NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – The Geneva College men's tennis team opened Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play on Wednesday afternoon at Westminster College, picking up a narrow 5-4 win over the Titans. Geneva improved to 5-3, 1-0 in the PAC, while Westminster fell to 0-5, 0-1 in the PAC.
Junior
Alex Greissinger (Erie, Pa./Northwest Collegiate Academy) and sophomore
Drake Greenstein (Austin, Texas/Stephen F. Austin) picked up a win in #2 doubles in the first part of the match.
The Golden Tornadoes then picked up wins in singles play from sophomore
Nate Heidengren (Aliquippa, Pa./Beaver County Christian), Greeinstein, and Greissinger, leaving the match tied coming down to the final match. Freshman
Josiah Shaver (Norwich, N.Y./Norwich) came up big for the Golden Tornadoes, with a tiebreaker win in the first set of his match on the way to a straight-set win to clinch the victory.
"It's always good to open conference play with a big win," said Head Coach
Mandee Craft. "Today our singles players really came through, after going down 2-1 during doubles play. It's great to get wins from different spots in the lineup from day to day."
Geneva has a busy week coming up. The Golden Tornadoes play three home matches next week, facing Saint Vincent on Tuesday, Bethany on Wednesday, and preseason PAC-favorite Grove City on Friday.
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.
