HNAC tennis finals set
KNOX — The LaVille boy’s tennis team participated in the 2019 Hoosier North Athletic Conference Championships Wednesday.
Zach Rutherford, Kyle Walker, and David Clayton battled in the singles tournament before dropping two-set decisions. All three Lancer tennis players will play for third place Sept. 26.
All championship and consolation matches will be played at Knox High School. The first serve is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. eastern or 15 minutes after the final team arrives.
•HNAC Boys Tennis Championships
at Knox
First Round Results
#1 singles
#1 seed NJ – Hayden Kaminski def. #4 seed LaVille – Zach Rutherford 6-1, 6-1
#2 seed Triton – John Gardner def. v. #3 seed Knox – Ethan Sanders 6-1, 6-0
CHAMPIONSHIP: Kaminksi v Gardner
CONSOLATION: Rutherford v. Sanders
#2 singles
#1 seed Triton – Conner Large def. #4 seed LaVille – Kyle Walker 6-0, 6-2
#2 seed NJ – Gavin Alonso def. #3 seed Knox – Devan Himes 6-0, 6-2
CHAMPIONSHIP: Large v. Alonso
CONSOLATION: Walker v. Himes
#3 singles
#1 seed NJ – Caleb Shireman def. #4 seed LaVille – David Clayton 6-0, 6-0
#2 seed Knox – Brock Taulbee def. #3 seed Triton – Gavin Greer 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
CHAMPIONSHIP: Shireman v Taulbee
CONSOLATION: Clayton v. Greer
#1 doubles
#1 seed Triton – Jared Bules and Tyler Heckaman, won by forfeit
#3 seed NJ – Kyle Burkett and Andrew Attinger def. #2 seed Knox – Josh Fletcher and Gabe Manning 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5)
CHAMPIONSHIP: Bule/Heckaman v. Kurkett/Attinger
CONSOLATION: Fletcher/Manning, won by forfeit
#2 doubles
#1 seed Triton – Cole McKinney and Chandler Westafer, won by forfeit
#2 seed NJ – Payton Cox and Kayden Grinder 5-1 v. #3 seed Knox – Carter Fornelli and Colin Bottorff 2-4
CHAMPIONSHIP: McKinney/Westafer v. Cox/Grinder
CONSOLATION: Fornelli/Bottorff, won by forfeit
