Churubusco Match Report

Well, it was a beautiful setting to play tennis in Churubusco, and we knew we were going to the Magic Wand afterwards, but the matches themselves were not much to write about. The varsity team swept the 4 positions it played (Busco didn't have a #2 doubles team) and the JV didn't play. Another win and we're up to 8-2 on the season!

The best match of the night was number one singles. Although Luke won 6-1, 6-1, his opponent, junior Alex McDowell, gave him a really good fight and is a solid player for the Eagles. He used a big forehand and serve to gain advantage in some points. McDowell actually took the first game of the first set and made it seem that it was going to be close throughout. But Luke did what Luke often does, he took a close match, won all the big points, and made it not close at all. Luke continued to see that when he mixes up his game, he becomes very hard to read and very hard to beat.

Jared Schwartzentruber and Jonny Shenk both played opponents who were taking their first turns at singles. Jonny's opponent, Jesse Lich, seemed to have the tricky shots, often dropping the ball low and short in front of Jonny. Jonny handled it well, being able to attack at different points and make good shots from the net when he got there. Jared's opposition, senior Trevin Geiger, proved less competition as he could not take a game from Jared.

Johnny Kauffman and Jeremy Thomas also breezed through their doubles match. They didn't lose a point until the fourth game of the set, and then closed out the set without losing another one! That's got to be worth a moment of beauty, right?

This match finishes up a stretch of opponents that we have traditionally beaten and moves us forward to a set of opponents that we have traditionally been coach, we have beaten Northwood only once, Fairfield only once, we are 3-2 against Bremen and 2-3 against Tippecanoe Valley. These matches will be better tests of where our program is this year, and I suspect we will still do fairly well.


Varsity: Luke played some beautiful points in this match, hitting many gorgeous half-volleys for winners. But I think I'm going to have to recognize Johnny Kauffman and Jeremy Thomas in this match, for only losing one point in the first set. A 6-0, 6-0 scoreline is beautiful (especially when written in my handwriting:) but it's even more significant if the number of points lost is only a solitary 1.

JV: There was no JV match tonight, Churubusco did not have enough players.

Scores

Varsity
Luke Hostetter - 6-1, 6-1 - Alex McDowell (11)
Jared Schwartzentruber - 6-0, 6-0 - Trevin Geiger (12)
Jonny Shenk - 6-2, 6-0 - Jesse Lich (10)
Johnny Kauffman/Jeremy Thomas - Jon Hilsmier (10)/Brandon Green (10)
Daniel Buschert/Mikey Kelly - FORFEIT - N/A

JV
There was no JV match tonight. Churubusco did not have enough players.