Delta and Yorktown combined to raise at least $23,000 for local cancer beneficiaries in the annual SmashCancer tennis match on a cool Thursday evening at the Yorktown courts. The exact final total won’t be available for a few days, but the amount easily will exceed $20,000 for the third straight year.  In the 14-year history… Read More

The Eagles bounced back from their first loss of the year to play an excellent match in a 5-0 shutout over 24th-ranked Hamilton Southeastern for third place in the Eagle Invitational. Delta, ranked 14th, moves to 9-1 on the season. Freshman Sophie Crabtree won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. Olivia Marshall made a huge… Read More

In the opening round of the Eagle Invitational, Delta rolled to a 5-0 victory, limiting the Cougars to only five total games, Freshman Sophie Crabtree posted a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 1 singles over Kate Gilkison. Complete results DELTA 5, GREENFIELD 0 Singles Sophie Crabtree won 6-1, 6-1 Olivia Marshall won 6-2, 6-0 Stella… Read More

Playing a stronger schedule throughout the season ;paid off for Delta as the Eagles rolled to a 5-0 home-court victory over a gritty opponent, Triton Central, on Wednesday. Triton Central entered the match with an 11-1 record and is currently #3 in District 4 behind Delta and Mt. Vernon. But Delta has played five state-ranked… Read More

The annual Eagle Round Robin tournament got off to an early start Friday afternoon as Delta and Muncie Burris took advantage of an 85-degree sunny day to play their first-round match a day early. Thirteenth-ranked Delta won the match 5-0 to remain unbeaten at 3-0 for the spring.  Burris lost for the first time and… Read More

Tennis begins with serving. And that’s just what the Delta girls’ tennis team did to start the season on Thursday evening. The Eagles first “served” by giving 45 minutes of free instruction and fun for the middle school tennis team. Then the team opened its season with a hard-fought 3-2 varsity victory over the Franklin… Read More

Something had to give on Thursday evening when two undefeated tennis teams met on the Alexandria courts. Alexandria, which again recently won the Madison County tournament, entered with an 8-0 record.  Thirteenth-ranked Delta entered with a 4-0 record. The Eagles limited Alexandria to just nine total games in a 5-0 road victory. Sophie Crabtree, Olivia… Read More

After a 90-minute drive, the girls’ tennis team faced a challenge of being ready to play against a good team with very little warmup.  Senior Olivia Marshall, recognizing the situation, gave her teammates a pep talk right before they took the court. She told them that this match would require grit, and she reminded them… Read More

Delta Tennis absorbed another fun experience Wednesday evening as the Eagles got to compete at an NCAA Division 1 tennis complex, the Foster Adams Family Tennis Center (formerly Cardinal Creek) at Ball State University. Playing in front of a large crowd, the Eagles shut out Muncie Burris 5-0 at the varsity level and won 11-3… Read More

On Teacher Appreciation Day, the girls’ tennis team passed a major test in the Hoosier Heritage Conference with a 3-2 victory over Mt. Vernon. Prior to the match, the team members each honored a special educator in their lives, giving them a special gift and some words of affirmation in a ceremony. The matchup between… Read More