All-MIAA Honors Presented to Five Hope Players (5/7/12)
All-MIAA Men's Tennis / All-MIAA Women's Tennis
Five Hope College tennis players have received All-conference honors from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA).

Senior Bobby Cawood, pictured above, of East Lansing (East Lansing HS), in addition to being named to the men's All-MIAA first team, has been presented the league's Allen B. Stowe Award for outstanding sportsmanship. Over the past 20 years under coach Steve Gorno, this award has gone to a Hope player 12 times, including 11 of the last 16 years.

Freshman Carli Capestany of Hudsonville (Hudsonville HS) has been named to the All-MIAA women's team. She is the only first-year player to receive first team recognition. Named to the All-MIAA second team are junior Casey Baxter of Saline (Saline HS), sophomore Parker Bussies of Zeeland (Zeeland West HS), and junior Leah LaBarge of Hudsonville (Hudsonville HS).

Rival Calvin Edges Flying Dutchmen in NCAA Qualifier (5/3/12)
For the second time this season rival Calvin edged the Flying Dutchmen by a point 5-4. This time it came in Thursday's NCAA qualifier at Calvin. Coach Steve Gorno's Flying Dutchmen end the season with an 8-13 dual match record.
SINGLES: 1. Robert Cawood (H) d. Brian DeMaagd 6-2, 6-3; 2. Preston Phillips (C) d. Parker Bussies 6-4, 7-5; 3. Phillip Reinken (C) d. Gabe Casher 6-4, 6-1; 4. Kyle Kreps (H) d. Loukas Peterson 6-1, 6-4; 5. Jarrod Brower (C) d. Davis Vanderveen 6-1, 6-4; 6. Jonathan Panzer (H) d. Vashan Wright 6-1, 6-1.
DOUBLES: 1. Preston Phillips/Phillip Reinken (C) d. Robert Cawood/Gabe Casher 8-3; 2. Kyle Kreps/Davis Vanderveen (H) d. Brian DeMaagd/Loukas Peterson 8-3; 3. Jarrod Brower/Vashan Wright (C) d. Matthew Culver/Parker Bussies 8-6.

Flying Dutchmen Conclude Regular Season With Victory (4/28/12)
The Flying Dutchmen concluded their regular season with a 6-3 road win over Trine on Saturday. Coach Steve Gorno's Flying Dutchmen will be seeded third at the NCAA-qualifying tournament which begins next Thursday with a semi-final match at second-seeded Calvin. Hope has a 10-12 dual match record.
SINGLES: 1. Bobby Cawood (H) d. Joe Dunbar 6-0, 6-0; 2. Dan Desper (T) d. Parker Bussies 7-6(6), 6-1; 3. David Murray (T) d. Gabe Casher 6-4, 4-6, 6-3; 4. Kyle Kreps (H) d. Joey Clark 6-2,7-5; 5. Nick Ihrie (T) d. Cody Herbruck 7-6(6),6-4; 6. Jon Panzer (H) d. Zach Richardson 6-2,6-3.
DOUBLES: 1. Cawood/Casher (H) d. Dunbar/Desper 9-7; 3. Kreps/Davis Vanderveen (H) d. Murray/Ihrie 8-3; 3. Bussies/Matt Culver (H) d. Richardson/Trevor Derby 8-1.

Calvin Comeback Edges Flying Dutchmen (4/26/12)
Calvin won a marathon MIAA men's tennis dual over the Flying Dutchmen on Thursday. The match started Wednesday with Hope winning two-of-three doubles matches then the rain came forcing postponement until Thursday when Calvin took four-of-six singles to gain a 5-4 triumph. Coach Steve Gorno's Flying Dutchmen are 3-2 in MIAA duals and 7-12 overall.
SINGLES: Singles competition 1. Robert Cawood (H) d. Brian DeMaagd 6-0, 6-0; 2. Preston Phillips (C) d. Parker Bussies 6-4, 6-2; 3. Gabe Casher (H) d. Phillip Reinken 6-2, 3-6, 6-4; 4. Loukas Peterson (C) def. Kyle Kreps 6-2, 7-6; 5. Jarrod Brower (C) d. Davis Vanderveen 4-6, 6-3, 6-4; 6. Vashan Wright (C) def. Matthew Culver 6-3, 6-2.
DOUBLES: 1. Robert Cawood/Gabe Casher (H) d. Preston Phillips/Phillip Reinken 8-6; 2. Brian DeMaagd/Loukas Peterson (C) d. Cody Herbruck/Davis Vanderveen 8-4; 3. Matthew Culver/Parker Bussies (H) d. Jarrod Brower/Vashan Wright 8-5.

