The Hope College men's tennis team faced off with two top-40 teams on Wednesday in Florida.
The Flying Dutchmen (2-10) dropped matches against #37 Hobart College, 6-1, and to #34 Hamilton College, 7-0.
Hope earned wins in two doubles and No. 4 singles against Hobart, and in No. 1 doubles against Hamilton.
v. Hobart
1D: Nick Fischer/Nick Grosso (HOB) def. Ned Curley/Austin Becksvoort (HPE), 6-3
2D: Alec Maynard/Cooper Nugent (HPE) def. Troy Steiner/Jacob Linares (HOB), 7-5
3D: Rahul Vallabhajosula/Hyat Oyer (HOB) def. Paul Schneider/Elliott Dozeman (HPE), 6-3
1S: Nick Fischer (HOB) def. Cooper Nugent (HPE), 7-5, 6-2
2S: Hyat Oyer (HOB) def. Ned Curley (HPE), 7-6, 6-3
3S: Nick Grosso (HOB) def. Paul Schneider (HPE), 6-2, 6-1
4S: Rylan Doden (HPE) def. Rahul Vallabhajosula (HOB), 6-4, 1-6, 14-12
5S: Troy Steiner (HOB) def. Karsten Patel (HPE), 7-5, 6-3
6S: Marco Olmos (HOB) def. Austin Becksvoort (HPE), 6-4, 6-1
v. Hamilton:
1D: Austin Becksvoort/Ned Curley (HPE) def. Anson Anderson/Tarun Korwar (HC), 7(11)-6(9)
2D: Antonia Chavez/Connor Griff (HC) def. Alec Maynard/Cooper Nugent (HPE), 6-2
3D: Eerik Villem/Lleyton Mendieta (HC) def. Elliot Dozeman/Paul Schneider (HPE), 6-4
1S: Lleyton Mendieta (HC) def. Cooper Nugent (HPE), 6-4, 6-0
2S: Connor Griff (HC) def. Ned Curley (HPE), 6-4, 6-3
3S: Anson Anderson (HC) def. Paul Schneider (HPE), 6-1, 6-3
4S: Tarun Korwar (HC) def. Rylan Doden (HPE), 6-0, 6-1
5S: Coby Feldman (HC) def. Karsten Patel (HPE), 7-5, 2-6, 1(10)-0(6)
6S: Nicolas Gritz (HC) def. Austin Becksvoort (HPE), 6-0, 6-1
The Flying Dutchmen finish Florida play against Trinity College on Friday, March 21, at 8 a.m.