Hope Claims 10th-Consecutive MIAA Women's Tennis Tournament Championship Title

Hope Claims 10th-Consecutive MIAA Women's Tennis Tournament Championship Title
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Hope 5, Kalamazoo 0

The Flying Dutch won their 10th-straight Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Women's Tennis Tournament title after notching a 5-0 victory over Kalamazoo on Saturday, May 7.

Hope earned all three doubles points, giving the Flying Dutch an early 3-0 lead.

Duo Sydney Jackson and Sullivan Patel notched an 8-2 victory over Caroline Norton and Renee Torres at the top doubles flight.  At No. 2 doubles, Saydee Johns and Taylor Truman edged Sophie Zhuang and Meghan Killmaster, 8-6.  Annika Weeber and Delanie Riebschleger earned a tiebreak win versus Ella Knight and Maddie Hurley at No. 3 doubles (8-7 (10-3)).

Two-time MIAA Most Valuable Player Jackson earned the fourth point for the Flying Dutch, notching a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Norton at No. 1 singles.  Saydee Johns clinched the win for the Flying Dutch after sweeping Knight 6-0, 6-0.

Hope earns an automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship.