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The Warsaw Tiger boys tennis team saw its 9-match win streak come to an end with a 4-1 Wednesday loss to Penn.
Warsaw's previous loss was to Mishawaka Marian, who dropped the Tigers to 1-1. Warsaw finished the 1997 regular season with a 10-2 record overall and 6-0 in the Northern Lakes Conference.
Warsaw's lone win came from No. 3 singles player Peter Anders, who finished the season with a perfect 15-0 record. Anders beat Randy Styles 7-5, 6-1.
Warsaw won the junior varsity match 3-2. Ryan Kreager and Pete Hake picked up singles wins for the Tigers, while Eric Keller and David Honneffer won their doubles match. Warsaw's junior varsity team ended the season with a 9-3 record.
Warsaw meets Tippecanoe Valley at 10 a.m. Saturday in the first round of the Warsaw Sectional.
PENN 4, WARSAW 1
Singles
No. 1 - Troy Havens (P) def. Craig Harman 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 - Matt Walsh (P) def. Ryan VanPuffelen 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 - Peter Anders (W) def. Randy Styles 7-5, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 - Nate Cummins/Scott McCool (P) def. Dan Benyousky/Owen Compton 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 6-4
No. 2 - Greg Babcock/Kent Stackhouse (P) def. Eric Grossnickle/Matt Krizmanich 6-0, 6-2
JV: WARSAW 3, PENN 2
Singles
No. 1 - Nick Surmacz (P) def. Matt Kloser 8-3
No. 2 - Ryan Kreager (W) def. Steven Knight 8-4
No. 3 - Pete Hake (W) def. Josh Polkow 8-4
Doubles
No. 1 - Eric Keller/David Honneffer (W) def. Jeff Cummins/Kevin Wilcox 8-4
No. 2 - Jeff Ramey/Draur Jyoti (P) def. Ryan Dill/Travis Yoder 8-5
North Judson 3, Triton 2
At North Judson, Triton picked up two singles wins against North Judson, but the Trojans still lost on Tuesday.
Art Blackmer and Adam Heckaman won their singles matches.
NORTH JUDSON 3, TRITON 2
Singles
No. 1 - John Amt (NJ) def. Josh Heck 6-4, 6-3
No. 2 - Art Blackmer (T) def. Josh Ness 6-1, 6-1
No. 3 - Adam Heckaman (T) def. Joel Ness 6-0, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 - Jason Hittle/Grant Hierlmeder (NJ) def. Schuyler Stutzman/Nick Heckaman 6-4, 6-0
No. 2 - Chuck Wilcox/Derek Brewec (NJ) def. Justin Staublin/Kent Roberts 6-3, 7-6
• Cross Country
Triton Sweeps Bethany Christian Meet
At Goshen, Triton's cross country teams swept a Monday meet.
The Triton boys went 3-0, beating Bethany Christian, Jimtown and John Glenn. Triton's Mason McIntyre placed first with a time of 18:07.
The Triton girls also went 3-0 against the same schools. Triton's Shelly Miller placed first with a time of 16:48.
Triton hosts the Marshall County meet on Thursday.
BOYS: TRITON 15, BETHANY CHRISTIAN 50; TRITON 15, JIMTOWN 50; TRITON 19, JOHN GLENN 38
Triton results - 1. Mason McIntyre 18:07, 3. Jason Bules 18:53, 4. Chris Lieter 18:57, 5. Matt Savill 19:03, 6. Wes Rettinger 19:13, 9. Jason Lemler 19:34, 14. Brandon Zeider 20:37, 15. Bryan Bell 20:39, 18. Justin Vining 21:25, 21. Rob Salyer 21:48, 25. Mark Walters 22:28, 30. Ryan Klotz 24:23, 33. Ben Moore 26:34
GIRLS: TRITON 18, JIMTOWN 40; TRITON 21, JOHN GLENN 34; TRITON 15, BETHANY CHRISTIAN 50
Triton results - 1. Shelly Miller 16:48, 2. Reghan Kreft 17:33, 6. Liz Miller 18:41, 7. Lissa Bradley 18:48, 8. Devan Marsh 18:55, 17. Katy Bannister 20:58, 24. Danielle Kreft 23:02, 25. Crystal Meeks 23:08, 27. Kara Wampler 24:30, 28. Kylie Carter 24:30
