Victory at Mt. Vernon Nazarene Raises the Curtain for Men’s Tennis Season
Victory at Mt. Vernon Nazarene Raises the Curtain for Men's Tennis Season
Mt. Vernon, OH – The curtain went up on the 2017 fall season for the Geneva College men's tennis team. The opening act proved to be a successful one with Geneva coming away with a 6-3 victory over NAIA scholarship program Mt. Vernon Nazarene.
Geneva opened the match with two victories in the three doubles matches. Teammates
Eric Abbott and
Ethan Stahl picked up an 8-2 win in second doubles while
Alex Greissinger and
Caleb Hoal won their third doubles match 8-1.
In singles action, Geneva dropped its matches at number one and two, but three through six came away with victories. Stahl (6-0, 6-2),
Jesse Hooke (6-4, 6-3), Hoal (6-0, 6-0) and Greissinger (6-1, 6-0) all came away with straight set victories to pace the victory.
Geneva moved its record to 1-0 with its opening fall match victory and will be back in action September 16th when it hosts Frostburg State at Brady's Run Courts.
Geneva College is a Christ-centered academic community that provides a comprehensive education to equip students for faithful and fruitful service to God and neighbor. Offering over 40 traditional undergraduate majors and programs, Adult Degree Programs with fully online and classroom options, and high-demand graduate degrees, Geneva's programs are recognized for their high quality. U.S. News & World Report ranks Geneva as a Top Three Best Value Regional University with one of the Top 100 engineering programs in the nation. Adhering to the truth of Scripture, a Geneva education is grounded in God's Word as well as in a core curriculum designed to prepare students vocationally to think, write and communicate well in today's world.
