Bethany Christian vs. Rochester {Match Report}

First win of the season, and we deserved one with the good tennis we had played, both in the matches before this one and in the Rochester match itself. A 4-1 victory was very pleasing to me, especially because it guaranteed we wouldn't finish last in this round-robin tournament!

Not only did this provide us our first win, it was also the first time this season that we have had no three set matches. Luke was able to find his game much earlier against the lefty Mason Heyde, who had come back for Rochester after not playing for a year. The senior didn't have the pace of shot as the Jimtown's Jake Smith, but still played with the same desire to attack. His length gave Luke a bit of a problem on passing shots, but Luke was able to grind out a groundstroking, free-smiling win.

Jonny Shenk collected his second victory of the day as well, consistently overwhelming Rochester freshman Max Hsu. Although Hsu had some beautiful strokes from the baseline, he persisted in trying to attack Jonny. Some well placed lobs over the short-statured freshman left Jonny with an easy win.

Jared found himself against a tough opponent in Rochester senior Nate Wottring. Wottring had competed last season at the number one singles position. His experience and varied attack left Jared with few answers. It's amazing what seasoning a season at #1 will give a player!

The doubles dominated this match throughout, rarely feeling threatened. This was due to the inexperience of the Rochester teams (3 sophomores, 1 freshman) but also to the attacking ability of our players, who seemed to keep the Zebras on their back-heels for much of the matches.

I loved to see our hard work paid off with a win in this match. We were the more-talented team, and I was glad to see that reflected in the scoreline. Disappointments were hard to find, with the one loss coming to a player who is extremely talented for the position he is playing. Good to get the first of many under our belts and move on to what was our biggest challenge on the day - Concord.

Scores
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Bethany --- Score --- Rochester

#1S - Luke Hostetter (11) --- 6-1, 6-3 --- Mason Heyde (12)
#2S - Jared Schwartzentruber (11) --- 1-6, 1-6 --- Nate Wottring (12)
#3S - Jonny Shenk (11) --- 6-1, 6-0 --- Max Hsu (9)
#1D - Johnny Kauffman (11)/Jeremy Thomas (11) --- 6-0, 6-2 --- Ryan Bohr (10)/Trent Jameson (10)
#2D - Daniel Buschert (11)/Mikey Kelly (10) --- 6-0, 6-3 --- Cameron Sckeeton (9)/Kyle Calhoun (10)