CHIPPEWA, Pa. – The Geneva College men's tennis team celebrated Senior Day, while also wrapping up the regular season, with a convincing 8-1 win over W&J on a beautiful Saturday afternoon at Blackhawk Courts, the third straight victory for the Golden Tornadoes. Geneva improved its record to 6-7 overall, 3-4 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play, with the PAC playoffs set to begin next week.
Geneva put itself in great position by sweeping the doubles matches. Graduate student Nate Heidengren (Aliquippa, Pa./Beaver County Christian) and junior Jacques Guillembet (Ft. Myers, Fla./South Ft. Myers) won in #1 doubles 8-5. Senior Amos Luptak (Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley) and sophomore Jadon Hooke (North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin) won in #2 doubles 8-4, while seniors Josiah Shaver (Norwich, N.Y./Norwich) and Kameron Donaldson (Claysville, Pa./McGuffey) pulled out an 8-7 victory in #3 doubles, winning the tiebreaker 7-5.
The men were even more impressive in singles play. Heidengren and Guillembet each swept their opponents 6-0, 6-0 in #1 and #2 singles, respectively. Shaver won 6-2, 6-2 in #3 singles, while Luptak won 6-0, 6-1 in #4 singles. Hooke finished out the wins for Geneva with a 6-2, 6-0 victory in #5 singles.
The official playoff announcements have yet to be finalized, but the Golden Tornadoes look like they will most likely be the #5 seed heading into the PAC playoffs, and their opponent will be the #4 seed on Tuesday in the PAC Quarterfinals, which appears to most likely be Westminster. The conference will release the official seedings tomorrow night for the playoffs.
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).
