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Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Hudsonville High School
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Win: 5 - 3
The Eagles closed our their season with a marathon match against Hudsonville at home yesterday. The last match wrapped at 7pm, and our team clutched victory with a 5-3 result! Hudsonville brought 40 player to GRC's 16, so 1-5 doubles played three prosets, and 6 & 7 doubles as well as 8 singles played two prosets. Out of the 21 prosets played, GRC won 13. Highlights from the evening include: Nico Speulstra and Derrick Jacobsen winning at 1 doubles 8-6, Eli Compagner and Alex Amash playing amazing tennis and retrieving shots that their opponents thought were winners at 2 doubles, Nate Scheffler and Caleb Nykamp clinching a neck-and-neck match at 3 doubles 9-7, Connor Ryan and Caleb Westhouse handily taking out their opponents at 3 doubles 8-2, Bradley Buter and BJ Apol coming back from 5-7 and taking 4 games straight to win 9-7, Josh Vanschepen and Simon Speulstra taking care of business at 6 doubles 8-2, 8-6, Henry Snow and Jake Mersman putting it all together at 7 doubles winning the 8-2, 8-3, and Jerry Zhang going undefeated on the day at our singles position 8-3, 8-1! The Eagles results yesterday are a testament to the growth that our players have worked hard to achieve throughout this season. It was a fantastic way to wrap it all up. Many thanks to our parents for all of the support throughout the season: providing food, water, shade, and transportation. The team will be celebrating their season at Gainey this afternoon. Go Eagles!
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. East Grand Rapids High School
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Lose: 0 - 7
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Forest Hills Northern High
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Lose: 2 - 6
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Thornapple Kellogg High School
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Win: 7 - 0
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Multiple Opponents
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Lose: -
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Byron Center High School
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Win: 6 - 1
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Forest Hills Central High School
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Win: 4 - 3
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Multiple Opponents
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Lose: -
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Northview High School
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Win: 6 - 0
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Lowell High School
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Win: 4 - 0
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis Hudsonville Invitational
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Lose: -
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Forest Hills Eastern High School
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Win: 8 - 0
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Unity Christian High School
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Lose: 4 - 4
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Hudsonville High School
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Win: 5 - 3
The Eagles closed our their season with a marathon match against Hudsonville at home yesterday. The last match wrapped at 7pm, and our team clutched victory with a 5-3 result! Hudsonville brought 40 player to GRC's 16, so 1-5 doubles played three prosets, and 6 & 7 doubles as well as 8 singles played two prosets. Out of the 21 prosets played, GRC won 13. Highlights from the evening include: Nico Speulstra and Derrick Jacobsen winning at 1 doubles 8-6, Eli Compagner and Alex Amash playing amazing tennis and retrieving shots that their opponents thought were winners at 2 doubles, Nate Scheffler and Caleb Nykamp clinching a neck-and-neck match at 3 doubles 9-7, Connor Ryan and Caleb Westhouse handily taking out their opponents at 3 doubles 8-2, Bradley Buter and BJ Apol coming back from 5-7 and taking 4 games straight to win 9-7, Josh Vanschepen and Simon Speulstra taking care of business at 6 doubles 8-2, 8-6, Henry Snow and Jake Mersman putting it all together at 7 doubles winning the 8-2, 8-3, and Jerry Zhang going undefeated on the day at our singles position 8-3, 8-1! The Eagles results yesterday are a testament to the growth that our players have worked hard to achieve throughout this season. It was a fantastic way to wrap it all up. Many thanks to our parents for all of the support throughout the season: providing food, water, shade, and transportation. The team will be celebrating their season at Gainey this afternoon. Go Eagles!
