BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – It was not the way the Geneva College men's tennis team wanted to finish up its regular season, but the Golden Tornadoes couldn't find a way to finish things on a high note, losing a very tight match to Pitt-Greensburg, 5-4.  Geneva recognized its two seniors, Wesley Larry (Wampum, Pa./Lincoln) and Jordan King (Washington, Pa./Washington) before the match.  Pitt-Greensburg improved to 3-11, while Geneva fell to 6-9.

Geneva jumped out to an early lead by winning two of the three doubles matches.  Sophomores Alex Beck (Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge) and Nate Heidengren (Aliquippa, Pa./Beaver County Christian) won in #1 doubles, and sophomore Drake Greenstein (Austin, Texas/Stephen F. Austin) and junior Alex Greissinger (Erie, Pa./Northwest PA Collegiate Academy) picked up a victory in #2 doubles.

In singles action, Heidengren and Larry picked up wins, leaving the final match of the day in #3 singles as the deciding point.  Greenstein's match went down to the wire, going into a third-set tiebreaker, but eventually Greenstein lost that tiebreaker, 14-12, enabling Pitt-Greensburg to come away with the victory.

"Wes and Jordan have meant the world to the development of this team over our first four years as a program," said Head Coach Mandee Craft.  "They've been tremendous servant leaders and the kind of teammates every team needs."

Geneva will begin Presidents' Athletic Conference playoffs on Tuesday, April 23, against a yet to be determined opponent.


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.