Women's Tennis to Host Saint Mary's in MIAA Tournament Semifinals

Seniors Taylor Truman and Delanie Riebschleger, pictured

The Hope College women's tennis team begins its quest for another MIAA Tournament title at home on Wednesday, April 25, at 4 p.m. with a semifinal match against Saint Mary's College.

The match will be played either indoors at DeWitt Tennis Center or outdoors at Vande Poel-Heeringa Stadium Courts.

The Flying Dutch are seeded second after finishing runner-up to Kalamazoo College in the regular-season standings with a 6-1 league record.

Hope (11-6 overall) will face the third-seeded Belles, who went 5-2 in MIAA matches this season.

The Flying Dutch won the regular-season match this season, 7-2, on March 31 at Saint Mary's.

Three members of the Flying Dutch have recorded double-digit singles wins this season: freshman Amanda Lopykinski (Lemont, Illinois / Lemont Township) with a 18-7 record, sophomore Sullivan Moran (Birmingham, Michigan / Groves) at 16-4 and junior Annika Weeber (Rockford, Michigan / Grand Rapids Christian) at 12-7.

Hope is 32-8 all-time against Saint Mary's, including a 4-0 mark in MIAA Tournament play. The Flying Dutch recorded a 5-0 victory in the last postseason meeting in 2021.

Wednesday's winner will advance to face either top-seeded Kalamazoo or fourth-seeded Calvin University in the championship match on Friday, April 28. The higher remaining seed will host.

The Flying Dutch have been MIAA Tournament champions 10 consecutive times, a league record, and 16 times overall.

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Players Mentioned

Sullivan Moran: Sophomore

Annika Weeber: Junior

Amanda Lopykinski: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sullivan Moran
: Sophomore

Annika Weeber
: Junior

Amanda Lopykinski
: Freshman