WAYNESBURG, Pa. – The Geneva College men's tennis team earned its second straight Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory on Friday afternoon at Waynesburg, coming from behind to pull out a 6-3 win over the Yellow Jackets.  Geneva improved to 5-7 overall, 2-4 in the PAC.

Graduate student Nate Heidengren (Aliquippa, Pa./Beaver County Christian) and junior Jacques Guillembet (Ft. Myers, Fla./South Ft. Myers) earned a win in #1 doubles 8-5, but Geneva dropped tough matches in #2 and #3 doubles by identical 8-6 scores to put the Golden Tornadoes in an early hole.

However, Geneva turned things around in singles action.  Heidengren won his match in #1 singles 6-1, 6-4, while Guillembet won a tough match in #2 singles 7-6, 7-5.  Senior Josiah Shaver (Norwich, N.Y./Norwich) came from behind in his match in the third set to prevail 6-3, 2-6, 10-7.  Senior Amos Luptak (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley) won easily in #4 singles 6-0, 6-1, and sophomore Jacob Zangas (Fenelton, Pa./Butler) won his match in #6 singles, which was the match that clinched the victory, 6-1, 6-2.

"We've been waiting for this match for months, after losing to Waynesburg in the fall," said Head Coach Mandee Craft.  "Even after a disappointing start in doubles, we were able to stick with it and fight out a win.  I'm especially proud of Jake for closing out that fifth point."

Geneva wraps up its regular season with a home match tomorrow against W&J.  The match is slated to start at 1:00 p.m. at Blackhawk Courts.  The PAC playoffs start next week, with Geneva likely playing a quarterfinal match on Tuesday.

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).