Wednesday Opponent Overview

All-Time Record vs Northridge: 0-8

Classic Matches:

2008: Northridge 3, Bethany Christian 2
Johnny Kauffman's injury forces him to watch from the sideline as Jared Schwartzentruber joins Jeremy Thomas at #1D as we tried to pull off our first win ever against the Raiders. Also of note, Ben Mast wins his first varsity match over eventual regional champion Dylan Pieri.

2007: Northridge 3, Bethany Christian 2
Luke Hostetter and Jonny Shenk pull off three set wins as the Bruins put their very first scare into the Raiders. Before this season, we rarely won a position!

Top Players over the Years: Andy Dowell, Blake Sandberg, Jeff George, Nick Myers, Jeremy Clarke, Brantz Brandenberger

Last Season Result: Northridge 4, Bethany Christian 1

Returning Varsity Players:
#1S - Nick Myers (def. Ben Mast, 6-2, 7-5)
#3S - Dave Long (def. Mikey Kelly, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3)

Top Returning JV Players:
A.J. Thielking (def. Matt Ebersole, 9-7)
Dylan Wengerd (def. Ike Lehman, 8-3)
Chris Robbins (def. Jake Gerig/Evan Grimes, 8-1)
Connor Cameron/Doug Jakubowicz (def. Ryan Minter/Wade Troyer, 8-2)

Outlook:
We certainly return more varsity players than Northridge, but Nick Myers will be one of, if not the best, #1 in the area next year. Not that Seth and Ben can't push him if they work throughout the year (as evidenced by Ben's match this year!) They had a very successful JV last year, and they are very talented. The question will be if those JV players come in with the confidence needed in varsity players. I am hoping for a close match, but I certainly think that the match is winnable if we put in our off-season work. I am convinced that this is one of several matches that we will win or lose in the off-season, with our commitment and work ethic.