RICHMOND, Ind. – Northeastern claimed its first sectional title in 10 years on Saturday at the Tiernan Center Courts.
The Knights posted a 3-2 victory over Lincoln to win the Richmond Sectional championship for the seventh time with the others coming in 1994, 1995, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.
“Absolutely fabulous day,” Northeastern coach Matt Haynes said. “We knew we could compete with Lincoln. We came in with the mindset we were the underdogs. To give Lincoln credit, they came out and gave a great fight.’
Next up for the Knights is Fishers in the Mt. Vernon Regional on Tuesday, Oct. 3. The match gets underway at 5 p.m.
Greenfield-Central and New Castle square off in the other regional semifinal. Tuesday’s winners meet in the championship match on Wednesday, Oct. 4. That contest begins at 5 p.m.
On Saturday, Northeastern’s Conner Burke won in the top singles spot as the Knights swept the doubles competition. Kaiden White and Landon Scarrette won at No. 1, while John Wallace and Hayden Chalfant posted the victory at No. 2.
Lincoln’s Elijiah Berry (No. 2) and Christian Davis (No. 3) picked up wins for the Golden Eagles.
Richmond’s Ethan Farrar and Centerville’s Jayden Saylor also advanced in the individual tournament at No. 1 singles at Mt. Vernon.
Saturday
Northeastern 3, Lincoln 2
Singles
No. 1 – Conner Burke (NE) def. Seth Ingalls (L) 7-5 (8-6), 6-2
No. 2 – Elijiah Berry (L) def. Matthew Truitt (NE) 6-1, 7-5
No. 3 – Christian Davis (L) def. Canyon Johnting (NE) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 – Kaiden White/Landon Scarrette (NE) def. Joe Davis/Carson Hawk (L) 6-4, 7-5
No. 2 – John Wallace/Hayden Chalfant (NE) def. Josiah Berry/Braydon Munchel (L) 6-4, 6-4
Friday
Lincoln 3, Centerville 2
Singles
No. 1 – Jayden Saylor (C) def. Seth Ingalls (L) 6-2, 7-5
No. 2 – Elijah Berry (L) def. Kale Creech (C) 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 – Christian Davis (L) def. Kyson Wright (C) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 – Joe Davis/Carson Hawk (L) def. Joe Martin/Brady Moore (C) 6-0, 7-6 (7-1)
No. 2 – LP Schlotterbeck/Eli Walther (C) def. Josiah Berry/Braydon Munchel (L) 6-4, 6-2
Northeastern 5, Hagerstown 0
Singles
No. 1 – Conner Burk (NE) def. AJ Shilling (H) 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 – Matthew Truitt (NE) def. Jackson Ward (H) 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 – Canyon Johnting (NE) def. Preston Mull (H) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1 – Kaiden White/Landon Scarrette (NE) def. Owen Mitchell/Drew Williamson (H) 3-6, 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 – John Wallace/Hayden Chalfant (NE) def. Colby Shafer/Conner DeBruler (H) 6-2, 6-0
Wednesday
Northeastern 3, Richmond 2
Singles
No. 1 – Ethan Farrar (R) def. Conner Burk (NE) 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 – Matthew Truit (NE) def. Ethan Couch (R) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 – Lukin Uhte (R) def. Canyon Johnting (NE) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1 – Kaiden White/Landon Scarrette (NE) def. Brandon Pham/Aarush Verma (R) 6-2, 6-0
No. 2 – John Wallace/Hayden Chalfant (NE) def. Owen Peters/Luv Patel (R) 6-0, 6-0