CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 27, 2011
Women's Tennis Defeats Alma in Regular Season Finale;
MIAA Men's Tennis Tournament Pairings Released;
Baseball/Softball Games With Trine Postponed Until Friday;
Latest Edition of Calvin Sports Report Live Features Men's Basketball Season
Recap
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Calvin 5, Alma 4
EAST LANSING - The Calvin women's tennis team closed out its MIAA regular
season campaign with a 5-4 victory over Alma Wednesday afternoon in a match
played at the Michigan State Indoor Tennis Center. Calvin finishes in a
three-way tie for third place in the final MIAA regular season standings with
Saint Mary's and Kalamazoo. The Knights are currently 8-10 on the season.
Calvin gained an early 2-1 lead through doubles play as seniors Melissa
Oosterhouse and Kaitlin Spoelhof were 8-1 winners at No. 1 doubles while senior
Michelle Busscher and sophomore Elise Doezema were 8-5 winners at No. 2
doubles. Calvin then sewed up the match with wins at No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3
singles with Oosterhouse a 6-0, 6-0 winner at No. 1 singles, Spoelhof a 6-3,
6-3 winner at No. 2 singles and Busscher a 6-1, 6-1 winner at No. 3 singles.
Oosterhouse finished her MIAA regular season undefeated at 8-0 in singles play
while Spoelhof and Busscher both finished 7-1 in singles against league
opponents. Oosterhouse and Spoelhof also improved to 15-3 overall and finished
8-0 in doubles play against league competition.
Oosterhouse concludes her MIAA regular season career with a 29-3 singles record
while Spoelhof was 25-7 and Busscher 26-5.
Calvin returns to action on Friday when it competes at the MIAA Tournament
hosted by Kalamazoo College. Calvin will be the fourth seed for the tournament
and will face fifth-seeded Saint Mary's in a first round match Friday morning.
FINAL MIAA REGULAR SEASON WOMEN'S TENNIS STANDINGS
Albion 8-0
Hope 7-1
Calvin 5-3
Kalamazoo 5-3
Saint Mary's 5-3
Adrian 2-6
Alma 2-6
Olivet 2-6
Trine 0-8
MIAA Tournament Women's Tennis Pairings
FIRST ROUND - April 29
#8 Adrian vs. #1 Albion - 9 a.m.
#5 Saint Mary’s vs. #4 Calvin - 9 a.m.
#7 Alma vs. #2 Hope - 11:30 a.m.
#6 Olivet vs. #3 Kalamazoo - 11:30 a.m.
Semifinals - April 29
2:00 - 1/8 winner vs. 4/5 winner (Stowe)
4:30 - 2/7 winner vs. 3/8 winner (Stowe)
Backdraw - April 29
2:00 - 1/8 loser vs. 4/5 loser (Stowe)
4:30 - 2/7 loser vs. 3/6 loser (Stowe)
Schedule of Events - Saturday
Saturday, April 30
10:30 a.m.
Championship Match (Stowe)
(Winner earns automatic bid to NCAA's)
TBD
MIAA TOURNAMENT MEN'S TENNIS PAIRINGS
First Round Matches - Friday
#4 Alma vs. #5 Trine at Spring Arbor University (outdoor) or Michigan Athletic
Club (indoor)
#3 Hope vs. #6 Albion at Albion (indoor or outdoor)
#2 Calvin vs. #7 Adrian at Western High School (outdoor) or Michigan Athletic
Club (indoor)
Semifinal Matches - 2 p.m. Friday
#1 Kalamazoo vs. Alma/Trine winner at Albion (outdoor) or Michigan Athletic
Club (indoor)
Hope/Albion winner vs. Calvin/Adrian winner at Spring Arbor (outdoor) or
Michigan Athletic Club (indoor)
Back Draw - 2 p.m. Friday
Hope/Albion loser vs. Calvin/Adrian loser at Albion's Ungrodt Tennis Center
(indoor)
Third Place Match - 9 a.m. Saturday
at Spring Arbor (outdoor) or Michigan Athletic Club (indoor)
Fifth Place Match - 9 a.m. Saturday
at Albion
Championship Match - 12 p.m. Saturday
at Albion
BASEBALL/SOFTBALL GAMES POSTPONED
The Calvin softball doubleheader scheduled for Wednesday at Trine has been
postponed until Friday with a start time set for 3:30 p.m. In addition, the
Calvin baseball doubleheader slated for Thursday at Trine has been postponed
until Friday with a Friday start time set for 2 p.m. Both doubleheaders were
rescheduled because of rain that has swept through Michigan and Indiana.
CALVIN SPORTS REPORT LIVE UPDATE
The latest edition of Calvin Sports Report Live features a recap of the 2010-11
Calvin men’s basketball season. In the episode, host Luke Berlin interviews
heaThe online video recap can be found at:
http://vimeo.com/channels/188708#22899644
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