CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Grace's women's tennis team was unable to hand Cedarville a loss on Friday night, narrowly falling 4-3.
The Lancers fell into an early hole by losing the doubles' point. Jimena Ramirez and Faith Valentine managed to win a point at No. 1 doubles (6-2), but Cedarville swept the other two courts to grab an early advantage.
Grace did its best to rally, winning half of the singles' courts. Lauren Harris was a speedy 6-2, 6-0 winner at No. 4 singles, and Molli Runestad also cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 5.
Valentine won for the second time, battling in three sets to win at No. 2 singles.
The Yellow Jackets registered points at No. 1, 3 and 6 singles, however, to claim the team victory.
Grace will play again on Saturday, taking on Lawrence Tech at noon.
DOUBLES
- Ramirez/Valentine (GC) def. Monson/Guzzio (CU) 6-2
- Ivankhina/Filipis (CU) def. Runestad/Brumbaugh (GC) 6-0
- Curci/Phillips (CU) def. Schrock/Harris (GC) 6-0
SINGLES
- Ivankhina (CU) def. Ramirez (GC) 6-4, 6-4
- Valentine (GC) def. Guzic (CU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
- Phillips (CU) def. Schrock (GC) 6-0, 6-1
- Harris (GC) def. Curci (CU) 6-2, 6-0
- Runestad (GC) def. Prince (CU) 6-1, 6-2
- Mahek (CU) def. Brumbaugh (GC) 6-3, 6-3
