Last Thursday, the middle school club traveled to Westview for our last match of the season. We switched up the lineup a bit from our Saturday tournament, and things worked out well. We ended up winning the match 6-3.
There were many highlights of the match. Abe Thorne and Parth Patel formed a powerful and confident #1 doubles team. In the Angola tournament, #1 doubles had defeated this same team 8-6, but today, Abe and Parth won 8-1. And the result was rarely in doubt. Abe and Parth were a great mix of consistency and power, and played comfortably with one another. It was what a doubles match should be.
The other doubles positions played well too. Hans Miller and Jesse Amstutz were playing their first matches of the season, and pulled off an easy win. Landon Weldy teamed with Joseph Mumaw to get his first victory of the season. Justin Zehr also won his first and only match, with an impressive display of skill, especially his forehand skill!
In singles, Isaac Brenneman ran into a very good player, while Sol outlasted a powerful player by taking the net when available. Kyle Snyder only had the opportunity to play in this one match, and he took full advantage of that, winning quite handily. Joel Gerig played his first singles match well, but lost in the end.
It was a beautiful night, and a fun way to end the season. I look forward to seeing many of these players continue in the Bruin tennis program. Summer camps, summer lessons, high school team... I hope many will continue to enjoy the tennis that we offer! If you see them, compliment them on their work and encourage them to keep it going... for a lifetime.
Scores
#1S - Isaac Brenneman - 2-8
#2S - Sol Brenneman - 8-3
#3S - Kyle Snyder - 8-2
#4S - Joel Gerig - 5-8
#1D - Abe Thorne/Parth Patel - 8-1
#2D - Hans Miller/Jesse Amstutz - 8-0
#3D - Joseph Mumaw/Landon Weldy - 8-0
#4D - Brooke Hershberger/Liz DeLeeuw - 6-8
#5D - Justin Zehr/Neel Bhagat - 7-5