Shelbyville High School’s first-ever tennis state finalists are also the program’s only representative on the Hoosier Heritage Conference’s 2023 All-Conference Boys Tennis squad.
Senior Karson Schaf and sophomore Aiden Smith were one of six teams still vying for a state championship Friday. They were defeated in the quarterfinal round of the State Finals to close out their season with a 24-5 record.
Six singles players and five doubles teams were selected All-HHC based on their performances this past season.
Unanimous singles selections were Mt. Vernon’s Adam Koon, Greenfield-Central’s Chris Long and New Palestine’s Moses Haynes. Also selected by a vote of coaches were Mt. Vernon’s Manny Downs, New Palestine’s Arjomand Khokhar and Greenfield-Central’s Mateo Molanphy.
Unanimous doubles team selections were Delta’s Dalton Royal and Preston Shanayda, and Greenfield-Central’s Chad Michalek and Luke Sitzman.
Schaf and Smith were one of three all-conference doubles teams selected by the coaches. Also honored were Mt. Vernon’s Robbie Moore and Matthew Jones, and Max Orelup and Bryndan Wylie.
Greenfield-Central’s Michael Turpin was selected as Coach of the Year.
Mt. Vernon won the HHC title with a perfect 7-0 mark. Greenfield-Central was runner-up at 6-1 followed by Delta (5-2), New Palestine (4-3), Shelbyville (3-4), Pendleton Heights (2-5), Yorktown (1-6) and New Castle (0-7).
Greenfield-Central, Delta and New Castle captured sectional titles in 2023.
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