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Women’s tennis defeats Olivet 8-1
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Story by Mitch Blankespoor
OLIVET, MI - The Calvin women’s tennis team won its second consecutive MIAA match with an 8-1 victory over Olivet Sat. afternoon. Calvin improves to 4-11 on the season and 2-4 in the MIAA. Calvin won all three doubles flights. The first doubles flight came down to a single game, but junior Bethany Zoerhof (Holland/Holland Christian) sophomore Megan Visser (Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Christian) defeated Caitlin LaValley (Battle Creek/Pennefield) and Jennifer Lightner (Eaton Rapids/Charlotte) 9-7. Seniors Elise Doezema (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian) and Jordan Ipema (Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Christian) won 8-0 at second doubles while sophomores Samantha Reitsma (Northpointe Christian) and Ali Roode (Hudsonville/Unity Christian) won the third doubles flight 8-1. Calvin won all but one singles flight, and won flights two through five in convincing fashion. No Knight gave up more than two games in any of the five matches they won. Calvin returns to action Mon., Apr. 22, when it travels to Angola, Ind. to face Trine in a amtch scheduled to start at 4:00 p.m.
Men’s tennis earns shares of MIAA title with 7-2 win at Albion
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Story by Mitch Blankespoor
ALBION, MI - The Calvin College men’s tennis team clinched a share of the MIAA conference championship for the first time in school history Fri. with a 7-2 win at Albion. The Knights improve to 14-4 on the season and a perfect 6-0 in the MIAA. Calvin jumped out to an early lead in the match, winning all three doubles flights. The top two flights, however, were hotly contested. Calvin seniors Preston Phillips (Bexley, OH/Bexley) and Phil Reinken (Morton, IL/Morton HS) pulled out a 9-8 (7-5) victory over Albion senior Tucker Blake (Bloomfield Hills/Birmingham Seaholm) and freshmen Eric Guidini (Plymouth/Detroit Catholic Central) at first doubles. Calvin senior Brian DeMaagd (Grandville/Calvin Christian) and junior Loukus Peterson (Brentwood, TN/Brentwood HS) defeated the Albion second doubles team of freshman Jonathan Gurnee (Midland/Dow) and sophomore Aaron Stanley (Flint/Carman-Ainsworth) 9-7. Calvin won the third doubles flight without much resistance. Senior Jarrod Brower (Holland/Holland Christian) and junior John Strikwerda (Holland/Holland Christian) defeated junior Steve Nawrocki (Lake Orion/Lake Orion HS) and Will Pearl 8-3. The Knights needed just three of the six singles flights to clinch a share of their first MIAA title in program history. The Knights did that and more, winning four singles matches. DeMaagd won a 7-6(5), 6-0 match over Gurnee at first singles. Peterson defeated Stanley 6-1, 6-1 at fourth singles. Jarrod Brower took care of Ross Kynast (Highland/International Academy) 6-3, 7-5 at fifth singles. Sophomore Tom Griffin (Elmhurst, IL/Timothy Christian) defeated Pearl 6-3, 6-1 at sixth singles. Calvin travels to Holland to face the Flying Dutchmen of Hope College on Apr. 23. Calvin clinches the top seed in the MIAA Tournament and an outright conference title with a win. The match is slated to start at 3:00 p.m.
Men’s tennis remains perfect in MIAA play with 9-0 victory over Adrian
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Story by Mitch Blankespoor
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - The Calvin men’s tennis team won its fourth straight MIAA match with a 9-0 victory over Adrian in Wed. afternoon. The match was played inside Calvin’s Huizenga Track and Tennis Center because of rainy weather conditions. Calvin improves to 12-3 on the season and a perfect 4-0 in the MIAA. Calvin won the top four single flights in convincing fashion. Senior Brian DeMaagd (Grandville/Calvin Christian) defeated Adrian freshman Jordan Verbauwhede (Whitelaw, WI/Lincoln) 6-1, 6-1 at first singles. Seniors Preston Phillips (Bexley, OH/Bexley HS) and Phil Reinken (Morton, IL/Morton HS) won at second and third singles by scores of 6-3, 6-0 and 6-1, 6-0 respectively. The two engineering majors also teamed up to defeated Verbauwede and Michael Mertz (Farmington/North Farmington) 8-2 at first doubles. Calvin junior Loukus Peterson (Brentwood, TN/Brentwood HS) defeated Cameron Hamilton (Mason/Mason HS) 6-2, 6-0 at fourth singles. The win was Peterson’s second of the day as him and DeMaagd defeated Hamilton and Alex Amos (Delton/Gull Lake) 8-2 at second doubles. Holland Christian alums senior Jarrod Brower (Holland/Holland Christian) and junior John Strikwerda (Holland/Holland Christian) defeated Ryan Delacy (Novi/Detroit Catholic Central) and Spencer Georgetti (Sylvania, OH/Northview) 8-6 at third doubles. Brower also won a 7-5, 6-2 match at fifth singles defeating Amos. The most contested match of the day was at the sixth singles flight. Sophomore Tom Griffin (Elmhurst, IL/Timothy Christian) outlasted Troy Gargrave (Sterling Heights/Sterling Heights HS) 6-2, 4-6, 10-5.
