With almost 1,500 matches to choose from over the past 35 years, Delta boys’ and girls’ tennis has been a part of some “instant classic” matches. Tuesday night’s 3-2 victory for 13th-ranked Delta over 11th-ranked Westfield will go down as one for the ages. The teams battled for three hours under intense… Read More
Thursday, October 2nd
What do NBA legends Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O’Neal have in common with Delta Tennis? The number 33. The Eagles gained their 33rd consecutive sectional title, dating back to 1993, with a 5-0 shutout over Yorktown on Thursday evening. Delta (19-2) limited Yorktown to just six total games in the finals after… Read More
Wednesday, October 1st
The postseason started successfully for Delta boys’ tennis with a 5-0 shutout victory over Muncie Burris in the opening round of the Delta Sectional on Wednesday evening. The Eagles used their familiar formula of team depth and strong mental focus to limit Burris to just seven total games in the match. That efficiency may have… Read More
Monday, September 29th
In 2023 and 2024, Mt. Vernon controlled the Hoosier Heritage Conference in boys’ tennis, winning back-to-back league titles and beating Delta both years. Monday night, Delta served notice that the Eagles are back on top. Delta swept the visiting Marauders 7-0 on Senior Night to complete a perfect 7-0 conference record. The 13th-ranked Eagles… Read More
Saturday, September 27th
Twenty-three JV players all got to play at least twice on Saturday at the Fort Wayne Carroll JV Invitational. The team results perhaps were not as good as we hoped for, but to be fair, we were not at full JV strength. Kaden Crist, who usually plays the top doubles spot, was out sick. Two… Read More
Saturday, September 27th
Delta’s sixth victory over a state-ranked team this season was its most dramatic. The 13th-ranked Eagles won the championship of the Delta Invitational on Saturday afternoon by beating 17th-ranked Western 4-1. The Panthers returned their full lineup from last year’s team that lost 3-2 to South Bend St. Joseph’s in the semi-state. We expected this… Read More
Thursday, September 25th
Eastern (Howard County) JV entered with a 17-0 record, but the Delta JV spoiled their perfect season on Thursday evening. Delta won 11-3 in the JV only match. Among the highlights: Roman Ashcraft won 4-0, 4-0 over a player he beat in a very close match last year. Bryce Carmichael / Jacob Tokar won 4-2,… Read More
Wednesday, September 24th
After a two-year drought, the most dominant program in the history of the Hoosier Heritage Conference is back on top. Delta boys’ tennis clinched at least a share of the HHC championship for the 26th time on Wednesday evening with a 5-0 shutout victory at Pendleton Heights. The 13th-ranked Eagles (13-2 overall) improved to 6-0… Read More
Wednesday, September 17th
The boys’ tennis continues to grow, not just in physical ability but in mental toughness and grit. Wednesday’s match presented a difficult challenge for several reasons: > The Eagles were up against 14th-ranked Fort Wayne Carroll, a team Delta had narrowly beaten 3-2 on Sept. 6 with the help of two third-set tiebreak wins. With… Read More
Tuesday, September 16th
One of the craziest streaks in east-central Indiana sports history gained another notch on Tuesday evening as the visiting Delta boys’ tennis team beat rival Yorktown for the 60th consecutive time. This streak spans 32 years, dating all the way back to when Bill Clinton was president, Charles Barkley was the NBA MVP, Bobby Knight… Read More