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. East Grand Rapids High School
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Lose: 0 - 7
The Eagles battled against a strong EGR team at Gainey yesterday. Some of the most entertaining and impressive points of the season were played in this match. Our guys hustled. Win or lose, we value leaving a earnest effort on the court, and we did that as a team yesterday against EGR. Some highlights from the match include: Joel VanHekken and Derrick Jacobsen crushing overheads at one doubles, Alex Amash and Eli Compagner tracking down ridiculous balls and refusing to leave points at 2 doubles, Caleb Westhouse and Nate Scheffler hitting short angle approach shots and then coming in to net to finish the point, Bradley Buter and BJ Apol staying patient and consistent from the baseline to take EGR to a tiebreak at 4 doubles, Josh Vanschepen and Simon Speulstra hitting volleys away from and between EGR's players at net, Henry Snow and Jake Mersman measuring their returns on 2nd serves and going down to line for winners, Jerry Zhang playing some of the longest points of the the whole match battling at the singles position going 5-8, 6-8. The team will be practicing at Gainey today in preparation for their match against Hudsonville at home on Wednesday. Go Eagles!
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Forest Hills Northern High
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Lose: 2 - 6
The Eagles gave FHN a battle yesterday which resulted in many close matches and some clutch wins. FHN had 27 players so our team was the one cycling their guys through for two pro sets so that everyone could get a match. 1 and 2 doubles played best 2 out of 3 sets, and 3-7 doubles plus a singles court played 2 pro sets each. Highlights included Eli Compagner and Alex Amash winning handily at 2 doubles 6-1, 6-1, Nate Scheffler and Caleb Nykamp winning a pro set at 3 doubles 8-1, Josh Vanschepen and Simon Speulstra winning at 6 doubles 8-2, Henry Snow and Jake Mersman winning at 7 doubles 8-2. The Eagles will be working hard at practice today and tomorrow in preparation for our matches next week. Go Eagles!
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Thornapple Kellogg High School
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Win: 7 - 0
The Eagles got their match vs. Thornapple-Kellogg in yesterday despite the chaotic patches of rain moving through and came out with a strong 7-0 result! TK had 5 doubles teams and one singles player. Their 4th and 5th doubles played twice so that each of our 15 players could get a match in. Our team took care of business and consistently brought energy to their matches. Joel VanHekken and Derrick Jacobsen won 6-1, 6-1, Eli Compagner and Alexander Amash won 6-1, 6-0, Caleb Nykamp and Nate Scheffler won 6-1, 6-3, Connor Ryan and Caleb Westhouse won 8-4, BJ Apol and Bradley Buter won 8-4, Jsh Vanschepen and Simon Speulstra won 8-7, Jake Mersman and Henry Snow won 8-3, Jerry Zhang played best of three sets singles against one TKs strongest players and improved greatly in his second set! The team is looking forward to their away match vs. Forest Hills Northern on Wednesday. Go Eagles!
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Multiple Opponents
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Lose: -
The Eagles had a great showing at the Zeeland East Quad besting Catholic Central 5-1, Unity Christian 4-2 and Zeeland East 2-0 (ZE only had two complete doubles teams). Our guys did a great job of weathering the moments when their opponents gained some momentum, and then competing to regain control. It was a beautiful day for tennis and highlight of the season for sure. We got Unity back at some of the flights that we. lost when we played them at the very start of the season. This is an awesome result to see because it's clear evidence of growth for our players!
Some highlights from the day include Joel VanHekken and Derrick Jacobsen coming back against CC to win at 1 doubles 5-7, 6-3, 10-8, Eli Compagner and Alex Amash winning at 2 doubles against ZE 6-2, 6-1, Caleb Nykamp and Nate Scheffler beating UC at 3 doubles 6-6 (7-5), 6-2, Caleb Westhouse and Connor Ryan winning against CC at 4 doubles 6-4, 6-2, BJ Apol and Bradley Buter beating UC at 5 doubles 6-3, 6-3, Jerry Zhang and Jake Mersman beating UC at 6 doubles 6-4, 6-3, Henry Snow and Jake Mersman beating CC at 6 doubles 6-1, 6-0. The team is looking forward to their away match at Thornapple-Kellogg this afternoon. Go Eagles!
