KOKOMO, Ind. - Grace's women's tennis team wasted little time beating IU Kokomo on Tuesday with a 9-0 victory.
The Lady Lancers are enjoying their second-best start in program history at 7-1. Only the 2009 squad who started 10-1 was better.
Grace only lost two games across three doubles' courts. Jayna Armstrong and Morgan Mast were perfect 8-0 at No. 3 doubles.
Emily Mast and Jenna Jackson finished 8-1 at No. 1 doubles, and Carrie Copeland and Molly Fitzpatrick won by the same score at No. 2 doubles.
Emily Mast posted a perfect 6-0, 6-0 score at the top singles' position, and Armstrong (No. 4 singles) and Morgan Mast (No. 6 singles) were also flawless.
Copeland at No. 2 singles excelled with an 6-0, 6-1 win, and Fitzpatrick also cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5. Jackson won in three sets at No. 3 singles to complete a 9-0 sweep for Grace.
The Lady Lancers jump back into Crossroads League play on Wednesday with a home match with Indiana Wesleyan. The men's matchup will start at 2 p.m. with both teams to kick off doubles' play at approximately 3:30 p.m.
DOUBLES
1. E. Mast/Jackson won 8-1
2. Copeland/Fitzpatrick won 8-1
3. Armstrong/M. Mast won 8-0
SINGLES
1. E. Mast won 6-0, 6-0
2. Copeland won 6-0, 6-1
3. Jackson won 6-0, 0-6, 10-5
4. Armstrong won 6-0, 6-0
5. Fitzpatrick won 6-1, 6-1
6. M. Mast won 6-0, 6-0
Exh. Bankson won 8-2
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