Hope came out with a sharp, early rhythm against Oberlin College on Saturday night at DeWitt Tennis Center

Ultimately, Oberlin swung the pendulum the other way, taking the match from the Flying Dutchmen, 4-3. 

Hope moves to 4-3 on the season, and looks ahead to a Texas trip featuring three more non-conference matchups. The Flying Dutchmen take on Howard Payne University on Thursday, March 5 at 2 p.m. central. 

Against Oberlin, Hope's scoring came from a strong doubles start and two composed singles victories. 

The Orange and Blue claimed two of the three doubles courts, with decisive wins at No. 1 and No. 3 giving them the early advantage.

In singles, junior Ned Curley (Plymouth, Michigan / Detroit Catholic Central HS) delivered a straight-set win at No. 2, and junior Paul Schneider (Fishers, Indiana / Hamilton Southeastern) battled through three sets at No. 6 to secure Hope's final point of the night.

Doubles

1: Alec Maynard (Northville, Michigan / Detroit Catholic Central)/Cooper Nugent (Rochester Hills, Michigan / Rochester Adams) (HC) def. Enrique Margain/Cameron Weiss (OC), 6-1

2: Sebastien Naginski/ Shawn Lisann (OC) def. Karsten Patel (Birmingham, Michigan / Birmingham Seaholm) /Blake Smith (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan / Birmingham Seaholm) (HC), 6-2

3: Owen Jackson (Traverse City, Michigan / St. Francis / Curley (HC) def. Zain Makada/Oliver Knijnenburg (OC), 6-2

Singles

1: Shawn Lisann (OC) def. Nugent (HC), 6-2, 7-6

2: Curley (HC) def. Zain Makada (OC), 6-3, 7-6

3: Dash Smith (OC) def. Patel (HC), 6-1, 6-4

4: Enrique Margain (OC) def. Rylan Doden (Fort Wayne, Indiana / Blackhawk Christian) (HC), 7-5, 6-1

5: Cameron Weiss (OC) def. Smith (HC), 7-5, 6-0

6: Schneider (HC) def. Sebastien Naginski (OC), 6-1, 3-6, 6-2