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Byron Center High School
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Win: 6 - 1
It was a beautiful day for tennis at Gainey yesterday and the Eagles clinched a 6-1 victory against Byron Center. The team came out ready to play at every flight, and was consistent enough to either receive an error from their opponents, or earn a short ball that they could step up on and attack. Derrick Jacobsen and Joel VanHekken won at 1 doubles 6-4, 6-4, Eli Compagner and Alex Amash put on a show at 2 doubles going 0-6, 6-1 (6-10) with Byron Center, Caleb Nykamp and Nate Scheffler won at 3 doubles 6-4, 6-1, Bradley Buter and BJ Apol won at 5 doubles 6-1, 6-2, Simon Speulstra and Josh Vanschepen won at 6 doubles 6-0, 6-2, Jake Mersman and Henry Snow won at 7 doubles 6-1, 6-0, and Jerry Zhang worked hard at 1 singles against Byron Center. The team will practicing today and tomorrow in preparation for the Zeeland East Quad on Saturday. Go Eagles!
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Forest Hills Central High School
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Win: 4 - 3
The Eagles won FHC yesterday with a score of 4-3! The courts had enough time to dry despite the rain earlier in the day, and we we're off at 4pm! FHC had a strong team, and many long high-level points were played. Highlights include Derrick Jacobsen and Joel Vanhekken winning at 1 doubles 6-0, 6-4, Connor Ryan and Caleb Westhouse winning at 4 doubles 7-5, 6-0, Josh Vanschepen and Simon Speulstra winning at 6 doubles 6-3, 2-6, (10-8), Henry Snow and Jake Mersman winning at 7 doubles 6-1, 6-4, and Jerry Zhang battling in singles pro sets against two FHC players. The Eagles are looking forward to taking on Byron Center at home on Wednesday!
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Multiple Opponents
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Lose: -
The Eagles had a great weekend of tennis at the Mona Shores Tri. The team won against Mona Shores 4-2 and fell to a strong FHN team 0-6. We played third set tiebreakers against FHN at four different flights and are looking forward to our rematch against them in two weeks! The tournament director from Mona Shores wanted to play an abbreviated format - best two out of three sets, sets to 4 games. We pushed for normal sets to 6 games because Whitehall had already dropped out of the tournament and we always want to maximize play time for our players, but to no avail. Some highlights from the Tri are Joel VanHekken and Eli Compagner winning at 1 doubles against Mona Shores 4-4 (7-0), 3-5, (13-11), Alex Amash and Bradley Buter fighting to take FHN to a third set tiebreak at 2nd doubles 3-5, 4-1, (5-10) Caleb Nykamp and Nate Scheffler winning against Mona Shores at 3 doubles 4-1, 4-1, Connor Ryan, and Caleb Westhouse beating Mona Shores 4-0, 4-2 at 4 doubles, BJ Apol and Josh Vanshepen mounting an awesome comeback taking FHN to a third set tiebreak at 5 doubles 1-4, 5-3, (6-10), Henry Snow and Jake Mersman beating Mona Shores, 4-0, 4-2, at 6 doubles, Jerry Zhang and Simon Speulstra winning against Mona Shores 4-2, 4-3, at 7 doubles. The team is looking forward to playing FHC away this afternoon, and Byron Center at home on Wednesday. Go Eagles!
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Northview High School
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Win: 6 - 0
It was a beautiful day for tennis yesterday at Gainey and the Eagles came out with a 6-0 result against Northview. Northview brought 7 players who played two rounds of pro sets against our 14 players. All flights played doubles except for two singles matches. Joel VanHekken and Eli Compagner won at 1 doubles 8-2, Alex Amash and Connor Ryan won at 2 doubles 8-1, Caleb Nykamp and Nate Scheffler won at 3 doubles 8-2, BJ Apol and Bradley Buter won at 4 doubles 8-3, Josh Vanschepen and Caleb Westhouse won at 5 doubles 8-0, Jake Mersman and Henry Snow won at 6 doubles 8-2, Simon Spuelstra won his singles match 8-0, and Jerry Zheng worked hard in his singles match, covering the court thoroughly and making his opponent move. The Eagles are looking forward to lots of competitive tennis at the Mona Shores Quad this Saturday!
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Lowell High School
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Win: 4 - 0
The Eagles played well yesterday against Lowell with a final a score of 7-0! Lowell had four doubles teams total and cycled three of those teams through 2 rounds of pro sets so that all of our seven doubles team could get a match in. The team played with consistency, didn't give Lowell many free points, and capitalized on the short balls we received by either putting the ball away or making their opponents move. Joel VanHekken & Derrick Jacobsen won 6-1, 6-2, Eli Compagner and Alex Amash won 8-3, Caleb Nykamp and Nate Scheffler won 8-1, Connor Ryan and Caleb Westhouse won 8-0, BJ Apol and Josh Vanschepen won 8-2, Jake Mersman and Henry Snow won 8-5, Simon Speulstra and Jerry Zheng won 8-4. The team is looking forward to our away match against South Christian next Tuesday. We wish everyone a happy Labor Day Weekend! Go Eagles!
