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DUNLAP – The Warsaw girls tennis team picked up a huge 3-2 Northern Lakes Conference win at Concord Wednesday night.
WARSAW – Warsaw girls tennis coach Rick Orban is looking forward to another strong season after a health scare last fall.
WARSAW – Warsaw and Columbia City won via shutout Thursday in the semi-finals of the Warsaw Boys Tennis Sectional.
GOSHEN – The Warsaw boys tennis team notched a 3-2 win over Goshen in a conference matchup Tuesday night.
WARSAW – Plymouth emerged as the champions of the Northern Lakes Conference after winning the conference championship tournament.
WARSAW – Day one of the NLC Girls Tennis Championships featured just one upset among the five brackets in action.
GOSHEN – The Warsaw girls tennis team wrapped up regular-season play with a 5-0 league win over Goshen Monday night.
SYRACUSE – Warsaw was very effective in its four court wins among the 4-1 result at Wawasee Thursday in girls tennis.
BENTON – Warsaw outlasted the rain and Fairfield in a 4-1 girls tennis result Thursday.
WARSAW – The Warsaw girls tennis team boasts quality and experience for the 2017 campaign.
WARSAW – The Warsaw Community Tennis Association will host a pair of youth tennis programs this summer.
CULVER – The Warsaw boys tennis team lost 5-0 to host Culver Academies in a regional semifinal match Tuesday night.
WARSAW – Warsaw won its fifth straight boys tennis sectional title with 5-0 wins over Whitko and Wawasee Thursday at the Warsaw Boys Tennis Sectional.
ELKHART – The Warsaw boys tennis team lost a 3-2 final at Concord Monday night
WARSAW – The Warsaw boys tennis team topped NLC foe Wawasee 5-0 Tuesday night.
ELKHART – The Warsaw boys tennis team opened conference play with a 5-0 win at Elkhart Memorial Thursday night.
CULVER – The Warsaw girls tennis team saw its season end with a loss to No. 4 South Bend St. Joseph in the semistate Saturday.
CULVER – The Warsaw girls tennis team faces a big challenge versus No. 4 South Bend St. Joseph Saturday in the semistate.
CULVER – The Warsaw girls tennis team claimed a regional championship with a thrilling 3-2 win over rival Plymouth Wednesday night.
WARSAW – The Warsaw girls tennis team won the program’s 16th straight sectional title Friday night.
WARSAW – Ella Knight and Colette Smith won singles titles for Warsaw at the NLC Girls Tennis Championships Friday evening.
WARSAW – The Warsaw girls tennis team went 4-1 in the opening round of the NLC Tournament Wednesday night.
ELKHART – The Warsaw girls tennis team picked up a big 3-2 conference win over Elkhart Memorial Tuesday night.
MIDDLEBURY – The Warsaw girls tennis team collected a key conference win at Northridge Wednesday night.
A preview of local girls tennis teams for the 2016 season.
CULVER – The Warsaw boys tennis team saw its season end with a 5-0 loss to host Culver Academies in the regional Tuesday night.
WARSAW – The Warsaw boys tennis team won its fourth straight sectional title after a 5-0 win against Wawasee Friday in the finals of the Warsaw Boys Tennis Sectional.
WARSAW – Warsaw and Wawasee both won by 5-0 scores against Columbia City and Tippecanoe Valley to set up Friday’s final in the Warsaw Boys Tennis Sectional.
WARSAW – The Warsaw Tigers boys tennis team made quick work of Whitko in the Warsaw Boys Tennis Sectional opener Wednesday by a 5-0 score.
WARSAW – The Warsaw boys tennis team is once again the favorite in its own sectional, which starts Wednesday.
WARSAW – Tournament previews for the boys tennis championships in the Northern Lakes and Hoosier North Athletic conferences.
PLYMOUTH – Warsaw was not feeling very festive as the Blueberry Festival opened Thursday, losing to Plymouth 4-1 in boys tennis just outside the festival grounds in Plymouth.
WARSAW – A review of Warsaw games from Thursday, August 20.
WARSAW – A preview of local boys tennis teams for the 2015 season.
CULVER – Liza Lewis admitted to being nervous prior to her first-ever regional tennis match Tuesday night. The Warsaw fab freshman sure didn’t look too concerned on the court. Lewis was cool, confident and in control the entire way in a dominating victory at No. 1 singles. The outstanding performance by Lewis was the highlight …read more.
WARSAW – The Warsaw girls tennis team, if familiarity really does breed success, should be sitting pretty for regional play. The Tigers open regional action Tuesday night at Culver Academies versus Northern Lakes Conference counterpart Plymouth. Warsaw dropped a 5-0 regular-season final at Plymouth back on April 21. The other semifinal match Tuesday evening pits the …read more.
WARSAW – What happens when you take great senior leadership and combine it with a formidable freshman class? For the Warsaw girls tennis program that formula equals yet another sectional championship. Coach Rick Orban’s team made it 15 straight sectional titles Friday by blanking Whitko 5-0 under sun-drenched skies in the finale of the Warsaw …read more.
