Photos: Britons Close Fall Tennis Season With Mixed Results Against Earlham

A tennis player in a purple shirt and white shorts leaps midair to serve. The scene is energetic, on a sunny day, with a chain-link fence backdrop. — Grand Haven first-year Malcolm Johnson strikes the ball during his singles match. Before the match, Johnson said he was looking forward to seeing what he and his teammates could accomplish (Photo by Elly Cantoni).

Earlham College’s maroon and white joined Albion’s purple and gold on the Briton courts Sunday afternoon, leaving Albion with a win and a loss.

This was the last match of the season for men’s and women’s tennis, the men leaving with a 4-3 victory and the women with a 6-1 loss.

The day began with women’s tennis taking the court in the early afternoon. Despite losing overall to the Quakers, this was not a complete victory for Earlham. Rochester junior Molly Dunn was able to secure a straight sets win at the No. 6 spot in singles.

Spring Lake first-year Ada Feasby began her match with a competitive start before falling to a 6-4, 6-0 decision.

“We’ve had some pretty tough matches all around, but this definitely was, I think, the most,” Feasby said.

The men’s tennis team had a match that resulted in a 4-3 victory. Midland seniors Josh and Jacob Doyle played a doubles match that ended with them claiming the No. 1 spot with a 6-3 victory.

Another win was captured by Grand Haven first-year Malcolm Johnson in a two-set match finishing with a 6-1, 6-0 result. In an interview before the match, Johnson explained why this match was significant.

“We like being able to challenge ourselves and push ourselves to be better. And I think that’s what (the match) is going to do,” Johnson said.