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Goshen caps three days of tennis with Northern Lakes Conference crown

Tribune Staff Report

The Goshen boys tennis team put an exclamation point on its league season Saturday.

The RedHawks, who went unbeaten in Northern Lakes Conference regular season play, earned the conference tournament title too.

Coach Daniel Love's squad scored 51 points to outdistance runner-up Northridge (48) as the three-day tourney concluded at Warsaw High School.

Goshen won a pair of individual titles to highlight their team championship.

Isaac Stahly won the No. 3 singles title for Goshen and the No. 2 doubles team of Kyan Miller and Moses Kratzer also captured a championship.

Brendan LaCounte and Brandon Lomas won singles titles for Northridge. The Plymouth No. 1 doubles team of Matt Manzuk and Easton Strain also earned a league title.

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Love, whose team was 7-0 in NLC dual matches, was selected as the NLC Coach of the Year.

NLC Boys Tennis Tournament

Team Scores: Goshen 51, Northridge 48, Plymouth 33, Concord 30, Warsaw 30, Wawasee 17, NorthWood 12, Mishawaka 0.

Championship Match Results

Singles: 1. Brendan LaCounte (Northridge) beat Pi Wellington (Goshen) 6-1, 6-2. 2. Brandon Lomas (Northridge) beat Moses Sawatzky (Goshen) 6-7, 6-4, 6-3. 3. Isaac Stahly (Goshen) beat Kaleb Ellis (Northridge) 6-4, 6-4.

Doubles: 1. Matt Manzuk-Easton Strain (Plymouth) beat Braeden Messenger-Avery Johnson (Concord) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2. 2. Kyan Miller-Moses Kratzer (Goshen) beat Zak Martin-Nolan Mellott (Northridge) 7-5, 6-4.

Final Overall Standings: Goshen, Northridge, Plymouth, Concord, Warsaw, Wawasee, NorthWood, Mishawaka.

All-NLC: Brendan LaCounte (Northridge), Pi Wellington (Goshen), Nathan Schraw (Concord), Moses Sawatzky (Goshen), Brandon Lomas (Northridge), Isaac Stahly (Goshen), Matt Manzuk-Easton Strain (Plymouth), Kyan Miller-Moses Kratzer (Goshen).

Honorable Mention: Joey Harper (Wawasee), Carter Snyder (Plymouth), Joel Byler-Myles McLaughlin (Goshen), Mason Martin-Harry Brown (Northridge), Braeden Messenger-Avery Johnson (Concord).

Coach of the Year: Daniel Love (Goshen).