Men’s Golf finishes Fourth at Knight Invitational
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Story by Mitch Blankespoor
CALEDONIA, MI - The Calvin men’s golf team competed in a nine team, one round tournament at Thornapple Pointe Golf Course. The Knights, who won the program’s second MIAA conference championship in history in the fall, finished in fourth place. Davenport won the invitational with a team score of 318. Calvin finished with a score of 331. Junior Mark Allen (Oconomowoc, WI/Lake Country Lutheran) finished second individually with a round of 78 - 39 on the front nine followed by the same score on the final nine holes. Freshman Justin Crow (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian) turned in a round of 81 (38-43) while juniors Jake Hoogstrate (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian) and Ross Ryzenga (Holland/Holland Christian) both shot rounds of 86. Freshman Ben Elenbaas (Byron Center/South Christian) shot 45 on both nines, and finished with a round of 90. Calvin returns to action Fri., Apr. 19, when it hosts the second of three MIAA Spring Tournaments at Watermark Country Club. The tournament is scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m.
Women’s tennis earns first MIAA win with 8-1 victory against Adrian
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Story by Mitch Blankespoor
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - The Calvin College women’s tennis team earned its first MIAA victory Sat. afternoon. The Knights defeated the Bulldogs of Adrian College 8-1 in a match played inside the Huizenga Track and Tennis Building. Calvin got off to a slow start in doubles, but was able to win two of the three flights. Seniors Jordan Ipema (Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Christian) and Elise Doezema (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian) won the second doubles flight 8-6 over Jordenne Ferenczi (Niles/Brandywine) and Karen Kienitz (Hemlock/Hemlock HS). Sophomores Ali Roode (Hudsonville/Unity Christian) and Samantha Reitsma (Grand Rapids/Northpointe Christian) defeated Jordan Grant (Taylor/Allen Park) and Justine Hanson (Fenton/Fenton HS) 8-4 at third doubles. The Knights swept all six singles flights to win the match 8-1. Sophomore Megan Visser (Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Christian) picked up a victory at first singles, defeating Arielle Williams (Southfield/Birmingham Seaholm) 6-1, 6-1. Ipema won her match at second singles 7-5, 6-2 over Morgan Spencer (Plymouth/Plymouth-Salem). Roode, junior Bethany Zoerhof (Holland/Holland Christian) and Reitsma won their matches at third, fourth and fifth singles respectively without giving up more than two games in either match. Doezema defeated Grant 6-4, 6-3 at sixth singles. Calvin improves to 3-12 on the season and 1-4 in the MIAA. The Knights return to action Apr. 20, when they travel to Olivet for a match against the Comets.
Men’s tennis sweeps Oberlin 5-0
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Story by Mitch Blankespoor
HOLLAND, MI - The Calvin men’s tennis team finished the MIAA/NCAC Challenge with a 5-0 win over Oberlin on Sat., Apr. 13. Calvin finishes the challenge with a 2-1 record having defeated Ohio Wesleyan and falling to Wabash yesterday. The Knights won all three doubles flights. Seniors Preston Phillips (Bexley, OH/Bexley HS) and Phil Reinken (Morton, IL/Morton HS) handled Ben turchin (Voorhees, NJ/Eastern Regional) and Charlie Marks (Chagrin Falls, OH/Hawken) 8-1 at first doubles. Senior Brian DeMaagd (Grandville/Calvin Christian) and junior Loukus Peterson (Brentwood, TN/Brentwood HS) defeated Soren Zeliger (Bronx, NY/Horace Mann) and Callan Louis (Cambridge, MA/The Rivers School) 8-5 at second doubles. Senior Jarrod Brower (Holland/Holland Christian) and junior John Strikwerda (Holland/Holland Christian) won their third doubles flight, defeating Brandon McKenna (Kamuela, HI/Wilbraham & Monson Academy) and Eliot Heaton (Geneva, NY/Geneva HS) 8-3. The Knights needed just two singles flights to clinch the match. Calvin won the first two matches off the court. Peterson defeated Zeliger 6-0, 6-0 at fourth singles. Calvin sophomore Tom Griffin (Elmhurst, IL/Timothy Christian) defeated McKenna 6-3, 6-2 at sixth singles. Calvin returns to MIAA play Apr. 17, when it hosts the Adrian Bulldogs for a 4:00 p.m. match at Strikwerda Tennis Center.
