The Reeths-Puffer boys tennis team wrapped up its season with three victories at a Division 2 regional tournament last week.
At No. 1 singles, R-P’s Ethan Frang had success against Lowell’s Micah McDonald, winning 6-0, 6-0.
Frang lost his second match, to Forest Hills Northern’s Sebastian Madlangbayan, 6-4, 6-3.
At No. 2 singles, R-P’s Cory Judd downed Ottawa Hills’ Evan Bruno 6-0, 6-0.
Ethan Frang
Judd went on to fall in his second match, losing 6-2, 6-0 to Rei Hitachi from Forest Hills Central.
R-P’s No. 1 doubles team of Jack Yonkman and Roman Ponce also won their first match, defeating the team from Ottawa Hills 6-0, 6-0.
Yonkman and Ponce lost their second match, to Forest Hills Northern, 6-1, 6-0.
None of the Rockets qualified for the state finals.
Cory Judd
The Rockets said goodbye to five seniors – Frang, Judd and Jackson Baldus (four year varsity players), as well as Yonkman and Landon VanderKooi.
R-P head coach Ryan Hankinson said the team will very much miss Frang and Judd at the top of the lineup, but will have some promising players returning next season.
“We have a handful of young, talented players who prefer singles and also invest time outside of the season to work on their skills,” the coach said. “I assume that Henrik Ketner and Roman Ponce will surprise people next year."