LEBANON, Tenn. - Grace's men's tennis team added another marquee win to a sensational season on Friday.
The No. 19 Lancers took down No. 21 Cumberland (Tenn.) 5-2 to improve to 18-5 on the season. Grace has now won six matches against teams either ranked or receiving votes in the NAIA.
Grace set the tone for the win by taking the doubles' point. Max Rozas and Fabricio Galvan (No. 2) won 6-3, and Mauricio Corty and Ivan Antinori (No. 3) cruised 6-2.
The Lancers then routed the Phoenix in singles, claiming four of the six courts in straight sets. Rozas (No. 1) and David Sandi (No. 2) won quickly at the top two singles' courts. Facundo Paredes (No. 3) and Ramiro Candia (No. 5) followed suit in their matchups to wrap up the victory.
The Lancers' trip south will end on Saturday. Grace plays a doubleheader against Blue Mountain and Martin Methodist.
DOUBLES
1. Popovic/Paredes lost to Hrzic/Trost 6-3
2. Rozas/Galvan def. Colomban/N'Goma 6-3
3. Corty/Antinori def. Suarez/Coelho 6-2
SINGLES
1. Rozas def. Vaughan 6-2, 6-2
2. Sandi def. Colomban 6-1, 6-2
3. Paredes def. N'Goma 6-1, 6-3
4. Galvan lost to Hrzic 6-1, 6-1
5. Candia def. Trost 6-0, ret.
6. Popovic lost to Suarez 6-3, 2-6, 10-8
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