Flying Dutchmen Compete in Flight Tournament (4/21/12)
Results
The Flying Dutchmen stepped away from their typical team dual match format to compete in a non-scoring flight tournament co-hosted with Calvin this weekend. There were four flights in singles and two flights of doubles as players from Hope, Calvin, Alma and Trine competed.

In flight "A" of singles Hope's Bobby Cawood defeated teammate Parker Bussies in the championship match 6-0, 6-1. Cody Herbruck and Matt Culver were the runnersup in flights "C" and "D" respectively. In doubles, flight "A" was won by Bobby Cawood and Gabe Casher who defeated teammates Kyle Kreps and Jon Panzer in the finals 8-5. Parker Bussies and Matt Culver were runnerups in doubles flight "B".

Flying Dutchmen Post Victory Over Albion (4/17/12)
The Flying Dutchmen posted a 7-2 conference victory over visiting Albion on Tuesday. Coach Steve Gorno's Flying Dutchmen have a 2-1 dual match record against MIAA opponents and are 8-11 overall.
SINGLES: 1. Bobby Cawood (H) d. Dan Frank 7-5, 6-2; Parker Bussies (H) d. David Richter 6-0, 6-3; 3. Tucker Blake (A) d. Gabe Casher 6-4, 6-2; 4. Kyle Kreps (H) d. Bill Sessions 6-2, 6-3; 5. Cody Herbruck (H) d. Steve Nawrocki 1-6, 7-5 (10-3); 6. Jon Panzer (H) d. Steve Manciu 6-3, 7-5.
DOUBLES: 1. Cawood-Casher (H) d. Blake-Richter 8-3; 2. Sessions-Nawrocki (A) d. Kreps-David Vanderveen 8-6; 3. Bussies-Matt Culver (H) d. Nawrocki-Brandon Kosinski 8-4

Flying Dutchmen are Winless at MIAA/NCAC Challenge (4/14/12)
The Flying Dutchmen suffered three losses while competing in the MIAA/NCAC Challenge hosted by Oberlin this weekend. On Friday the Flying Dutchmen were defeated by Ohio Wesleyan 5-4 and DePauw 9-0. On Saturday Wabash topped the Flying Dutchmen 5-2. Coach Steve Gorno's Dutchmen are 7-11 in dual matches.
DEPAUW 9, HOPE 0
SINGLES: 1. Chris Bertolini (D) d. Robert Cawood 6-3, 6-1; 2. Eric Hubbard (D) d. Parker Bussies 6-4, 6-2; 3. David Moss (D) d. Gabe Casher 6-2, 6-1; 4. Eric Bruynseels (D) d. Kyle Kreps 6-1, 6-1; 5. Joe Collins (D) d. Jonathan Panzer 6-1, 6-1; 6. Reid Garlock (D) d. Matthew Culver 6-0, 6-0.
DOUBLES: 1. Eric Hubbard/David Moss (D) d. Robert Cawood/Gabe Casher 8-5; 2. Michael Rardon/Reid Garlock (D) d. Parker Bussies/Matthew Culver 8-4; 3. Steven Pjevach/Philip Jackley (D) d. Kyle Kreps/Cody Herbruck 8-0.
OHIO WESLEYAN 5, HOPE 4
SINGLES: 1. Will Thieman (OW) d. Robert Cawood 3-6, 6-4, 6-3; 2. Parker Bussies (H) d. Richie Karban 6-2, 6-0; 3. Ryan Leslie (OW) d. Gabe Casher 6-2, 6-4; 4. Kyle Kreps (H) d. John Russell 6-0, 6-1; 5. Matt Swaim (OW) d. Cody Herbruck 6-4, 6-4; 6. John Rissell (OW) d. Jonathan Panzer 6-4, 6-2.
DOUBLES: 1. Robert Cawood/Gabe Casher (H) d. Richie Karban/John Rissell 8-1; 2. Kyle Kreps/Davis Vanderveen (H) d. Will Thieman/Conor Breen 8-3; 3. Ryan Leslie/Matt Swaim (OW) d. Parker Bussies/Matthew Culver 8-5.
WABASH 5, HOPE 2
SINGLES: 1. Robert Cawood (H) d. Wade Miller 6-2, 6-0; 2. Daniel Delgado (W) d. Parker Bussies 6-4, 3-6, 6-3; 3. Peter Gunderman (W) vs. Gabe Casher unfinished; 4. Ian Leonard (W) d. Kyle Kreps 6-2, 6-3; 5. Nate Koelper (W) vs. Cody Herbruck unfinished; 6. Phil Kubisz (W) d. Jonathan Panzer 6-1, 6-1.
DOUBLES: 1. Robert Cawood/Gabe Casher (H) d. Wade Miller/Peter Gunderman 8-1; 2. Nate Koelper/Daniel Delgado (W) d. Kyle Kreps/Davis Vanderveen 8-5; 3. Ian Leonard/Evan Bayless (W) d. Parker Bussies/Matthew Culver 9-7.

