HOLLAND, Mich. -- The Western Michigan women's tennis team racked up the wins at the Hope College Invitational over the weekend.
SINGLES
Freshman
Pei Chi Ho picked up an 8-1 win over Shannon Dudy from St. Marys and then defeated Gabriela Rocker from Hope, 8-4, to advance of the Singles A Draw Finals. Ho met fellow freshman
Mahika Khanna in the Finals. Khanna advanced after an 8-5 win over Ryan Morrey from Calvin and an 8-3 win over Victoria Herrington from Spring Arbor. Ho got the best of her classmate 6-2, 6-2, in the finals.
Two Broncos more Broncos met in finals of the Singles B Draw.
Ella Fitcher picked up wins (8-2) over SMC's Anna Gardner and CC's Sabrina Lopez (8-1). Julia Hostakova earned wins over SAU's Dayra Novella (8-1) and HC's Sophia Grzesiak (8-2) to earn her showdown with Fitcher. Fitcher prevailed in the finals 7-6 (7-4), 6-3).
Singles Draw C saw Daniela Richardson win in the finals over Hope's Anna Kolb 6-2, 6-1. To get there, she defeated Addy Wilkinson from St. Marys (8-0) and Ana Ornellas from Calvin (8-2). Nearly making the finals was Xintong Jiang, who earned an 8-5 win over Liliana Salas Bejarano before falling in the semifinals to Hope's Ana Kolb.
DOUBLES
It was an all-Bronco final in the Doubles A Draw. Ho and Fitcher worked their way to the finals with wins over the duo of Dudy and Pischalko from St. Marys (6-0), and Rocker and Grzesiak from Hope (6-1). Khanna and Hostokova teamed up and made it to the finals after victories against Herrington and Dean from Spring Arber (6-1) and Morrey and Grissom from Calvin (6-0). Ho and Fitcher got the best of Khanna and Hostokova, 8-3.
The duo of Richardson and Jiang made it to the finals of the Doubles B Draw, falling to Novella and Salas Bejarana from SAU, 8-2.
The Broncos are back in action on Friday and Saturday, hosting the annual Betsy Kuhle Invitational at Sorensen Courts. Admission is free.