Varsity Recap
The Elkhart Lions came to Bethany as the #26th ranked team in the state of Indiana. The Bruins certainly put out great effort, but couldn't find a way to defeat the Lions as a team. The Miller brothers had strong first sets, but saw things fall away at #2 and #3 singles. #1D struggled to find their shots tonight against the pace and movement of the Elkhart #1's.
But at #2D, Malachi and Ethan made the Lions feel their aggression. They played a decent first set, but didn't give up in the second. They continued to move, to challenge, to put the Lions in positions where they had to come up with difficult shots. Certainly playing their best tennis of the year, they pushed their match into a third set before falling in the darkness.
And finally, Noah played a very Noah match. The first set slipped away, but just at the end Noah found a sliver of strategy and therefore hope. Then he executed that to take a lead and run away with the second set. He took a big lead in the third to win another match on the season. This is what Noah does so often, even if he has nerves, or if his opponent is playing amazing, Noah weathers the storm and figures it out.
In the end, the Bruins fell 4-1. But this was great competition moving us toward the post-season. Let's go Bruins!
Prayer
God, this match was a difficult one at points. It felt like we were fighting darkness and sometimes fighting ourselves. But in those spaces are always the slivers of hope, the slivers of Your kingdom. People who will hold us up, people who believe in us, places we can trust in You. Bring us into that trust!
#1SJV - Isaya Magatti - 1-4, 4-1, 2-4 - Lucas Karbaldeali (11)
#2SJV - Dominic Ramer - 1-4, 1-4 - Nate Windy (11)
#3SJV - Preston Miller - 0-4, 1-4 - Austin Linn (10)
#4SJV - Eli Steiner - 4-2, 4-1 - Dom Berkovich (9)
#5SJV - Dominic Ramer - 6-0 - Brody Rankin (10)
#1DJV - Silas Martin/Aaron Hochstetler - 1-4, 1-4 - Cortland Keim (11)/Adam Grolich (10)
#2DJV - Ender Finnigan/Josiah Aguilar Clark - 0-4, 2-4 - Albert Simeri (12)/Jackson Mitchell (10)
#3DJV - Ender Finnigan/Preston Miller - 6-7 (0) - Caden Foster (9)/Brady Cox (9)
JV Recap
The JV played at Elkhart for this match, so I didn't get video. They continued to challenge well, with Eli Steiner grabbing another victory on the season and Dominic pulling out a singles win as well. Again, I find myself super proud of the progress of this group.
The JV played at Elkhart for this match, so I didn't get video. They continued to challenge well, with Eli Steiner grabbing another victory on the season and Dominic pulling out a singles win as well. Again, I find myself super proud of the progress of this group.
As the JV season comes to an end, I really want to celebrate the progress of these players. We went from losing matches easily to teams at the beginning of the season, to taking them to tiebreaks at the end. Silas finishes with 11 wins on the season, which is amazing. Aaron and Lucas definitely began playing their best tennis, pushing the varsity in practice and winning many matches the last week of this season. Eli ended the year finding a forehand that doesn't just go in, but causes problems for his opponents. Josiah got his closest scores, Ender figured out his attacks. Preston has figured out a serve that gets things started and a forehand that keeps the rallies going. It has been awesome to see Dominic transition to some solid singles. Isaya has developed tools in his game that put pressure on his opponents.
Seeing all these things come together is what builds the team. Can't wait to see all of our players move into a successful offseason!
I really like the way...
This will be a segment of each match report where I'll highlight amazing things - points, efforts, encouragements from the match.
- I really like the way that Noah believes
There's no panic in Noah. At least, not outwardly. After playing as bad of a set as I've seen Noah play, he locked in. No panic, no excuses. Just finding a plan and believing in it. That believing in it part is almost as important as finding a plan in the first place. If we can be decisive, positive about our strategy, it ultimately gains effectiveness.
- I really like the way we bounce
In all of our matches, it's fun to see the confidence flow. I can see that when I see players bouncing in between points. I can see it on their faces. I love when we get that look in our eye, a relaxed confidence. A letting go and enjoying ourselves. A realization that we're going to be okay, no matter what. And then we get a very calm, very assured bounce to our game. I saw that tonight to begin the match from all of our players. We saw Noah and #2D bring it back after losing first sets. I love the positivity of it!
God, this match was a difficult one at points. It felt like we were fighting darkness and sometimes fighting ourselves. But in those spaces are always the slivers of hope, the slivers of Your kingdom. People who will hold us up, people who believe in us, places we can trust in You. Bring us into that trust!
Amen.
Scores
Varsity
#1S - Noah Schrock - 1-6, 6-1, 6-1 - Brady Kelly (12)
#2S - Gideon Miller - 4-6, 0-6 - Logan Kelly (10)
#3S - Judah Miller - 3-6, 1-6 - Ben Miller (12)
#1D - Emerson Landis/Keagan Meyer - 1-6, 0-6 - Noah Dibley (12)/Cameron Miller (10)
#2D - Ethan Claassen/Malachi Yoder - 3-6, 6-3, 3-6 - Matt Grolich (12)/Hayden Heckaman (11)
#2D - Ethan Claassen/Malachi Yoder - 3-6, 6-3, 3-6 - Matt Grolich (12)/Hayden Heckaman (11)
Junior Varsity
#2SJV - Dominic Ramer - 1-4, 1-4 - Nate Windy (11)
#3SJV - Preston Miller - 0-4, 1-4 - Austin Linn (10)
#4SJV - Eli Steiner - 4-2, 4-1 - Dom Berkovich (9)
#5SJV - Dominic Ramer - 6-0 - Brody Rankin (10)
#1DJV - Silas Martin/Aaron Hochstetler - 1-4, 1-4 - Cortland Keim (11)/Adam Grolich (10)
#2DJV - Ender Finnigan/Josiah Aguilar Clark - 0-4, 2-4 - Albert Simeri (12)/Jackson Mitchell (10)
#3DJV - Ender Finnigan/Preston Miller - 6-7 (0) - Caden Foster (9)/Brady Cox (9)
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