Bull Dogs edge Batesville in tennis regional
Batesville made the long trip to Bedford North Lawrence Tuesday to take on No. 30 Columbus North in the tennis regional. The Bull Dogs held off Batesville 3-2 to advance to the regional final.
At No. 1 singles, Batesville's Jevan Smith lost to Alek Devidze 6-2, 6-1. At No. 2 singles, Batesville's Carson Meyer defeated Andrew Huang 6-3, 6-3. Batesville's Max Walter rallied from one set down to knock off Vtom Desai 0-6, 7-6 (7-4), 10-4.
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Batesville's No. 1 doubles team of Wes Peters and Will Patterson fell to Luca Devidze and Cace Fitzsimmons 6-1, 6-3. At No. 2 doubles, Batesville's Eli Doll and Coleman West lost to Logan Morales and Max Wei 6-0, 6-4.
The Bulldogs finish the season 17-6 record overall to go with New Castle Invitational champs, third place in the EIAC and Sectional 19 champions.
Coach Mitch Taylor noted, "Thank you to our three seniors Jevan Smith, Will Patterson and Wes Peters. We will miss having you in our program. Thank you for all the time, effort and sacrifice you've put into making the tennis program better."
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