CHIPPEWA, Pa. – The Geneva College men's tennis team made quick work of a short-handed Thiel squad at Blackhawk Courts on Wednesday evening, sweeping a Tomcat squad 9-0 which had only four players available. The win is the first Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory of the season for the Golden Tornadoes, moving Geneva's record to 4-7 overall, 1-4 in the PAC.
Graduate student Nate Heidengren (Aliquippa, Pa./Beaver County Christian) and junior Jacques Guillembet (Ft. Myers, Fla./South Ft. Myers) won 8-2 in #1 doubles. Senior Kameron Donaldson (Claysville, Pa./McGuffey) and sophomore Jadon Hooke (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) won 8-1 in #2 doubles, with Geneva earning a third point in #3 doubles by forfeit.
Geneva received two more points by forfeit in #5 and #6 singles. Heidengren won in #1 singles, Guillembet in #2 singles and senior Josiah Shaver (Norwich, N.Y./Norwich) in #3 singles by identical 6-0, 6-0 scores. Senior Amos Luptak (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley) added a win in #4 singles 6-1, 6-0.
The Golden Tornadoes continue their busy week with a match on Friday at Waynesburg beginning at 3:30 p.m. Geneva then wraps up its regular season with a home match against W&J on Saturday at 1:00 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).
