The Intercollegiate Tennis Association ranked Hillsdale College’s women’s tennis program nationally in Division II for the first time in its six years of existence, after the team toppled Wayne State University and Ursuline College over the weekend. “I am very proud of the team,” head coach Nikki Walbright said. “It feels good to see a...
The Hillsdale men’s tennis team blanked Cedarville University 9-0 on Saturday. The Chargers’ record moved to 8-6 overall and 4-0 in the G-MAC. Hillsdale swept doubles play, scoring an overall 24-9, and won all six singles matches in straight sets. Sophomore Milan Mirkovic won No. 1 singles 6-3, 6-3, and joined with sophomore Julien Clouette...
When junior Anika Ellingson tucks earbuds under her swim cap and cranks up the volume on “Famous Last Words” by My Chemical Romance, her whole body goes into race mode. Ellingson breathes deeply as the punk-rock band blares in her ears. She mentally reviews her swim, thinking through her start, her pacing, her turns. Then...
The Hillsdale golf team traveled to Lexington, Kentucky, to play in the Saginaw Valley State University Spring Invitational at the Kearney Hill Golf Links over the weekend. It placed 10th with a team score of 589, 19 strokes off the winning 570 shot by the host team, SVSU. Senior Liam Purslowe started strong with a...
The Hillsdale College men’s tennis team picked up three conference wins in the last week to improve its season record to 7-6 and G-MAC record to 3-0. The Chargers toppled the Walsh Cavaliers 7-2 at North Canton Racquet Club in Ohio on Saturday. Hillsdale swept doubles matches and then seized four singles matches. Junior Justin...