Century's ever-improving Karthik Anand a surprise section champ
May 21—ROCHESTER — Karthik Anand's game has taken a big jump these last few years. It culminated with what the Century senior pulled off Thursday, finishing as the Section 1, Class 2A singles tennis champion at John Marshall. Next up for Anand is a trip to the Class 2A state tournament, set for June 4-5 at the University of Minnesota's Baseline Tennis Center.
Anand wasn't the favorite from his ...
May 21—ROCHESTER — Karthik Anand's game has taken a big jump these last few years. It culminated with what the Century senior pulled off Thursday, finishing as the Section 1, Class 2A singles tennis champion at John Marshall. Next up for Anand is a trip to the Class 2A state tournament, set for June 4-5 at the University of Minnesota's Baseline Tennis Center.
Anand wasn't the favorite from his team to win a section title Thursday. That distinction belonged to eighth-grade budding star and teammate Thor Sviggum. But this turned into Anand's day.
He knocked off Faribault's Brandon Patrick 7-5, 7-5 in the section semifinals, then beat Austin's up-and-coming Cole Hebrink 7-6 (8-6 tie-breaker), 6-2 for the title. It was Hebrink who had upset Sviggum in the semis, 7-6 (8-6 tie breaker), 6-0. "Karthik really stepped up today," Century coach Ben Maes.
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