The Hope College men's tennis team won its seventh consecutive match Thursday as it downed Adrian College 5-3 at DeWitt Tennis Center in the semifinals of the MIAA Tournament.

The Flying Dutchmen, who evened their record at 10-10 overall, advanced to play at top-seeded Kalamazoo College in Friday's 4 p.m. championship match.

Senior Parker Bussies of Zeeland, Michigan (West HS), closed the match by defeating Adrian's Jordan Verbauwhede 7-6 (3), 6-4, at No. 1 singles.

The Flying Dutchmen also won two other singles flights.

Junior Jonathan Panzer of Rockford, Michigan (Rockford HS), beat Adrian's Troy Gargrave 6-3, 6-2 at No. 5 singles, while freshman Camden Ludlow of Petoskey, Michigan, (Petoskey HS), topped Adrian's Garrett Livernois 6-2, 6-2, at No. 6 singles.

In doubles play, junior TJ Brogan of East Lansing, Michigan (East Lansing HS), and senior Colin McKey of Stevensville (Lakeshore HS), teamed to win the No. 2 flight 9-7 against Adrian's Michael Mertz and Spencer Georgetti.

Junior Cody Herbruck of Grand Rapids, Michigan (Forest Hills Central HS), and freshman Sam Kreps of Holland, Michigan (Holland HS), defeated Adrian's Alex Krat and Alex Amos 8-1.

Hope coach Steve Gorno is proud of the resiliency his team has shown this season.

"We talked all year that we're going to win matches because of our effort, our focus, our intensity, our teamwork and our chemistry. Those are intangibles that win matches like this," Gorno said. "To see this team fight through the early-season struggles, finish second and now have the opportunity to play Kalamazoo for a chance to go to the NCAA Tournament, as a coach, it doesn't get any better.

"They believed in themselves. They believed in the mission we set for ourselves at the beginning of the season. They made it a reality."