Flying Dutch Finish Third in MIAA
MIAA Tournament Results
The Flying Dutch finished third in the MIAA conference tournament and the final seasonal standings after defeating Kalamazoo 5-1 Saturday in the consolation championship match. Coach Karen Page's Dutch posted a 16-7 dual match record this spring. It is the most wins in a season by the Flying Dutch since the 2000 season. Junior Sammi Stille (Holland, Mich.) was voted to the All-MIAA first team for a third consecutive year while senior Christine Garcia (Battle Creek, Mich.) received All-MIAA second team honors and was presented the league's Karen Caine Scholar-Athlete award.
Hope 5, Kalamazoo 1
SINGLES: 1. Samantha Stille (H) d. Mary Atallah 6-1, 6-1; 2. Lindsay Zuhlke (K) d. Christine Garcia 6-0, 6-1; 3. Danielle Werley (H) d. Becky Thomson (K) 6-4, 6-1; 4. Marissa Kooyers (H) vs. Geneva Garcia (K) dnf; 5. Lucy Himes (H) vs. Kari Larson (K) dnf; 6. Katherine Garcia (H) vs. Amanda Goumas (K) dnf.
DOUBLES: 1. Lucy Himes/Samantha Stille (H) d. Mary Atallah/Lindsay Zuhlke 8-3; 2. Christine Garcia/Danielle Werley (H) d. Geneva Garcia/Kari Larson 8-1; 3. Katherine Garcia/Nicole Spagnuolo (H) d. Becky Thomson/Amanda Goumas 8-0.
Calvin 6, Hope 3
SINGLES: 1. Melissa Oostenhouse (C) Samantha Stille 1-6, 6-1, 6-1; 2. Kaitlin Spoelhof (C) d. Christine Garcia 6-3, 6-2; 3. Elisabeth Geenen (C) d. Danielle Werley 6-0, 6-1; 4. Rachel Strikwerda (C) d. Marissa Kooyers 6-1, 6-2; 5. Michelle Busscher (C) def. Lucy Himes (H) 6-2, 6-1 6. Katherine Garcia (H) d. Rachel DeGroot (C) 6-3, 6-1
DOUBLES: 1. Melissa Oosterhouse/Rachel Strikwerda (C) d. Lucy Himes/Samantha Stille 8-6; 2. Christine Garcia/Danielle Werley (H) d. Kaitlin Spoelhof/Jill VanVeen (C) 8-5; 3. Katherine Garcia/Nicole Spagnuolo (H) d. Elisabeth Geenen/Rachel DeGroot (C) 8-5.
Hope 6, Alma 0
SINGLES: 1. Samantha Stille (H) d. Kelly Schwartzkopf 6-0, 6-0; 2. Christine Garcia (H) vs. Laura McKendry (ALMA) unfinished; 3. Danielle Werley (H) vs. Lindsay Wagner (ALMA) unfinished; 4. Marissa Kooyers (H) d. Heather Spratt 6-0, 6-1; 5. Lucy Himes (H) vs. Margaret Curtiss (ALMA) unfinished; 6. Katherine Garcia (H) d. Emily Noss 6-0, 6-1
DOUBLES: 1. Lucy Himes/Samantha Stille (H) Margaret Curtiss/Kelly Schwartzkopf 8-0; 2. Christine Garcia/Danielle Werley (H) d. Laura McKendry/Lindsay Wagner 8-6; 3. Katherine Garcia/Nicole Spagnuolo (H) d. Kelsey Erwin/Emily Noss 8-1.

