Showdown favors #17 Grace

HUNTINGTON, Ind. – The #21 Huntington men's tennis team suffered their first loss of the season, 6-1, in a showdown with #17 Grace Saturday afternoon at Klopfenstein Courts. It was a high-stakes match with the top spot in the league on the line as both teams came into the match undefeated.

Valentin Mussi earned HU's only point of the day by topping Luis Cordoba in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3, in #5 singles. The Lancers, in the lasts few seasons, have held the upper hand as today's win was their sixth straight over the Foresters.

Huntington (8-1, 7-1) is taking a break from league play to host Manchester on Tuesday at 4:00 p.m.

SINGLES RECAP
#1 – Javier Gallego (GrC) def. Andres Jimenez (HU) 6-3, 6-0
#2 – Facundo Paredes (GrC) def. Agustin Agosto (HU) 6-4, 6-3
#3 – Pablo Gregori (GrC) def. Mateo Ameller (HU) 6-4, 6-4
#4 – Salva Pons (GrC) def. Pablo Lopez Real (HU) 7-6 (5), 6-1
#5 – Valentin Mussi (HU) def. Luis Cordoba (GrC) 6-1, 6-3
#6 – Francisco Margaria (GrC) def. Agusto Fajardo (HU) 0-6, 6-3, 10-7

DOUBLES RECAP
#1 – Paredes/Gallego (GrC) def. Mussi/Agosto (HU) 6-4
#2 – Gregori/Pons (GrC) def. Real/Jimenez (HU) 6-4
#3 – Ameller/Fajardo (HU) def. Pons/Cordoba (GrC) 6-4

The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 154 NAIA All-America honors and 501 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest.