WINONA LAKE, Ind. - In the 2017 debut, Grace'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.

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.

DOUBLES

1. Kurkulin/Pajic lost 8-6
2. Zamora/A. Yoder lost 8-5
3. Bates/C. Yoder lost 8-6

SINGLES

1. Kurkulin won 6-4, 6-3
2. Pajic lost 6-3, 6-2
3. Zamora won 7-6, 6-2
4. A. Yoder lost 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
5. A. Fonseca won 6-0, 6-4
6. L. Fonseca lost 6-2, 6-2