SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Geneva College men's tennis team finished up its Spring Break on Friday afternoon with a match against Spartanburg Methodist College in South Carolina, and the Golden Tornadoes picked up a 6-3 win.  Geneva improved to 4-3, while Spartanburg Methodist fell to 0-2.

Geneva swept all three doubles matches to begin the match.  Sophomores Alex Beck (Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge) and Nate Heidengren (Aliquippa, Pa./Beaver County Christian) picked up a win in #1 doubles, junior Alex Greissinger (Erie, Pa./Northwest PA Collegiate Academy) and sophomore Drake Greenstein (Austin, Texas/Stephen F. Austin) won in #2 doubles, and junior Jesse Claudio (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) and sophomore Eli Grove (Evans City, Pa./Portersville Christian) picked up a win in #3 doubles.

In singles action, Heidengren picked up a win in #2 singles, winning a third set tiebreaker.  Greissinger won easily in #4 singles, and freshman Josiah Shaver (Norwich, N.Y./Norwich) picked up a win in #6 singles in a match that was shortened to just one set.

"This was a strong performance for us as we head into the start of PAC play next week," said Head Coach Mandee Craft.  "Our doubles teams all played well, which gave us a solid 3-0 lead going into singles, and we closed it out from there."

Geneva begins Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play next week when it plays at Westminster on Friday, March 22, starting at 4:00 p.m.


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