WARSAW – Day two of the Warsaw Girls Tennis Sectional started pretty much as expected. The round ended with a little bit of a bang as Whitko rallied past Tippecanoe Valley to claim a spot in the finals. Warsaw did what most everyone expected, sweeping Wawasee 5-0 without much trouble in the top half of …read more.
PLYMOUTH – The first round of the 2015 NLC Girls Tennis Championships began Wednesday night at Plymouth High School and one local school was able to punch several tickets to Thursday’s semi-finals. Warsaw watched three of its five courts advance from the opening round, including two freshman singles players. Ella Knight was the first of …read more.
SYRACUSE – Longtime Warsaw tennis coach Rick Orban has been an open book about his feelings over the years. When things are going well, he’s as affable as they come. When they’re not, he’s not afraid to speak up. After his team cruised to a 5-0 Northern Lakes Conference girls tennis win at Wawasee Thursday …read more.
WARSAW – Warsaw girls tennis coach Rick Orban knows that his lineup is not set in stone early on this season. A couple of positions though looked rock solid Tuesday night in the season opener for the young, deep and talented Tigers. The pair of doubles teams were outstanding for Warsaw despite a 3-2 loss …read more.
WARSAW – Outlined against a blue-gray October sky the Warsaw tennis team was victorious once again. The Tigers completed the run to their third consecutive sectional title in dominating fashion. After waiting nearly two hours for the match to start after rain had passed through the area, Whitko and Warsaw finally began to play for …read more.
WARSAW – Not one upset. Not one. That was about the only major talking point for day one at the Northern Lakes Conference boys tennis tournament. That being said, it was complete ends of the spectrum for the Warsaw and Wawasee programs. Warsaw was all business in the first of three days of the tournament, …read more.
Warsaw boys tennis coach Rick Orban would love to see his team win a third straight conference tournament title this week. That being said, though, he will be focused on the bigger picture as postseason play commences Wednesday with the Northern Lakes Conference tourney. “It’s real important that we play well in the NLC tournament,” …read more.
[weaver_youtube -Vo05FEh7xo rel=0] WARSAW – It was a short day at the office Tuesday for the Warsaw tennis team. The Tigers celebrated their senior class as well as celebrated a victory over rival Wawasee. Warsaw wasted little time in sweeping its Northern Lakes Conference foe, winning 5-0 to move to pick up its third conference …read more.
WARSAW – The members of the Warsaw boys tennis team understand the proud tradition of the program. Coach Rick Orban has already had that talk with his talented, but inexperienced, group this preseason. “We’ve already talked about it,” said Orban of the past success of the program. “The kids get it. They understand.” The Tigers …read more.
CULVER – The Warsaw girls tennis team started strong Tuesday in regional semifinal play. But, Peru put together a furious finish to sideline the Tigers. Peru rallied to top the Tigers 4-1 in the semifinals of the Culver Academies Regional. Peru improves to 22-1 on the season, while Warsaw finishes at 7-9. Peru will face …read more.
WARSAW – Warsaw girls tennis coach Rick Orban wanted to see his players play their game Thursday night. He got his wish. The host Tigers rolled past Tippecanoe Valley 5-0 in a sectional semifinal. Warsaw, which boasts five seniors in its lineup, will go for the program’s 14th straight sectional championship Friday. The Tigers, who …read more.
[weaver_youtube jZjJaw7I4AE rel=0] WARSAW – In what has been forecasted as a very wet second half of the week, the girls of the Northern Lakes Conference tennis teams better pack a lunch. Possibly a sleeping bag. Rain forced the start of the NLC Girls Tennis Championships indoors from host Warsaw Community High School to the …read more.
WARSAW – Rick Orban believes that none of his players want a repeat of last year. The Warsaw girls tennis coach feels that his seniors especially want things to go differently this season. Orban, whose team endured a rare down season in 2013, looks to bounce back this spring with a senior-laden squad. “We’ve talked …read more.
CULVER – The Penn boys’ tennis team put on a performance worthy of a champion Saturday. In the process, the motivated Kingsmen put an end to an outstanding season for Warsaw. The No. 19 Kingsmen blanked the Tigers 5-0 in the Culver Academies Semistate. Penn improves to 21-3 on the season and earns the fourth …read more.
WARSAW – Rick Orban knows his team will have to play great tennis Saturday to win a semi state championship. The Warsaw coach also knows his veteran squad is very capable of doing just that. The Tigers face No. 19 Penn in the Culver Academies Semistate Saturday at 10 a.m. The winner advances to the …read more.
CULVER – The Warsaw boys tennis team played like a seasoned squad at crunch time Wednesday night. The Tigers had to in order to claim a regional championship. Warsaw dug down deep to sideline conference rival Plymouth 3-2 in the finale of the Culver Academies Regional at the Gable Tennis Center. The Tigers won the …read more.
