Friday was a hectic but fantastic first day of matchplay! There was a lot of adversity we had to overcome with the decision to go outdoors to start, which was made last second, and then for doubles matches to have to finish back indoors when it started raining. The indoor facility also was crowded and I know players had some distraction issues with all the people watching from the screens. Overall, our team handled this adversity beyond expectations and I was very proud of them. The theme of the day was to be headstrong and the girls definitely were! Beating WO, a very solid division 2 opponent, 5-4, and the Eagles won against Holland Christian 6-3, a division 3 opponent with seeding implications...this was a strong way to start the season. Singles players of Ainsley Weeber, Natalie Poortenga, Alex VerMeulen, and Kaitlyn Schmitt won 6 out of 8 matches. 1-3 Doubles consisting of Marissa Sullivan/Ashley Wolfe, Alyssa DeVries/Calista Bremer, Olivia Cook/Hope Alvesteffer won 5 out of 6 matches. While 4th/5th doubles with different combinations of Alexia Meeuwsen/Betta Klein/Ella VandenBerg/Frankie Volkema/Grace Brandt had some close matches showing a lot of potential after getting their first varsity matches ever under way. Go Eagles!!