BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – It's been a good start to the season for the Geneva College women's tennis team, who defeated Saint Vincent College on Saturday afternoon by a score of 6-3. The win improved the Golden Tornadoes' record to 2-0 overall, 2-0 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), while Saint Vincent fell to 0-1 overall, 0-1 in the PAC.
Geneva actually dropped two of the three matches in doubles play, with juniors
Kaylee McCall (Bemus Point, N.Y./Maple Grove) and
Caleigh Pumphrey (Martinsburg, W.Va./Hedgesville) earning a win in #2 doubles by a score of 8-2.
The Golden Tornadoes fared much better in singles action. McCall won her match in #2 singles, winning in a third-set tiebreaker 3-6, 6-0, 10-8. Pumphrey also added a win in #5 singles 6-3, 6-4. In #3 singles, junior
Mady Paquet (Ellsworth, Wisc./Ellsworth) won easily 6-1, 6-1. Sophomore
Emily Grove (Evans City, Pa./Seneca Valley) pulled out a tiebreaker in #4 singles 6-7, 6-0, 10-6, and freshman
Ella Miller (Freedom, Pa./Ambridge) won in #6 singles 6-4, 6-4.
"We were glad to get another hard-fought win today," said Head Coach
Mandee Craft. "Sometimes you think you want an easy win, but the battles we've had in these first two matches have been even sweeter to win."
Geneva is back in action on Wednesday with its third straight home match to open the season. The Golden Tornadoes host Franciscan 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 is included on
Kiplinger's Personal Finance's "2019 Best College Values" list and has one of the top 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.