Flying Dutch Edge Hornets in Final Dual (4/21/08)
The Flying Dutch ended the dual match portion of their season by edging host Kalamazoo 5-4 on Monday. Coach Karen Page's Dutch finish in third place in the MIAA dual standings at 6-2 and will head into the conference tournament this weekend at Albion seeded third. The Dutch ended 13-6 in overall duals.
SINGLES: 1. Samantha Stille (H) d. Mary Atallah 6-1, 6-0; 2. Lindsay Zuhlke (K) d. Christine Garcia 6-4, 6-1; 3. Danielle Werley (H) Becky Thomson (K) 6-3, 6-0; 4. Marissa Kooyers (H) d. Geneva Garcia 6-4, 6-3; 5. Kari Larson (K) d. Lucy Himes 6-4, 6-1; 6. Katherine Garcia (H) d. Amanda Goumas 6-1, 6-0.
DOUBLES: 1. Mary Atallah/Lindsay Zuhlke (K) d. Lucy Himes/Samantha Stille 8-4; 2. Geneva Garcia/Kari Larson (K) d. Christine Garcia/Danielle Werley 8-5; 3. Katherine Garcia/Nicole Spagnuolo (H) d. Becky Thomson/Amanda Goumas 8-4.

Flying Dutch Bow to Rival Calvin (4/17/08)
The Flying Dutch suffered their second conference loss bowing to rival Calvin 7-2 on Thursday. The loss puts coach Karen Page's Dutch at 5-2 in the MIAA and 13-6 overall.
SINGLES: 1. Melissa Oosterhouse (C) d. Samantha Stille 6-3, 6-1; 2. Kaitlin Spoelhof (C) d. Christine Garcia 6-3, 6-0; 3. Elisabeth Geenen (C) d. Danielle Werley 6-2, 6-0; 4. Rachel Strikwerda (C) d. Marissa Kooyers 6-1, 1-6, 6-4; 5. Michelle Busscher (C) d. Lucy Himes 6-1, 6-2; 6. Katherine Garcia (H) d. Jill VanVeen 6-1, 6-2.
DOUBLES: 1. Melissa Oosterhouse/Rachel Strikwerda (C) Lucy Himes/Samantha Stille 8-3; 2. Kaitlin Spoelhof/Jill VanVeen (C) d. Christine Garcia/Danielle Werley 8-1; 3. Katherine Garcia/Nicole Spagnuolo (H) Elisabeth Geenen/Rachel DeGroot (C) 8-6.

Flying Dutch Win Home Finale (4/15/08)
The Flying Dutch closed out the home portion of their dual match schedule by defeating Adrian 8-1 on Tuesday. Coach Karen Page's Dutch improved to 5-1 in the MIAA and 13-5 overall.
SINGLES: 1. Sammi Stille (H) d. Lindsay Eshelman 6-0, 6-2; 2. Katelyn Simcina (A) d. Christine Garcia 6-4, 6-2; 3. Danielle Werley (H) d. Robyn Bahr 6-4, 6-0; 4. Marissa Kooyers (H) d. Katie MacFarlan 6-0, 6-2; 5. Lucy Himes (H) d. Leeann Brooks 6-1, 6-0; 6. Katherine Garcia (H) d. Emily Brede 6-0, 6-0.
DOUBLES: 1. Himes/Stille (H) d. Eshelman/Simcina 8-4; 2. C. Garcia/Werley 8-2; 3. K. Garcia/Nicole Spagnuolo (H) d. Brooks/Brede 8-0.

Flying Dutch Score Shutout Victory (4/12/08)
The Flying Dutch posted their third conference victory of the week blanking Olivet 9-0 on Saturday. Coach Karen Page's Dutch are 4-1 in MIAA dual matches and 12-5 overall.
SINGLES: 1. Samantha Stille (HOPE) def. Jaclyn Mummaw (OLIVET) 6-0, 6-1; 2. Christine Garcia (HOPE) def. Abbie Utberg (OLIVET) 6-1, 6-0; 3. Danielle Werley (HOPE) def. Celeste Gruber (OLIVET) 6-1, 6-1; 4. Lucy Himes (HOPE) def. Katie Griffes (OLIVET) 6-0, 6-0; 5. Katherine Garcia (HOPE) def. Leanne Scudder (OLIVET) 6-0, 6-0; 6. Kallie Walker (HOPE) def. Kristen Wolfolk (OLIVET) 6-0, 6-1
DOUBLES: 1. Lucy Himes/Samantha Stille (HOPE) def. Jaclyn Mummaw/Abbie Utberg (OLIVET) 8-0; 2. Katherine Garcia/Nicole Spagnuolo (HOPE) def. Celeste Gruber/Leanne Scudder (OLIVET) 8-1; 3. Marissa Kooyers/Elizabeth Olson (HOPE) def. Katie Griffes/Kristen Wolfolk (OLIVET) 8-2

