AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley boys tennis team breezed to a home win over John Glenn Wednesday evening. Sweeping the singles courts, Tanner Neeley won 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 at No. 1, Derrick Cunningham was a 6-1, 6-3 victor at No. 2 and Isaac Shewman had his No. 3 match forfeited. Also for Valley, Lucas Britton and Willy Inglehearn won in three sets, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. The Vikings return to the court Wednesday at home against Knox. TIPPY VALLEY 3, JOHN GLENN 2 SINGLES: No. 1 – Tanner Neeley (TV) def. Calvin Kretchmer 7-6 (7-4), 6-2; No. 2 – Derrick Cunningham (TV) def. Hunter Jaworski 6-1, 6-3; No. 3 – Isaac Shewman (TV) won by ff. DOUBLES: No. 1 – Evan Rhodes/Andrew McDonald (JG) def. Logan Britton/Trevor Neeley 6-3, 6-4; No. 2 – Lucas Britton/Willy Inglehearn 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
Wednesday in Syracuse In Northern Lakes Conference action Wednesday in Syracuse, the Wawasee boys tennis team was swept by Plymouth, 5-0. The Warriors, who dropped to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in the NLC, are at West Noble today. PLYMOUTH 5, WAWASEE 0 SINGLES: No. 1 – John Hunter (P) def. Kyler Love 6-2, 6-3; No. 2 – John Gerard (P) def. Todd Hauser 6-1, 6-0; No. 3 – Nate Knapp (P) def. Cal Heinisch 6-2, 6-2 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Matt Flynn/Max Holloway (P) def. Dylan Houser/Chase Myers 6-4, 6-0; No. 2 – Ryan Johnson/Braydon Davidson (P) def. Doug Hapner/Jake Hutchinson 6-0, 6-3 Wawasee Record: 2-2 (0-1 NLC) JV – Plymouth 9, Wawasee 0 JV Singles: No. 1 – Curtis Smith (P) def. Cameron Brill 6-0, 6-1; No. 2 – Nick Felke (P) def. Matt Connett 8-2; No. 3 – Spencer Maecroft (P) def. Nate Perek 8-0; No. 4 – Micah Calhoun (P) def. Perek 8-0 JV Doubles: No. 1 – Luke Vervynckt/Garrett Fox (P) def. Kevin Carpenter/Luke Smith 6-1, 6-0; No. 2 – George Stults/Michael Johnson (P) def. Leonard Kline/Trevor Haessig 8-0; No. 3 – Grant Clady/Ricky Cooper II (P) def. Brayton Fretz/Tyler Rhodes 8-5; No. 4 – Keith Longanecker/Zach Moser (P) def. Nate Haines/Chase Jones 8-4; No. 5 – D.J. Briles/Ryan Carmichael (P) def. Austin Kline/Owen Donahoe 8-9
Wednesday in Peru The Peru boys tennis team posted a 3-2 home win over Manchester Wednesday. In the Squires’ first team loss, they did get victories from Max Karg at No. 2 singles and their No. 2 doubles team of Morgan Metzger and Matthew Pegg. The Squires host Bluffton Tuesday. PERU 3, MANCHESTER 2 SINGLES: No. 1 – Logan Primero (P) def. Connor Eichenauer 6-2, 7-5; No. 2 – Max Karg (M) def. Braden Bates 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; No. 3 – Jack Zvers (P) def. Brayton Spann 7-6 (9-7), 6-7 (3-7), 1-6 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Austin Finicle/Kreighton Ray (P) def. Dalton Day/Branden Scott 7-6 (7-3), 6-3; No. 2 – Morgan Metzger/Matthew Pegg (M) def. Kameron Graham/Carson Ray 6-0, 6-0 Manchester Record: 4-1 JV – Manchester 3, Peru 1 JV Singles: No. 1 – Noah Cain (M) def. Lucas Ekerley 8-0; No. 2 – Linus Kratz (M) def. Kameron Hernz 8-4; No. 3 – Cain (M) def. Issara Jantaviro 8-0 JV Doubles: No. 1 – Andrew Rice/Ben Van Baalen (P) def. Alex Day/Michael Willmert 8-1
Wednesday in Topeka The Whitko boys tennis team lost 4-1 at Westview Wednesday evening. In the team loss, Whitko’s Tyler Baugher rebounded from a 6-4 first set loss, to come back and win the next two, 6-3, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. Whitko hosts Wawasee Tuesday. WESTVIEW 4, WHITKO 1 (Whitko Stats) SINGLES: No. 1 – Tyler Baugher won 4-6, 6-3, 6-1; No. 2 – Blake Castle lost 6-3, 7-6 (7-5); No. 3 – Cole Bechtold lost 6-0, 6-1 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Reed Brace/Nic Rose lost 6-0, 6-0; No. 2 – Alex Bechtold/Bailey Pratt lost 6-1, 6-0