Men’s tennis defeats Ohio Wesleyan 5-0
Friday, April 12, 2013
Story by Mitch Blankespoor
HOLLAND, MI - After falling to Wabash 5-2 in the morning, the Calvin men’s tennis team returned to its winning ways with a 5-0 win against Ohio Wesleyan. Calvin concludes day of of the MIAA/NCAC Challenge with a 1-1 record. Calvin won all three doubles matches while surrendering no more than four games in each flight. Seniors Preston Phillips (Bexley, OH/Bexley HS) and Phil Reinken (Morton, IL/Morton HS) defeated John Rissell (Whitefish Bay, WI/University School) and Richie Karban (Elyria, OH/Elyria HS) 8-4 at first doubles. Senior Brian DeMaagd (Grandville/Calvin Christian) and junior Loukus Peterson (Brentwood, TN/Brentwood HS) defeated John Russell (Maumee. OH/Maumee HS) and Will Thieman (Colombus, OH/Upper Arlington) 8-2 at second doubles. Senior Jarrod Brower (Holland/Holland Christian) and John Strikwerda (Holland/Holland Christian) picked up an 8-3 victory at third doubles. Calvin needed only two singles wins to clinch the match. DeMaagd handled Rissell 6-0, 6-1 at first singles. Peterson defeated Connor Breen (Essix Falls, NJ/Kimberly Academy) 6-0, 6-0 at fourth singles. Calvin improves to 11-2 on the season. The Knights return to action tomorrow morning when they face Oberlin at 10:00 a.m.
Men’s tennis falls to Wabash 5-2 in first match of MIAA/NCAC Challenge
Friday, April 12, 2013
Story by Mitch Blankespoor
HOLLAND, MI - The Calvin men’s tennis team faced the Little Giants of Wabash College in its first match of the MIAA/NCAC Challenge hosted by Hope and Calvin. Wabash ended Calvin’s eight-game winning streak, defeating the Knights 5-2. Calvin fell behind early, winning just one of the two doubles flights. Senior Brian DeMaagd (Grandville/Calvin Christian) and junior Loukus Peterson (Brentwood, TN/Brentwood) defeated Mark Troiano (Indianapolis, IN/Cathedral) and Nate Koelper (Fort Wayne, IN/Concordia Lutheran) 8-5 at second doubles. The Wabash first doubles team of Wade Miller (Crawfordsville, IN/North Montgomery) and Daniel Delgado (Indianapolis, IN/North Central) edged Calvin seniors Preston Phillips (Bexley, OH/Bexley) and Phil Reinken (Morton, IL/Morton) 9-7. Former high school teammates senior Jarrod Brower (Holland/Holland Christian) and junior John Strikwerda (Holland/Holland Christian) fell to Ian Leonard (Bloomington, IN/Bloomington North) and Drew Sawyer (Kokomo, IN/Kokomo) 8-6 at third doubles. Calvin’s lone singles win came at the sixth singles flight. Sophomore Tom Griffin (Elmhurst, IL/Elmhurst) defeated Sawyer 7-5, 6-1. Phillips took Delgado to three sets, but fell by scores of 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(1). Calvin squares off against the Battling Bishops of Ohio Wesleyan later this afternoon.
Calvin C Club to Hold First-Ever Calvin Athletics Awards Night May 8
Thursday, April 11, 2013
In Calvin athletics, what was the best play of the year? Who were the male and female newcomers of the year? What was the most exceptional performance in an individual event? Come to the arena on May 8 to find out. On Wednesday, May 8, at 7 p.m. in the Van Noord Arena, the Calvin C Club welcomes student-athletes, coaches and fans of the Knights to an evening of celebrating Calvin athletics. There will be desserts and refreshments, trophy displays, a “Year in Review” video and the presentation of 13 awards, culminating in the Tiemersma and Beré Awards for female and male athlete of the year. Registration for current Calvin student-athletes is available through their coaches, and registration for all others is available online now! Cost is just $10 for guests (reduced to $5 for current students and C Club members). Business attire is desired.
Don’t miss this historic first-ever night of Calvin athletic awards—RSVP by May 1!
If you have event-related questions, please e-mail .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call (616) 526-6507.
Women’s tennis falls to Kalamazoo 7-2
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Story by Mitch Blankespoor
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - A week after the Calvin men’s tennis team defeated the Hornets of Kalamazoo for the first time in school history, the women’s tennis team faced off against the Hornets. Because of rainy and wet weather conditions, the match was played inside the Huizinga Track and Tennis Center. The Knights were able to win the third doubles fight as well as sixth singles, but fell to Kalamazoo 7-2 overall. Calvin sophomores Ali Roode (Hudsonville/Unity Christian) and Samantha Reitsma (Grand Rapids/Northpointe Christian) defeated Kelsey Moran (Grand Blanc/Grand Blanc HS) and Cheryl Zhang (Ada/Forest Hills Eastern) 8-6 at third doubles. Seniors Jordan Ipema (Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Christian) and Elise Doezema (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian) fell to Jenna Riehl (St. Joseph/St. Joseph HS) and Anna Latala (Grosse Ile/Grosse Ile HS) 9-7 at second doubles. The top four singles flights were all competitive, but the Hornets won each in straight sets without surrendering more than four games in any set. Reitsma fell to Olivia Bouchard (Glen Ellyn, IL/Glenbard South) 2-6, 6-3, 10-7 at fifth singles. Doezema came up with Calvin’s lone singles point. She lost the first set in a tiebreak, but came back to win the next two - defeating Zhang 6-7(2), 7-5, 10-1 at six singles. Calvin falls to 2-12 on the season and 0-4 in MIAA play. The Knights return to action Sat., Apr. 13, when they host the Bulldogs of Adrian College. The match is slated for a 1:00 p.m. start.
