The Hope College men's tennis team secured its place in the MIAA Tournament with a 7-0 victory over Albion College on Wednesday.
The victory put the Flying Dutchmen back as the No. 2 seed with a 6-1 league record. Last season, Hope entered the league tournament as the fourth seed.
Hope earned a bye in the six-team tournament, and will host a semifinal matchup at the Vande Poel-Heeringa Stadium Courts on Thursday, May 1, at a time to be announced.
The field will be announced on Thursday, April 24. The championship match will take place at the highest remaining seeded team Saturday, May 3.
Doubles
1D: Cooper Nugent/Alec Maynard (HPE) def. Josh Doyle/Jacob Doyle (ALB), 6-0;
1D: Paul Schneider/Elliot Dozeman (HPE) def. Alex Beard/Brendan Morrison, 6-0;
3D: Jonathan Eggleston/Charlie Schmude (HPE) def. Jacob Kubiak/Brandon Blake (ALB), 6-1.
Singles
1S: Cooper Nugent (HPE) def. Brendan Morrison (ALB), 6-3, 6-1;
2S: Ned Curley (HPE) def. Alex Beard (HPE), 6-1, 6-0;
3S: Paul Schneider (HPE) def. Josh Doyle (ALB), 7-5, 6-0;
4S: Rylan Doden (HPE) def. Jacob Doyle (ALB), 6-1, 6-1;
5S: Austin Becksvoort (HPE) def. Noah McCollum (ALB), 6-0, 6-0;
5S: Aiden Sin (HPE) def. Brandon Blake (ALB), 6-4, 6-0.