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WARSAW – Camille Kerlin is doing her part to help a cause that is very dear to her heart. Kerlin, a senior-to-be this fall at WCHS and a member of the girls tennis team, is sponsoring a “Racquets For Riley” tennis fundraiser July 19. The event will raise funds for the Riley Hospital for Children …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 – Rick Orban has a simple philosophy when it comes to playing in another tennis regional. The Warsaw girls tennis coach doesn’t put too much stock into who’s across the net. “Our job is to show up on Tuesday and beat whoever is at the regional,” said Orban Friday night before knowing that his …read more.

WARSAW – The hardware will stay right at home once again for the Warsaw girls tennis program. The Tigers struck a familiar pose, that of sectional champions, on their home courts Friday evening. Warsaw’s stellar senior class made sure a tradition of sectional success was going to carry on in a big way. The sensational …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.

WARSAW – Warsaw girls tennis coach Rick Orban feels his team is the one to beat in the sectional. Why shouldn’t he? It’s hard to argue when the Tigers have won 13 straight sectional championships. Warsaw will look to make it 14 straight starting Thursday. The host Tigers drew the bye Monday night and will …read more.

WARSAW – Mother Nature, for the second straight day, forced the Northern Lakes Conference Girls’ Tennis Championships indoors Thursday night. That didn’t matter one bit to Sarah Alexander. The Warsaw senior rolled into the finals at No. 3 singles with a dominating win at the Warsaw Tennis and Fitness Center. Alexander defeated Concord senior Holly …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls tennis team closed out regular-season conference play on a high noted Monday night. The host Tigers edged past Goshen 3-2 in the final Northern Lakes Conference match of the season. The duo of Sarah Boyle and Rachel Alexander each posted singles wins for the Tigers. Boyle rolled to a 6-1, …read more.

WARSAW – The duo of Mattie Doran and Shelby Roberts each captured individual titles Saturday to lead the Warsaw junior varsity girls tennis team to a championship. The host Tigers edged past Plymouth 22-21 to win the JV Invitational. Doran won the title at No. 1 singles play for the Tigers. Roberts picked up the …read more.

WARSAW – A very strong Culver Academies team rolled past Warsaw in girls tennis action Thursday evening. The Eagles posted straight set wins at all five positions to blank the host Tigers 5-0 in non-conference play. Culver Academies, which will host the regional that the Warsaw Sectional winner feeds into again later this month, won …read more.

DUNLAP – The tough times in conference play continued for the Warsaw girls tennis team Wednesday. Host Concord edged the Tigers by a 3-2 final in Northern Lakes Conference play. Senior Sarah Boyle led the way for the Tigers with a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles. The other point for Warsaw came at …read more.

WARSAW – The NorthWood girls tennis team doubled its fun to defeat host Warsaw Tuesday. The Panthers used straight set wins at both doubles spots to edge the Tigers 3-2 in Northern Lakes Conference play. Warsaw, which had won its last three matches, won at No. 2 and No. 3 singles. Senior Sarah Boyle topped …read more.

FORT WAYNE – The Warsaw girls tennis team continued its winning ways Monday evening. The Tigers used a pair of three-set wins to edge host Homestead by a 3-2 final. Warsaw has now won three matches in a row to improve its season mark to 4-5. Senior Jacqueline Sasso led the way for the Tigers. …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls tennis team made it two wins in two days Friday. The host Tigers used a singles sweep to best Fort Wayne Concordia 4-1 in a non-conference affair. The senior trio of Jacqueline Sasso, Sarah Boyle and Rachel Alexander all posted dominating wins to lead Warsaw. Sasso won 6-2, 6-1 at …read more.

WARSAW – A change of scenery provided just the right tonic for the Warsaw girls tennis team Thursday. The host Tigers had to move indoors due to the weather to the Warsaw Racquet Club to face conference and county rival Wawasee. Warsaw, sparked by three dominating wins, collected a much needed win in the Northern …read more.

ELKHART – The Warsaw girls tennis team was not able to take the wind out of the sails of Elkhart Memorial Tuesday. On a blustery day, two teams going in opposite directions met up in a Northern Lakes Conference tussle. The host Crimson Chargers, who were not distracted at all by a small fire inside …read more.

FORT WAYNE – The Warsaw girls tennis team dropped a 5-0 final at Fort Wayne Carroll Monday. Rachel Alexander lost 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1 singles for the Tigers. Anna Hall dropped a 6-1, 6-0 final at No. 2 singles and Camille Kerlin suffered a 6-0, 6-2 loss at No. 3 singles for Warsaw in …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls tennis team dropped a 3-2 final to a very strong Fairfield team Thursday. The Falcons used a singles sweep to claim the non-conference match. Warsaw coach Rick Orban, knowing that the Falcons were loaded in the singles positions, completely changed his lineup. Orban changed all five spots from Wednesday’s 4-1 …read more.

MIDDLEBURY – Warsaw girls tennis coach Rick Orban shuffled his playing cards Wednesday. He was unable to come up with a winning hand in the end though. Despite several changes in his lineup from the previous night, the Tigers came up on the short end of a 4-1 final to host Northridge in Northern Lakes …read more.

Pilgrims Tip Tigers

April 23, 2014

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls tennis team opened league action Tuesday with a 3-2 loss to Plymouth. The host Tigers won two of the three singles matches, but the Pilgrims posted a doubles sweep to claim the Northern Lakes Conference lid lifter. Seniors Jacqueline Sasso and Rachel Alexander each collected wins to lead the way …read more.

