BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – The Geneva College women's tennis team defeated conference rival Saint Vincent on Friday night at Blackhawk Courts to pick up its first Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory of the season, 6-3.  Geneva improved to 3-1 overall, 1-1 in the PAC, while Saint Vincent fell to 1-1, 0-1 in the PAC.

The Golden Tornadoes got off to a great start in doubles action, winning all three matches.  Senior Rachael Letterman (Moon Township, Pa./Moon Area) and junior Felicity Orndoff (New Stanton, Pa./Greensburg Catholic Central) picked up a win in #1 doubles (8-5), while seniors Victoria Hoal (Montrose, Pa./Montrose) and Bekah Locke (Atwater, Ohio/Marlington) earned a win in #2 doubles (8-1).  Senior Jana Newberry (Lititz, Pa./Warwick) and freshman Emily Grove (Evans City, Pa./Seneca Valley) finished the doubles sweep with an 8-2 victory in #3 doubles.

Letterman and Orndoff lost tough three-set matches in #1 and #2 singles, respectively, but Hoal won in #3 singles (6-0, 6-0), Newberry won in #4 singles (6-4, 6-0) and Grove picked up a victory in #5 singles (7-6, 6-1) as Geneva finished off the victory.

"Saint Vincent has been our biggest rival the past couple of years, so it's always encouraging to do well against them," said Head Coach Mandee Craft.  "Our doubles team started the day off strong, and we continued things from there."

Geneva is back on the court on Monday when it hosts non-conference opponent Mount Vernon Nazarene at 6:00 p.m. at Blackhawk Courts.


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