Country Day edges Cranbrook 34-33 for Division 3 boys tennis title

Detroit Country Day won the Lower Peninsula Division 3 boys tennis championship by a single point Saturday, Oct. 17, beating Cranbrook Kingswood 34-33 at the Midland Tennis Center, according to MHSAA.com.

It was a reversal of last year. Cranbrook took the 2025 title from Country Day, which had been co-champion, by the same 34-33 score, MHSAA.com reported.

Sophomore Samuel Kole-James scored the clinching point for Country Day at No. 2 singles, coming back to win 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4) for his second straight title at that flight, according to MHSAA.com. He said he kept telling himself to stay positive and stay in the match.

Country Day coach Nicholas Fiaschetti told MHSAA.com that matches against Cranbrook are always close. He said his players were "able to focus up when we needed it the most."

Flight champions

Country Day and Cranbrook each won three of the eight flights, according to MHSAA.com.

Country Day:

• No. 2 singles: Samuel Kole-James (sophomore)
• No. 4 singles: Nicholas Nadjarian (freshman)
• No. 4 doubles: Sasha Kebl (sophomore) and Sebastian Shah (junior)

Cranbrook:

• No. 1 singles: Jacob Yang (freshman), who beat 2025 No. 1 singles champion Ricky Jeong 7-6, 3-6, 6-1
• No. 3 singles: Eli Rosen (junior)
• No. 1 doubles: seniors Ryan VanDyke and Josh Day

Ann Arbor Greenhills won No. 2 doubles, and Holland Christian won No. 3 doubles. MHSAA.com did not list team scores beyond the top two.

The title follows Troy's repeat in Division 1 two days earlier. Read that story.

This story uses reporting from MHSAA.com.