Batesville beats East Central for South Dearborn Boys Tennis Sectional title

Batesville Boys Tennis captures the the 2021 sectional at South Dearborn. Photo provided.

Following a 5-0 win over South Dearborn in a semifinal, Batesville topped tournament host East Central 4-1 in the championship to advance to the Richmond Regional on Tuesday.

The Bulldogs will play the host Red Devils while the other half of the bracket will pair Rushville against Knightstown.  Tuesday’s winners will play for the regional title on Wednesday, October 6.

Match results:

Round 1- East Central 5, Milan 0

  • No individual results reported.

Semifinal- Batesville 5, South Dearborn 0

Match results from Batesville coach Mitch Taylor:

  • 1 Singles- Cale Rahe (BA) def. Braxton Tanner (SD) 6-1, 6-0
  • 2 Singles- Jaden Smith (BA) def. Brayden Hurelbrink (SD) 6-0, 6-0
  • 3 Singles- Lyle Oesterling (BA) def. Gavin Caudill (SD) 6-0, 6-0
  • 1 Doubles- Jackson Tracy/Cole Pride def. Konnor Taylor/Cole Amrbruster (SD) 6-0, 6-0
  • 2 Doubles- Sam Johnson/Alec Bunselmeir (BA) won by forfeit

Semifinal- East Central 5, Lawrenceburg 0

  • No individual results reported.

Championship- Batesville 4, East Central 1

  • No individual results reported.

We thank Mitch Taylor for the information and Batesville High School for the photo.