Maggie Rothstein makes most of move to singles, leads West Ottawa to 9th straight OK Red title
The Panthers won their ninth consecutive conference championship led by a dominant performance by the senior captain.
HUDSONVILLE - Maggie Rothstein stands nearly a foot shorter than some opponents, but she has proved that her tennis game can tower over them. The West Ottawa senior is a compact player who uses her size and her quickness to her advantage. Rothstein spent three years climbing the doubles lineup.
On a roster loaded with talent of all ages, Rothstein tried out for singles as a senior and claimed the No. 4 spot. The winner of the MHSAA Scholar Athlete Award proved to be dominant in the singles lineup, winning the No.
4 singles conference championship on Saturday, May 9, at Hudsonville High School, leading the Panthers to their ninth consecutive OK Red Conference title. More: MHSAA selects two Holland-area multi-sport athletes for Scholar-Athlete Award More: Doubles power, revenge leads Holland Christian girls tennis to OK Black Conference title "We want to keep the winning streak up and keep putting those banners on the wall. It means the world to me.
I have worked for seven years to get to play a singles spot and just getting that conference title as a singles player proves everything I have worked for," Rothstein said. "Fighting for the point and the mental aspect of the game is what I have improved as a singles player. You have someone to rely on in doubles.