Dean Trailways Comets of the Week - September 14, 2020

This week’s Dean Trailways Male Comet of the Week is freshman Gabe Hand, of Byron, and graduate of Fenton High School. Hand had a 4-0 combined record at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles to help the men’s tennis team win two matches last week. On Saturday, in a 7-2 win over Concordia University-Ann Arbor, he won 6-1, 6-1 in singles, and 8-5 in doubles. On Sunday, a 5-4 victory over Trine (Ind.) University, Hand came-from-behind to win 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7) and 8-7 (7-3) in doubles.

This week’s Dean Trailways Female Comet of the Week is senior Crystal Lettinga, of Byron Center, and graduate of Byron Center High School. Lettinga posted back-to-back rounds of 84 strokes last week at The Medalist Golf Club in Marshall. The first round was Wednesday in a dual match vs. Spring Arbor University. The second round score helped Olivet win the 2020 Kyle Campbell Memorial Invitational on Saturday with a 344 team score.