Greencastle, Ind.- The DePauw men's tennis team held off Oberlin College at home, beating the Yeomen 5-4 for its first conference win of the season. The Tigers improved to 8-6 for the season and 1-0 in conference play, while the Yeomen dropped to 5-7 overall and 0-1 in North Coast Athletic Conference play.
 
DePauw got on the board first after Hudson Mosher and Chase Hutchinson defeated Ben Tichauer and James Foster 8-4 on court three. Oberlin would tie the match up at one apiece after Rohan Gold and Zain Makada beat Ryan McCook and Wils Warren 8-3 on court two. The Tigers regained the lead when Finley Buelte and Teagen Crow defeated the Yeomen's Shawn Lisann and Sebastien Naginski 8-7 after winning the tiebreaker 7-5.
 
Up 2-1 heading into singles play, the Tigers' Grayson Zylstra helped DePauw pull ahead after defeating Oberlin's James Foster 6-1, 6-1 on court six. Ryan McCook would give the Tigers a 4-1 lead after beating Zain Makada 6-2, 6-0 on court three. The Yeomen would take the next two matches to cut DePauw's lead to just one. On court two, Samuele Pia fell to Shawn Lisann 6-3, 6-2; on court four, Oberlin's Sebastien Naginski defeated Jake Louiselle 6-4, 6-4. On court five, Scott Anderson would clinch the win for the Tigers after beating Ben Tichauer 6-1, 1-6, 6-4. The Yeomen's final victory of the afternoon came on court one when Roahn Gold defeated Finley Buelte 7-5, 1-6, 6-4. 
 
The Tigers' next match is Sunday, April 7, against the College of Wooster at 12 p.m.
 
DePauw University 5, Oberlin College Tennis 4
 
Singles competition 
1. Rohan Gold (OBEM) def. Finley Buelte (DPUM) 7-5, 1-6, 6-4
2. Shawn Lisann (OBEM) def. Samuele Pia (DPUM) 6-3, 6-2
3. Ryan McCook (DPUM) def. Zain Makada (OBEM) 6-2, 6-0
4. Sebastien Naginski (OBEM) def. Jake Louiselle (DPUM) 6-4, 6-4
5. Scott Anderson (DPUM) def. Ben Tichauer (OBEM) 6-1, 1-6, 6-4
6. Grayson Zylstra (DPUM) def. James Foster (OBEM) 6-1, 6-1
 
Doubles competition 
1. Finley Buelte/Teagen Crow (DPUM) def. Shawn Lisann/Sebastien Naginski (OBEM) 8-7 (7-5)
2. Rohan Gold/Zain Makada (OBEM) def. Ryan McCook/Wils Warren (DPUM) 8-3
3. Hudson Mosher/Chase Hutchinson (DPUM) def. Ben Tichauer/James Foster (OBEM) 8-4
 
Match Notes:
Oberlin College Tennis 5-7
DePauw University 8-6
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles ()
DePauw 1-0 (NCAC)
Oberlin 0-1 (NCAC)