Prep Report: Triton Central defeats Covenant Christian in ICC tennis match

Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 4:07 PM

Triton Central tennis improved to 14-1 Wednesday with a 4-1 win over Covenant Christian.

The Tigers won both doubles matches and added wins from Tucker Hutchinson and Janssen Capps in singles matches.

At No. 1 doubles, Connor Evans and Max Crouse pushed their record to 16-2 this season with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Isaac Crane and Mark Crane.

Brayden Hoover and Caleb McGuire improved to 15-1 with a 6-2, 6-3 win over John Bird and Nolan Guzman at No. 2 doubles.

Capps secured a 6-0, 6-2 win over Zach Malek at No. 2 singles. Capps is 16-1 this season.

Hutchinson had the toughest battle at No. 1 singles. He needed three sets to defeat Max Carter, 6-7 (4), 7-5, 11-9. Hutchinson is 15-3 this season.

Covenant Christian’s only win came at No. 3 singles where Brandon Hilliard topped Drayton Kermode, 6-3, 6-2.

Triton Central got junior varsity wins from Bradyn Robinson and the doubles pairings of Wyatt Fisher and Graham Gast, and Colten Ayres and Derreck Uhls..

In other prep events Wednesday:

Boys tennis

Southwestern 5, Brown County 0

Kyle Beck needed more than three hours to win his No. 1 singles match and complete the sweep for the Spartans.

Volleyball

Triton Central def. Speedway, 22-25, 19-25, 25-22, 25-23, 17-15

At Speedway, the Tigers lost the first two sets but rallied to win the fifth set in extended time to secure the Indiana Crossroads Conference victory.

With the win, Triton Central (11-6) remained in second place in the ICC standings with a 4-1 mark. Indianapolis Scecina (14-3) leads the conference with a 4-0 record.

Speedway (7-5, 1-2 ICC) was led by Mallory Short’s 23 kills. Hayli Clampitt finished with 18 kills. Peyton Ridge had eight service aces and 39 digs.

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