Player Profiles - Matt Amstutz

What is...
your graduation year: 2009
your personal goal this season: Play on Varsity and have fun
your best shot in tennis: Forehand/Overhead?
your worst shot in tennis: Backhand mid court pick-up scoop type shot
your favorite tennis match you've played (and why): SEEEECCCCCUUUUNNNNNNDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
your favorite tennis memory (and why): Beating Fairfield in Sectionals
your favorite "Night Out" story (and why): Jake Barfing all over the Place!
your favorite book of the Bible: Matthew (Of Course), but also it's funny to read some of the crazy rules in the OT
your favorite restaurant to eat at after a match: Pizza King
your favorite sport besides tennis: Soccer

Who is...
your favorite men's tennis player: Novak Djokovic
your favorite women's tennis player: Maria Sharapova
your "role model": My Grandpa
your favorite doubles partner: Johnny K
the person you'd most want to play doubles with out of anyone in history: Jesus... Oh wait, Jeremy and Johnny already played him... Perhaps Muggsy Bogues (If you don't know, Google Him)
your most likable opponent: Anyone from Howe Military
the funniest team member: Jeremy (Blood...ZZZZZ!)
the quietest team member: Nick/Misha, i don't know which is which
the hardest-working team member: Luke Hostennis
the team member who would make the best coach: Johnny K

What...
do you want to do post-High School: Go to College, Work, Travel the World, Volunteer Service???????
do you eat for breakfast: Cereal and Milk, sometimes Juice
time do you go to bed: 10:00-11:00
subject makes you fall asleep: Pre-Calc, English, and Chemistry
would you give as a new nickname to the tennis team: The Bethany Christian Justice {Coach's Note: That would have been a lot funnier if I would have posted this when Matt sent it to me, during "Justice Fest" or whatever they called Spiritual Life Week}

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.

Player Profiles - Austin Loucks

Austin's Player profile

What is...
your graduation year: 2010
your personal goal this season: Better Topspin
your best shot in tennis: One time when i played a game against a guy from Howe military that was better than most others. He hit an amazing serve (one of his only first serves) that I somehow returned right down the line in front of me.
your worst shot in tennis: all Freshmen year
your favorite tennis match you've played (and why): Howe military because it was challenging for me.

your favorite book of the Bible: Matthew
your favorite restaurant to eat at after a match: McMom's cooking
your favorite sport besides tennis: Football

Who is...
your favorite men's tennis player: Rafael Nadal
your favorite women's tennis player: They play tennis? jk jk... Sharapova (the only one I can think of)
your "role model": My oldest brother Matt
your favorite doubles partner: Anyone who is positive, but not annoying
the person you'd most want to play doubles with out of anyone in history: God
the funniest team member: Amstutz?
the quietest team member: No one is quiet on this team man.
the hardest-working team member: Justin Gregors
the team member who would make the best coach: Harrison

What...
do you want to do post-High School: Go to Purdue
do you eat for breakfast: Cereal
time do you go to bed: 9:30-10:00
subject makes you fall asleep: Everything but Math
would you give as a new nickname to the tennis team: Amazing

Player Profiles - Jared Schwartzentruber

What is...
your graduation year: 2009
your personal goal this season: To keep my head in the right place
your best shot in tennis: Forehand
your worst shot in tennis: Backhand
your favorite tennis match you've played (and why): Sectional final against Austin Hostetter, because i lost to him last year in sectionals
your favorite tennis memory (and why): Tennis Camp :)
your favorite "Night Out" story (and why): Prank calling Juanita for 10 min.... NOT! Probably Russell strip dancing :)
your favorite book of the Bible: Exodus
your favorite restaurant to eat at after a match: Magic Wand... but Pizza King is a close second
your favorite sport besides tennis: Golf

Who is...
your favorite men's tennis player: Viva Rafa!
your favorite women's tennis player: Sharapova... Because shes annoying (and hot :))
your "role model":
your favorite doubles partner: Johnny
the person you'd most want to play doubles with out of anyone in history: Bob Bryan
your most likable opponent: Ryan Wanger
the funniest team member: Jeremy ThomThom
the quietest team member: Harrison
the hardest-working team member: Austin... cuz puked his brains out
the team member who would make the best coach: Matt Miller (Your like a team member to me :))

