The Hope College men's tennis team extended its unbeaten streak in MIAA play to four matches with an emphatic 7-0 victory over Trine University on Saturday.
The Flying Dutchmen won eight of nine matches, delivering a dominant performance that marked Hope's second consecutive avenged loss from last season following a 5-2 triumph over Calvin University on March 29. Trine topped Hope, 6-3, last season.
The Flying Dutchmen (6-11, 4-0 MIAA) host defending MIAA champion Kalamazoo College on Wednesday, April 9, at 4 p.m. at the VandePoel-Heeringa Stadium Courts.
DOUBLES
1D: Drew Hackney/Andrew Spirrison (TRI) def. Austin Becksvoort/Ned Curley (HPE), 6-4;
2D: Alec Maynard/Cooper Nugent (HPE) def. Elijah Schilthuis/Emmett Wirth (TRI), 6-1;
3D: Paul Schneider/Elliot Dozeman (HPE) def. Nicholas Jen/Caleb Morris (TRI), 6-2.
SINGLES
1S: Cooper Nugent (HPE) def. Drew Hackney (TRI), 6-3, 6-3;
2S: Ned Curley (HPE) def. Andrew Spirrison (TRI), 6-0, 6-0;
3S: Paul Schneider (HPE) def. Elijah Schildluis (TRI), 6-4, 6-4;
4S: Rylan Doden (HPE) def. Caleb Morris (TRI), 6-0, 6-2;
5S: Karsten Patel (HPE) def. Emmett Wirth (TRI), 6-0, 7-5;
6S: Austin Becksvoort (HPE) def. Nicholas Jen (TRI), 6-1, 6-2.