MOUNT VERNON, Ohio -- The Geneva College men's tennis team traveled to Mount Vernon Nazarene on Friday evening for its first match of the season, and the Cougars proved to be too much for the Golden Tornadoes on this night, winning 5-2. The match was played with NAIA rules, with doubles counting for just one point overall. Geneva opens the season 0-1, while Mount Vernon improved to 1-3.
Geneva opened well, winning two of the three doubles matches to earn the opening point. Juniors
Alex Beck (Stafford, Va. /Colonial Forge) and
Nate Heidengren (Aliquippa, Pa./Beaver County Christian) picked up a win in #1 doubles, 7-5, while senior
Alex Greissinger (Erie, Pa./Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy) and sophomore
Josiah Shaver (Norwich, N.Y./Norwich) picked up a win in #3 doubles, 6-1.
The Golden Tornadoes faltered in singles action, though. Only Heidengren was able to pick up a win for Geneva, in #2 singles, with Mount Vernon taking all five of the other singles matches to win the match, 5-2.
"We got off to a really good start today with our win in doubles," said Head Coach
Mandee Craft. "Unfortunately, we couldn't keep the momentum going heading into the singles matches. All credit to Mount Vernon. They played really solid tennis today."
The men will return to the tennis court next Saturday, September 14, when it travels to Westminster to take on the Titans, followed by a match against Pitt-Bradford later that day.
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 115 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 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.
