Box Score The Hope College women's tennis team swept the doubles flights against Kalamazoo College on Saturday, but ultimately fell, 5-4.
The loss marks the end of the Flying Dutch's MIAA dual match streak of 70. The winning streak is the second-longest of any kind in Hope College history.
A strong start with No. 3 doubles grabbed Hope's first points with a win.
Junior Annika Weeber (Rockford, Michigan / Grand Rapids Christian HS) and senior Delanie Riebschleger (Rockford, Michigan / Rockford) earned the dominating win, 8-1, over Kalamazoo at No. 3 doubles.
Sophomore Miyako Coffey (Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Xavier) and No. 2 doubles partner senior Taylor Truman (Hudsonville, Michigan / Hudsonville) delivered the Flying Dutch's second victory in the start of the match with an 8-4 win.
The No. 1 doubles team of freshman Amanda Lopykinski (Lemont, Illinois / Lemont Township) and sophomore Sullivan Moran (Birmingham, Michigan / Wylie E. Groves) finished the up doubles scoring with an 8-6 victory.
Weeber successfully collected Hope's final win of the day in the No. 3 singles slot. Weeber's win came in three sets after winning sets one and three with scores of 7-5 and 6-2, respectively.