Zeeland East finished the season with a strong 3rd place showing at the D2 Regionals in Mattawan/Portage.  Mattawan and Portage Central qualified for the State Finals while the Chix missed qualifying by just 2 points.  Despite the disappointment of not making the finals, the team finished with its highest point total and placement ever in Zeeland East school history.  Maddie Van Houzen was Regional runner up at 4S losing a tough 3rd set match with Mattawan.  Alison Nibbelink and Auden Ceithaml won two matches on Friday, drove back to Zeeland for the Dance concert and came back to Portage on Saturday morning for the finals.  The pair pushed a strong Portage Central team to three sets before bowing out as Regional runners-up at 2D.  Finally, the pair of Bailey Bravata and Addy Jarvis came in as the #1 seed at 3D and won convincing matches over St. Joseph, Portage Central and Mattawan to claim the Regional Championship.  The team lost a total of 9 games throughout the three matches.  

Special congratulations to our seniors - Grace Newhouse (1S), Amber Grotenhuis (2S), Maddie VanHouzen (4S), Emma Cech (1D), Alison Nibbelink and Auden Ceithaml (2D) and Meg Timmerman (4D) for four years of leadership and investment in the tennis program!~  you will be sorely missed.

Singles

No. 1 - Grace Newhouse, ZEELAND EAST HIGH SCHOOL def. Annabel Coatney, ZEELAND WEST HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0, 6-0, -;

No. 2 - Amber Grotenhuis, ZEELAND EAST HIGH SCHOOL def. Victoria Moore, ZEELAND WEST HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1, 6-0, -;

No. 3 - Erin Timmerman, ZEELAND EAST HIGH SCHOOL def. Veronica Lennon, PORTAGE NORTHERN HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4, 6-3, -;

No. 4 - Maddie Vanhouzen, ZEELAND EAST HIGH SCHOOL def. Vivi Book, HOLLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-3, 6-4, -;

No. 1 - Kate Novak, MATTAWAN HIGH SCHOOL def. Grace Newhouse, ZEELAND EAST HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0, 6-1, -;

No. 2 - Diya Singh, PORTAGE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL def. Amber Grotenhuis, ZEELAND EAST HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0, 6-1, -;

No. 3 - Lilly Rehm, STURGIS HIGH SCHOOL def. Erin Timmerman, ZEELAND EAST HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4, 6-1, -;

No. 4 - Maddie Vanhouzen, ZEELAND EAST HIGH SCHOOL def. Becca Barkley, STURGIS HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0, 6-0, -;

No. 4 - Camryn Baney, MATTAWAN HIGH SCHOOL def. Maddie Vanhouzen, ZEELAND EAST HIGH SCHOOL, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1;

Doubles

No. 1 - Emma Cech - Megan Vaneyck, ZEELAND EAST HIGH SCHOOL def. Elise Norman - Libby Robins, BATTLE CREEK LAKEVIEW, 6-2, 6-3, -;

No. 2 - Allison Nibbelink - Auden Ceithaml, ZEELAND EAST HIGH SCHOOL def. Marvic Cardenas - Shimwe Sentya, HOLLAND HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0, 6-2, -;

No. 3 - Bailey Bravata - Addy Jarvis, ZEELAND EAST HIGH SCHOOL def. Ximena Flores Ortiz - Aarushi Fernandez, ST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0, 6-1, -;

No. 4 - Kendra Hagey - Shelby Foster, RICHLAND GULL LAKE def. Megan Timmerman - Bri Rivera, ZEELAND EAST HIGH SCHOOL, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3;

No. 1 - Jenna Heckathorn - Erin Maddix, ST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL def. Emma Cech - Megan Vaneyck, ZEELAND EAST HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4, 7-5, -;

No. 2 - Allison Nibbelink - Auden Ceithaml, ZEELAND EAST HIGH SCHOOL def. Juliette Langlinais - Olivia Eubank, MATTAWAN HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4;

No. 3 - Bailey Bravata - Addy Jarvis, ZEELAND EAST HIGH SCHOOL def. Riley Burns - Abbygayle Ruggiero, PORTAGE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1, 6-0, -;

No. 2 - Alyson Miller - Carly Smith, PORTAGE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL def. Allison Nibbelink - Auden Ceithaml, ZEELAND EAST HIGH SCHOOL, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4;

No. 3 - Bailey Bravata - Addy Jarvis, ZEELAND EAST HIGH SCHOOL def. Natalie Muresan - Grace Bonnema, MATTAWAN HIGH SCHOOL, 6-4, 6-3, -;