• Calvin ended the regular season with a 2-0 week, and with a 5-4 win over Adrian April 22, the Knights clinched third place in the upcoming MIAA Tournament May 4-5. Against Adrian, the Knights set the tone by sweeping doubles play and held off Adrian's rally in singles with victories at No. 2 and No. 6 singles. Matt VanWinkle (Jr., St. Joseph, Mich.) went 2-0 on the week at No. 1 doubles and No. 2 singles.
• Hope was victorious in their lone outing of the week, an 8-1 win over Trine April 19. Michael Kiley (So., Muskegon, Mich.) followed up an 8-6 win at No. 1 doubles with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 rally at No. 1 singles.
• Kalamazoo captured the 2017 regular season title and enter the postseason on an 11-match winning streak after going 3-0 last week, including two MIAA wins. Along with a 7-2 win over NAIA-ranked Aquinas April 21, the Hornets swept both Adrian and Albion; Branden Metzler (Sr., Rockford, Ill.) dropped just four games in three No. 1 doubles matches and won all three matches at No. 1 singles by straight sets.
• Trine ended their season with a 1-1 week, ending on a high note with a 9-0 sweep of Olivet April 23. After sweeping all three doubles points without dropping a game, the Thunder won all six singles matches in straight sets, including a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles by Spenser Gilbert (Sr., Elkhart, Ind.).
School |
MIAA |
Overall |
---|---|---|
#24 Kalamazoo | 7-0 | 16-1 |
Hope | 5-1 | 8-9 |
Calvin | 5-2 | 15-5 |
Adrian | 4-3 | 12-8 |
Trine | 3-4 | 10-9 |
Alma | 1-4 | 5-10 |
Albion | 1-6 | 4-14 |
Olivet | 0-6 | 0-15 |
Team |
Opponents/Results |
Adrian (12-8, 4-3) |
April 19 - at Kalamazoo - L, 9-0 Recap April 22 - vs. Calvin - L, 5-4 Recap |
Albion (4-14, 1-6) |
April 19 - at Calvin - L, 9-0 Recap April 22 - at Kalamazoo - L, 9-0 Recap |
Alma (5-10, 1-4) |
Idle until April 25 |
Calvin (15-5, 5-2) |
April 19 - vs. Albion - W, 9-0 Recap April 22 - at Adrian - W, 5-4 Recap |
Hope (8-9, 5-1) |
April 19 - at Trine - W, 8-1 Recap |
#24 Kalamazoo (16-1, 7-0) |
April 19 - vs. Adrian - W, 9-0 Recap April 21- vs. Aquinas - W, 7-2 Recap April 22 - vs. Albion - W, 9-0 Recap |
Olivet (0-15, 0-6) |
April 23 - vs. Trine - L, 9-0 Recap |
Trine (10-9, 3-4) |
April 19 - vs. hope - L, 8-1 Recap April 23 - vs. Olivet - W, 9-0 Recap |
* National rankings listed are ITA