorhorst, the Tigers No. 3 singles player, was down a set to Munster's Ravi Shah but battled back to win the second set 6-4.
The No. 1 doubles tandem of Jason Ummel and Deon Shafer also had their backs against the wall against Munster's Tony Kanavos and Naveen Chaubal.
After losing the first set 7-5, Ummel and Shafer fought back with a 6-3 win in the second.
On the far court, Warsaw's No. 2 doubles team of Mark Krizmanich and Ben Kawsky provided the biggest surprise of the day for Warsaw.
After struggling mightily in the sectional and regional, Krizmanich and Kawsky came out against a tough Munster duo in Andrew Kitchell and Chris Baker and stole the first set 7-6 (7-3).
While Krizmanich and Kawsky lost the next two sets 6-1, 6-1 and were the clinching match for Munster, Warsaw head coach Rick Orban was impressed with what he saw.
"They came to play today," said Orban. "They had fun and were aggressive out there. They showed a lot of character and guts. I'm real proud of them."
Orban was also pleased with Ummel and Shafer despite dropping the third and final set 6-2. The first-year head coach was especially proud of Ummel, who along with Sells are the only departing seniors on this year's squad.
Both Ummel and Sells set a tone of unselfishness before the season. Ummel returned from a knee injury and no prior varisty experience to play No. 1 doubles with a freshman in Shafer.
Sells came into the season as the No. 2 singles player after playing No. 1 last year.
"Jason (Sells) attitude has been good all year. He's been a real team leader. He could have pouted about not playing No. 1 and he didn't. Ummel didn't have to come out at all. He worked extremely hard this summer. The two of them gave senior leadership and led this team and led this to something great."
The Tigers reached the semistate for the first time since 2003 and for just the third time since 1991.
Orban belives this team is primed to make a lot more trips to semistate and maybe beyond.
"We're excited about next year," said Orban. "We have a lot of talent coming back on varsity. We have some freshmen coming in that can be dynamite and some JV guys that can fill in spots."
Chanthalangsy, Voorhorst, Shafer, Krizmanich and Kawsky all return for Orban next year.
Warsaw ends its season with a record of 13-4.
MUNSTER 5, WARSAW
Singles
No. 1 - Tom Cafmeyer (M) def. Mike Chanthalangsy 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 - Billy Heuer (M) def. Jason Sells 6-2, 6-0
No. 3 - Ravi Shah (M) def. Ben Voorhorst 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 - Tony Kanavos/Naveen Chaubal (M) def. Jason Ummel/Deon Shafer 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
No. 2 - Andrew Kitchell/Chris Baker (M) def. Mark Krizmanich/Ben Kawsky 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 6-1 [[In-content Ad]]
SOUTH BEND - The Warsaw Tigers put themselves in position to have a chance to win Saturday against Munster in the South Bend boys tennis semistate at Leeper Park.
Down 2-0, the Tigers pushed the remaining three matches to three sets but couldn't prevail in a 5-0 loss to the Mustangs.
Munster's talented No. 1 and 2 singles players were the first off the court with wins. Billy Heuer ousted Warsaw senior Jason Sells 6-2, 6-0. While the typically intense Sells fought and battled, he was unable to string together enough points to grab the momentum away from Heuer.
The Tigers' Mike Chanthalangsy was more succesful in winning games against Munster's Tom Cafmeyer but still fell 6-2, 6-3.
Chanthalangsy, usually a baseliner, was succesful at attacking the net against Cafmeyer.
While Munster moved to the brink of a semistate final berth in relatively short time, the Mustangs would have to wait for more than hour before they could start celebrating.
Warsaw's Ben Voorhorst, the Tigers No. 3 singles player, was down a set to Munster's Ravi Shah but battled back to win the second set 6-4.
The No. 1 doubles tandem of Jason Ummel and Deon Shafer also had their backs against the wall against Munster's Tony Kanavos and Naveen Chaubal.
After losing the first set 7-5, Ummel and Shafer fought back with a 6-3 win in the second.
On the far court, Warsaw's No. 2 doubles team of Mark Krizmanich and Ben Kawsky provided the biggest surprise of the day for Warsaw.
After struggling mightily in the sectional and regional, Krizmanich and Kawsky came out against a tough Munster duo in Andrew Kitchell and Chris Baker and stole the first set 7-6 (7-3).
While Krizmanich and Kawsky lost the next two sets 6-1, 6-1 and were the clinching match for Munster, Warsaw head coach Rick Orban was impressed with what he saw.
"They came to play today," said Orban. "They had fun and were aggressive out there. They showed a lot of character and guts. I'm real proud of them."
Orban was also pleased with Ummel and Shafer despite dropping the third and final set 6-2. The first-year head coach was especially proud of Ummel, who along with Sells are the only departing seniors on this year's squad.
Both Ummel and Sells set a tone of unselfishness before the season. Ummel returned from a knee injury and no prior varisty experience to play No. 1 doubles with a freshman in Shafer.
Sells came into the season as the No. 2 singles player after playing No. 1 last year.
"Jason (Sells) attitude has been good all year. He's been a real team leader. He could have pouted about not playing No. 1 and he didn't. Ummel didn't have to come out at all. He worked extremely hard this summer. The two of them gave senior leadership and led this team and led this to something great."
The Tigers reached the semistate for the first time since 2003 and for just the third time since 1991.
Orban belives this team is primed to make a lot more trips to semistate and maybe beyond.
"We're excited about next year," said Orban. "We have a lot of talent coming back on varsity. We have some freshmen coming in that can be dynamite and some JV guys that can fill in spots."
Chanthalangsy, Voorhorst, Shafer, Krizmanich and Kawsky all return for Orban next year.
Warsaw ends its season with a record of 13-4.
MUNSTER 5, WARSAW
Singles
No. 1 - Tom Cafmeyer (M) def. Mike Chanthalangsy 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 - Billy Heuer (M) def. Jason Sells 6-2, 6-0
No. 3 - Ravi Shah (M) def. Ben Voorhorst 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 - Tony Kanavos/Naveen Chaubal (M) def. Jason Ummel/Deon Shafer 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
No. 2 - Andrew Kitchell/Chris Baker (M) def. Mark Krizmanich/Ben Kawsky 6-7 (3-7), 6-1, 6-1 [[In-content Ad]]