Flying Dutch Win Third MIAA Match (4-10-08)
Rain forced a switch in locations, but the results were still favorable to the Flying Dutch on Thursday as they posted an 8-1 victory over Tri-State. The match was originally scheduled to be played in Angola, Ind., but the location was switched by agreement of the teams to Holland so it could be played indoors at Hope's DeWitt Tennis Center. Coach Karen Page's Dutch are 3-1 in the MIAA and 11-5 overall.
SINGLES: 1. Sammi Stille (H) d. Amber Crosby by default (injury); 2. Amanda Steiner (TS) d. Christine Garcia 1-6, 6-2, 1-0 (4); 3. Marissa Kooyers (H) d. Stephanie Steiner 6-0, 6-1; 4. Lucy Himes (H) d. Kara Kauffman 6-2, 6-1; 5. Katherine Garcia (H) d. Dana Dunham 6-3, 6-0; 6. Katie Sawyer (H) d. Jennifer Wall 6-0, 6-0.
DOUBLES: 1. Himes/Stille (H) d. Crosby/Amanda Waidely 8-1; 2. C. Garcia/Danielle Werley/Kauffman/A. Steiner 8-3; 3. Beth Olson/Nicole Spagnuolo (H) d. Dunham/S. Steiner 8-1.

Flying Dutch Post MIAA Victory (4/9/08)
The Flying Dutch swept the doubles and took five of six singles matches to gain an 8-1 MIAA dual match victory over Saint Mary's on Wednesday. Coach Karen Page's Dutch improved to 2-1 in the MIAA and 10-5 overall.
SINGLES: 1. Sammi Stille (H) d. Camille Gebert 6-3, 6-1; 2. Jillian Harley (SM) d. Christin Garcia 6-0, 6-0; 3. Danielle Werley (H) d. Betsy Reed 7-5, 6-4; 4. Marissa Kooyers (H) d. Jessica Kosinski 6-1, 6-1; 5. Lucy Himes (H) d. Lisa Rubino 6-2, 6-4; 6. Katherine Garcia (H) d. Franca Peluso 6-2, 6-1.
DOUBLES: 1. Himes-Stille (H) d. Gebert-Harley 8-1; 2. C. Garcia-Werley (H) d. Rubino-Reed 8-6; 3. K. Garcia-Nicole Spagnuolo (H) d. Peluso-Kosinski 8-5.

