The Hope College men's tennis team hosted Lake Forest College on Friday afternoon at the DeWitt Tennis Center, where the Foresters claimed a 7–0 decision in the non-conference matchup.

Lake Forest opened the afternoon by sweeping all three doubles courts. The Foresters' competitive edge carried into singles play. Hope pushed multiple matches deep into sets. Senior Ned Curley's marathon at No. 2 and junior Rylan Doden's push at No. 6 highlighted a lineup that continued to battle point-by-point. 

Hope hits the courts again on Saturday, March 28 to open league play on the road at Calvin University at 11 a.m.

Doubles

1: Felipe Moraes/Rodrigo Cunha (LF) def. Alec Maynard (Northville, Michigan / Detroit Catholic Central HS) /Cooper Nugent (Rochester Hills, Michigan / Rochester Adams) (HC), 7-5

2: Bernado Aguiar/George Ciuca (LF) def. Paul Schneider (Fishers, Indiana / Hamilton Southeastern) Elliot Dozeman (Holland, Michigan / West Ottawa) (HC), 6-2

3: Joao Espindola/Tim Pasea (LF) def. Owen Jackson (Traverse City, Michigan / St. Francis)/Ned Curley (Plymouth, Michigan / Detroit Catholic Central) (HC), 6-4

Singles

1: Felipe Moraes (LF) def. Cooper Nugent (HC), 6-4, 6-3

2: Bernado Aguiar (LF) def. Ned Curley (HC), 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 6-4

3: George Ciuca (LF) def. Karsten Patel (Birmingham, Michigan / Birmingham Seaholm) (HC), 6-2, 6-3

4: Rodrigo Cunha (LF) def. Blake Smith (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan / Birmingham Seaholm) (HC), 6-4, 6-4

5: Zeke Bisharat (LF) def. Paul Schneider (HC), 64, 6-2

6: Joao Espindola (LF) def. Rylan Doden (Fort Wayne, Indiana / Blackhawk Christian)(HC), 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)