MIDLAND — Back in September, after watching his team topple two conference opponents, Croswell-Lexington boys tennis coach Scott Cummings realized something.
“Imlay City and Yale were going to be our toughest competition in the BWAC,” Cummings said. “We beat both of those teams in duals pretty handily. So, that was when I thought, maybe, we could make a run at (the league championship).”
While the Pioneers eventually ran away with their first-ever BWAC title, the program’s run extended far beyond the Blue Water Area.
Cros-Lex capped a record-setting season at the MHSAA Division 4 state finals at Midland Tennis Center on Monday, Oct. 20.
The Pioneers, who were making their first finals appearance since 2011, finished with four team points — more than their past three appearances combined.
“It’s hard to put into words,” Cummings said of the Pioneers’ 2025 season. “It’s been a long time coming. We had several years where we didn’t even have enough (players) for a full team … we had some rough years that we went through, but this was just as good as it gets.”
It was an experience Cummings shared alongside his two sons, Matthew and Evan, who are both on the team. Matthew was named the BWAC MVP earlier this month (another first for the program).
In addition to Cros-Lex, Imlay City was the other area school that competed in the Division 4 finals. Below are the final results for both teams.
Cros-Lex
No. 1 Singles — Matthew Cummings
In the first round, Cummings beat Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian’s Noah Dapprich 2-6, 6-3, 10-7. In the second round, he lost No. 1 seed Noah West of Lansing Catholic 6-0, 6-0.
No. 2 Singles — Alex Levitt
In the first round, Levitt lost to Lansing Catholic’s Dominic Taylor 6-3, 6-3.
No. 3 Singles — Blake O’Connor
In the first round, O’Connor beat Essexville-Garber’s Matthew Pawlaczyk 6-1, 6-1. In the second round, he lost to No. 4 seed Gavin Beck of Williamston 3-6, 6-3, 10-8.
No. 4 Singles — Owen Iseler
In the first round, Iseler beat Essexville-Garber’s Brailyn Martin 6-1, 6-0. In the second round, he lost to No. 5 seed Shyah Lakind of West Bloomfield Frankel Jewish Academy 6-3, 6-4.
No. 1 Doubles — Logan Mifsud/Max Noll
In the first round, the duo lost to Kylan Nielsen/Bobby Gaston of North Muskegon 6-1, 6-3.
No. 2 Doubles — Xander Marshall/Ian McKay
In the first round, the duo beat Alex Frank/Ben Entler of Lansing Catholic 7-6, 6-4. In the second round, it lost No. 2 seed Tye Chlebek/Michael Olenchak of Grosse Ile 7-6, 6-4.
No. 3 Doubles — Grady Rule/Gabe Young
In the first round, the duo lost to Delan Hoyer-Corbett/Jimmy Hulswit of Grand Rapids Catholic Central 2-6, 6-3, 10-8.
No. 4 Doubles — Evan Cummings/Anderson Levitt
The duo had a first-round bye. In the second round, it lost to No. 6 seed Connor Esman/Jude Webster of Paw Paw 6-1, 6-1.
Imlay City
No. 1 Singles — Levi Lengemann
In the first round, Lengemann lost to Elks Rapids’ Landon Johnstone 6-1, 6-1.
No. 2 Singles — Isaac Sommer
Sommer had a first-round bye. In the second round, he lost to No. 6 seed Jett Hogan of Grandville Calvin Christian 6-4, 6-0.
No. 3 Singles — James Lauwers
Lauwers had a first-round bye. In the second round, he lost to Grand Rapids Catholic Central’s Jackson Doezema 6-3, 6-4.
No. 4 Singles — Drew Schriber
In the first round, Schriber lost to Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian’s Caleb Kooistra 6-2, 6-3.
No. 1 Doubles — Griffin Wetzel/Sam Edson
In the first round, the duo lost to Grand Rapids West Catholic’s Jake Overbeek/Nick Christopher 6-3, 6-2.
No. 2 Doubles — Vinnie Guerin/Caleb McLain
In the first round, the duo lost to Grandville Calvin Christian’s Nolan Walcott/Nate Bolkema 6-2, 6-0.
No. 3 Doubles — Jeremy Alter/Carsan Milovich
In the first round, the duo lost to Paw Paw’s Bryn Carlsen/Brevyn Wisenski 6-1, 6-1.
No. 4 Doubles — Isaac Lindquist/Vishnu Jeyapaul
In the first round, the duo lost Williamston’s Greysen Olszowy/Nick Close 6-0, 6-1.
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This article originally appeared on Port Huron Times Herald: Croswell-Lexington completes record-setting season at MHSAA boys tennis state finals
Reporting by Brenden Welper, Port Huron Times Herald / Port Huron Times Herald
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