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Men's Tennis 4/20/2026 8:59:00 PM Alan Babbitt

Men's Tennis Soars to 7-0 Victory at Adrian

The Hope College men's tennis team served a 7-0 victory at Adrian College on Monday that clinched the third seed for the upcoming MIAA Tournament.

The Flying Dutchmen improved to 8-7 overall and 4-2 in MIAA play.

Hope next plays on Wednesday, April 22, at 4 p.m. at home against Albion College in the regular-season finale at VandePoel-Heeringa Stadium Courts.

Doubles

1. Alec Maynard of Northville, Michigan (Detroit Catholic Central) / Cooper Nugent of Rochester Hills, Michigan (Rochester Adams) def. Luca Coutinho / Jaxon Nejedlik, 6-1;
2. Elliot Dozeman of Holland, Michigan (West Ottawa) / Blake Smith of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (Birmingham Seaholm) def. Sean Ruhf / Kaiden DePascale, 6-1;
3. Ian Williams of Lincolnshire, Illinois (Adlai E. Stevenson) / Hank Mast of Kansas City, Missouri (Liberty) def. Jayden Miller / Luke Holowinski, 6-3.

Singles

1. Cooper Nugent def. Luca Coutinho, 6-1, 6-1;
2. Ned Curley of Plymouth, Michigan (Detroit Catholic Central) def. Luke Holowinski, 6-1, 6-0;
3. Karsten Patel of Birmingham, Michigan (Birmingham Seaholm) def. Jaxon Nejedlik, 6-2, 6-2;
4. Blake Smith def. Jack Oswald, 6-0, 6-2;
5. Owen Jackson of Traverse City, Michigan (St. Francis) def. Kaiden DePascale, 6-2, 7-5;
6. Paul Schneider of Fishers, Indiana (Hamilton Southeastern) def. Jayden Miller, 7-5, 6-1.

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Players Mentioned

Ned Curley: Junior; Business

Elliot Dozeman: Sophomore

Hank Mast: Sophomore

Alec Maynard: Junior

Cooper Nugent: Junior; German

Karsten Patel: Sophomore

Paul Schneider: Junior

Blake Smith: Sophomore

Owen Jackson: Freshman

Ian Williams: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ned Curley
: Junior; Business

Elliot Dozeman
: Sophomore

Hank Mast
: Sophomore

Alec Maynard
: Junior

Cooper Nugent
: Junior; German

Karsten Patel
: Sophomore

Paul Schneider
: Junior

Blake Smith
: Sophomore

Owen Jackson
: Freshman

Ian Williams
: Freshman