BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – The Geneva College women's tennis team won its 2022-23 season opener on Thursday night, 5-4, in a strong match against Penn State Behrend.

"It's always helpful to start off the season with a competitive match and this one truly was," said Golden Tornadoes head coach Mandee Craft. "We had some strong performances by veterans and newcomers alike, and we are excited about our very young team moving forward."

Junior Ella Miller (Freedom, Pa./Ambridge) picked up two victories for Geneva. Partnered with sophomore Cassy Kehs (Cochranville, Pa./Oxford Area), the pair won the No. 3 doubles point, 8-2. Miller earned a key point for the Golden Tornadoes at No. 6 singles, 6-3, 7-5. The singles point evened the team score at 3-3 after Geneva finished the doubles competition up 2-1.

Sophomore Delaney Winterhalter (Carnegie, Pa./South Fayette) and freshman CeJaelyn Perednia (Brick, N.J./Performing Arts Academy) put Geneva ahead 2-1 with an 8-6 win at No. 2 doubles, giving the Golden Tornadoes the lead heading into the singles portion of competition.

Senior Laura Lin Comollo (Smyrna, Dela./Polytech) took the victory at No. 2 singles, 7-5, 6-2, to put Geneva ahead 4-3.

Freshman Jenna Allison (New Wilmington, Pa./Wilmington Area) scored the team-winning fifth point with a tough tiebreaker set at No. 5 singles. Allison won the first set 6-2, before dropping the second set 6-4. The rookie pushed through the tiebreaker set to win 10-8 to seal the victory for Geneva.

Geneva (1-0) returns to action on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 5:30 p.m. when the Golden Tornadoes host LaRoche.


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).