Center Grove bows out of boys tennis state finals
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Center Grove senior Luke Andersen, a four-year starter, dropped a 6-4, 6-1 quarterfinal match at the IHSAA Boys Tennis State Finals to Carmel sophomore Sameer Kumar. The No. 1 Greyhounds defeated the No. 7 Trojans 4-1 on Friday at Carmel.
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CARMEL
Defending state champion and top-ranked Carmel outlasted the Center Grove boys tennis team 4-1 during Friday’s quarterfinal match of the IHSAA state finals Friday at the Todd Whitsken Tennis Center in Carmel.
The No. 7 Trojans (17-6) kept pace during the first hour of play, but the Greyhounds gradually took control and sealed the outcome with wins at Nos. 1 and 3 singles and in both doubles matches.
Center Grove sophomore Conner Andersen got the Trojans’ only point, beating senior Chris Quammen in straight sets, 7-5, 6-2.
“Even though it turned out to be a little bitter-sweet, I always thought I had a pretty good chance of winning,” Andersen said after winning his match.
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