Cardinals win boys tennis sectional

Bloomfield's boys tennis coach Mike Canty talks with Cardinals No. 1 player Del Carter while watching the end of a match at the North Daviess Sectional. The Cardinals defeated the host Cougars 4-1 to win the sectional title. (By Shad Cox).

Coach Mike Canty and his Bloomfield High School boys tennis team poses after winning the North Daviess Sectional Friday night. Those who took part in the 4-1 victory over the host Cougars included Del Carter, Alex Chestnut, Conner Dowden, Andrew Dawson, Jared Myers, Evan Fuller and Hunter Heaton. (By Shad Cox).

ELNORA -- It took about fifty minutes for the Bloomfield boys' tennis team to pick up wins at No. 1 singles and at both doubles to earn enough points to win the North Daviess Sectional here Friday.

The Cardinals (11-9) split the last two points to come away with a 4-1 victory over defending champion North Daviess. They had defeated the Cougars by an identical score exactly one week earlier.

Bloomfield came off the bus pumped and ready to play and that energy gave the Cards early leads in all positions.

Del Carter yielded only two games to come away with a quick 6-1, 6-1 decision over Ethan Hawk.

Within minutes of Carter's win the No. 1 doubles team of Andrew Dawson and Jared Myers finished off Lane Heshelman and Trevor Wikle, 6-3, 6-2.

The No. 2 doubles team sealed the sectional championship when they defeated Lane Fulton and Tyler Hostetter, 6-0, 6-1.

At the No. 3 singles spot, Conner Dowden delayed the Cardinal celebration by needing three sets to down a gutsy Braden Lawyer, 6-2, 1-6, 6-2.

The Cards only loss came at the second singles spot where freshman Alex Chestnut couldn't find the right strategy and was beaten by Scotty Woodruff 6-3, 6-3.

The sectional win celebration can't be prolonged because the Cardinals go back in action Tuesday, Oct. 2 at the Jasper regional where they will take on the winner of the Vincennes Lincoln Sectional at 5:30 p.m.

North Daviess Sectional

Friday

Championship

Bloomfield 4, North Daviess 1

Singles:

1. Del Carter, B, d. Ethan Hawk, 6-1, 6-1

2. Scotty Woodruff, ND, d. Alex Chestnut, 6-3, 6-3

3. Conner Dowden, B, d. Braden Lawyer, 6-2, 1-6, 6-2

Doubles:

1. Andrew Dawson and Jared Myers, B, d. Lane Heshelman and Trevor Wikle, 6-3, 6-2

2. Evan Fuller and Hunter Heaton, B, d. Lane Fulton and Tyler Hostetter, 6-0, 6-1