Player Profiles - Mikey Kelly

What is...
your graduation year: 2010
your personal goal this season: To dominate Park Tudor
your best shot in tennis: 1st serve
your worst shot in tennis: Throwing my racquet
your favorite tennis match you've played (and why): Fairfield in sectionals because we destroyed them and I am not a fan of theirs
your favorite tennis memory (and why): Beating Fairfield in sectionals because we won and because Daniel won in a match that was 3-2
your favorite "Night Out" story (and why): Jake puking in the Alvarez yard becuase I saw the dead grass the next week from where he "exploded"
your favorite book of the Bible: Ephesians
your favorite restaurant to eat at after a match: Magic Wand
your favorite sport besides tennis: Baseball.

Who is...
your favorite men's tennis player: Luke Hostetter or professionally Novak Djokovic.
your favorite women's tennis player: Justine Henin becuase she is short like me!
your "role model": Tony Miller...seriously.
your favorite doubles partner: Daniel "Angel"
your most likable opponent: None.
the funniest team member: Jeremy Thomas
the quietest team member: Jonny Shenk
the hardest-working team member: Luke Hostetter
the team member who would make the best coach: Luke Hostetter

What...
do you want to do post-High School: Go to college and play baseball and eventually become a psychologist for crazy people like me.
do you eat for breakfast: Cereal.
time do you go to bed: Game night about 11pm. Regular night 12pm.
subject makes you fall asleep: Science
would you give as a new nickname to the tennis team: Super Awesome Bethany hide and go seekers.

Moment of Beauty #2 - Northridge

The "Moment of Beauty" from the Northridge match actually turned into "Moments" last night. Several people played beautiful exciting points that have been difficult to forget, but several were so awesome, so exciting, and so similar that I couldn't decide between them.

Luke Hostetter, Jonny Shenk, and Mikey Kelly all share the "Moment of Beauty" from their very similar points. Each of the points involve the beauty of undying, never-quitting, plain-old effort. All three of these players had a point last night where they saved an overhead and came back to win the point. In Mikey's match he had an overhead hit at him twice in the point, but hustled to hit a lob that saw his player turn and then simply lower his head as the ball bounced in. Jonny Shenk seemed to be saving overheads all night, but in a specific point he saved an overhead with a perfect lob as well. Luke saved an overhead as well, but actually had to continue the point, and still ended it with an excellent lob. So this is a moment of beauty celebrating overhead saves and point-winning lobs. Hurray!

Mikey Kelly

Individual Records:

Career Records
Most Wins in a Season: 18 (Really could have been 20)
Farthest Advanced in State Tourney: Team Regionals
Longest Winning Streak: 17 (2007)
Most Sets Won in a Row: 29 (2007)
Biggest Win: 6-0, 6-0 vs. Todd Cooley/Tyler Crismore, FW Elmhurst (2007), Trey Everidge/Tim Morris, Prairie Heights (2008), Casey Kilgore/Adam Marchand, Lakeland (2008)
Closest Win: 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 vs. Tyler Miller/Tyler Saunders, Northwood (2007), 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 vs. Jordan Garber/Derek Thwaits, Fairfield (2008)
Career Tiebreakers Won: 1
Career Tiebreakers Won Percentage: 16.7%
Career 3rd Sets Won: 3
Season 3rd Sets Won: 2 (2007)
Career Games Won Percentage: 65.5%
Season Games Won Percentage: 74.0% (2008)
Career 3rd Sets Won Percentage: 33.3%
Matches Won in a Row w/ a 6-0 Set: 5 (8 6-0, 6-0 sets in a row - 2009)
Matches Won 1st Varsity Season: 12

2009
#3S - Northridge - Dave Long (11)- 6-4, 3-6, 3-6
#1D - Goshen - Andy Van Klaveren (12)/Jonny Tan (11) - 6-1, 6-1
#1D - Concord - Jared Queener (12)/Matt Schoeffler (12) - 1-6, 2-6
#3S - Jimtown - Bret Giddings (12) - 6-3, 1-0, suspended
#1D - Mishawaka - Anthony Tomlinson (12)/Andrew Furlow (9) - 6-0, 6-0
#3S - Fremont - Tyler Jenkins (9) - 6-0, 6-0
#3S - Laville - Troy Siple (11) - 6-0, 6-0
#3S - Prairie Heights - Donald Cook (10) - 6-0, 6-0
#3S - Triton - Jeff Ross (9) - 6-2, 6-1
#1D - Churubusco - Alex McDowell (12)/Ryan Mey (12)- 4-6, 6-4, 2-6
#3S - NorthWood - Ben Zercher (10) - 6-2, 6-0
#3S - Warsaw - Richard Feng (12) - 0-6, 2-6