WARSAW – The powerful Penn girls tennis team claimed top spots at three positions Saturday en route to earning the team title of the Tiger Invitational. The No. 21 Kingsmen totaled 24 points to win the seven-team event held at WCHS. Host Warsaw scored nine points to finish in fifth place in the final team …read more.

WARSAW – Experience does matter. Just ask Warsaw girls tennis coach Rick Orban. Orban watched his veteran group of singles players lead the way to a season-opening win over Columbia City Thursday. The senior trio of Sarah Boyle, Jacqueline Sasso and Rachel Alexander each dominated their singles matches to lead the hosts to a 3-2 …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 Warsaw girls tennis team almost turned the tables on Plymouth Tuesday night. In the end, however, the Pilgrims prevailed. The Tigers dropped a 3-2 final to their Northern Lakes Conference counterparts in a regional semifinal match at Culver Academies. The Pilgrims, who beat Warsaw 5-0 back on April 16, advance to play …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls tennis team, cast in a new and very unfamiliar role for postseason play, got on a roll of their own the last three nights. The Tigers, sectional underdogs, found their confidence and consistency to dispel the doubters to claim the program’s 13th straight sectional championship. Host Warsaw, which won just …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls tennis team made sure there was no sectional suspense for a second straight night. The host Tigers took care of business in a big way Thursday night in rolling past Tippecanoe Valley 5-0 in semifinal play. Warsaw, which had to rally to outlast Columbia City 3-2 in a marathon first-round …read more.

WARSAW – Camille Kerlin and Rosalia Fleming sure made Rick Orban look like a coaching genius Wednesday night. With the sectional championship winning streak for the Warsaw girls tennis program resting on their rackets, Kerlin and Fleming delivered like seasoned pros. The reality of the situation couldn’t be further from the truth. Kerlin and Fleming, …read more.

The Warsaw girls tennis team will not have to wait to begin their bid  for another sectional championship. The host Tigers will play Columbia City in the opening match Wednesday. Sectional pairings for the tournament were drawn Monday night at the host schools. Warsaw, which has won the last 12 sectional championships in a row …read more.

GOSHEN – Two tennis teams at distinctly different ends of the Northern Lakes Conference standings met up Monday. There were no surprises either in the final outcome. Host Goshen put the wraps on an outstanding NLC regular season by downing Warsaw 4-1 in girls tennis league play at Goshen Middle School. The Redskins improve to …read more.

CULVER – The Warsaw girls tennis team dropped a 3-2 final to host Culver Academies Thursday night. Jacqueline Sasso and Lindsay Sciarra each won in singles action for the Tigers in the non-conference contest. Sasso defeated Olivia Cripe 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 singles. Sciarra bested Nancy Wil 6-0, 6-1 at No. 3 singles. Rachel …read more.

WARSAW – A tough stretch of matches in the Northern Lakes Conference continued Wednesday night for the Warsaw girls tennis team. The host Tigers dropped a 4-1 final to Concord in NLC competition. Junior Jacqueline Sasso collected the lone point for Warsaw, which drops to 1-8 overall and 1-5 in league play. Sasso played a …read more.

NAPPANEE – The Warsaw girls tennis team dropped a 4-1 final Tuesday night at Northern Lakes Conference foe NorthWood. Junior Sarah Boyle, for the second straight night, was the lone winner for the Tigers. Boyle rallied to defeat Emily Hoffman 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1 singles for Warsaw’s lone point. NorthWood won a pair …read more.

Homestead Tops Tigers

April 30, 2013

WARSAW – The Warsaw girls tennis team dropped a 4-1 final Monday to visiting Homestead. Junior Sarah Boyle notched the lone win for the host Tigers in the non-conference match. Boyle defeated Kelsey Vessels 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1 singles. Homestead won both of the other singles matches in straight sets. Hanita Epstein topped Jacqueline …read more.

WARSAW – The tough part of the schedule did not get any easier for the Warsaw girls tennis team Monday night. The winless Tigers dropped a 5-0 final to a strong Fort Wayne Carroll squad in non-conference play at WCHS. The closest match of the night came at No. 2 singles. Carroll’s Ashley Hoagland rallied …read more.

WARSAW – A slow start to the season continued Wednesday night for the Warsaw girls tennis team. The host Tigers dropped a 4-1 final to unbeaten Northridge in a Northern Lakes Conference match. Jacqueline Sasso collected the lone point for the Tigers in the league contest. The junior defeated Ashley Owens 6-2, 6-4 at No. …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The Warsaw girls tennis team opened Northern Lakes Conference play Tuesday night with a 5-0 loss at Plymouth. Sarah Boyle had the closest match of the evening for the Tigers. Boyle lost a three-set final to Mikayla German at No. 2 singles. German took the match 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-5). Allie Berger of …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.

Talent. Depth. Experience. That’s what Warsaw girls tennis coach Rick Orban sees when he takes a look at his roster for the 2013 season. “It could be a great season for us and I’m truly excited about it,” said Orban in a phone interview earlier this week while on a Spring Break vacation in Florida. …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw Community High School girls tennis team will hold a meeting for the 2013 season on Jan. 14. The Call-Out Meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the WCHS Cafeteria.  

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