Zeeland West's Harley Brown finds balance of tennis, faith in college choice

When Harley Brown began to look for colleges, she knew what she wanted out the experience. The Zeeland West senior wanted a balance of faith and movement. She plans to study exercise science and potentially enter the ministry.

After a breakout junior tennis season, Brown led the Dux to their first regional championship and first trip to the state tournament. Brown found that balance at Calvin University and committed to play tennis for the Knights. More: Zeeland West claims first ever girls tennis regional title in thrilling fashion More: Holland Christian's Camryn Nadig makes most of No.

1 singles power "Calvin was one of my top school choices because it is a Christian school and faith is very important to me," Brown said. "When I met the Calvin tennis coach (George Rodriguez), I was shocked at how much I liked him. He has a blue-collar, hard working mind set and expects the best out of his players, which is a very important quality to me in a coach.

Although I know I will not be anywhere near one of the best players there, I know that coach Rodriguez will make me the best player I can be and the team will push me harder than I have ever been in the past. And on top of that, one of my close friends, Cam Nadig (Holland Christian), who I intensely competed with last season, will be playing there also, and I am so excited to go from opponents to teammates. " Brown won the Division 2 regional championship at No.