The Hope College women's tennis team lost to a national championship contender in the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Friday.

Fifth-ranked Wesleyan (Connecticut) recorded a 5-0 regional semifinal victory against the Flying Dutch at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Hope, the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association regular-season and tournament champions, ended the season with a 14-9 overall record.

Three-time individual national champion Eunice Chong led Wesleyan (13-3 overall) led Wesleyan with wins at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles.

Wesleyan will face No. 9 Carnegie Mellon in Saturday's regional final.

The regional semifinal appearance was the third in a row for the Flying Dutch.