Adams Tennis Finishes 8th in State Tournament

Rochester Adams finished 8th at the Division I state tennis finals over the weekend.

The team went from not being ranked at the start of the season to holding steady at No. 10 for most of the season to a strong No. 8 finish.

"Everybody fought hard, gave it their best effort, and six of eight flights earned points," said Doris Brandt, a team parent.

For the ninth-straight year, the team had at least one player reach the semifinals on Day Two of the competition. This year, that accomplishment went to Rahul Jain of No. 4 Singles.

The Division 1 tournament was held in Midland this year where Brother Rice fell just short of winning its second state title in three years. The Warriors finished in second place with 26 points only four points behind Ann Arbor Huron.

Gunnar Peery won No. 2 singles by beating top-seeded Kevin Chang from Ann Arbor Huron in two sets (6-3, 6-4). Peery had to go through all three of the top seeds in his flight to pick up the state title.

Brother Rice’s other win came from its No. 3 doubles team of Joey Hildebrand and George Hamaty. They had the top seed and beat the second-seeded Aaron Brodkey and Colin Williams from Ann Arbor Huron in the finals (5-7, 6-3, 6-4).