PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Geneva College women's tennis team returned to action for the first time this spring on Saturday afternoon, earning a 7-2 victory at La Roche. The Golden Tornadoes have now won four straight matches dating back to the fall.
Geneva swept the three doubles matches to begin the day. Junior Laura Lin Comollo (Smyrna, Dela./Polytech) and freshman Delaney Winterhalter (Carnegie, Pa./South Fayette) won their match in #1 singles 8-7, winning the tiebreaker 10-6. Senior Mady Paquet (Ellsworth, Wisc./Ellsworth) and sophomore Ella Miller (Freedom, Pa./Ambridge) won their match in #2 singles 8-2. And senior Caleigh Pumphrey (Martinsburg, W.Va./Hedgesville) and freshman Cassy Kehs (Cochranville, Pa./Oxford Area) won in #3 singles 8-1.
In singles action, Paquet won in #2 singles 6-0, 6-1. Winterhalter, Pumphrey and Miller each swept their opponent in the third, fourth and fifth flights, 6-0, 6-0, to finish out the scoring for Geneva.
The women will have one more spring match this semester when they host Penn State Altoona on Saturday, April 2, for a 12:00 p.m. match at 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).
