LATROBE, Pa. – It has been a tough recent stretch for the Geneva College men's tennis team over the past two weeks, and Geneva's string of narrow losses continued at Saint Vincent on Wednesday afternoon with the Golden Tornadoes dropping a 5-4 decision to the Bearcats, Geneva's third straight 5-4 loss.  Saint Vincent improved to 4-2, 3-2 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), while Geneva dropped to 2-5 overall, 2-3 in the PAC.

This match was a rematch of Geneva's season-opener in which Saint Vincent won 6-3, but the Golden Tornadoes were missing a key player in that match.  Tonight's match also did not count in the PAC standings.

Saint Vincent took an early 2-1 advantage in the doubles portion of the match.  Graduate student Alex Greissinger (Erie, Pa./Northwest PA Collegiate Academy) and sophomore Jacques Guillembet (Ft. Myers, Fla./South Ft. Myers) earned Geneva's point in #2 doubles, winning their match 8-2.

In singles action, senior Drake Greenstein (Austin, Texas/Stephen F. Austin) won in #2 singles by a score of 6-4, 6-1.  Guillembet cruised in #3 singles 6-1,6-0, and junior Josiah Shaver (Norwich, N.Y./Norwich) earned a win in #5 singles 6-4, 6-1.  Unfortunately, Geneva couldn't secure that elusive fifth point resulting in another narrow defeat.

"This was another tough 5-4 loss for us today," said Head Coach Mandee Craft.  "It's frustrating to keep falling just short, but our guys are still playing tough.  Hopefully we'll put it all together just in time for the PAC playoffs."

Geneva wraps up its regular season schedule with a home match against Waynesburg next Wednesday, April 21, at 6:00 p.m. on Blackhawk Courts.


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).