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GOSHEN -The Grace College men's tennis team swept all six singles matches without losing a set on the way to a 9-0 win over rival Goshen Tuesday in the season opener for both teams.
Landon Reifsnider played through sickness at No. 1 singles to win 6-4, 6-0. He also paired with Dan Benyousky to win at No. 1 doubles 1-6, 6-1, 7-5. Benyousky won at No. 2 singles 6-2, 6-2 and Brandon Conley won at No. 3 singles 6-3, 6-0. Freshman Matt Blevins won his first collegiate match 6-2, 6-3 at No. 4 singles. Zac McGowen won 6-2, 6-3 at No. 5 singles and Drew McIntire won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 6 singles.
Grace (1-0) will play at Huntington Today at 3 p.m.
GRACE 9, GOSHEN 0
Singles
No. 1 - Landon Reifsnider def. Thushan Hemachandra 6-4, 6-0
No. 2 - Dan Benyousky def. J.D. Windhorst 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 - Brandon Conley def. Daniel Love 6-3, 6-0
No. 4 - Matt Blevins def. Tim Yoder 6-2, 6-3
No. 5 - Zac McGowen def. Jeron Baker 6-2, 6-3
No. 6 - Drew McIntire def. Jordan Mumaw 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1 - Reifsnider/Benyousky def. Hemachandra/Love 1-6, 6-1, 7-5
No. 2 - Conley/Blevins def. Windhorst/Yoder 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2)
No. 3 - McIntire/Josh Sloop def. Baker/Mumaw 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
SOCCER
Tuesday in Rochester Hills, MI
The Grace College men's soccer team came back from an early deficit to beat a solid Rochester squad 4-1 on the road Tuesday. Joe Kateule had two goals in the win, giving him five in Grace's first two contests. The game remained tied until midway through the second half when Kateule got an opportunity to shoot a penalty kick. He slotted home the free kick at the 67 minute mark to put the Lancers ahead 2-1. Junior Daniel Artrip put the game away 16 minutes later with his first career goal on DeSouza's second assist of the game. Grace, currently ranked No. 5 in NAIA Region VIII, improves to 2-0 on the season and will play at Trinity Christian Saturday at 1 p.m.
GRACE 4, ROCHESTER 1
Scoring - 1. Rochester, Josh Porter (penalty kick), 14:00; 2. Grace, Joe Kateule (Jean DeSouza assist), 22:00; 3. Grace, Joe Kateule (penalty kick), 67:00; 4. Grace, Daniel Artrip (Jean DeSouza assist), 83:00; 5. Grace, Andre Virgilio (Alex Rollefson assist), 85:00.
Shots on goal - Grace 13, Rochester 3. Saves - Phil Halladay (Grace) 3, Andy Barth (Rochester) 3. Corner kicks - Grace 6, Rochester 1.
Tuesday in Rochester Hills, MI
The Grace College women's soccer team improved to 2-0 for the first time in the nine-year history of the program as the the Lady Lancers defeated Rochester College 4-1 Tuesday. Grace led just 1-0 at the half, but broke the game open quickly in the second half. Kari Wildman scored the first of her two goals just two minutes into the action on a pass from Jodi Pepper. Four minutes later, Casey Rice added a goal on another Pepper assist to make it 3-0. Grace did dominate the action throughout, holding a 14-3 edge in shots on goal. Jen Howard made three saves for the Lady Lancers, while Erin Collins was forced to make eight saves for Rochester. With her two goals, Wildman now has eight goals in the first two games of the season for Grace. Grace (2-0) will play at Trinity Christian Saturday at 3 p.m.
GRACE 4, ROCHESTER 1
Scoring - 1. Grace, Emma Trease (Kari Wildman/Casey Rice assists), 21:00; 2. Grace, Kari Wildman (Jodi Pepper assist), 47:00; 3. Grace, Casey Rice (Jodi Pepper assist), 51:00; 4. Rochester, Michelle Woody, 70:00; 5. Grace, Kari Wildman, 72:00.
Shots on goal - Grace 14, Rochester 3. Saves - Jen Howard (Grace) 3, Erin Collins (Rochester) 8.
VOLLEYBALL
Tuesday in Fort Wayne
The Grace College volleyball team cruised through the opening two games and held on for a 30-9, 30-16, 30-27 sweep of Taylor-Fort Wayne Tuesday night. Grace controlled the action from the beginning, dominating every stat. The Lady Lancers had 13 service aces and nine blocks, compared to just four aces and no blocks for the Falcons.Jessica Hicks led the way with 13 kills, while Amber Birkey had 29 assists, eight digs, four aces and six kills. Stephanie Ingraham added seven kills and Kinsie Waid had nine digs. Grace improves to 1-4 on the season and will play in the Cedarville Tournament Friday and Saturday.
GRACE DEF. TAYLOR-FORT WAYNE 30-9, 30-16, 30-27
Grace kills - Jessica Hicks 13, Stephanie Ingraham 7, Lynette Wilcox 6, Amber Birkey 6, Anna Flint 6
Grace assists - Amber Birkey 29
Grace aces - Jessica Hicks 4, Amber Birkey 4
Grace digs - Kinsie Waid 9, Amber Birkey 8, Jessica Hicks 7
Grace blocks - Amber Birkey 3, Lynette Wilcox 2, Anna Flint 2
