Warsaw Advances To Regional Championship
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
MIDDLEBURY -ÊLooking at the records of the teams in the Northridge Tennis Regional, Warsaw had the toughest road, facing 16-0 Fairfield.
However, when all was said and done, Fairfield left with its first loss of the season, 5-0, and Warsaw advanced to the regional final where the 15-2 Tigers will play 9-8 Elkhart Central.
Warsaw's quickest win came at the No. 1 singles position. Tiger freshman Jessica Davis led from the first set to the last set and defeated Fairfield's Heather Kryder 6-2, 6-1.
Then Warsaw's No. 1 doubles combo of Kara Kesler and Amber Barrett picked up the second point of the night, defeating Fairfield's Stephanie Gross and Stephanie Tarman 6-4, 6-4.
Warsaw's third point of match came from the No. 2 singles postion. Tiger junior Lauren Witzky topped previously unbeaten Falcon Elizabeth Weybright 6-0, 6-3 to give Warsaw its third point of the night and the secure the regional win.
"I am particularly pleased with Lauren Witzky at No. 2 singles," said Warsaw coach Joe Beeson. "She beat a previously undefeated player from Fairfield 6-0, 6-3. That's very impressive."
Angie Suchecki and Tracy Yoder teamed up at the No. 2 doubles spot and got Warsaw's fourth point.
The Tiger duo downed Fairfield's Kristi Troyer and Toriann Lindenman 6-3 in the first set. Lindenman and Troyer led the entire second set until Suchecki and Yoder tied the score at 5-all. Suchecki and Yoder went on to win the tiebreaker 7-4 to put Warsaw up 4-0 in the match.
In the longest match of the night, Kristi Haddad of Warsaw and Hanny Stutzman of Fairfield faced off at the No. 3 singles position. Stutzman came from behind in the first set to win 7-6 after a 7-2 tiebreaker. Haddad returned the favor by winning the second set 7-6 on an 8-6 tiebraker, sending the match into a third set.
Haddad and Stutzman traded points early in the third set, but in the end, Haddad picked up the 6-4 win, giving Warsaw its 13th 5-0 win of the season.
"I am quite satisfied with the win," said Beeson. "The team we played tonight came in 16-0. We did not know much about them because we did not have many common opponents, but we played well."
The win improves Warsaw's record to 15-2. The Tigers travel back to Middlebury tonight where they will face Elkhart Central in the regional final at 5 p.m. Elkhart Central advanced by defeating DeKalb 4-1.
Tippecanoe Valley's Kyleigh Gast and Kris Sanders will compete in the individual regional at Northridge at 5 p.m. as well.
WARSAW 5 FAIRFIELD 0
Singles
No. 1 -ÊJessica Davis (War) def. Heather Kryder 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 - Lauren Witzky (War) def. Elizabeth Weybright 6-0, 6-3
No. 3 - Kristi Haddad (War) def. Hanny Stutzman 6-7 (6-2),7-6 (8-6), 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 - Kara Kelser/Amber Barrett (War) def. Stephanie Gross/Stefanie Tarman 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 - Angie Suchecki/Tracy Yoder (War) def. Kristi Troyer/Toriann Lindenman 6-3,7-6 (6-4) [[In-content Ad]]
MIDDLEBURY -ÊLooking at the records of the teams in the Northridge Tennis Regional, Warsaw had the toughest road, facing 16-0 Fairfield.
However, when all was said and done, Fairfield left with its first loss of the season, 5-0, and Warsaw advanced to the regional final where the 15-2 Tigers will play 9-8 Elkhart Central.
Warsaw's quickest win came at the No. 1 singles position. Tiger freshman Jessica Davis led from the first set to the last set and defeated Fairfield's Heather Kryder 6-2, 6-1.
Then Warsaw's No. 1 doubles combo of Kara Kesler and Amber Barrett picked up the second point of the night, defeating Fairfield's Stephanie Gross and Stephanie Tarman 6-4, 6-4.
Warsaw's third point of match came from the No. 2 singles postion. Tiger junior Lauren Witzky topped previously unbeaten Falcon Elizabeth Weybright 6-0, 6-3 to give Warsaw its third point of the night and the secure the regional win.
"I am particularly pleased with Lauren Witzky at No. 2 singles," said Warsaw coach Joe Beeson. "She beat a previously undefeated player from Fairfield 6-0, 6-3. That's very impressive."
Angie Suchecki and Tracy Yoder teamed up at the No. 2 doubles spot and got Warsaw's fourth point.
The Tiger duo downed Fairfield's Kristi Troyer and Toriann Lindenman 6-3 in the first set. Lindenman and Troyer led the entire second set until Suchecki and Yoder tied the score at 5-all. Suchecki and Yoder went on to win the tiebreaker 7-4 to put Warsaw up 4-0 in the match.
In the longest match of the night, Kristi Haddad of Warsaw and Hanny Stutzman of Fairfield faced off at the No. 3 singles position. Stutzman came from behind in the first set to win 7-6 after a 7-2 tiebreaker. Haddad returned the favor by winning the second set 7-6 on an 8-6 tiebraker, sending the match into a third set.
Haddad and Stutzman traded points early in the third set, but in the end, Haddad picked up the 6-4 win, giving Warsaw its 13th 5-0 win of the season.
"I am quite satisfied with the win," said Beeson. "The team we played tonight came in 16-0. We did not know much about them because we did not have many common opponents, but we played well."
The win improves Warsaw's record to 15-2. The Tigers travel back to Middlebury tonight where they will face Elkhart Central in the regional final at 5 p.m. Elkhart Central advanced by defeating DeKalb 4-1.
Tippecanoe Valley's Kyleigh Gast and Kris Sanders will compete in the individual regional at Northridge at 5 p.m. as well.
WARSAW 5 FAIRFIELD 0
Singles
No. 1 -ÊJessica Davis (War) def. Heather Kryder 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 - Lauren Witzky (War) def. Elizabeth Weybright 6-0, 6-3
No. 3 - Kristi Haddad (War) def. Hanny Stutzman 6-7 (6-2),7-6 (8-6), 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 - Kara Kelser/Amber Barrett (War) def. Stephanie Gross/Stefanie Tarman 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 - Angie Suchecki/Tracy Yoder (War) def. Kristi Troyer/Toriann Lindenman 6-3,7-6 (6-4) [[In-content Ad]]