The team wrapped up their season with another victory beating Thornapple Kellogg 9 - 3.  They ended with a 3 game winning streak!  The team met their goals for the season; always bring your best, be a Team at the end of the season and be better tennis players at the end of the season than when it started.  I'm very proud of the team in all they accomplished this season.   Teams winning las night: Mace Boender & Henry Snow (6-4, 7-5) Mark VenHekken & Henry Meyer (6-0, 6-2) Felipe Matinez Mendoza & Henry Kraay (8-4) Bryan Diemer & James Vandenbosch (8-6) Sam Hillary & Marc Maurus (8-7) Arron Dahlberg & Ian VanDrunen (8-1) Elliot Dracht & Ben Sytsma (8-0) Eli Kuiper & James Krosschell (8-1) Andrew Kim & Ben Sytsma (8-0) The 3 teams that lost had to play teams 3 to 5 levels higher than them.  Despite that, they competed, represented the team well and finished their season strong.  I'm proud of them.  Those teams included: Jonah Mulder & Anderson Generous  Evan Rusticus & AJ Warren Luke Vandenberg & Miles Rublein. Go Eagles!

The team picked up another win beating East Grand Rapids 7 to 5.  The team continues to improve with each match.  They compete and bring their best to each match and it shows with the number of wins they are getting and their level of play.  The following teams brought home wins. Mark VanHekken & Henry Meyer (8-2) Felipe Martinez Mendoza & Henry Kraay (8-1) Bryan Diemer & James Vandenbosch (8-2) Sam Hillary & March Maurus (8-3) Elliott Dracht & Ben Sytsma (8-6) Evan Rusticus & AJ Warren (8-6) Miles Rublein & Bryan Diemer (6-2) The team travels to Thornapple Kellogg Wednesday to wrap up the season.

The team got its 2nd win of the season against Northview.  Some of the teams struggled at the beginning of their match but recovered quick to win their match.  The team continues to improve each weak as shown in the scores and the number of teams that won.  Teams with wins last night: Mace Boender & Henry Snow (6-3, 6-3) Mark VanHekken & Henry Meyer (6-1, 6-1) Felipe Martinez Mendoza & Henry Kraay (6-0, 6-1) Bryan Diemer & James Vandenbosch (6-0, 6-1) Sam Hillary & Marc Maurus (3-6, 6-3, 9-4) Aaron Dahlberg & Ian VanDrunen (8-3) Elliott Dracht & Ben Sytsma (8-6) Jonah Mulder & Anderson Generous (8-2) Eli Kuiper & James Krosschell (8-2) Evan Rusticus & AJ Warren (8-3) The team hosts East Grand Rapids next Monday, September 25th.  

The team competed against a very strong Forest Hills Northern team.  The teams of Mace Broender & Henry Snow and Sam Hillary & Marc Maurus had tough matches.  They both lost their first set and then came back to win their second set to push their matches to tie breakers.  Unfortunately both came up short in the tie breaker but walked off the court feeling good about their play.  The other teams competed strong against their opponents as well.  Often forcing long play through back and forth good shots.  Jonah Mulder & Anderson Generous won their match (8-4).  The team travels to Northview Wednesday.

The Team had 2 good practices leading in to Saturday's Quad and it showed how they played.  The team won 2 of their 3 matches.  They beat Catholic Central 5-1, Zeeland East 4-2 and lost to Unity Christian 0-7.  Though the Team didn't win a match against Unity Christian, they hung with them and won more games than the previous time they played.   Saturday's scores: Mace Boender & Henry Snow: CC (2-6, 6-1, 10-12), ZE (6-2, 4-6, 10-7), UC (6-2, 3-6, 1-10) Mark VanHekken & Henry Meyer: CC (6-2, 6-1), ZE (2-6, 0-6), UC (3-6, 5-7) Felipe Martinez Mendoza & Henry Kraay: CC (6-3, 7-6), ZE (6-7, 6-3, 7-10), UC (2-6, 6-3, 9-11) Bryan Diemer & James VandenBosch: CC (6-2, 6-1), ZE (6-1, 6-2), UC (4-6, 2-6) Sam Hillary & Marc Maurus: CC (6-0, 7-6), ZE (6-1, 6-2), UC (6-4, 4-6, 1-10) Aaron Dahlberg & Ian VanDrunen: CC (6-1, 6-0), ZE (6-1, 6-1), UC (2-6, 2-6) The Team's next match is Monday, September 18th home against Forest Hills Northern.

