In the 2017 debut, Grace College’s men’s tennis team came up short in a 6-3 loss to Huntington. 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.
Josh Neuhart- | August 25, 2017