BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – The Geneva College women's tennis team put forth a great effort against first-place Grove City on Wednesday night, but the Golden Tornadoes fell just short in a couple key matches and dropped a 6-3 decision to the Wolverines. Grove City improved to 4-1 overall, 4-0 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC), while Geneva fell to 2-3, 2-3 in the PAC.
The doubles action is where Geneva had its chances. The Golden Tornadoes lost all three doubles matches, but the Golden Tornadoes lost tiebreakers in both #2 doubles and #3 doubles, including getting to match point several times in #2 doubles before losing. Both those losses proved to be the difference in Geneva earning a huge win and falling just short.
Geneva had better luck in singles tiebreakers. Junior
Kaylee McCall (Bemus Point, N.Y./Maple Grove) won her match in #2 singles in a tiebreaker, 6-3, 2-6, 10-6. Junior
Mady Paquet (Ellsworth, Wisc./Ellsworth) won in #4 singles in a tiebreaker, 4-6, 7-6(5), 10-5. Lastly, sophomore
Emily Grove (Evans City, Pa./Seneca Valley) pulled out a great tiebreaker win in #5 singles, 6-3, 3-6, 12-10.
"We played and fought the hardest I've seen in a long time," said Head Coach
Mandee Craft. "Kaylee especially dug in so deep after literally being on the court for four straight hours to win her singles match. I am so proud to coach this team!"
Geneva returns to action this Friday with a match at Bethany at 4:00 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).