Flying Dutchmen Suffer First Conference Loss (4/7/12)
Perennial MIAA champion Kalamazoo handed the Flying Dutchmen their first league loss of the spring 9-0 on Saturday. Coach Steve Gorno's Flying Dutchmen are 2-1 in MIAA matches and 7-8 overall.
SINGLES: 1. Nate Eddy (K) d. Bobby Cawood 6-3, 6-1; 2. Alex Dombos (K) d. Parker Bussies 6-0, 6-0; 3. Peter Rothstein (K) d. Gabe Casher 6-2, 6-3; 4. Steve Hanselman (K) d. Kyle Kreps 6-4, 6-1; 5. Mike Korn (K) d. Davis Vanderveen 6-0, 3-0 (retire); 6. David DeSimone (K) d. Jon Panzer 6-2, 7-5.
DOUBLES: 1. Eddy/Msrk Denenfeld (K) d. Cawood/Casher 8-5; 2. Rothstein/Hanselman (K) d. Kreps/Vanderveen 8-1; 3. Dombos/DeSimone (K) d. Bussies/Matt Culver 8-3.

Flying Dutchmen Reach .500 Mark With Win (4/6/12)
The Flying Dutchmen reached .500 on the season (7-7) with an 8-1 victory over visiting Alma on Thursday. Coach Steve Gorno's Dutchmen are 2-0 against MIAA opponents heading into a home match Saturday against defending conference champion Kalamazoo.
SINGLES: 1. Parker Bussies (H) d. Josh Gove 6-1, 6-2; 2. Gabe Casher (H) d. Logan Beard 6-3, 6-0; 3. Kyle Kreps (H) d. Trent Postimous 6-3, 6-0; 4. Davis Vanderveen (H) d. Justin Meyer 6-1, 6-1; 5. Ben Schippers (A) d. Cody Herbruck 6-1, 6-1. DOUBLES: 1. Casher/Herbruck (H) d. Beard/Pontimous 8-6; 2. Kreps/Vanderveen (H) def. Gove/Schippers (A) 8-2; 3. Bussies/Matt Culver (H) def. Stuart/Meyer 8-4.

Flying Dutchmen Open League Play With Win (3/31/12)
The Flying Dutchmen opened conference play with a 7-2 victory over host Adrian on Saturday. Coach Steve Gorno's Dutchmen improved to 6-7 on the season.
SINGLES: 1. Parker Bussies (H) d. Ryan Delacey 5-7, 6-0, 10-6; 2. Kyle Kreps (H) d. Cameron Hamilton 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 10-8; 3. Cody Herbruck (H) d. Alex Ziajor 6-1, 6-1; 4. Jon Panzer (H) d. Alex Holdren 6-1, 6-1; 5. Matt Culver (H) d. Ron Hilliard 6-0, 6-0; 6. Tom Smendzuik (A) won by default.
DOUBLES: 1. Bussies/Matt Culver (H) d. Delacey/Hamilton 8-4; 2.Kreps/Herbruck (H) d. 8-2; 3. Hilliard/Smendzuik (A) won by default.

