More than 100 players participated in the 2017 Penguin Classic tennis tournament at Delta from June 26-30.
Northeastern HS graduate Grant Esposito, who played this past school year at Olivet Nazarene University, won his first Men’s A Singles championship. He defeated Delta graduate and current Indiana University student Jay Robillard in the finals, 6-3, 7-5.
The Men’s A doubles title will be determined next week. Finalists are Huntington University players Mariano Echevarria from Peru and Giovanni Martinez from Mexico against Jay Robillard and younger brother Alec Robillard, who will be a freshman on the Ball State team this fall.
Check out lots of photos from the Penguin on our Delta Eagles Tennis Facebook page!
There were multiple youth and adult divisions. Here are the results:
| Division | Winner | Runner-Up | Consolation Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys 13-Under Singles | Dalton Royal | Micah Bryant | Nate Grunkemeyer |
| Girls 13-Under Singles | Ava Marroni | Brylee Beckley | Kelsey Vest |
| Boys 13-Under Doubles | JJ Lynch / Tyce Dishman | Kody Vest / Owen Cupp | Josh Grunkemeyer / Sam Tokar |
| Boys 14-16 Singles | Lance Holdren | Nick Gaddis | Matthew Weill vs. Jacob Daugherty |
| Boys 14-16 Doubles | Matthew Weill / Jacob Daugherty | Raphael Sabijon / Jaydon Sarino | Chase Mickley / Reid Eckert |
| Girls 14-16 Singles | Gwendolyn Clark | Saige Rinkenberger | Nicki Southerland |
| Girls 14-16 Doubles | Nicki Southerland / Gabby Knight | Maddy Robbins / Mallory Robbins | Brylee Beckley / Kelsey Vest |
| Boys 17-19 Singles | Charlie Behrman | Brandon Jackson | Will Thurlow |
| Boys 17-19 Doubles | Mason Knight / Charlie Behrman | Brandon Jackson / Tanner Southerland | Spencer Stewart / Will Thurlow |
| Girls 17-19 Singles | Isabelle Behrman | Tynan Dishman | Saige Rinkenberger |
| Girls 17-19 Doubles | Isabelle Behrman / Kayla Dubuque | Tynan Dishman / Gwendolyn Clark | Abby Williams / Abby Hartley |
| Mixed 14-Under | Dalton Royal / Nicki Southerland | Tyce Dishman / Gabby Knight | JJ Lynch / Katie Manor |
| Mixed 15-19 | Mason Knight / Isabelle Behrman | Cade Brown / Tynan Dishman | Riley Windsor / Shelby McClain vs. Daniel Vencel / Abby Bamidele |
| Men's A Singles | Ignacio Poncio | Alec Robillard | Jacob Brewer vs. Tanner Southerland |
| Men's A Doubles | Grant Esposito / Alec Robillard | Jon Wegener / Jason Wegener | Jacob Brewer / Nick Bantz vs. Jaigen Glaze / Cory Evans |
| Men's B Singles | Daniel Vencel | Gil Amaral | Devin McKinley vs. Riley Windsor |
| Men's B Doubles | Derek Fenwick / Gil Amaral | Nike Schmaltz / Kyle Nelson | Jeff Chambers / Cade Brown |
| Men's 40+ Singles | Tim Cleland | Bill Wampler | Christian Haley |
| Women's A Doubles | Isabelle Behrman / Kayla Dubuque | Tynan Dishman / Gwendolyn Clark | |
| Women's B Doubles | Abby Bamidele / Sara Cardemon | Maggie Hunt / Molly Hunt | |
| Mixed A Doubles | Riley Worland / Kayla Dubuque | Alec Robillard / Grace Belangee | Gil Amaral / Bella Roark |
| Mixed B Doubles | Christian Haley / Madelyn Haley | Tyler Roark / Bella Roark |