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Birmingham Groves’ Jake
Rosenwasser and Dylan
Wolf 6-3, 6-4 on Oct. 15
in Midland in the state
championship match.
It was the fourth time
the crosstown rivals played
during the season, and
the fourth time Lewis and
Chutkow won.
The Seaholm duo beat the
Groves duo 6-4, 6-2 and 7-5,
7-5 in dual matches between
the Maples and Falcons
during the regular season
and 6-3, 6-0 in the regional
title match at Groves, helping
Seaholm win the regional
team title.
“There was no bad blood
between us and those guys
from Groves,” Lewis said. “It
was a friendly competition.”
Lewis said he tried to
put out of his mind the fact
that it was a Seaholm vs.
Groves match for a state
championship. He didn’t
want that to distract him.
“But it was kind of hard,”
he said. “Our match was one
of the last matches of the state
tournament and there were
a lot of people from Seaholm
and Groves watching.”
Lewis and Chutkow beat
Rosenwasser and Wolf in
straight sets for the fourth
time this fall, but it wasn’t
easy.
“In sports, you’re most
vulnerable when you’re very
close to something you want
very badly because you know
there is something to lose,”
Shaheen said.
“Alex and Zane were up
5-2 in the second set of the
state championship match.
They needed to win one more
game to be the state champs.
But they started to slip. When
it was 5-4, I told them to just
go out there and have fun.
They did that.”
The victory by Lewis and
Chutkow helped Seaholm
secure third place in the state
tournament team standings
with 22 points (Midland Dow
won with 32 points). Groves
tied with Grand Rapids
Forest Hills Central for fifth
place with 18 points.
Lewis and Chutkow
didn’t lose a set at the state
tournament. They beat
doubles teams from Traverse
City Central, White Lake
Lakeland and Okemos before
facing their familiar foes from
Groves.
Lewis was one of Seaholm’s
three captains this season.
The captains were chosen
by Shaheen, who said Lewis
fulfilled his role flawlessly.
“Before the season, I told
our captains that sometimes
a line needs to be drawn
between being a friend and
a teammate, and being a
captain,” Shaheen said.
“Sometimes a decision will
need to be made that will be
good for the team in the long
term.”
Shaheen said Lewis was
particularly good about
making sure Seaholm
teammates were there when
their support was needed
during a match.
Lewis’ parents are Steven
and Jennifer Lewis. Alex,
17, has a brother Ryan, 19, a
former Seaholm tennis player
who is now a sophomore at
Michigan State University.
Alex said he’s considering
his college options. He
doesn’t plan to play tennis
in college, but he’ll continue
competing in the sport.
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