Flying Dutchmen Split Non-League Dual Matches (3/28/12)
The Flying Dutchmen split a pair of home non-league dual matches on Wednesday defeating Grand Rapids Community College 8-1, but bowing to Grand Valley State 8-1. Coach Steve Gorno's Flying Dutchmen have a 5-7 season record.
HOPE 8, GRCC 1
SINGLES: 1. Bobby Cawood (H) d. Casey Feenstra 6-1, 6-2; 2. Parker Bussies (H) d. Keith Lannon 7-6 (1), 4-6, (10-8); 3. Kyle Kreps (H) d. Clay Hodge 6-2, 6-3; 4. Cody Herbruck (H) d. Andrew Amante 7-6 (3), 6-4; 5. Matt Jackson (GR) d. Jon Panzer 6-4, 2-6, (12-10); 6. Matt Culver (H) d. Tim Hiskes 6-0, 6-4.
DOUBLES: 1. Cawood-Kreps (H) d. Feenstra-Lannon 8-2; 2. Bussies-Culver (H) d. Hodge-Jackson 9-7; 3. Herbruck-Panzer (H) d. Amante-D, Buck 8-1
GRAND VALLEY 8, HOPE 1
SINGLES: 1. Andrew Darrell (GV) d. Bobby Cawood 3-6, 6-1, 6-0; 2. Benny Delgado (GV) d. Parker Bussies 6-1, 6-4; 3. Marc Roesslein (GV) d. Kyle Kreps 6-2, 6-1; 4. Bryan Hodges (GV) d. Cody Herbruck 6-2, 6-3; 5. Josh Kazdan (GV) d. Jon Panzer 6-1, 6-2; 6. John McDonald (GV) d. Matt Culver 6-1, 6-2.
DOUBLES: 1. Darrell-Roesslein (GV) d. Cawood-Kreps 8-2; 2. Bussies-Culver (H) d. Hodges-McDonald 8-3; 3. Kazdan-Jarboe (GV) d. Herbruck-Panzer 8-6.

Hope Player Honored by MIAA a Second Time (3/27/12)
MIAA men's tennis coaches have named Hope’s Bobby Cawood its player of the week for the second time this season. A junior from East Lansing (East Lansing HS), Cawood posted a 3-1 record at No. 1 singles and a 3-1 record at No. 1 doubles (with teammate Gabe Casher) during Hope’s spring break trip to Orlando, Fla. last week. His wins at No. 1 doubles included a victory over a previously unbeaten and second-ranked regional doubles team from Carthage, Wis. His singles wins included victories over Grinnell, Iowa and Wis.-Oshkosh, with his only loss coming to a regionally-ranked player from Carthage.

Flying Dutchmen Edged in Florida Finale (3/23/12)
The Flying Dutchmen were defeated by Carthage 5-4 in their last spring break match in Florida on Friday. Coach Steve Gorno's Dutchmen were 2-3 in their Florida matches and stand 4-6 overall.
SINGLES: 1. Jeff Lotz (C) d. Bobby Cawood 1-6, 7-5, 6-3; 2. Daneric Hazelman (C) d. Parker Bussies 6-3, 6-2; 3. Matt Whiteside (C) d. Davis Vanderveen 6-0, 6-3; 4. Alex McLean (C) d. Grant Shooter 4-6, 6-3, 4-0 (default); 5. Jon Panzer (H) d. Nick Boomgarten 1-6, 6-4, 6-3; 6. Matt Culver (H) d. Brian Howes 7-6 (5), 6-4.
DOUBLES: 1. Cawood/Gabe Casher (H) d. Lotz/Hazelman 8-4; 2. Whiteside/Boomgartden (C) d. Vanderveen/Panzer 8-3; 3. Bussies/Culver (H) d. McLean/Conor Moon 8-4.

