NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – The Geneva College men's tennis overcame an early deficit after the doubles competition completed in its match at Westminster College on Wednesday afternoon, coming back to defeat the Titans, 5-4, earning its first victory of the season.  The Golden Tornadoes improved to 1-1 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), while Westminster dropped to 1-1 in the PAC.

Seniors Nate Heidengren (Aliquippa, Pa./Beaver County Christian) and Drake Greenstein (Austin, Texas/Stephen F. Austin) were the only Golden Tornadoes doubles squad to pick up a victory during the doubles portion of the match, winning their match in #1 doubles, 8-3.

Heidengren and Greenstein also won their singles matches.  Heidengren won in #1 singles 6-1, 6-0, while Greenstein won in #2 singles 6-3, 6-0.  Junior Josiah Shaver (Norwich, N.Y./Norwich) earned a win in #5 singles 6-3, 6-3, leaving Geneva needing one more point to secure the win.  The last two matches of the day both came down to tiebreakers, and graduate student Alex Greissinger (Erie, Pa./Northwest PA Collegiate Academy) pulled out a victory in #4 singles 4-6, 6-4, 10-6 to secure the victory for the Golden Tornadoes.

"We really had to dig deep for this one," said Head Coach Mandee Craft.  "I think we'll be better for it later on in the season.  Our guys are working hard, and today it showed."

Geneva will be back in action this Saturday when the Golden Tornadoes travel to W&J to take on the Presidents at 2:00 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.