What...
do you want to do post-High School: Major in Engineering, not sure of the school, maybe Purdue
do you eat for breakfast: Small things, like pop-tarts
time do you go to bed: 10-11
subject makes you fall asleep: English.... End of the day and that class is just so dang hotttt
would you give as a new nickname to the tennis team: Crazy Awesomeness People

Player Profiles - Claude Stickler

What is...
your graduation year: 2010
your personal goal this season: to win more games than i lose...and to move up in the team.
your best shot in tennis: Serve
your worst shot in tennis: forehand
your favorite tennis match you've played (and why): Singles, Because I have to rely on my own ability other than on my partner.
your favorite tennis memory (and why): Hide and go seek!
your favorite "Night Out" story (and why): FRESHMEN UNLEASHED!!!!
your favorite book of the Bible: Judges
your favorite restaurant to eat at after a match: Taco Bell or Steak & Shake
your favorite sport besides tennis: Table Tennis/Chess

Who is...
your favorite men's tennis player: NONE
your favorite women's tennis player: NONE
your "role model": Spiderman
your favorite doubles partner: Misha
the person you'd most want to play doubles with out of anyone in history: Jesus
your most likable opponent: Jake
the funniest team member: Justin....maybe..
the quietest team member: Dont know
the hardest-working team member: Dont know
the team member who would make the best coach: Luke

What...
do you want to do post-High School: Go to collage (and play tennis there) {Coaches Note: you should probably be able to spell college correctly if you plan on attending}
do you eat for breakfast: My house
time do you go to bed: 11:00
subject makes you fall asleep: Math
would you give as a new nickname to the tennis team: Balls of Fury...Or the "Awsome Patrol" tell me which you think is better..I have a bet going for that question with Si G-Z

Player Profiles - Johnny Kauffman

What is...

your graduation year: 2009
your personal goal this season: top 4 in warsaw invite, beat Northwood, beat Northridge, win more matches then last year, win Concord invite
your best shot in tennis: volley
your worst shot in tennis: return of serve
your favorite tennis match you've played (and why): the match against Northwood in the regular season, because we played our best and won the match against a good opponent
your favorite tennis memory (and why): pantsing Jared as he climbed into the bus at pizza king
your favorite "Night Out" story (and why): Russell stripping on top of the bus
your favorite book of the Bible: Matthew
your favorite restaurant to eat at after a match: The Magic Wand
your favorite sport besides tennis: Baseball

Who is...
your favorite men's tennis player: Andy Murray, Andy Roddick
your favorite women's tennis player: Justine Henin
your "role model": Tim Lehman
your favorite doubles partner: Jeremy
the person you'd most want to play doubles with out of anyone in history: Jesus Man
your most likable opponent: Fort Wayne doubles team, not sure of specific name
the funniest team member: Jake Gerig
the quietest team member: Harrison Beachey
the hardest-working team member: Jonny Shenk
the team member who would make the best coach: Jonny Shenk

What...
do you want to do post-High School: write and travel
do you eat for breakfast: Yes
time do you go to bed: 8:30-9
subject makes you fall asleep: Math
would you give as a new nickname to the tennis team: Crazy tennis men

Player Profiles - Daniel Buschert

The fun rolls on...

What is...

your graduation year: 2009
your personal goal this season: to strive my hardest and play my best tennis at all matches
your best shot in tennis: forehand passing shot
your worst shot in tennis: mid court volley (especially during a serve and volley)
your favorite tennis match you've played (and why): Fairfield in sectionals, because I was (and Mikey) pretty solid all the way through, and got revenge on Wyatt and his cohort
your favorite tennis memory (and why): beating Fairfield in sectionals in a come from behind victory as underdogs, and being extremely ecstatic afterwards, in the bus and at el Camino
your favorite "Night Out" story (and why): doing Jimmie Connors sprints in front of Wal-Mart with everyone bumping into each other on the back-pedals
your favorite book of the Bible: Mark
your favorite restaurant to eat at after a match: pizza king
your favorite sport besides tennis: ice hockey