Flying Dutchmen Split Matches in Florida (3/22/12)
The Flying Dutchmen split a pair of matches against Division III opponents in Florida on Thursday, bowing to Luther, Iowa 7-2 and then rebounding to edge UW-Oshkosh 5-4. The Flying Dutchmen are 2-2 in their matches in Florida and 4-5 overall.
LUTHER, IOWA 7, HOPE 2
SINGLES: 1. Scott Sundstrom (L) d. Parker Bussies 6-1, 6-0; 2. Ramesh Karki (L) d. Gabe Casher (H) 6-1, 6-2; 3. Aaron Gendron (L) d. Cody Herbruck 6-1, 6-1; 4. Matt Bellio (L) d. Matt Culver 7-5, 6-1; 5. Jon Panzer (H) d. James Ayer 7-6 (6), 3-6, (13-11); 6. Torstein Jystad (L) d. Dan Owens 6-2, 6-2.
DOUBLES: 1. Sundstrom/Karki (L) d. Bussies/Culver 8-2; 2. Davis Vanderveen/Panzer (H) d. Quinn Foley/Ayer 8-6; 3. Gendron/Tyler Zinnecker (L) d. Herbruck/Owens 8-6.
HOPE 5, UW-OSHKOSH 4
SINGLES:1. Bobby Cawood (H) d. Bobby Brooks 6-2, 6-3; 2. Kevin Lewis (O) d. Parker Bussies 6-3, 6-3; 3. Aiden Sauberlich (O) d. Gabe Casher (H) 6-3, 6-4; 4. Kyle Kreps (H) lost to Jason Alexander 3-6, 4-1 (retired - injury); 5. Davis Vanderveen (H) d. Adam Kasper 4-6, 6-2, 6-1; 6. Grant Shooter (H) d. Josh Hopfensperger 6-4, 6-2.
DOUBLES: 1. Brooks-Lewis (O) d. Cawood/Casher 8-2; 2. Kreps/Vanderveen (H) d. Sauberlich/Kasper 9-8 (5); 3. Bussies/Matt Culver (H) d. Alexander/Hopfensberger 8-2,

Flying Dutchmen Suffer Loss in Florida (3/20/12)
The Flying Dutchmen dominated doubles play, but were unable to do it in singles play in suffering a 6-3 loss to Grinnell, Iowa on Tuesday in Florida. Coach Styeve Gorno's Dutchmen have a 3-4 dual match record.
GRINNELL 6, HOPE 3
SINGLES: 1. Bobby Cawood (H) d. Ellott Czarnecki 6-1, 6-3; 2. Eric Ritter (G) d. Parker Bussies 6-4, 6-1; 3. Daniel Nellis (G) d. Gabe Casher 6-4, 7-5; 4. Irhan Bhadkankar (G) d. Kyle Kreps 6-2, 6-4; 5. Ben Charney (G) d. David Vanderveen 4-6, 6-1, 6-1; 6. Charlie Wilhelm (G) d. Grant Shooter 6-1, 6-1.
DOUBLES: 1. Cawood-Casher (H) d. Czarnecki-Mike Cole 8-2; 2. Bhadkankar-Charney (G) d. Kreps-Vanderveen 8-5; 3. Bussies-Matt Culver (H) d. Colin Johnson-Aaron Lapkin 8-4.

Flying Dutchmen Open Florida Play With Shutout Win (3/19/12)
The Flying Dutchmen opened their spring break trip to Florida by blanking Knox, Ill. 9-0 on Monday. Coach Steve Gorno's Flying Dutchmen have a 3-3 season record.
HOPE 9, KNOX 0
Singles: 1. Bobby Cawood (H) d. Erik Hane 6-2, 6-0; 2. Parker Bussies (H) d. Shanak Mulani 6-3, 6-1; 3. Gabe Casher (H) d. Jonathan Ng 6-0, 6-0; 4. Kyle Kreps (H) d. David Ham 6-1, 6-1; 5. Cody Herbruck (H) d. Walter Palmer 6-4, 6-1; 6. Dan Owens (H) d. Max Gatyas 6-2, 7-5.
Doubles: 1. Cawood-Casher (H) d. Hane-Palmer 8-3; 2. Kreps-Davis Vanderveen (H) d. Mulani-Karl Ruzgas 8-6; 3. Bussies-Matt Culver (H) d. Ham-Ng 8-5.

Flying Dutchmen Bow in Final Spring Break Tuneup (3/14/12)
The Flying Dutchmen bowed to neighboring Aquinas 9-0 in a final tuneup before taking off for their annual spring break trip to Florida. Coach Steve Gorno's Dutchmen have a 2-3 season record.
Singles: 1. Aaron Hendrick (A) d. Bobby Cawood 6-1, 2-6 (11-9); 2. Nik Artaev (A) d. Parker Bussies 6-0, 6-2; 3. Travis Wolf (A) d. Gabe Casher 6-4, 6-3; 4. Kyle Mastellar (A) d. Kyle Kreps 6-3, 6-1; 5. John Talfer (A) d. Davis Vanderveen 6-4, 6-3; 6. Peter Tratt (A) d. Cody Herbruck 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles: 1. Hendrick-Artaev (A) d. Cawood-Casher 8-2; 2. Wolf-Mastellar (A) d. Kreps-Vanderveen 8-2; 3. Tratt-Petz (A) d. Bussies-Matt Culver 8-5.

