BC Tennis Wins Byron Center Invitational! (BC's Record is now 16-3)
By Dana Conklin | Sep 22, 2025 8:22 AM

Byron Center hosted the Byron Center Invitational Tennis tournament with teams coming from Petoskey, Grand Haven and East Lansing. The Bulldogs played great matches beating all 3 teams improving their overall record to 16-3. Cole Krauss officially became the winningest player in BC History with his match against Petoskey. Cole now sits at 87 and counting! Next up is Senior Night on Wednesday against Conference opponent Mona Shores, along with a key matchup Thursday against Forest Hills Central. Keep it going BC!!! MATCH #1 Byron Center - 7, Petoskey - 1 Singles: No. 1 - Liam Washington, Petoskey def. Javier Parra Murciano, Byron Center, 6-1 , 6-1 No. 2 - Justin Karem, Byron Center def. Brian Tang, Petoskey, 6-3 , 6-4 No. 3 - Ryan McKendry, Byron Center def. Clark Tarachas, Petoskey, 6-1 , 6-0 No. 4 - Cole Krauss, Byron Center def. Jackson Wong, Petoskey, 6-3 , 6-0 Doubles: No. 1 - Rylan Vandenberge, Byron Center - Casey Schans, Byron Center def. Cole Willison, Petoskey - Finn Clarke, Petoskey, 6-2 , 6-0 No. 2 - Nolan Booth, Byron Center - Brayden Slot, Byron Center def. Jack Dumas, Petoskey - Jaxon Miller, Petoskey, 6-0 , 6-1 No. 3 - Aidan Banchoff, Byron Center - Ben Vander Stelt, Byron Center def. Zealan Abbitt, Petoskey - Danny Murphy , Petoskey, 6-1 , 6-2 No. 4 - Zeke Sandholm, Byron Center - Brody Slot, Byron Center def. Conner Bingaman, Petoskey - Ethan Shelton, Petoskey, 6-0 , 6-2 MATCH #2 Byron Center - 7, East Lansing - 1 Singles: No. 1 - Miles Johnston, East Lansing def. Javier Parra Murciano, Byron Center, 6-2 , 6-2 No. 2 - Justin Karem, Byron Center def. Marcus Ringlever, East Lansing, 6-0 , 6-0 No. 3 - Ryan McKendry, Byron Center def. Parker Hughes, East Lansing, 6-0 , 6-1 No. 4 - Cole Krauss, Byron Center def. Logan Nguyen, East Lansing, 6-0 , 6-0 Doubles: No. 1 - Rylan Vandenberge, Byron Center - Casey Schans, Byron Center def. Bodhi Alwin , East Lansing - Donald Harley, East Lansing, 6-1 , 6-2 No. 2 - Nolan Booth, Byron Center - Brayden Slot, Byron Center def. Bodhi Alwin , East Lansing - Graham Holden, East Lansing, 6-0 , 6-0 No. 3 - Aidan Banchoff, Byron Center - Ben Vander Stelt, Byron Center def. Jay Turner, East Lansing - Rafe Turner, East Lansing, 2-0 , 2-0 No. 4 - Zeke Sandholm, Byron Center - Brody Slot, Byron Center def. Teddy Greenwalt, East Lansing - Janson Wildeboer, East Lansing, 6-2 , 6-0 MATCH #3 Byron Center - 9, Grand Haven - 0 Singles: No. 1 - Javier Parra Murciano, Byron Center def. Reyer Thornell Timmer, Grand Haven, 8-0 No. 2 - Justin Karem, Byron Center def. Kyle Friggens, Grand Haven, 6-3 , 6-2 No. 3 - Ryan McKendry, Byron Center def. Pablo Hanania, Grand Haven, 2-0 , 2-0 No. 4 - Cole Krauss, Byron Center def. Owen Spoelman, Grand Haven, 6-0 , 6-2 Doubles: No. 1 - Rylan Vandenberge, Byron Center - Casey Schans, Byron Center def. Jack Wilgenburg, Grand Haven - Tyler Sparks, Grand Haven, 2-0 Retired No. 2 - Nolan Booth, Byron Center - Brayden Slot, Byron Center def. Isaac VandenBrand, Grand Haven - Ty Owens, Grand Haven, 6-0 , 6-1 No. 3 - Aidan Banchoff, Byron Center - Ben Vander Stelt, Byron Center def. Matthew Schuster, Grand Haven - Parker Cramblet, Grand Haven, 6-2 , 6-1 No. 4 - Zeke Sandholm, Byron Center - Brody Slot, Byron Center def. Michael Wilgenburg, Grand Haven - Elliot Lane, Grand Haven, 6-2 , 6-1 No. 5 - Sam Newell, Byron Center - Drew DeVries, Byron Center def. Dean Favreau, Grand Haven - Reyer Thornell Timmer, Grand Haven, 6-1 , 3-6 , 10-5