MARION, Ind. - Grace ran into a juggernaut in the finals of the Crossroads League Tournament. The 10th-ranked Wildcats of Indiana Wesleyan improved to a perfect 20-0 with a 4-0 victory over the Lancers.

Indiana Wesleyan, which has only dropped five individual contests all season, earns an automatic bid to the NAIA National Tournament next May. Grace (10-3) hopes to play its way into an at-large bid to nationals, much like last season when the Lancers advanced to the second round of NAIA nationals and ended the year ranked No. 15.

"Indiana Wesleyan is a very good team and I think we closed the gap with them a bit since last season," said Coach Andy Lewis. "Our guys played well."

The Wildcats captured the first two doubles matches to earn a point. Facundo Paredes and Ivan Antintori dropped the No. 1 contest 6-3, while Ramiro Candia and Fabricio Galvan lost 6-1 at the No. 2 position. Max Rozas and Milan Savic were on serve at 3-4 in No. 3 doubles when the match was called.

Only three singles matches were completed as Indiana Wesleyan reached the four points needed to claim the championship. David Sandi battled at No. 1 singles, but fell 6-3, 6-1, while Galvan lost 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4 singles. The clinching point came at No. 6 singles, where Nicolas Doria lost 6-4, 6-0.

Grace will compete in the ITA Tournament in Marion, Indiana, beginning on September 30.

DOUBLES
No. 1 - Carrizo/Sprovieri (IWU) def. Paredes/Antinori (GC) 6-3
No. 2 - Rocco/Turnqusst (IWU) def.Candia/Galvan (GC) 6-1
No. 3 - Rozas/Savic (GC) vs. Wurth/Steiner (IWU) 3-4, DNF

SINGLES
No. 1 - Martin Carrizo (IWU) def, David Sandi (GC) 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 - Max Rozas (GC) vs. Jeremias Rocco (IWU 1-6, 4-3 DNF
No. 3 - Ramiro Candia (GC) vs. Leo Sprovieri (IWU) 2-6, 2-1 DNF
No. 4 - Isaac Steiner (IWU) def. Fabricio Galvan (GC) 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 - Facundo Paredes (GC) vs. Karl Wurth (IWU) 6-6 DNF
No. 6 - Mariano Jalif (IWU) def. Nicolas Doria (GC) 6-4, 6-0