Flying Dutch Win Two-of-Three at Great Lakes (4/4/08)
The Flying Dutch won two-of-three matches at Great Lakes Colleges Association Invitational this weekend. The Dutch opened with a 6-0 victory over host Oberlin, Ohio, bowed to regionally-ranked Kenyon 5-1 and concluded with a 5-4 win over Division I Ashland. The matches, played indoors because of inclement weather, ended when the outcome was decided. Coach Karen Page's Dutch are 9-5 on the season.
Hope 6, Oberlin 0
SINGLES: 1. Samantha Stille (H) d. Kimiko Glynn 6-3, 4-6, 10-6 ; 2. Olivia Hayden (O) vs. Christine Garcia (H) 5-7, 1-1, unfinished; 3. Danielle Werley (H) d. Kelly Sipp 6-1, 6-3; 4. Marissa Kooyers (H) d. Jane Hayden 6-1, 6-4; 5. Sarah Teitelbaum (O) vs. Katherine Garcia (H) 40-40, unfinished; 6. Kallie Walker (H) vs. Marta Robertson (O) no result.
DOUBLES: 1. Lucy Himes/Samantha Stille (H) d. Kimiko Glynn/Olivia Hayden 9-7; 2. Danielle Werley/Christine Garcia (H) d. Sarah Teitelbaum/Jane Hayden 8-2; 3. Marissa Kooyers/Elizabeth Olson (H) d. Marta Robertson/Kelly Sipp 8-2.
Kenyon 5, Hope 1
SINGLES: 1. Paige MacDonald (K) d. Sammi Stille 6-4, 6-4; 2. Meredith Brown (K) d. Christine Garcia 6-4, 6-2; 3. Danielle Werley (H) vs. Prota Kidder, unfinished; 4. Marissa Kooyers (H) vs. Natalie Larea, unfinished; 5. Lucy Himes (H) vs. Alexios Marino, unfinished; 6. Molly Yost (K) d. Katherine Garcia 7-6, 6-1.
DOUBLES: 1. Kidder-Brown (K) d. Himes-Stille 9-7; 2. MacDonald-Marino (K) d. C. Garcia-Werley 8-4; 3. K. Garcia-Nicole Spagnuolo (H) d. Yost-Larea 8-3.
Hope 5, Ashland 4
SINGLES: 1. Sammi Stille d. Myra Pepino 6-2, 6-2; 2. Kate Goudy (A) d. Christine Garcia 6-0, 6-1; 3. Meg Stoll (A) d. Danielle Werley 6-1, 6-2; 4. Corrine Pasley (A) d. Marissa Kooyers 6-1, 6-4; 5. Katherine Garcia (H) d. Morgan Sanders 6-2, 6-1; 6. Kallie Walker (H) d. Christa Halicki 6-3, 6-3.
DOUBLES: 1. Nicole Spagnuolo/Stille (H) d. Goudy/Stoll 8-1; 2. Pepino/Pasley (A) d. C. Garcia/Werley 8-4; 3. Beth Olson/K. Garcia (H) d. Halicki/Sanders 8-6.

Flying Dutch Suffer Close League Defeat (4/1/08)
The Flying Dutch suffered their first league loss of the spring Tuesday bowing to Albion 5-4. The defeated puts coach Karen Page's Dutch at 1-1 in the MIAA and 6-4 overall.
SINGLES: 1. Shelley Zamler (A) d. Sammi Stille 6-3, 6-2; 2. Michelle Mulder (A) d. Christine Garcia 6-1, 5-7, 6-2; 3. Vic Seiter (A) d. Danielle Werley 6-2, 6-4; 4. Marissa Kooyers (H) d. Mara Rendina 7-5, 7-5; 5. Emily Gunderson (A) d. Lucy Himes 6-2, 6-0; 6. Katherine Garcia (H) d. Anna Gunderson 6-2, 6-3.
DOUBLES: 1. Himes/Stille (H) d. Zamler/Seiter 8-6; 2. C. Garcia/Werley (H) d. Mulder/Rendina 9-8; 3. Gunderson/Gunderson (A) d. K. Garcia/Nicole Spagnuolo 9-7.

Flying Dutch Open MIAA Play With Victory (3/26/08)
The Flying Dutch opened conference play by posting a 9-0 shutout victory over visiting Alma on Wednesday. Coach Karen Page's Dutch extended their dual match winning streak to four in-a-row while improving to 6-3 on the season.
SINGLES: 1. Sammi Stille (H) d. Kelly Schwartzkopt 6-0, 6-1; 2. Christine Garcia (H) d. Laura McKendry 6-3, 6-1; 3. Danielle Werley (H) d. Lindsay Wagner 6-4, 6-0; 4. Marissa Kooyers (H) d. Heather Spratt 6-2, 6-2; 5. Lucy Himes (H) d. Margaret Curtiss 6-1, 6-2; 6. Katherine Garcia (H) d. Emily Noss.
DOUBLES: 1. Stille-Himes (H) d. Schwartzkopf-Curtiss 8-1; 2. Christine Garcia/Werley (H) d. Wagner-McKendry 8-4; 3. Katherine Garcia/Nicole Spagnuolo (H) d. Noss/Kelsey Erwin 8-2.