VARSITY RECORD: 7-4

2008

#2SJV (Left Handed) - Northridge - Jeff Eash (11) - 5-8
#1D - Goshen - Stefan Baumgartner (10)/Jonny Tan (10) - 6-4, 6-3
#2D - Rochester - Cameron Screeton (10)/Cody Hershberger (10) - 6-4, 6-1
#2D - Concord - Michael Ciesielski (11)/Jordan Hershberger (12) - 3-6, 6-3, 5-10
#2D - Jimtown - Josh George (12)/Tyler Forgey (11) - 6-1, 6-2
#2D - Mishawaka - Anthony Tomlinson (11)/Andrew Laubner (9) - 6-1, 6-1
#2D - Fremont - Rothman Driver(12)/Josh Feller (11) - 6-3, 6-0
#2D - Prairie Heights - Trey Everidge (12)/Tim Morris (11) - 6-0, 6-0
#2D - Triton - Austin Davis (10)/Jordan Everett (10) - 6-0, 6-1
#2D - Churubusco - FORFEIT
#2D - NorthWood - Tyler Saunders (12)/Jordan Lantz (10) - 6-0, 6-3
#2D - Lakeland - Casey Kilgore (12)/Adam Marchand (10) - 6-0, 6-0
#2D - Westview - Alejandro Matin (11)/Mitch Miller (12) - 6-2, 6-3
#2D - Concord - Michael Ciesielski (11)/Jordan Hershberger (12) - 6-2, 6-2
#1S - Fairfield - Trent Kauffman (11) - 9-7
#2D - Bremen - Mitch Cook (11)/Thomas Manges (10) - 6-3, 6-4
#2D - Penn - Brian Hickman (11)/Andrew Bushnell (11) - 6-0, 6-3
#2D - F.W. Wayne - Unknown - 6-1, 6-0
#2D - Wabash - Unknown - 6-0, 6-2
#2D - Fairfield - Jordan Garber (12)/Derek Thwaits (11) - 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (3)
#2D - NorthWood - Tyler Saunders (12)/Jordan Lantz (10) - 6-2, 6-1
#2D - East Noble - Trevor Sparkman/Ben Taylor - 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-7 (3)

2008 RECORD: 18-2
2008 JV RECORD: 1-1

2007
Position: #2 Doubles

vs. Blake Lukin (11)/James Brandenburger (10), Northridge ----- 4-6, 3-6 ----- Loss
vs. Duke Johnson (12)/Aaron Blume (12), Jimtown ----- 6-7, 3-6 ----- Loss
vs. Cameron Sckeeton (9)/Kyle Calhoun (10), Rochester ----- 6-0, 6-3 ----- Win
vs. Matt Schoeffler (10)/Trevor DuMont (10), Concord ----- 5-7, 1-6 ----- Loss
vs. Adam Beinhardt (10)/Tony Whiteman (10), Mishawaka ----- 6-1, 6-0 ----- Win
vs. Ryan Palmerton (10)/Mason Hallman (10), Fremont ----- 6-1, 6-0 ----- Win
vs. LaVille ----- default ----- Win
vs. Danny Hamm (9)/Matt Miller (10), Prairie Heights ----- 8-3 ----- Win
vs. Bryant Davenport (10)/Darius Stevens (10), Triton ----- 6-0, 6-3 ----- Win
vs. Matt Hall/Alex Murphy, Churubusco ----- 6-1, 6-0 ----- Win
vs. Tyler Miller (12)/Tyler Saunders (11), Northwood ----- 7-5, 5-7, 6-7 ----- Loss
vs. Jake Kuhn/Ryan Pyle, FW Bishop Luers ----- 6-1, 6-2 ----- Win
vs. Sam Wein/Andrew Norris, SB Adams ----- 6-3, 6-2 ----- Win
vs. Derek Reinbold/Juan Lopez, Park Tudor ----- 1-6, 1-6 ----- Loss
vs. Jason Skibbe (12)/Wyatt Stutzman (9), Fairfield ----- 3-6, 3-6 ----- Loss
vs. Dan Schramm (12)/Kevin Ingle (11), Bremen ----- 2-6, 6-1, 2-6 ----- Loss
vs. Todd Cooley/Tyler Crismore, FW Elmhurst ----- 6-0, 6-0 ----- Win
vs. David Gerig (12)/Isaac French (10), Tippecanoe Valley ---- 6-3, 6-3 ----- Win
vs. Jason Skibbe (12)/Wyatt Stutzman (9), Fairfield ----- 7-5, 6-0 ----- Win
vs. Cameron Snyder/Stefan Baumgartner, Goshen ----- 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 ----- Win
vs. Tyler Miller (12)/Tyler Saunders, Northwood ----- 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 ----- Win

FINAL RECORD: 12-7
FINAL 2007 JV RECORD: 1-0

2006
Positions: #2 Singles JV, #1 Doubles JV, #2 Doubles JV

vs. Blake Lukin (10) / Jeff Eash (9), Northridge ----- 1-8 ----- Loss
vs. Raymond Blatter (9) / Andrew Trombley (9), Fremont ----- 8-2 ----- Win
vs. Trey Everbridge (10) / Brandon Hollied (9), Prairie Heights ----- 8-3 ----- Win
vs. Adam Williams (11) / Khoa Hoyhn (12), South Bend Riley ----- 8-3 ----- Win
vs. Kreig Vories (9), Triton ----- 8-1 ----- Win
vs. Cory Reinhardt (12), Northwood ----- 3-8 ----- Loss
vs. Adam Harmon (10), New Prairie ----- 8-2 ----- Win
vs. Matt Miller (10), Westview ----- 6-8 ----- Loss
vs. Spencer Crilow (11), Fairfield ----- 4-8 ----- Loss
vs. Trent Kauffman (9) / Michael Zook (9), Fairfield ----- 7-6 ----- Win
vs. Taylor Oberly (10), Bremen ----- 8-4 ----- Win
vs. Jimtown ----- Loss
vs. Graham McLaren (10), Howe Military ----- 6-0, 6-1 ----- Win (Varsity)
vs. Landon Hendrix (11), Tippecanoe Valley ----- 8-2 ----- Win

Final 2006 JV Record: 8-5
Final 2006 Varsity Record: 1-0