Wednesday in Knox The Triton boys tennis team opened its Northern State Conference season with a 3-2 loss at Knox. Triton’s No. 1 doubles team of Lucas Shafter and Darrin Harrell, as well as the No. 2 team of Jake Oldham and Austin Sellers got victories. Triton hosts LaVille Monday in another NSC match. KNOX 3, TRITON 2 SINGLES: No. 1 – Davey Johnson (K) def. Dean Howdeshell 7-5, 2-6, 6-1; No. 2 – Jordan Anderson (K) def. Jared Fisher 6-3, 2-6, 6-0; No. 3 – Hunter Gilbert (K) def. Alex Eib 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 DOUBLES: No. 1 – Lucas Shafer/Darrin Harrell (T) def. Curtis Scherer/Scott Farus 6-1, 6-3; No. 2 – Jake Oldham/Austin Sellers (T) def. Larry Sheets/Daulton Meterna 6-1, 6-1 Triton Record: 3-2 (0-1 NSC) JV – Knox 3, Triton 2
GIRLS GOLF Wednesday in Warsaw At Rozella Ford Golf Club Wednesday, the Triton girls golf team defeated Bremen and Tippecanoe Valley. On the par-35 back nine, Triton finished with a 215, followed by Bremen’s 220 and Valley’s 239. Triton’s Hannah Jennings was the medalist with a 48, while Valley’s low score was Alyssa VanMeter’s 55. Triton travels to Knox today for a Northern State Conference match, along with John Glenn, while Valley is at Sycamore Golf Club to take on Manchester, North Miami and Whitko in Three Rivers Conference play. TRITON 215, BREMEN 219, TIPPY VALLEY 239 (Rozella Ford G.C., Par 35) Medalist – Hannah Jennings (Triton) 48 Triton – Jennings 48, Lizzy Erne 50, Lillie Berger 56, Kayla Kreft 61, Courtney Zentz 70 Bremen – Kayleigh Daily 62, Alex Homman 49, Melissa Kraftwohl 60, Katlyn Ahlenius 49, Genna Thorton 61 Valley – Alyssa VanMeter 55, Liz VanMeter 60, Victoria Biddle 61, Kara Eaton 63 Valley Record: 2-9
BOYS SOCCER Tuesday in North Manchester The Manchester boys soccer team improved its season record to 3-0 Tuesday at home, defeating Caston by a score of 3-0. Colin McNeeley had a hat trick for the Squires, netting all three of his team's goals, with Zack Hill assisting on two and Lane Staley on the other. The Squires are at Mississinewa Tuesday. MANCHESTER 3, CASTON 0 Manchester Stats: Goals – Colin McNeeley 3; Assists – Zack Hill 2, Lane Staley 1; Saves – Rainer Borgmann 0, Levi Hicks 0 Manchester Record: 3-0
Tuesday In Plymouth At Plymouth Tuesday, the Whitko boys soccer team suffered a 9-0 loss. The Wildcats return to the field Saturday at Mississinewa. PLYMOUTH 9, WHITKO 0 Whitko Stats: Saves – Jacob Helton 9
Tuesday in Nappanee In Nappanee Tuesday, the Lakeland Christian Academy boys soccer team lost 7-0. In defeat, Drew Nieveen recorded 17 saves. LCA hosts Bethany Christian today. NORTHWOOD 7, LAKELAND CHR. ACADEMY 0 LCA Stats: Saves – Drew Nieveen
Tuesday in Fort Wayne JV – Warsaw 4, F.W. Northrop 1 Warsaw JV Stats: Goals – David Munoz 2, Edward Esqueda, Pedro Monsivais; Assists – Monsivais, Sam Miller
GIRLS SOCCER Wednesday in South Whitley In Three Rivers Conference play Wednesday in South Whitley, the Whitko girls soccer team defeated Rochester 5-1. Whitko’s five goals came from five different girls, including Jenny Brown, Rachelle Whitaker, Sydney Sims, Ellyana Blue, and Leighandra Goodman. The Lady Wildcats travel to Mississinewa Saturday afternoon. WHITKO 5, ROCHESTER 1 Whitko Stats: Goals – Jenny Brown, Rachelle Whitaker, Sydney Sims, Ellyana Blue, Leighandra Goodman; Assists – Mikayla Findley, Reghan Craig, Whitaker; Saves – Jordan Hall 13 Whitko Record: 1-1-1
