WINONA LAKE, Ind. - Grace's men's tennis team kicked out the fall season with a 5-2 over Indiana Wesleyan on Saturday at the Don Cramer Tennis Courts.
The Lancers took control of the match from the outset, sweeping the doubles point to get the scoring started.
Benjamin Rahine and
Mahefa Rakotomalala finished their matchup at No. 1 doubles 6-2, while
Manuel Marques and
Alexander Andersen added a 6-4 scoreline.
Aurelien Coan and
Stergios Papadopoulos finished out doubles with a 7-5 triumph to give the home team the advantage heading into singles play.
Grace kept the momentum, collecting the next two points to get within a point of securing the match. Andersen won 6-1, 6-0 to pick up the first singles point from No. 6.
Aurelien Coan followed with a 6-1, 6-3 showing.Â
The Wildcats tried to gain some footing by picking up the next two points to make the score 3-2 with two courts still in progress. Despite leading his duel, Rakotomalala was forced to retire at No. 5.
The Lancers closed out the match with a pair of tiebreak victories from No. 2 and No. 3. Papadopoulos went 7-5, 4-6, 10-5 to clinch the match. Marques won by a similar scoreline 7-6, 3-6, 10-3 for the final point of the day.
Rahine and Rakotomalala will head to Georgia to participate in the ITA Cup on Oct. 15-16 before the Lancers resume team play at Ferris State on Oct. 23.
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