The Eagles JV tennis team had a brawl against the NorthPointe Christian Mustangs on Friday. Both teams showed up to compete on Friday and there was some solid tennis on display. The Eagles came up just short with a 3-4 loss, the results from Friday were a telltale sign of the Boys' improvement over the course of the season. 

The Eagles battled the Mustangs from top to bottom with five flights going into a third set super tiebreaker. Joel Van Hekken and Christian Vandenberg came up just short in three sets, going into two tiebreaks back to back. They fought hard until the match was over. Their end result was 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), (9-11). Christian Vandenberg has continued to show steady improvement throughout the whole season and his growth was fully on display. Aaron Dorner and Nico Speulstra pulled the win in a third set tiebreak after being down a set. Their final score was 5-7, 6-3, (10-4). Both Nico and Aaron have shown outstanding improvement consistently and they work together very well as partners. Josh Vande Griend and Brayden Hawkins came in big with a win in the third set against NPC. Their final score was 7-5, 5-7, (11-13). Josh and Brayden continue to use their athleticism to their advantage in their matches, they have the ability to outlast their opponents and it showed through on Friday in the match.

It is always a rivalry when we play other parochial schools in the area. The boys showed up to play against the Mustangs, while proudly representing the Christian block C.