Most Deserving of Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week Without Winning the Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week Award

So Seth had an incredible season, but much like last year, I feel like it went unnoticed by many. Last year, Seth dominated #2 singles JV, finishing undefeated. But that was lost in the celebration of the school's first Sectional and the JV team's own undefeated record. This year, Seth had the best season of a varsity newcomer ever, finishing 16-4, and splitting that time between #1 singles and #2 singles varsity.

Wait, Seth jumped up a whole team (from #2 JV to #2 varsity), and still ended up winning 80% of his matches? YES!

And yet, Seth was never in the running for the prestigious Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week. There was a 3 week period in late August that Seth never lost. There was a weekend of playing #1S against teams with 8-3, 9-2, and 13-1 records respectively (Taylor, Wabash, Eastern) in which Seth did not lose. Or there was the week where he defeated the winning NLC conference #2 singles player, Bryce Scott of Warsaw.

The thing about Seth and his amazing season is that he proved me right. I said that we would be rewarded for our hard work, and Seth put in a lot of hard work. Playing many mornings in the gym last summer, taking lessons in both the fall and winter. Working out with me every morning of the summer until he left for Oregon. And he was rewarded with great play. That is what it takes to make the step up to the varsity with style.

Congratulations to Seth on the first award of the "Award Season." Come back tomorrow for the next award, it may be you!