Flying Dutch End Hilton Head Trip With Win
The Flying Dutch concluded their spring break trip on a winning note defeating Greenville 9-0 on Friday.
SINGLES: #1 Sammi Stille def Reese 6-1 6-0; #2 Christine Garcia def Mangold 6-1 6-1; #3 Danielle Werley def Havling 6-0 6-2; #4 Marissa Kooyers def Troup 6-1 6-0; #5 Lucy Himes def Wagner 6-1 6-1; #6 Katherine Garcia def Headrich 6-1 6-0
DOUBLES:: 1. Himes/Stille def Reese/Mangold 8-0; #2 K.Garcia/Beth Olson def Havling/Troup 8-0; #3 Kallie Walker/Katie Sawyer def Wagner/Cole 8-1

Flying Dutch Win to Move Above .500 Mark (3/19/08)
The Flying Dutch moved above the .500 mark on the season by defeating St. Lawrence, N.Y. 6-3 on Wednesday in Hilton Head, S.C. Coach Karen Page's Flying Dutch are 4-3 on the season.
SINGLES: #1 Sammi Stille def Kirsten Lannon 6-3 6-1; #2 Christine Garcia lost Stephanie Finn 6-2,6-4; #3 Danielle Werley lost Casey Gelman 6-2,6-4; #4 Marissa Kooyers def Chelsea Hubbell 6-2,6-4; #5 Lucy Himes def Machenzie Hall 6-1,6-4; #6 Katherine Garcia def Paige Cohen 6-2,6-0
DOUBLES: #1 Himes/Stille def Lannon/Hubbell 8-1; #2 C. Garcia/Werley lost Gelman/Finn 8-4; #3 K. Garcia/Nicole Spagnuolo def Kelley Jenkins/Liz Ronty 8-2

Flying Dutch Bow to St. Thomas, Minn. (3/17/08)
The Flying Dutch bowed to St. Thomas 7-2 Monday in Hilton Head, S.C. Coach Karen Page's Dutch are 3-3 on the season.
SINGLES: #1 Alex Frank (ST) d. Sammi Stille 6-3, 7-6 (5); #2 Alli Brufledt (ST) d. Christine Garcia 4-6 ,6-4. 1-0 (9); #3 Dana Vilar (ST) d. Danielle Werley 6-1, 6-2; #4 Marissa Kooyers (H) d. Brittany Buchman 6-1, 4-6, 1-0(2); #5 Hadley Syverad (ST d. Lucy Himes 6-1, 6-1; #6 Madline Gail (ST) d. Katherine Garcia 6-4, 6-1.
DOUBLES: #1 Vilar/Brufledt (ST) d. Himes/Stille 8-3; #2 Frank/Buchman (ST) d. Christine Garcia/Werley 8-5; #3 Katherine Garcia/Nicole Spagnuolo (H) d. Syverad/Suzanne Brophy 9-8 (1).

Flying Dutch Win at Hilton Head (3/15/08)
The Flying Dutch won their first Spring Break match in Hilton Head, S.C. on Saturday edging St. Benedict, Minn. 5-4. Coach Karen Page's Dutch are 3-2 in dual matches this spring.
SINGLES: 1. Sammi Stille (H) d. Megan Wrubel 6-0, 6-3; 2. Melissa Kampa (SB) d. Christine Garcia 7-5, 6-1 (10-5); 3. Danielle Werley (H) d. Christine Long 6-1, 6-3; 4. Kylie Huether (SB) d. Marissa Kooyers 6-2, 6-0; 5. Laura Wermager (SB) d. Lucy Himes 1-6, 7-5 (10-8); 6. Katherine Garcia (H) d. Elissa Husby 6-3, 6-2.
DOUBLES: 1. Wrubel-Kampa (SB) d. Himes-Stille 8-5; 2. Christina Garcia-Werley (H) d. Long-Huether 9-8 (4); 3. Katherine Garcia-Nicole Spagnuolo (H) d. Wermager-Husby 8-4.

