MOUNT VERNON, Ohio - The Grace men's tennis team opened the 2021-22 season with style, sweeping to a 7-0 victory over rival Bethel in Crossroads League action. The match was the first of a scheduled doubleheader hosted by Mount Vernon Nazarene, but the second match of the day was canceled due to extreme heat.

The duo of Ivan Antinori and David Sandi started off the scoring with a quick 6-2 victory at No. 3 doubles. Milan Savic and Kye Barrett confirmed the doubles point, winning 6-3 at No. 3, while the No. 1 pair of Max Rozas and Fabricio Galvan cruised to a 6-1 win.

All six singles matches were won by the Lancers in straight sets. Rozas won 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 singles and Sandi took No. 2 singles 6-1, 6-0. Galvan played at No. 3, winning 6-2, 6-2, while Antinori won 6-4, 6-1 at No. 4. Francisco Margaria took the court at No. 5 singles and was victorious 6-1, 6-1, and Nic Graber captured his No. 6 match 6-0, 6-3.

Grace (1-0) will host Lawrence Tech at the Miller Field Courts on September 2. At this time there is no make-up date for the match with Mount Vernon Nazarene.



Doubles
No. 1 - M. Rozas/ F. Galvan (GC) def. L. Almeida/J. Bos (BU) 6-1
No. 2 - M. Savic/K. Barrett (GC) def. W. Troyer/ J. LaGlou (BU) 6-3
No. 3 - I. Antinori/D. Sandi (GC) def. B. Eash/J. Maust (BU) 6-2

Singles
No. 1 - M. Rozas (GC) def. L. Almeida (BU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 2 - D. Sandi (GC) def. J. Bos (BU) 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 - F. Galvan (GC) def. W. Troyer (BU) 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 - I. Antinori (GC) def. J. Maust (BU) 6-4, 6-1
No. 5 - F. Margaria (GC) def. J. LaGrou (BU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 6 - N. Graber (GC) def. B. Eash (BU) 6-0, 6-3