CULVER – A measure of revenge was so sweet for the Warsaw boys tennis team Tuesday night. The confident Tigers were at their best when it mattered the most to sideline Culver Academies 3-2 in regional semifinal play. Warsaw, which lost 4-1 to the Eagles in a regional final in 2012, earns the right to …read more.
WARSAW – There’s no shortage of confidence on the Warsaw boys tennis team right now. The Tigers hope that air of invincibility leads to a regional championship this week. Warsaw meets host Culver Academies Tuesday in a regional semifinal matchup. Plymouth (15-3) faces Manchester (13-2) in the other Tuesday semifinal clash. Both matches are scheduled …read more.
WARSAW – The rains came and then the reign came. Mother Nature delayed the start of the Warsaw tennis sectional final Friday as heavy rains forced the title tilt indoors. It didn’t matter to the host Tigers, who then reigned supreme in the sectional for the second straight year. Warsaw, the huge sectional favorite, took …read more.
GOSHEN – Warsaw boys tennis coach Rick Orban said all along that his team was the best in the Northern Lakes Conference. The Tigers went out Saturday and proved that point in emphatic fashion. Warsaw put an exclamation point on its second straight NLC championship by winning the conference tournament. Champions Evan Miller at No. …read more.
WARSAW – Rick Orban said he would start the conversation with his team Monday night. The Warsaw boys tennis coach planned to try and instill a dose of confidence back into his team heading into the Northern Lakes Conference Tournament starting Wednesday. It will take actions though and not just words for the talented Tigers …read more.
WARSAW – The Warsaw boys tennis team had its sights set on completing a second straight undefeated run through the Northern Lakes Conference Monday evening. Concord had other ideas though. A fired-up Minutemen team upended the host Tigers 3-2 in the regular season and league finale. The pair of rivals never lack for plenty of …read more.
WARSAW – The Penn boys’ tennis team proved very worthy of its’ No. 22 ranking Monday. The Kingsmen started a big week off on the right foot with a 4-1 win over host Warsaw in a makeup match. Penn, which beat the Tigers 3-2 a year ago, lost a total of just 15 games on …read more.
MISHAWAKA – It’s been somewhat of a painful start physically for the Warsaw boys tennis team early on this season. That didn’t keep the undefeated Tigers from putting the hurt on Mishawaka Marian Monday. The deep and talented Tigers stayed undefeated on the young season with a 4-1 win over the host Knights on a …read more.
WARSAW – There’s no shortage of confidence around the Warsaw boys tennis team this season. That’s due in large part to the fact that there’s no shortage of talent on the Tiger roster for this fall. Warsaw coach Rick Orban makes no bones about what his expectations are for his deep squad. “We’re going to …read more.
PLYMOUTH – Kosciusko County almost went O-fer at the Northern Lakes Conference girls tennis tournament Wednesday. In an occurrence that Warsaw coach Rick Orban admits he can’t remember ever happening, his Tiger team not only went into the tournament without a court seeded, but lost four of five of its matchups. It would be fair …read more.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2dIj4_OZ3M] SYRACUSE — An air of relief came over the often stoic face of Rick Orban between crisp whips of cold wind at Wawasee High School Thursday night. As a brisk crosswind whipped through the WHS tennis courts, Orban’s smile warmed his Warsaw team just a little bit as the Lady Tigers finally picked …read more.
WARSAW – A tough opponent and a shuffled lineup resulted in a 4-1 loss for the Warsaw girls tennis team in its season opener Tuesday. The host Tigers dropped a 4-1 final to Fort Wayne Canterbury in non-conference play at WCHS. Warsaw, which suffered through an injury-filled season in 2012 despite winning a sectional championship, …read more.
WARSAW – Coach Rick Orban preached to his Warsaw boys tennis team from day one this season the importance of winning the sectional championship. His oft repeated message in the end made sure there would be no repeat performance Friday by Columbia City. The Tigers, who were upset by the Eagles in last year’s sectional …read more.
Warsaw boys tennis coach Rick Orban may not have gotten exactly the sectional draw he wanted Monday night. It’s not going to change the fact, however, that his talented team is a huge favorite to win their own sectional this week. The Tigers, coming off a dominating performance on Saturday to win the Northern Lakes …read more.
DUNLAP – The Warsaw boys tennis team is sitting pretty in the Northern Lakes Conference Tournament. The Tigers, who won the NLC regular-season tittle at a perfect 7-0, took command of the league tourney Thursday during second round action at Concord. Warsaw won all five of its matches Thursday with four positions earning spots in …read more.
Wawasee boys tennis head coach Roger Brady has made no bones about it this summer. His team will likely struggle against better competition. But the veteran coach, in now his 13th year at the wheel for the Warriors, is also interested in developing a program that is teetering on the brink. “I don’t want to …read more.






























































