Hagerstown sophomore Alex Tinkle squared off against junior Casey Beckmann from Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, the top-ranked player in Indiana, on Saturday, Oct. 17, in the South regional. Beckmann won the match 6-1, 6-2.
Beckmann entered the match with a record of 23-0, while Tinkle entered the match with a record of 21-0.
Beckman went on to defeat Jayden Nograles from Avon High School 6-1, 6-0, to improve to 25-0 and punch his ticket to the state finals.
The match was played at the Barbara S. Wynne Tennis Center on the campus of North Central High School in Indianapolis.
A version of this article appeared in the October 21 2026 print edition of the Western Wayne News.
