CSR (Women's Tennis Defeats Albion/Schepel Named MIAA Baseball POW)

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR April 27, 2009

Women's Tennis Defeats Albion 6-3;
Matt Schepel Named MIAA Baseball Player of the Week

WOMEN'S TENNIS
Calvin 6, Albion 3

ALBION -- The Calvin women's tennis team closed out its MIAA dual match season
with a 6-3 win at Albion Monday afternoon to finish out the MIAA dual match
campaign to 7-1 while boosting it overall record to 11-7.

Calvin is the second seed for upcoming MIAA Tournament which will take place
on Thursday and Friday at Kalamazoo College. Calvin will take on seventh-seeded
Olivet on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. Complete times and pairings can be found on
the Kalamazoo website at: http://www.kzoo.edu/sports/miaa/wt09/

In Monday's victory over Albion, Calvin picked up wins at No. 2 and No. 3
doubles with its No. 2 doubles tandem of juniors Rachel Strikwerda (Holland
Christian HS) and Jill VanVeen (Grand Rapids Christian HS) overcoming a 5-2
deficit to win 8-5. The Knights then clinched the match with wins at No. 2
(Kaitlin Spoelhof), No. 3 (Elisabeth Geenen) and No. 4 singles (Strikwerda).
Junior Rachel DeGroot (Lombard, IL) then added a win at No. 6 singles.

#13 Calvin College 6, Albion College 3
Apr 27, 2009 at Albion, Mich.

Singles competition
1. Shelley Zamler (ALBION) def. Melissa Oosterhouse (CALVINW) 6-1, 6-4
2. Kaitlin Spoelhof (CALVINW) def. Cassie Simmelink (ALBION) 6-1, 6-0
3. Elisabeth Geenen (CALVINW) def. Morgan Watler (ALBION) 6-0, 6-3
4. Rachel Strikwerda (CALVINW) def. Anna Gundersen (ALBION) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
5. Halie Kerver (ALBION) def. Michelle Busscher (CALVINW) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0
(10-7)
6. Rachel DeGroot (CALVINW) def. Sarah Towler (ALBION) 6-0, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Anna Gundersen/Shelley Zamler (ALBION) def. Melissa Oosterhouse/Kaitlin
Spoelhof (CALVINW) 9-8 (7-3)
2. Rachel Strikwerda/Jill VanVeen (CALVINW) def. Halie Kerver/Morgan Watler
(ALBION) 8-5
3. Rachel DeGroot/Elisabeth Geenen (CALVINW) def. Tessa Morris/Sarah Towler
(ALBION) 8-4

BASEBALL

For the first time in his collegiate career, Calvin College junior Matt
Schepel has been named the MIAA Player of the Week in baseball. A native of
Grand Rapids and a graduate of Grand Rapids Christian High School, Schepel
shares this week’s award with Alma third baseman Jeremy Stephens.

A shortstop, Schepel went 5-for-8 at the plate, including home runs in both
games, in leading the Knights to a doubleheader split with league-leading
Adrian last Friday. Schepel belted a three-run homer in the first game in an
8-2 victory over the Bulldogs, and added a homer and two doubles in the
nightcap in an 11-8 loss. He scored five runs and drove in five more during the
twinbill.

Schepel is currently batting .344 overall this year with 25 runs batted in. In
conference play, he is ranked third in the MIAA in runs batted in with 19.

Calvin is currently 15-14 overall and 12-6 in MIAA play. The Knights are
scheduled to return to action on Tuesday when they host Aquinas in a
non-conference game at 4:00 p.m.

Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Mon Apr 27 22:13:44 2009