The rain that is falling this Wednesday morning seems appropriate to match the mood. I will be thankful for the wonderful season that we had a praise God for the talents and blessings that He poured out on us throughout the year - but I'm going to do that tomorrow. Today is just the rain falling.
It wasn't all bad against East Noble. Jared and Luke played amazing matches, getting the momentum early and never letting up throughout. All three positions that lost played well, from Jeremy and Johnny attacking on their serves, to Daniel and Mikey's valiant fightbacks, to Jonny's fist pumps and passing shots to take the second set. But in the end, it didn't work out. And there isn't much else to say.
The end of the year, it's the hardest match report to write. Last year, it took me about a month to finally post that our season had ended in the Sectional final. This year, I figured I would get something up sooner. But right now, I'm not in any mood to relive the emotions of last night. Up and down, up and down they went, but I don't want to revisit where it all ended.
We played well, and they played well, and they won. That's what I got for now. Maybe after a month of recovery we'll have more to say.
I love every player on this team. I love all the seniors. I am going to miss things about having each one of them on the team. We worked hard together and accomplished the best tennis season ever at Bethany Christian. I will never forget that. I am proud to tears of Luke, Jared, Jonny, Johnny, Jeremy, Daniel, Mikey, and Matthew and the work they put in this year, and the other JV players that pushed them. Thanks to all of you for this season. I am proud to be your coach, in the good and in the bad. I love you guys.
Scores
Luke Hostetter - 6-1, 6-0 - Kyle Johnson
Jared Schwartzentruber - 6-1, 6-2 - Trevor Derby
Jonny Shenk - 5-7, 6-4, 3-6 - Nick Ihrie
Johnny Kauffman/Jeremy Thomas - 2-6, 4-6 - Daniel Desper/Derek Romer
Daniel Buschert/Mikey Kelly - 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-7 (3) - Trevor Sparkman/Ben Taylor
