Warsaw Tennis Team Takes Fourth

INDIANAPOLIS -ÊWarsaw's No. 1 doubles team of Kara Kesler and Amber Barrett won their first match in the individual state meet Friday to advance to Saturday's quarterfinals. The Tiger duo fell twice on Saturday to place fourth overall in the competition.

Kesler and Barrett defeated Jamie Jaenicke and Amy Killingbeck of Kokomo Friday but fell to Karin Agness and Hillary Friedman of Indianapolis North Central in the quarterfinal round. In the match for third place, Kesler and Barrett fell to Audra Mattingly and Jeanne Hartley of Jasper.

Kesler and Barrett finished the season 24-5.

IHSAA STATE FINALS - DOUBLES

June 8-9

Kristi Shuck(12)/Kim Decker(11)(Brownsburg) defeated Brittany Perkins(12)/Katy Mathis(11)(Vincennes Lincoln) 6-1,6-1

Karin Agness(11)/Hillary Friedman(9)(Indianapolis North Central) defeated Brownsburg 6-1,5-7,6-2

Kara Kesler(12)/Amber Barrett(12)(Warsaw) defeated Jamie Jaenicke(11)/Amy Killingbeck(11)(Kokomo) 6-1,6-3

Audra Mattingly(12)/Jeanne Hartley(9)(Jasper) defeated Jenni Pettibone(12)/Lindsay Houin(11)(Plymouth) 6-3,6-4

Sarah Peckinpaugh(11)/Ashli Smith(11)(Delta) defeated Elizabeth Brown(12)/Andrea Prusinski(11)(Floyd Central) 7-6(4),7-5

Agness/Friedman(North Central) defeated Kesler/Barrett(Warsaw) 6-4,6-1

Peckinpaugh/Smith(Delta) defeated Mattingly/Hartley(Jasper) 6-1,6-2

Championship

Agness/Friedman(North Central) defeated Peckinpaugh/Smith (Delta) 6-2,6-1

Third Place

Mattingly/Hartley(Jasper) 6-1,6-2 defeated Kesler/Barrett (Warsaw) 6-3,6-7(3), 6-2