CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR MAY 1, 2009 (PART TWO)
Women’s Tennis Falls in MIAA Tournament Finals to Hope;
Men’s Tennis in MIAA Tournament Finals to Kalamazoo;
Baseball Splits With Olivet
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Hope 5, Calvin 4
KALAMAZOO - For the second consecutive year, Calvin’s bid for an MIAA
Tournament title and a trip to the NCAA III Tournament came up just short as
the Knights were defeated by rival Hope 5-4 in the MIAA Tournament Championship
final. The victory was the 14th straight for Hope which claimed the outright
league championship with the win along with the league’s NCAA III Tournament
bid. It also marked Hope’s second 5-4 win over Calvin this year.
Calvin trailed 2-1 out of doubles play with Calvin winning at No. 1 doubles
behind the play of sophomores Melissa Oosterhouse (Grand Rapids Christian HS)
and Kaitlin Spoelhof (Holland Christian HS) while Hope won at No. 2 and No. 3
doubles. Hope’s win at No. 2 doubles was a key point as the Flying Dutch won
9-8 including 7-5 in the tiebreaker.
In singles play, Calvin picked up wins from Oosterhouse at No.1 singles,
Spoelhof at No. 2 singles and junior Rachel Strikwerda (Holland Christian HS)
at No. 4 singles.
Hope gained wins at No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 singles however with all three
victories coming in three sets.
Calvin ends its season at 13-8 overall and in second place in the final MIAA
standings.
At the conclusion of the tournament, the post-season All-MIAA awards were
announced and Oosterhouse and Spoelhof were named to the All-MIAA first team
while junior Elisabeth Geenen (Holland Christian HS) was named to the All-MIAA
second team. It marks the first All-MIAA appearance for Spoelhof and the second
straight appearance for Oosterhouse.
In addition, Oosterhouse was named the recipient of the MIAA’s Sue Little
Sportsmanship Award, becoming the eighth individual from Calvin to receive the
honor and the first since Alison DeWys was so honored in 1998.
CALVIN-HOPE BOX SCORE:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/womens/tennis/results/2009/0501hoca.htm
CALVIN SUE LITTLE SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS
Ardie DeVries, 1961
Karen Timmer, 1963
Jane Huizenga, 1974
Diane Lane, 1975
Jan Boerema, 1983 & 1984
Debbie Pettinga, 1993
Alison DeWys, 1998
Melissa Oosterhouse, 2009
Calvin College vs Hope College
MEN’S TENNIS
Kalamazoo 9, Calvin 0
HOLLAND - Calvin’s run through the MIAA Tournament came to a close in the
championship finals Saturday afternoon at Hope’s DeWitt Tennis Center with a
9-0 loss to Kalamazoo.
The victory gives Kalamazoo its 71st consecutive MIAA title. The championship
streak is the longest in NCAA history at any level. The Hornets now advance to
the NCAA III Tournament next week.
Calvin closes out its season with a record of 16-7. The Knights also finish
tied for second with Hope in the final MIAA standings.
FINAL MIAA MEN’S TENNIS STANDINGS
1. Kalamazoo
2. Calvin & Hope
4. Albion
5. Alma & Trine
7. Adrian
BASEBALL
Olivet 6, Calvin 1
Calvin 8, Olivet 6 (8 innings)
OLIVET - The Calvin baseball team gained a doubleheader split at Olivet Friday
afternoon, dropping the opener 6-1 and then coming back to win the nightcap 8-6
in eight innings.
The Knights are now 16-16 overall and 13-7 in the MIAA while Olivet is 15-7 in
league play.
In the opener, Olivet handed Calvin starting pitcher Ben Sietsema (Northpointe
Christian HS) his first conference defeat of the year, collecting 11 hits.
Olivet led just 1-0 but then scored two runs in the fifth and three more in the
sixth to put the game on ice. Calvin was limited to five singles by Olivet
starting pitcher Tyler Kelly.
In game two, Calvin held off a late Olivet rally and then won the game in
extra innings. Olivet tied the game 6-6 on a run in the bottom of the seventh
inning and had the winning run on third base with one out but relief pitcher
Zach Thomas (Bradenton, FL) was able to get out of the jam on a short fly ball
to right and a subsequent strikeout.
With new life, the Knights scored two runs in the top of the eighth as
freshman Jake Van Alten (Holland Christian HS) scored on a wild pitch and
junior Kyle Gurzyski scored on a sacrifice fly by senior Nate Pocock (Wayland,
MA).
Thomas then pitched a scoreless eighth to gain his second victory of the year
without a defeat.
Seniors Chris Blacklidge (Comstock Park HS) and Kyle Cousins (Holland
Christian HS) had two hits apiece while sophomore Matt Dodrill (Murfreesboro,
TN) also had two hits.
The two teams will meet again on Saturday for a doubleheader, slated to start
at 1:00 p.m.
MIAA BASEBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 5-1-09 GAMES
Adrian 20-2
Olivet 15-7
Calvin 13-7
Albion 11-13
Alma 8-12
Hope 8-12
Kalamazoo 5-17
Trine 4-14
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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