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis Hudsonville Invitational
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Lose: -
I'd like to commend our players for their showing yesterday at the Hudsonville Invitational this past Saturday. They chose to work hard with persistence against an extremely strong line up of teams in adverse heat conditions. Teams like Rockford, Hudsonville, West Ottawa, and EGR brought a level of competition we had not yet seen this season, and I am pleased with how we stacked up against them yesterday. There are technical and strategic elements we can improve on and we'll address those in practice, but If we continue to work hard, I believe our team has the mental game and ability to surprise a team like Hudsonville when we see them at the end of this season. A huge thank you to parents and the family's of our team who came out to support, and kept our guys fed and hydrated through out the day. You are an integral part of our teams success!
Highlights from the tournament include Caleb Nykamp and Connor Ryan besting West Ottowa in a third set tiebreaker at 3rd doubles 6-1, 4-6, 10-2. Henry Snow and Jake Mersman beating EGR at 6 doubles 6-2, 6-1. Bradley Buter and BJ Apol absolutely battling West Ottowa at 5 doubles winning a 2nd set tie breaker and taking them to 8-10 in the 3rd set super breaker 3-6, 7-6, 8-10.
The team will be working hard at practice this week in preparation for our away match against Lowell on Wednesday 9/1. Go Eagles!
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Forest Hills Eastern High School
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Win: 8 - 0
Yesterday was a beautiful day for tennis at Gainey and the Eagles played hard for a 8-0 win against Forest Hills Eastern. FHE brought 13 players, and had to default 7th and 8th doubles flights, but they recycled their players in pro sets at 5th through 8th doubles so that every Eagle could get a match in. Our players worked hard across at every flight. I was especially pleased with our focus during game and deuce points. Christian Vandenberg and Derrick Jacobsen won at 1st doubles 6-2, 6-2, Eli Compagner and Joel Vanhekken won at 2nd doubles 6-1, 6-3, Connor Ryan and Alex Amash won at 3rd doubles 6-3, 6-2, Nate Scheffler and Caleb Nykamp won at 4th doubles 6-3, 6-2, Bradley Buter and BJ Apol won at 5th doubles 8-0, Caleb Westhouse and Josh Vanschepen won 8-0, Simon Speulstra and Josh Vanschepen won 8-2, Henry Snow and Jake Mersman won 8-0. The team is looking forward to their home match against Thornapple-Kellogg this Wednesday. Go Eagles!
Boys Junior Varsity Tennis vs. Unity Christian High School
2.0 years ago
| Gene Hill
Eagles Lose: 4 - 4
The Eagles had a competitive start to their season yesterday with a 4-4 tie against Unity Christian. Some incredibly close matches were played; tiebreakers decided two matches. As a coach it was extremely rewarding to see the team take skills we rehearsed in practice anf put them into action in a match play scenario. Our players left a strong effort on the court yesterday, and a great result followed.
Christian Vandenburg and Derrick Jacobsen played amazing tennis in a remarkably tight match at 1st doubles 4-6, 6-4, 6-10. Joel Vanhekken and Eli Compagner won at 2nd doubles 7-5, 6-2. Alex Amash and Connor Ryan played a competitive at 3rd doubles 3-6, 0-6. Caleb Nykamp and Nate Scheffler won at 4th doubles 6-1, 6-1. Bradley Buter and BJ Apol fought hard at 5th doubles 3-6, 5-7. Caleb Westhouse and Josh Vanschepen won at 6th doubles 6-4, 7-5. Simon Spuelstra and Jake Mersman clutched a second set tiebreaker and won at 7th doubles 6-3, 6-6 (7-3). At the 8th double position Henry Snow played round robin doubles with Unity Christian players.
The Eagles are looking forward to their home match against Forest Hills Eastern next Monday at Gainey!