Wabash tennis opened a difficult weekend of matches Saturday, facing nationally-ranked Oberlin in Cleveland, Ohio. The Little Giants lost its cross-divisional North Coast Athletic Conference match 6-2.
 
Oberlin entered play ranked 40^th in the preseason national Intercollegiate Tennis Association poll and 11^th in the organization's Central Regional listing. The Little Giants came into play ranked 15^th. The Yeomen took an early 3-0 lead with victories in all three doubles matches.
 
William Reifeis scored the first point in singles play for Wabash with a 6-4, 6-4 victory at the number two flight. Mazin Hakim won a 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) decision at number six singles.
 
The road gets tougher for Wabash (2-1) Sunday when the Little Giants complete the weekend road trip against Kenyon College. The Lords are ranked 11^th nationally and third in the Central Region.