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

The Eagles regrouped quickly on Friday evening in another road match, just 24 hours after a long, grueling match the night before. Delta beat New Castle 4-1 one night after dropping a 3-2 decision to fifth-ranked Center Grove. Freshman Sophie Crabtree beat New Castle junior Peyton Blessinger 6-4, 6-1 at the top position. Peyton’s twin… 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

There wasn’t much drama Tuesday evening as Delta girls’ tennis dominated Concordia Lutheran on the Cadets’ courts in Fort Wayne. The Eagles won the varsity match 5-0 and lost only one game while winning 60 games in the five matches. However, there were some big achievements to celebrate. Senior Kate Manor became Delta’s all-time varsity… Read More

As anticipated, the quarterfinals match of the IHSAA Team State Finals between 8th-ranked Munster and 15th-ranked Delta came down to the No. 3 singles court. Delta senior Stella Sieber faced Munster sophomore Berlyn Compton in a contrast of styles. Sieber’s defensive strategy was to use her feet, scramble to save balls, keep the returns deep,… Read More