Warsaw Netters Fall To Homestead
September 6, 2018 at 4:49 p.m.
Warsaw Netters Fall To Homestead
By Aaron [email protected]
The Warsaw boys tennis team faced Homestead, ranked third in the state by the Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Association, and lost 5-0 Wednesday in a home match.
“You learn more from playing players like this,” said Warsaw coach Stacy Lind.
The closest match of the day came at No. 1 doubles, with Warsaw’s Spencer Britton and Nolan Knight staying close midway through the first set.
“I was really impressed with how they move,” Homestead coach Kerry Mumma said of Britton and Knight. “Very active, and that kind of gave our kids trouble for a while.”
The score was 3-2 when Homestead’s Bryant Zitlaw and Tim Steiner started hitting their spots and won a few long volleys to pull away for the 6-2 set victory.
“(Britton and Knight were) just playing against a really tough team, and the opponents just stepped up and brought their full game on,” Lind said.
Homestead (9-0) breezed through the singles matches amidst hot temperatures. The Spartans won each match in a sweep.
“Those are our strong points, and those guys usually get off the court the quickest,” Mumma said.
Homestead also won at No. 2 doubles, 6-1, 6-0.
Despite the loss, Lind and her team are taking positives into the next match, which is today at 5 p.m at Fort Wayne Canterbury.
“The boys said themselves that they learned things that they need to work on,” Lind said. “They got to experience that at doubles, getting the ball across the court and keeping the ground shots lower when their opponents are at the net.
“They always walk away with something to look back on and move forward.”
HOMESTEAD 5, WARSAW 0
Singles: No. 1 – David Heiney (H) def. Caleb Williams (W) 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 – Daniel Gilbert (H) def. Brian Elliott (W) 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 – Andrew Meier (H) def. Hayden Anderson (W) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles: No. 1 – Bryant Zitlaw & Tim Steiner (H) def. Spencer Britton & Nolan Knight (W) 6-2, 6-2; No. 2 – Thaddeus Dressel & Landon Sather (H) def. Jarett Orr & Michael Ray (W) 6-1, 6-0
JV – HOMESTEAD 5, WARSAW 0
Singles: No. 1 – Jack Yankelsky (H) def. Trey Williams (W) 8-1; No. 2 – Will Grinsfelder (H) def. Harrison Lewis (W) 8-1; No. 3 – Sebastian Cowan (H) def. Riley Dugger (W) 8-1
Doubles: No. 1 – Ryan Volk & Will Ferguson (H) def. Carter Schuh & Nick Rata (W) 8-0; No. 2 – Sam Hutner & Jared Sagon (H) def. Garrett Rodgers & Zach Nicholas (W) 8-5
The Warsaw boys tennis team faced Homestead, ranked third in the state by the Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Association, and lost 5-0 Wednesday in a home match.
“You learn more from playing players like this,” said Warsaw coach Stacy Lind.
The closest match of the day came at No. 1 doubles, with Warsaw’s Spencer Britton and Nolan Knight staying close midway through the first set.
“I was really impressed with how they move,” Homestead coach Kerry Mumma said of Britton and Knight. “Very active, and that kind of gave our kids trouble for a while.”
The score was 3-2 when Homestead’s Bryant Zitlaw and Tim Steiner started hitting their spots and won a few long volleys to pull away for the 6-2 set victory.
“(Britton and Knight were) just playing against a really tough team, and the opponents just stepped up and brought their full game on,” Lind said.
Homestead (9-0) breezed through the singles matches amidst hot temperatures. The Spartans won each match in a sweep.
“Those are our strong points, and those guys usually get off the court the quickest,” Mumma said.
Homestead also won at No. 2 doubles, 6-1, 6-0.
Despite the loss, Lind and her team are taking positives into the next match, which is today at 5 p.m at Fort Wayne Canterbury.
“The boys said themselves that they learned things that they need to work on,” Lind said. “They got to experience that at doubles, getting the ball across the court and keeping the ground shots lower when their opponents are at the net.
“They always walk away with something to look back on and move forward.”
HOMESTEAD 5, WARSAW 0
Singles: No. 1 – David Heiney (H) def. Caleb Williams (W) 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 – Daniel Gilbert (H) def. Brian Elliott (W) 6-0, 6-0; No. 3 – Andrew Meier (H) def. Hayden Anderson (W) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles: No. 1 – Bryant Zitlaw & Tim Steiner (H) def. Spencer Britton & Nolan Knight (W) 6-2, 6-2; No. 2 – Thaddeus Dressel & Landon Sather (H) def. Jarett Orr & Michael Ray (W) 6-1, 6-0
JV – HOMESTEAD 5, WARSAW 0
Singles: No. 1 – Jack Yankelsky (H) def. Trey Williams (W) 8-1; No. 2 – Will Grinsfelder (H) def. Harrison Lewis (W) 8-1; No. 3 – Sebastian Cowan (H) def. Riley Dugger (W) 8-1
Doubles: No. 1 – Ryan Volk & Will Ferguson (H) def. Carter Schuh & Nick Rata (W) 8-0; No. 2 – Sam Hutner & Jared Sagon (H) def. Garrett Rodgers & Zach Nicholas (W) 8-5
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