STEUBENVILLE, Ohio – The Geneva College men's tennis team dropped a match at Franciscan by a score of 8-1 in a match that was closer than the score might indicate.  Geneva is now 3-6, 0-3 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference.

In doubles action, Geneva earned a point in the second flight when seniors Josiah Shaver (Norwich, N.Y./Norwich) and Amos Luptak (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley) pulled out a tiebreaker win 8-7 (7-3).

Geneva had multiple close matches in singles action, but the Golden Tornadoes couldn't pull out another victory to earn a point.  Shaver and graduate student Nate Heidengren (Aliquippa, Pa./Beaver County Christian) each lost their singles matches in a third-set tiebreaker, while Luptak lost a second-set tiebreaker in his match.

"We had some real chances today," said Head Coach Mandee Craft, "but Franciscan just kept up coming up the answers."

The men will be back in action next Tuesday when the Golden Tornadoes host Westminster for a match at Brady's Run Indoor Courts beginning at 2:30 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).