BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – The Geneva College women's tennis team earned its second straight victory on Monday night with a 5-2 victory over La Roche. Both teams only had five players available, so the match was played to seven instead of nine. Geneva improved to 3-6 overall, while La Roche dropped to 0-8.
There were just two doubles matches to start the day, with sophomore Ella Miller (Freedom, Pa./Ambridge) and freshman Delaney Winterhalter (Carnegie, Pa./South Fayette) winning their match in #2 doubles 8-0.
In singles action, Winterhalter also earned a victory in #2 singles by a 6-2, 6-1 score. Senior Caleigh Pumphrey (Martinsburg, W.Va./Hedgesville) won in #3 singles 6-1, 6-2, and Miller added her second point of the day with a win in #4 singles 6-1, 6-0. Freshman Cassy Kehs (Cochranville, Pa./Oxford Area) wrapped up the match with a win in #5 singles 6-0, 6-0.
"It feels great to get a couple wins in a row after facing some challenges earlier in the season," said Head Coach Mandee Craft. "Hopefully we can finish out strong on Wednesday."
The Golden Tornadoes wrap up their regular season on Wednesday with a home match against Thiel at 6:00 p.m.
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 145 traditional undergraduate majors and programs, fully online Adult Degree Programs and high-demand graduate degrees, Geneva's programs are recognized for their high quality. Geneva has one of the top 100 undergraduate engineering programs in the nation, according to
U.S. News and World Report. 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. Geneva was founded and is governed by the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) and is a founding member of both the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and IACE (International Association for Christian Education).
