Tennis Results: Sept. 12
GRACE WOMEN 6, TAYLOR 1
The magical season continued for Grace’s women’s tennis team with a 6-1 victory over Taylor on Thursday.
The Lady Lancers stretched their perfect record to 8-0, extending their program record for best start. Grace sits at 7-0 in the Crossroads League with just two league matches remaining. Grace has already secured a home game in the quarterfinals of the Crossroads League Tournament in October.
The match started with singles play, and Grace won in straight sets at the four lower courts. Dayana Ortega cruised 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3 singles, and Morgan Mast won 6-2, 6-0 at No. 5. Shelby Bankson (7-5, 6-2) at No. 6 singles and Jayna Armstrong (6-1, 7-6) at No. 4 also picked up wins. Emily Mast battled to a three-set victory at No. 1 singles by A score of 6-0, 6-7 (5), 10-6.
Ortega and Emily Mast teamed up for a 6-0 victory at No. 1 doubles, and Carrie Copeland and Armstrong also blanked their opponent at No. 2. Morgan Mast and Gretchen Adams finished off the doubles sweep with a 6-2 win at No. 3.
Grace’s current winning streak of eight games is one shy of the all-time record for the Lady Lancers (nine straight, 2008 and 2009).
NORTHWOOD 5, GOSHEN 0
Not even weather could stop the Panthers as NorthWood tennis stayed unbeaten with a 5-0 Northern Lakes Conference sweep of Goshen Thursday.
Wes Troyer won 6-3, 6-1 at 1 singles, Ben Vincent collected a 6-0, 6-4 win at 2 singles, and Chase Horner was a 6-2, 7-5 winner at the 3 singles spot.
Jack Wysong and Landon Holland cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 win at 1 doubles, while Bryce Harner and Treyton Martin earned a 6-2, 6-1 win at 2 doubles as NorthWood waited through both a rain and a lightning delay to complete the meet.
The Panther JV also won, 8-3.
GRACE MEN 4, TAYLOR 0
Grace’s men’s tennis team picked up its third straight win with a weather-shortened sweep over Taylor on Thursday.
The Lancers (7-1, 6-0 Crossroads League) remain tied at the top of the Crossroads League with No. 22 Indiana Wesleyan with three conference games remaining.
Grace took the first point of the afternoon by sweeping all three doubles matches. Freshman Ramiro Candia and sophomore Jacob Gray cruised to a 6-1 victory at No. 3 doubles. Max Rozas teamed up with Fabricio Galvan to take down the Trojan pair 6-2 in the No. 2 doubles spot. To complete the doubles sweep, the Lancers relied on juniors Pavle Popovic and Milan Savic to beat the Trojans’ top pair 6-3.
After heavy rain forced a decision, the singles matches were moved indoors to the Warsaw Racquet Club.
Rozas took his match in straight sets (6-0, 6-4) in the No. 1 singles slot. Popovic defeated his opponent at No. 2 singles, taking both sets which included a hard fought 7-6 second set victory.
In the No. 4 singles spot, Candia won in straight sets (6-0, 6-3) to clinch the shortened match for the Lancers.