BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – The Geneva College men's tennis team dropped a narrow 5-4 decision to Marietta on Friday night on Blackhawk Courts in the second of three fall matches for the Golden Tornadoes.  Geneva's record is now 0-2.

Geneva got an early advantage when Marietta only have five players available, meaning the Golden Tornadoes received a win in No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles.  However, Marietta swept the two other doubles matches to even the match at 2-2 heading into the five remaining singles matches.

Senior Jacques Guillembet (Ft. Myers, Fla./South Ft. Myers) earned a win for Geneva in No. 1 singles by the score of 6-4, 7-5, while junior Gavin Landis (Quarryville, Pa./Rift Valley Academy) swept his opponent in No. 5 singles 6-0, 6-0.  However, Geneva dropped the middle three singles matches and fell 5-4.

The men wrap up their fall season with a match at Waynesburg on Wednesday beginning at 3:30 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).