The Bethel Royals men's tennis team took full advantage of the extremely nice fall weather ever putting in an incredible amount of work on the courts. 

Eight players led by captain Brett Eliason logged countless hours preparing for the 2025 season. Four additional multi-sport student-athletes will join the Royals in the spring after wrapping up their fall and winter seasons.  

QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH DREW FERNELIUS
The guys are hungry for a successful 2025 season and showed it by getting after it every day this fall.  They come out early and put in a ton of extra work pushing each other to get better every day.  We have an incredible group of guys that support each other on and off the court and I couldn't be more excited for the new year when our regular season kicks off!"

FALL HIGHLIGHTS:
• BU hosted the MIAC Opener for the 10th straight year where Watson Sheard won the No. 2 singles flight and teamed with Zack Chaffey for third in the first doubles flight.
• Ethan Ahrar went 2-0 to win the 8th singles flight in the MIAC Opener
• All eight team members participated in the ITA Tournament at Gustavus Adolphus where W. Sheard and Chaffey participated in the main draw. Chaffey won four matches in a row to win his consolation back draw while W. Sheard and Ryan Reid won three in a row before losing in their consolation finals.
• Bethel hosted Concordia to conclude the fall season in a scrimmage.  Pulling out the close matches was Brett Eliason who won at No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles with Ethan Ahrar. Chaffey (No. 1 singles), W. Sheard (No. 2 singles) and Reid (No. 5 singles) also recorded wins.