So when the IHSAA announced the Shelbyville Tennis Sectional draw Monday, Waldron knew it was set up for a potential third opportunity to take down the Tigers.
On Thursday at Shelbyville High School, Charlie Fischer and Jack Fischer (main photo) were dominant at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, respectively, and Lucas Shaw overcame Tucker Hutchinson at No. 1 singles to propel the Mohawks into today’s sectional championship match against Shelbyville.
Charlie Fischer defeated Janssen Capps, 6-1, 6-1. Jack Fischer followed suit against Max Crouse, 6-1, 6-0.
Shaw (photo) battled his way to a 7-5, 7-6 (4) win over Hutchinson to secure the match win, 3-2.
At No. 1 doubles, Triton Central’s Connor Evans and Eli Sego topped Jacob Lindsey and Caiden Young, 6-1, 6-3. With the win, Evans and Sego will advance into the state doubles tournament next week.
Ben Toth and Caleb McGuire needed three sets to defeat Waldron’s Connor Hinchman and Jackson Kuhn, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 at No. 1 doubles.
Triton Central finished its season at 16-7.
Waldron, a 5-0 winner over Southwestern Wednesday in the sectional opener, improved to 18-4 and will face Shelbyville (13-10), a 5-0 winner over Morristown Thursday in the other semifinal match.
The Yellow Jackets only had three entrants for the sectional semifinal match and all three played singles matches, allowing Shelbyville to receive forfeit victories at both doubles matches.
At No. 1 singles, Reece Prickett defeated Chad McMichael, 6-0, 6-0.
Caden Claxton was victorious at No. 2 singles over Michael Ballinger, 6-0, 6-0.
And Barni Kovacs bested Eli Graves at No. 3 singles, 6-1, 6-0.
The Mohawks defeated Shelbyville, 3-2, in late August but both programs have altered their lineup since that meeting.
The sectional champion advances to the Center Grove Regional for a Tuesday semifinal match against the Connersville Sectional champion.
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