After two weeks of rainouts, we finally were able to kick off the girls’ tennis season with a full day of competition in the Eagle Round Robin under sunny skies. 20th-ranked Delta finished runner-up in the tournament with a 2-1 record. 13th-ranked Westfield won the title with a 3-0 record. West Lafayette finished 1-2, and… Read More
Wednesday, May 22nd
Westfield’s superior team depth proved too difficult to overcome on Wednesday night as the Shamrocks downed Delta 4-1 in the finals of the Noblesville Regional. The silver lining for the Eagles was the No. 1 doubles team of Kelsey Vest and Katie Manor, who dominated their Westfield opponents 6-0, 6-1 to advance individually in the… Read More
Friday, May 10th
In a 24-hour period from Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon, the Eagles traveled twice to Mt. Vernon courts and played three matches to end the regular season. As always, there were some highlights for the weekend: The 20th-ranked Eagles lost 4-1 to 14th-ranked Center Grove on Friday night. Senior Gabby Knight won 6-4, 6-3 at… Read More
Wednesday, April 17th
The Eagles came up short Wednesday night to a very talented Mt. Vernon team, which snapped Delta’s 80-match winning streak against Hoosier Heritage Conference competition. The streak dated back to the 2012 season. As a result of the 4-1 loss, the Eagles handed over the HHC traveling trophy (a wooden racket) to the Marauders at… Read More
Saturday, September 9th
For the first time since 2017, the Eagles won the Kokomo Invitational over the weekend. The day began with a 4-1 victory over Peru. In the second round, the Eagles dropped a 3-2 decision to Kokomo. And in the final round, the Eagles won 4-1 over West Lafayette. With Delta, Peru and Kokomo all winning… Read More
Wednesday, October 4th
The first-ever meeting between Delta and Noblesville in boys’ tennis proved to be a back-and-forth battle with intense action on every court. In the end, the 24th-ranked Millers edged the Eagles 3-2 in the championship match of the Noblesville Regional on Wednesday evening. Each team won exactly 44 games on the night. Four of the… Read More
Monday, September 25th
An experienced and talented Mt. Vernon team proved to be too strong as the Marauders handed the Eagles a 4-1 loss on Senior Night at the Delta courts on Monday evening. Delta’s highlight came at No. 1 doubles, where seniors Dalton Royal and Preston Shanayda cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 victory. They finished the regular… Read More
Tuesday, August 29th
The Eagles came up a little short in a 3-2 loss to Greenfield-Central on Tuesday evening. The result meant that the Cougars took possession of the Hoosier Heritage Conference traveling trophy, a wooden tennis racket. Junior Owen Cupp put together his best match of the season with a 7-5, 6-4 victory at No. 3 singles… Read More
Saturday, September 2nd
It was a wild and crazy day for Delta Tennis in the annual Fort Wayne Carroll Invitational on a 90-degree Saturday of Labor Day Weekend. Among the unpredictable happenings: Senior Will Kile picked up his first career varsity victory. Junior Kam Swoboda gained his first career varsity victory. Senior Jake Bilby, always a doubles player… Read More
Saturday, August 26th
The Eagles put a brief scare into 11th-ranked Culver Academies on Saturday afternoon before falling 4-1 in a dual match at Culver. Kody Vest rallied to win 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 over Peter Bilicic of California at No. 2 singles. It was the second straight year in which Kody was the team’s only varsity winner against… Read More