JV Boys Eagles tennis played a home match against Hudsonville on Wednesday. The opposing Eagles (Sidenote: GR Christian adopted the eagle mascot first) were a strong team as they always are but our players came to battle. 1st & 2nd Doubles in addition to 8th singles played best 2 out of of 3 sets and flights 3 through 7 played supersets to 8 games in order to give Hudsonville’s larger team equal playtime. Hudsonville did come out with an 8-0 victory over the Eagles, but there were competitive matches throughout the evening and the Eagles fought to the last point at every flight. #1 doubles (Peter and Matt) lost 6-6 (4-7), 3-6 but the score didn't reflect how the match actually went as almost every game went into deuce, #2 doubles (Aaron and Brevin) lost 2-6, 5-7 and saw great improvement in the second set when they were aggressive at the net,  #3 doubles (Ethan and Derrick) lost 0-8 against a strong Hudsonville team. #4 doubles (Nico and Joel) lost 2-8. The remaining scores consisted of #5 (Christian and Alex) 2-8 #6 doubles (Brayden and Josh) 3-8, #7 doubles (Ben and Gavin) 2-8 and #8 singles (Matthew Chen) 0-6, 1-6. Matthew elected to try singles for the first time yesterday and was blazing around, covering twice as much court as usual. In all these matches everyone got at least a game off their opponent and huge improvements have been shown since the beginning of the season. This was our last match of the season, and the coaching staff has been so pleased with the sportsmanship, work ethic, and sense of community displayed by our players. Parents, thank you for your support at matches and making sure the team stays hydrated and fed. It has been a fantastic season! JV will not practice this Friday, but will meet for a closing practice Monday October 30. Go Eagles!