HOLLAND, Mich. - Grace's men's tennis team opened up the spring season with a rout over Hope College. The Lancers beat Hope 8-1 in Michigan.

Pavle Popovic and Milan Savic won 8-6 at No. 1 doubles, and Max Rozas and Fabricio Galvan won 8-2 at No. 2. Ramiro Candia and Jacob Gray completed the Lancers' sweep in doubles with an 8-3 win at No. 3. Mauricio Corty and Francisco Margaria won in exhibition doubles' play, marking the first collegiate appearance for Margaria.

In singles' play, four of Grace's wins were in straight sets. Corty was the exception, battling to a 6-1, 3-6, 10-3 victory at No. 5 singles.

Rozas won 6-3, 6-4 at No. 1 singles, Galvan won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3, Candia won 6-3, 6-2 at No. 4, and Savic won 7-5, 6-2 at No. 6.

*The spring season consists of countable contests for the first time for Grace. This means overall team records and individual W/L records will be influenced by spring competition.



DOUBLES
1. Popovic/Savic won 8-6
2. Rozas/Galvan won 8-2
3. Candia/Gray won 8-3
*Margaria/Corty won 8-4

SINGLES
1. Rozas won 6-3, 6-4
2. Popovic lost 3-6, 4-6
3. Galvan won 6-1, 6-2
4. Candia won 6-3, 6-2
5. Corty won 6-1, 3-6, 10-3
6. Savic won 7-5, 6-2