BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – On Saturday afternoon the Geneva College men's tennis team picked up its first win of the season with a 6-3 victory over visiting Marietta College.  Geneva improved to 1-1 on the young season, while Marietta fell to 0-1.

Geneva won the match in doubles play, sweeping all three flights.  Sophomores Alex Beck and Nate Heidengren teamed to win in #1 doubles, senior Eric Abbott and junior Alex Greissinger won in #2 doubles, and junior Jesse Claudio and sophomore Drake Greenstein picked up a win in #3 doubles.

The two teams split the singles flights, with Beck, Greenstein, and Abbott all picking up wins to secure the overall victory.

"We knew going in that Marietta would be a tough matchup for us," said Head Coach Mandee Craft.  "We actually got down a break in all three doubles matches, but we were able to come back in all three.  We showed tremendous fight to pull those out, and then we got the singles wins we needed to get the team victory."

Geneva will have a bit of a break before it gets back out onto the court.  The Golden Tornadoes next match is on Wednesday, September 26, when they travel to Waynesburg for a 4:00 p.m. contest.


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 80 traditional undergraduate majors and programs, fully online Adult Degree Programs, 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.