Lancers Bounced From League TourneyINDIANAPOLIS – Grace College’s men’s tennis team finished its fall season Tuesday with a 5-4 loss at Marian.
The Lancers (4-6) were unable to beat Marian for the second time this year. Grace lost to the No. 2 seed Knights Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Crossroads League Tournament.
Grace jumped out to an early lead after doubles as the Lancers won two of the three doubles’ points.
Danila Kurkulin and Caleb Yoder won 9-8 at No. 1 doubles, and Adam Yoder and Conner Bates claimed an 8-6 win at No. 3.
Lucas Fonseca claimed a quick 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 6 singles, and Uros Pajic recovered from a first-set loss to win 4-6, 7-6, 6-2 at No. 2 singles.
But the Knights (9-2) rebounded to win the rest of the singles’ courts to advance to the semifinals. Kurkulin was handed his first loss of the year at No. 1 singles, and Adam Yoder narrowly lost 4-6, 6-4, 3-6 at No. 5.
Grace Loses In League Tournament
HUNTINGTON – The fall season came to a close on Tuesday for Grace College’s women’s tennis team.
The Lady Lancers (9-6) fell by the score of 7-2 at Huntington in the Crossroads League Tournament.
Emily Mast had a part in both of Grace’s points. She won at No. 1 singles and then teamed up with Carrie Copeland at No. 1 doubles to grab a point.
The Foresters (13-2), the No. 3 seed in the tournament, won two of the three doubles’ courts. Huntington also ran away with five singles’ points in the match to advance to the league tournament semifinals.