Flying Dutch Bow to Division II Grand Valley (3/12/08)
The Flying Dutchmen bowed to Division II Grand Valley State 9-0 Wednesday in their final indoor match before heading to Hilton Head, S.C. for their annual Spring Break trip. Coach Karen Page's Dutch are 2-2 on the season.
SINGLES: 1. Jenna Killips (GV) d. Sammi Stille 6-3, 6-1; 2. Audrey Koopsen (GV) d. Christine Garcia 6-3, 6-1; 3. Chelsea Johnston (GV) d. Danielle Werley 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (6); 4. Katelyn Grashorn (GV) d. Marissa Kooyers 6-3, 6-1; 5. Jaime Oppenlander (GV) d. Lucy Himes 6-1, 6-1; 6. Darylann Trout (GV) d. Katherine Garcia 7-5, 6-1.
DOUBLES: 1. Emily Zellner/Killips (GV) d. Himes-Stille 9-8 (5); 2. Koopsen/Grashorn (GV) d. Christine Garcia/Werley 8-4; 3. Johnston/Trout (GV) d. Katherine Garcia/Nicole Spagnuolo 8-3.

Flying Dutch Post Season's Second Win (2/26/08)
The Flying Dutch posted their second victory of the young season topping visiting Aquinas 6-3 on Tuesday. Coach Karen Page's Dutch stand 2-1.
SINGLES: 1. Sammi Stille (H) d. Alyssa Austin 6-2, 6-0; 2. Lindsey Skinner (A) d. Christine Garcia 6-3, 6-0; 3. Kelly Magee (A) d. Danielle Werley 6-3, 2-6, 1-0; 4. Marissa Kooyers (H) d. Sarah Van Gessel 6-4, 6-2; 5. Lucy Himes (H) d. Cecelia Vaughn 6-3, 6-0; 6. Katherine Garcia (H) d. Katie Siequei 6-1, 6-1.
DOUBLES: 1. Skinner-Austin (A) d. Himes-Stille 8-2; 2. C. Garcia-Werley (H) d. Magee-Siegel 8-6; 3. K. Garcia-Nicole Sagnuolo (H) d. Van Gassel-Vaughn 8-3.

Flying Dutch Suffer Season's First Loss (2/23/08)
The Flying Dutch suffered their first loss of the young season bowing to nationally ranked Wheaton 8-1 on Saturday at Hope's DeWitt Tennis Center. The lone victory came at third flight doubles with the freshman duo of Katherine Garcia and Nicole Spagnuolo winning on tie-breakers in two sets. Coach Karen Page's Dutch are 1-1 on the season.
SINGLES: 1.Jordan Hook (W) d. Samantha Stille 6-0, 6-1; 2. Brooke Parrish (W) d. Christine Garcia 6-1, 6-0; 3. Brittney Dunn (W) d. Danielle Werley 6-0, 6-2; 4. Sara Federschmidt (W) d. Marissa Kooyers 6-3, 6-1; 5. Kayli Edwards (W) d. Lucy Himes 6-0, 6-0; 6. Jill Casserly (W) d. Katherine Garcia 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3).
DOUBLES: Hook-Federschmidt (W) d. Himes-Stille 8-3; 2. Casserly-Parrish (W) d. Christine Garcia-Werley 8-6; 3. Katherine Garcia-Himes (H) d. Dunn-Edwards 8-6.