The Hope College men's tennis team defeated second-place Adrian College 6-3 Saturday in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association action at VandePoel-Heeringa Stadium Courts.

The Flying Dutchmen are now 8-10 overall and 3-2 in league matches after the Senior Day win. They close MIAA regular-season play on Tuesday, April 22, at Calvin College.

Photo by Monica Dwyer, Hope College Sports Information 

Hope jumped out ahead early by sweeping doubles play.

The Flying Dutchmen received wins from their No. 1 pairing of senior Parker Bussies of Zeeland (Zeeland West HS) and junior Matthew Culver of Clinton Township (Fraser HS), their No. 2 team of TJ Brogan of East Lansing (East Lansing HS) and senior Colin McKey of Stevensville (Lakeshore HS) and their No. 3 duo of junior Cody Herbruck of Grand Rapids (Forest Hills Central HS) and freshman Sam Kreps of Holland (Holland HS).

Hope then picked up points at No. 4 singles (McKey), No. 5 singles (Jonathan Panzer of Rockford (Rockford HS)), and No. 6 singles (Camden Ludlow of Petoskey (Petoskey HS)).