The Team played well tonight but lost 5 to 7.   The Teams taking home wins: Mace Boender & Henry Snow (6-2, 6-2) Elliott Dracht & Ben Sytsma (6-3, 6-1) Jonah Mulder & Anderson Generous (8-2) Eli Kuiper & James Krosschell (8-7) Evan Rusticus & AJ Warren (8-6) Other notable team play: Mark VanHekken & Henry Meyer (2-6, 5-7) Felipe Martinez Mendoza & Henry Kraay (3-6, 6-0, 8-10) The team travels this Saturday to Zeeland East for a Quad tournament.

The Team showed up to get their second win but fell short 5 to 8.  Though they lost, they played their best tennis of the season.  This was reflected in the number of games won, tie breakers played and the level of competitiveness they displayed.  They represented the school well.   Teams taking home wins included: Aaron Dahlberg & Ben Sytsma (3-6, 6-3, 10-3) Eli Kuiper & Evan Rusticus (8-7), (8-2) Luke Vandenberg & Andrew Kim (10-8) Jonah Mulder & James Krosschell (6-3) The team travels to Forest Hills Central Monday.

The Team came to play resulting with an 8-4 victory.  This is the first victory for the Team which is well deserved because they’ve been working hard during and outside of practice.  I’m most proud of the competitiveness and playing till the end the Team exhibited.  In some cases this proved to be the difference between winning or losing in close 3 game tie breakers.   Below are those who brought home wins: Mace Boender & Henry Meyer (6-3, 7-6) Saem Hillary & Marc Maurus (8-6) Aaron Dahlberg & Ian VanDrunen (10-8) Elliott Dracht & Ben Systma (8-1) Jonah Mulder & Anderson Generous (8-2) Eli Kuiper & James Krosschell (8-1) Evan Rusticus & Miles Rublein (6-0) AJ Warren & Andrew Kim (6-2) The below teams played hard but lost in 3 set tie breakers: Mark VanHekken & Felipe Martinez Mendoza Bryan Diemer & James Vandenbosch Our next match is home this Thursday against Jenison.

The team came to play despite not playing since last Wednesday due to heat.  Though the team lost 6 to 11, the team continues to improve.  There were 6 very close matches, with 5 of those decided by tie breakers.  The following teams took home wins: Henry Snow and Felipe Martinez Mendoza (6-2, 7-6) Henry Meyer and Henry Kraay (6-3, 6-2) James Krosschell and James Vandenbosch (6-4, 6-7, 10-6) Eli Kuiper and Mark Maurus (8-7) Evan Rusticus and Elliott Dracht (8-0) Anderson Generous and Jonah Mulder (8-1) The team hosts South Christian Tuesday September 5th.

The tournament was canceled due to rain during the first round of match play.  

The team continues to improve with each match played.  Apparently last night's strategy was to play poorly during warm ups, saving the good stuff for the matches.  It seemed to work though we won't do it again.  Though we lost 5 to 7, the team is playing their best tennis.  This is the result of raising their competitiveness, focus and effort in practice and practicing outside the normal practice hours.  These extras have resulted in the most wins this season and personal bests for all players. The following teams took home wins last night: Henry Snow and Felipe Martinez Mendoza (6-2, 6,3) James Krosschell and James Vandenbosch (6-4, 6-2) Jonah Mulder and Anderson Generous (8-3) Evan Rusticus and Miles Rublein (8-7) AJ Warren and Aaron Dahlberg (8-1) Other notable team efforts include Zeke VanSchepen and Mark VanHekken (2-6, 4-6) and Sam Hillary and Ian VanDrunen (2-6, 4-6) who competed to win more games their second set than the first and Henry Meyer and Henry Kraay who lost in 3 sets (3-6, 6-4, 6-10).   The team travels to Hudsonville this Friday to compete in a tournament. 

  The team came up short (4 to 8) against a strong Unity Christian team.  The following teams took home wins for the Eagles: Henry Snow and Felipe Martinez Mondoza (8-4) Ezekiel VanSchepen and Mark VenHekken (8-3) Andrew Kim and Marc Maurus (8-3) Elijah Kuiper and Ben Sytsma (8-6) The team played much better than Tuesday so I’m hopeful a team win will come soon.  The team travels to Forest Hills Eastern next week Tuesday.

    JV Boys Tennis The team competed well yesterday against a skilled Hudsonville team.  Though we only won 4 matches, the team did a good job executing what's been covered in just 3 practices. Teams: Mace Boender and Bryan Diemer (L 4-8), Henry Snow and Felipe Martinez Mendoza (W 8-6), Aaron Dahlberg and Ben Sytsma (L 4-8), and Henry Meyer and Elliott Dracht (W 8-5) had the closest matches with some taking home a win.  Though the other teams' scores weren’t as close, they competed at the same level as their opponents. I'm encourage by the team's excitement and positive attitude as we go on the road to take on Unity Christian this Thursday. Go Eagles!