Flying Dutchmen Split One-Point Decisions (3/10/12)
The Flying Dutchmen split a pair of one-point decisions at home on Saturday, edging Davenport 5-4, but bowing to Elmhurst, Ill. 5-4. Coach Steve Gorno's Flying Dutchmen have a 2-2 season record.
HOPE 5, DAVENPORT 4
Singles: 1. Bobby Cawood (H) d. Vitaly Shumilov 6-2, 6-1; 2. Victor Roland (D) d. Parker Bussies 6-3, 1-6, 6-3; 3. Christian Woods (D) d. Gabe Casher 6-4, 6-2; 4. Kyle Kreps (H) d. Matheus Carvalho 7-6 (5), 6-4; 5. Eric Pell (D) d. Davis Vanderbeen 6-4, 6-4; 6. Tyler Chambers (D) d. Cody Herbruck 6-3, 6-3.
Doubles: 1. Cawood/Casher (H) d. Shumilov/Roland 8-4; 2. Kreps/Vanderveen (H) d. Woods/Carvalho 8-4; 3. Bussies/Matt Culver (H) d. Keaton Briggs/Chris Grashorn 8-6.
ELMHURST 5, HOPE 4
Singles: 1. Bobby Cawood (H) d. Alex Harbert 6-3, 6-3; 2. Will Jung (E) d. Parker Bussies 6-3, 7-5; 3. Vince McPherson (E) d. Kyle Kreps 6-2, 7-6 (4); 4. Luke Tanaka (E) d. Cody Herbruck 7-5, 6-2; 5. Kevin Noble (E) d. Matt Culver 6-1, 6-2; 6. Jon Panzer (H) d. Justin Guenther 6-1, 6-2.
Doubles: 1. Harbert/Jung (E) d. Cawood/Casher 8-6; 2. Kreps/Davis Vanderveen (H) d. McPherson/Tanaka 8-6; 3. Bussies/Culver (H) d. Noble/Jim White 8-3.

Flying Dutchmen Split Season Opening Matches (3/3/12)
The Flying Dutch split a pair of season opening matches on Saturday, edging host Oberlin, Ohio 5-4, but bowing to Case-Western Reserve, Ohio 9-0.
CASE-WESTERN 9, HOPE 0
SINGLES: 1. Will Drougas (CW) d. Robert Cawood 7-6, 6-1; 2. Kyle Gerber (CW) d. Parker Bussies 6-0, 6-2; 3. Sean Carr (CW) d. Gabe Casher 6-0, 6-2; 4. Eric Klawitter (CW) d. Kyle Kreps 6-0, 6-2; 5. Rohan Patel (CW) d. Cody Herbruck 6-0, 6-0; 6. Derek Reinbold (CW) d. Jonathan Panzer 6-4, 6-1.
DOUBLES: 1. Kyle Gerber/John Healey (CW) d. Robert Cawood/Gabe Casher 8-3; 2. Sean Carr/Richard Brunsting (CW) d. Parker Bussies/Matt Culver 8-6; 3. Will Drougas/Nicolas Howe (CW) d. Kyle Kreps/Davis Vanderveen 8-2.
HOPE 5, OBERLIN 4
SINGLES: 1. Bobby Cawood (H) d. Logan Chun 7-6 (5), 6-0; 2. Charlie Marks (O) d. Parker Bussies 2-6, 6-4, 6-4; 3. Gabe Casher (H) d. Ben Turchin 6-3, 6-2; 4. Kyle Kreps (H) d. Joe Leffler 6-0, 6-2; 5. Davis Vanderveen (H) d. Sam Towne 6-1, 6-4; 6. Soren Zeliger (O) d. Grant Shooter 6-3, 6-4.
DOUBLES: 1. Cawood-Casher (H) d. Marks-Zeliger 8-3; 2. Chun-Turchin (O) d. Bussies-Matthew Culver 8-5; 3. Kreps-Vanderveen (H) d. Leffler-Towne 8-4.