Who is...
your favorite men's tennis player: Marcos Baghdatis
your favorite women's tennis player: Justine Henin
your "role model": Aragorn
your favorite doubles partner: Mikey Kelly, when I'm playing well and he's not angry
the person you'd most want to play doubles with out of anyone in history: God
your most likable opponent: Park Tudor, because they were ridiculously good, but polite
the funniest team member: Matthew Amstutz
the quietest team member: Harrison
the hardest-working team member: Luke Hostetter
the team member who would make the best coach: Jared Schwartzentruber

What...
do you want to do post-High School: go to college, probably play tennis
do you eat for breakfast: scrambled eggs, french toast, pancakes, bacon, sausage, oatmeal, a grapefruit, hot tea, and a glass of orange juice
time do you go to bed: 10:30 if I can manage
subject makes you fall asleep: chemistry
would you give as a new nickname to the tennis team: Bethany Christian all-powerful gods

Player Profiles - Ben Mast

What is...
your graduation year: 2011
your personal goal this season: beat 11 wins or play varsity (aim big, right)
your best shot in tennis: forehand groundstroke
your worst shot in tennis: overhead? backhand volley?
your favorite tennis match you've played (and why): vs. Thomas manges (Bremen) – my best 8-0 victory. I played the best I had played that year.
your favorite tennis memory (and why): the devil-child screaming (that same game…)
your favorite "Night Out" story (and why): ?
your favorite book of the Bible: job or genesis
your favorite restaurant to eat at after a match: pizza king
your favorite sport besides tennis: volleyball

Who is...
your favorite men's tennis player: djokovic
your favorite women's tennis player: sharapova
your "role model": federer
your favorite doubles partner: on our team? Probably Johnny k
the person you'd most want to play doubles with out of anyone in history: federer. I don’t know any good doubles players and nadal would drive me mad.
your most likable opponent: Thomas manges
the funniest team member: Jeremy
the quietest team member: Harrison
the hardest-working team member: seth k
the team member who would make the best coach: Johnny k

What...
do you want to do post-High School: college, study english, teach, I don’t know
do you eat for breakfast: cold cereal w/ milk
time do you go to bed: 10:30
subject makes you fall asleep: geometry and environmental science
would you give as a new nickname to the tennis team: the bethany "c'mons!"

Player Profiles - Luke Hostetter

Player Profile #2 for all y'all.

What is...
your graduation year: 2009
your personal goal this season: Beat Preston in Sectionals
your best shot in tennis: Forehand approach down the line
your worst shot in tennis: Low two-handed backhand on the run when my opponent's closing the net. Overhead topspin lob down the line a close second.
your favorite tennis match you've played (and why): Deon Shafer - Warsaw. It taught me two things: 1. you don't need to be tall to kick butt. And 2. i need to be more aggressive if i want to succeed at the highest level of high school tennis.
your favorite tennis memory (and why): Beating David Stutzman in the first round of sectionals because it was a really tough match that i had to raise my game for and i really wanted to avenge our team's loss.
your favorite "Night Out" story (and why): I liked playing at midnight 2 years ago and i thought it was really cool. Not necessarily a "Night Out" story, but we should do that again this year.
your favorite book of the Bible: Luke of course. No but i enjoy hearing the teachings of Jesus and about how we need to be peaceful and loving contradicting the Old Testament a bit.
your favorite restaurant to eat at after a match: If it's any match, i usually eat at a nearby Subway. If the reference is to a team match, I'd go with Pizza King.
your favorite sport besides tennis: Table tennis (soccer is a close second)

Who is...
your favorite men's tennis player: !Vamos David Ferrer!
your favorite women's tennis player: Maria Kirilenko
your "role model": Tough one
your favorite doubles partner: Anyone but Jared Schwartz :)
the person you'd most want to play doubles with out of anyone in history: John McEnroe in his prime (Fed a close second)
your most likable opponent: Preston Swain
the funniest team member: Triple Wildabeast (Jake Gerig)
the quietest team member: Harrison
the hardest-working team member: Kashmar
the team member who would make the best coach: Matt Miller

What...
do you want to do post-High School: College/job
do you eat for breakfast: Milk and cereal. Sometimes orange juice.
time do you go to bed: 10:30 to 11:00
subject makes you fall asleep: PreCalc/Chemistry/US History/English/Jubilate, basically anything but Church History and Study Hall
would you give as a new nickname to the tennis team: The Bethany Bamboozles.

