WARSAW, Ind. - Grace College's men's tennis team kicked off their spring campaign with a 4-3 win against Maryville, an NCAA Div. II school.

The Lancers (3-2) and Saints squared off indoors at the Warsaw Racquet Club.

Grace jumped out to a strong start by sweeping doubles' play.

Benjamin Rahine and Mahefa Rakotomalala blitzed their opponents at No. 1 doubles (6-1).

Andreas Polichronopoulos and Stergios Papadopoulos teamed up for a narrow 7-5 win at No. 2 doubles, and Manuel Marques and Aurelien Coan pulled out another hard-fought 6-4 win at No. 3.

Grace needed to win half of the singles' matches to take the overall victory, and they did exactly that.

Polichronopoulos won in straight sets at No. 1 singles, and Rahine did the same at No. 2.

Marques clinched the team victory with a three-set winner at No. 3 singles.

Grace's next match is scheduled for March 7 against St. Francis (Ill.)

DOUBLES

1. Benjamin Rahine/Mahefa Rakotomalala (GC) def. Michel Delaloye/Maksym Chernogorov (MU) 6-1

2. Andreas Polichronopoulos/Stergios Papadopoulos (GC) def. Markos Prentits/Jack Ouilty (MU) 7-5

3. Manuel Marques/Aurelien Coan (GC) def. Lorenzo Biava/Luca Morbioli (MU) 6-4

SINGLES

1. Andreas Polichronopoulos (GC) def. Michel Delaloye (MU) 6-4, 6-2

2. Benjamin Rahine (GC) def. Lorenzo Biava (MU) 6-1, 6-3

3. Manuel Marques (GC) def. Markos Prentits 3-6, 7-5, 6-3

4. Maksym Cherivolorov (MU) def. Stergious Papadopoulos (GC) 7-5, 6-3

5. Jack Quilty (MU) def. Mahefa Rakotomalala (GC) 6-3, 3-6, 10-7

6. Luca Morbioli (MU) def. Aurelien Coan (MU) 6-1, 6-2