MIAA Honors Hope Player for Season-Opening Play (2/20/12)
The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association has named Hope’s Bobby Cawood as its men's tennis Player of the Week. A junior from East Lansing (East Lansing HS), Cawood won both his singles matches and posted a 2-1 record in doubles during the West Michigan Indoor Tournament last weekend. Cawood’s victories included a straight-set win at No. 1 singles over MIAA rival Calvin and a victory at No. 1 doubles against NCAA Division II Grand Valley State University.

Flying Dutchmen Open Season at West Michigan Invite (2/17/12)
The Flying Dutchmen launched their season by competing in the West Michigan Indoor Tournament featuring six western Michigan college.
Flying Dutchmen Compete in Season-Opening Invitational
The Flying Dutchmen concluded their first weekend of action at the non-scoring West Michigan Indoor Tournament featuring six western Michigan colleges.
SINGLES RESULTS
#1 Singles - Bobby Cawood (Hope) defeated Casey Feenstra (GRCC) 6-2, 6-1, defeated Loukas Peterson (Calvin) 6-0, 6-3, defeated Aaron Hendrick (Aquinas) default
#2 Singles - Parker Bussies (Hope) lost to Nik Artaev (Aquinas) 6-0, 6-1, defeated Brian DeMaagd (Calvin) 4-6, 6-2, (10-7)
#3 Singles - Kyle Kreps (Hope) lost to Christian Woods (Davenport) 6-4, 6-2, lost to Phillip Reinken (Calvin) 7-6(2), 6-1
#4 Singles - Cody Herbruck (Hope) lost to Kyle Mastellar (Aquinas) 6-0, 6-2, defeated Matt Jackson (GRCC) 6-3, 6-4
#5 Singles - Matt Culver (Hope) lost to John McDonald (GVSU) 7-5, 6-1, lost to Eric Pell (Davenport) 6-1, 3-6, (10-7)
#6 Singles - Jon Panzer (Hope) lost to Keaton Briggs (Davenport) 6-4, 6-0, defeated Andrew Amante (GRCC) 6-2, 6-2
DOUBLES RESULTS
#1 Bobby Cawood/Kyle Kreps (H) defeated Andrew Darrell/Benny Delgado-Rochas (GV) 8-6, lost to Aaron Hendrick/Nick Artaev (Aq) 8-5, defeated Vitaly Schumilov/Eric Pell (Dav) 8-6
#2 Parker Bussies/Matt Culver (H) lost to Marc Roesslein/Bryan Hodges (GV) 8-3, lost to Loukas Peterson/Phillip Reinken (C) 8-6
#3 Daniel Owens/Cody Herbruck (H) lost to Demetrios Buck/Clayton Hodge (GRCC) 8-4, lost to John McDonald/Josh Kazden (Aq) 8-4
#4 Jon Panzer/Grant Shooter (H) lost to Andrew Jary/Brendan Petz (Aq) 8-4, lost to Chris Grashorn/Keaton Briggs (Dav) 9-7

The Flying Dutchmen feature a blend of returnees and players new to Hope tennis in a bid to compete for a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA championship.

Coach Steve Gorno begins his 20th season with a squad that has no seniors. The roster is evenly divided with three juniors, three sophomores and three freshmen.

The 2011 Flying Dutchmen finished third in MIAA seasonal standings and the league's NCAA qualifying tournament. The team was 12-14 in dual matches. The team also excelled in the classroom as they were named to the academic honor rolls of the MIAA and Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).

Returning letterwinners include sophomore Parker Bussies of Zeeland (Zeeland West HS), sophomore Gabe Casher of Ann Arbor (Pioneer HS), junior Robert Cawood of East Lansing (East Lansing HS), junior Kyle Kreps of Holland (Holland HS), and junior Davis Vanderveen of Clarkston (Clarkston HS).

The season will begin a month-long series of indoor matches before the team travels to Orlando, Fla. for their annual spring break schedule.

Hope athletic facilities will soon be joined by a new outdoor tennis complex. The courts will be located close to Hope's DeWitt Tennis Center and will consist of 12 courts, an officials' shelter and elevated seating for spectators. Construction of the new complex is expected to be completed by next summer.