Player Profiles - Jonny Shenk

Here's the profile on your latest Lasercat, the Russian Jonny Shenk!

What is...
your graduation year: 2009
your personal goal this season: Play #2 singles (or go undefeated at #3)
your best shot in tennis: Overhead or lob
your worst shot in tennis: Mid-court volley
your favorite tennis match you've played (and why): Regular season vs Northwood (Ben Baker) So much crazy stuff happened, including a twisted ankle, a blister, a soaking rainstorm, moving to the racquet club for the last set and a half, me almost breaking my racket against the wall, and somehow still winning after about 3 hours. Team wise, the victory over Fairfield in the first round of sectionals was the best.
your favorite tennis memory (and why): Those two matches and countless hours of playing with my dad
your favorite "Night Out" story (and why): Nathan Hostetter throwing up the "disgusting" drink that actually tasted ok. Everyone else downed it without any problem and then he was over there gagging and gasping for air.
your favorite book of the Bible: Romans
your favorite restaurant to eat at after a match: Pizza King without doubt
your favorite sport besides tennis: Basketball if Frisbee doesn't count as a sport

Who is...
your favorite men's tennis player: Marat Safin
your favorite women's tennis player: Maria Sharapova
your "role model": My Dad
your favorite doubles partner: Johnny Kauffman
the person you'd most want to play doubles with out of anyone in history: Stephen Colbert
your most likable opponent: Ben Baker (Northwood) and Ryan Miller (Goshen)
the funniest team member: Jeremy Thomas
the quietest team member: Justin Gregor on opposite day
the hardest-working team member: Luke Hostetter
the team member who would make the best coach: Johnny Kauffman

What...
do you want to do post-High School: Go to college, keep playing tennis, hopefully go overseas for a bit
do you eat for breakfast: Usually nothing
time do you go to bed: Not before 11
subject makes you fall asleep: Chemistry
would you give as a new nickname to the tennis team: Bethany Lasercats

Player Profiles - Coach Matt

So we're going to do player profiles, a new one every day until I run out. After they've been run as a feature on the page, we'll move them to each person's individual page, where their records are and such.

So we'll start with me, because I'm the one who runs the blog. Feel free to leave comments and make fun of me.

What is...
your graduation year: 1999 (from Angola)
your personal goal this season: Coach the team to a sectional championship
your best shot in tennis: Serve
your worst shot in tennis: Overhead
your favorite tennis match you've played (and why): vs. Matt Taylor, MCC Conference Tournament in 2001. He was the number one seed and undefeated on the season. The match got moved indoors where there were only 5 courts on which to play all the matches (9 positions, 4 matches each bracket). So I got put on an end court with nobody watching. Then I took the first set 6-0, and word got around that I was taking down the undefeated top seed. Everybody started coming by to watch, and was cheering for me because I was the underdog. It was awesome. Except that I lost, 7-6 in the second set then 6-4 in the third.
your favorite tennis memory (and why): winning this year over Fairfield, coming back from an 0-5 loss the week before and being down 0-2 in that match.
your favorite "Night Out" story (and why): Jeremy going through the car wash
your favorite book of the Bible: Exodus
your favorite restaurant to eat at after a match: Pizza King
your favorite sport besides tennis: Basketball

Who is...
your favorite men's tennis player: Bob and Mike Bryan (love me them doubles)
your "role model": Mi papa.
your favorite doubles partner: on our team? Daniel
the person you'd most want to play doubles with out of anyone in history: Jesus, I really wonder whether he was good at tennis.
your most likable opponent: as a coach, Mike Filbrun from Fairfield, as a player, the guy I beat from Howe Military in Sectionals my junior year
the funniest team member: Ben Mast?
the quietest team member: Harrison.
the hardest-working team member: Luke, Jonny, Daniel...
the team member who would make the best coach: Luke? Daniel?

What...
do you want to do post-High School: Teach and coach tennis
do you eat for breakfast: Right now, nothing. Usually, cereal. On bad days, donuts.
time do you go to bed: I aim for 10:00
subject makes you fall asleep: School is SO interesting!
would you give as a new nickname to the tennis team: Bethany Christian Smaggressives