WAYNESBURG, Pa. – The Geneva College women's tennis team got back into the win column on Tuesday night at Waynesburg, defeating the Yellow Jackets 5-4, despite forfeiting two matches because the Golden Tornadoes only had five players available for the match. Geneva broke a four-match losing streak in improving its record to 2-6. The match did not count in the conference standings.
Geneva won both of the doubles matches it played in, with seniors Kaylee McCall (Bemus Point, N.Y./Maple Grove) and Mady Paquet (Ellsworth, Wisc./Ellsworth) pulling out an 8-7 victory in #1 singles, winning the tiebreaker 7-3. This match actually ended up being the last match of the night, with the winner clinching the victory, making for a dramatic tiebreaker scenario. Senior Caleigh Pumphrey (Martinsburg, W.Va./Hedgesville) and freshman Delaney Winterhalter (Carnegie, Pa./South Fayette) won their match in #2 doubles, 8-3, with Geneva forfeiting the third in match during doubles competition.
In singles play, Paquet won her match in #2 singles by a score of 6-3, 7-5. Winterhalter won in #4 singles 6-0, 6-2, while Pumphrey swept her opponent in #5 singles 6-0, 6-0. The Golden Tornadoes didn't have a player for #6 singles, so Geneva also forfeited that match.
The Golden Tornadoes will be back in action this Saturday with a road match at La Roche, beginning at 1:00 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).
