Foresters Edge Lancers In Tennis Season Opener
August 25, 2017 at 3:57 p.m.
Foresters Edge Lancers In Tennis Season Opener
By Josh Neuhart-
The Lancers (0-1, 0-1 Crossroads League) started the 10 a.m. match with excitement to open up doubles’ play well. But the Foresters (1-1, 0-1 CL) rallied at multiple courts to win all three doubles’ points.
Danila Kurkulin and Uros Pajic narrowly tasted defeat 8-6 at No. 1 doubles, and Conner Bates and Caleb Yoder lost by an identical score at No. 3.
Despite a strong showing for Grace in singles, Huntington’s lead proved too great to overcome. The Lancers and Foresters split the singles’ courts.
Arturo Fonseca won handily at No. 5 singles 6-0, 6-4. Diego Zamora, in his first collegiate match, claimed a 7-6, 6-2 victory at No. 3, and Kurkulin earned a 6-4, 6-3 win at the top singles’ spot.
Adam Yoder put up a fight at No. 4 singles before losing in three sets 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
“We fought hard but came up short. We came out flat in doubles and couldn’t make up the difference in singles,” said assistant coach Andy Lewis. “We need to clean up some of our unforced errors moving forward. We are looking forward to the doubles’ tournament this weekend.”
Grace’s next match is a friendly doubles’ competition at Marian on Saturday.
The Lancers (0-1, 0-1 Crossroads League) started the 10 a.m. match with excitement to open up doubles’ play well. But the Foresters (1-1, 0-1 CL) rallied at multiple courts to win all three doubles’ points.
Danila Kurkulin and Uros Pajic narrowly tasted defeat 8-6 at No. 1 doubles, and Conner Bates and Caleb Yoder lost by an identical score at No. 3.
Despite a strong showing for Grace in singles, Huntington’s lead proved too great to overcome. The Lancers and Foresters split the singles’ courts.
Arturo Fonseca won handily at No. 5 singles 6-0, 6-4. Diego Zamora, in his first collegiate match, claimed a 7-6, 6-2 victory at No. 3, and Kurkulin earned a 6-4, 6-3 win at the top singles’ spot.
Adam Yoder put up a fight at No. 4 singles before losing in three sets 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
“We fought hard but came up short. We came out flat in doubles and couldn’t make up the difference in singles,” said assistant coach Andy Lewis. “We need to clean up some of our unforced errors moving forward. We are looking forward to the doubles’ tournament this weekend.”
Grace’s next match is a friendly doubles’ competition at Marian on Saturday.
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