NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. - Grace's women's tennis improved to 4-1 on the season with an emphatic 7-0 win at NCAA Division III Manchester on Monday afternoon. 

The Lancers jumped all over the Spartans to put the match away quickly. Across the three doubles matches, the visitors dropped only two games to sweep doubles action.

Kiersten Martin and Lydia Ruegsegger led off with an 8-1 victory to set the tone. They were followed by Molli Runestad and Amy Adams, who also came out on top 8-1 at No. 3 doubles. Finally, Jimena Ramirez and Alejandra Sandoval finished off the duos with an 8-0 sweep.

As the match transitioned to singles, Grace extended the lead and cleaned up the remaining points. All six pairings were won in straight sets, with four of the six showing 6-0, 6-0 score lines at the end.

Ramirez (No. 1), Sandoval (No. 3), Runestad (No. 4) and Martin (No. 5) each won in straight sets 6-0, 6-0. Ruegsegger (No. 2) and Lydia Miller (No. 6), not being in real danger of dropping a set, needed just a few extra games to dispatch their opponents 6-3, 6-1 and 6-1, 6-1, respectively. 

The Lancers will continue league play on the road against Mount Vernon on Sept. 13. First serve is scheduled for 1 p.m.

DOUBLES

Ramirez/Sandoval def. Kotlin/Minton, 8-0
Martin/Ruegsegger def. Demaso/Ramirez, 8-0
Runestad/Adams def. Rogers/Manns, 8-1

SINGLES

Jimena Ramirez def. Natlie Kotlin, 6-0, 6-0
Lydia Ruegsegger def. Evelyn Minton, 6-3, 6-1
Alejandra Sandoval def. Avin Demaso, 6-0, 6-0
Molli Runestad def. Carmen Ramirez, 6-0, 6-0
Kiersten Martin def. Magnolia Rogers, 6-0, 6-0
Lydia Miller def. Lindsay Schweisberger, 6-1, 6-1