The Hope College women's tennis team swung its way to a familiar yet still satisfying achievement on Saturday with a 5-2 Senior Day victory against Saint Mary's College at VandePoel-Heeringa Stadium Courts.

The Flying Dutch completed a third consecutive undefeated championship run through the MIAA, finishing with an 8-0 league record. Hope also claimed the 31st MIAA regular-season title in program history and ninth in the past 10 seasons.

"For the program, it's special because the tradition keeps rolling," head coach Austin Hunt said. "This is a great group of women."

Hope (14-7 overall) jumped to a 1-0 lead by winning all three doubles flights, then won four of the six singles flights. Saint Mary's College (17-7, 6-2 MIAA) could have claimed a share of the MIAA title with a victory in the match.

After the match, the Orange and Blue honored seniors Amanda Lopykinski  (Lemont, Illinois / Lemont Township), Mallory Matthews (Midland, Michigan / H.H. Dow), and Hope Rhoades (Holland, Michigan / Holland Christian).

DOUBLES

1. Amanda Lopykinski / Sophia Grzesiak (Beverly Hills, Michigan / Detroit Country Day) def. Shannon Duby / Emma Kealy (SMC), 7-6;
2. Hadley Krygier (White Lake, Michigan / Walled Lake Northern) / Kaitlyn Stievater (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan / Wylie E. Groves) def. Evelyn Demblans-Dechans / Sophia Pischalko, 6-3;
3. Mallory Matthews / Phoebe Walker (Traverse City, Michigan / Traverse City Central) def. Anna Gardner / Odessa Norton (SMC), 6-3.

SINGLES

1. Amanda Lopykinski def. Emma Kealy (SMC), 6-1, 6-2;
2. Hadley Krygier def. Anna Gardner (SMC) 6-0, 6-0;
3. Shannon Duby (SMC) def. Jana Beier (Fort Wayne, Indiana / Carroll) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0;
4. Sophia Grzesiak def. Sophia Pischalko (SMC), 6-3, 6-2;
5. Evelyn Demblans-Dechans (SMC) def. Kaitlyn Stievater, 6-2, 4-6, 1-0;
6. Mallory Matthews def. Lanie Brant, 6-2, 6-2.

The Flying Dutch also earned the top seed for the MIAA Tournament and earned a first-round bye. 

Hope will host a semifinal on Thursday, April 30, at 4 p.m. against either fourth-seeded Kalamazoo College or fifth-seeded Trine University. Trine plays at Kalamazoo on Tuesday, April 28, at 4 p.m.

The Flying Dutch seek a 14th consecutive MIAA Tournament championship.