GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College men's tennis team earned a 5-0 victory over visiting Saint Vincent in the semifinals of the Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship Tournament, held Thursday afternoon at Walters-Zbell Courts.
Second-seeded Grove City took command of the match by winning all three doubles matches. The Wolverines yielded only four total games to No. 3 seed Saint Vincent in doubles competition. Grove City then clinched the team win as freshmen
Benjamin Jones (Clayton, N.C./Clayton) and
Isaac DeMan (Rockford, Mich./Rockford) nailed down 6-0, 6-0 wins at second singles and sixth singles, respectively.
Grove City will face top-seeded Allegheny in Saturday's championship match. Allegheny blanked No. 4 Franciscan in Thursday's other semifinal, 5-0. The Grove City-Allegheny title tilt will be held at 4 p.m. at the Oxford Athletic Club in Wexford, Pa.
Singles
1.
Ryne Talko (GRO) vs. Brian Lee (SVC) 6-2, 4-0, unfinished
2.
Benjamin Jones (GRO) def. Sam Butler (SVC) 6-0, 6-0
3.
Gavin Miller (GRO) vs. Jack Citrone (SVC) 6-4, unfinished
4.
Jameson Sposato (GRO) vs. Evan Ray (SVC) 6-0, 2-1, unfinished
5.
Collier Kaufman (GRO) vs. Kyle Murray (SVC) 3-5, unfinished
6.
Isaac DeMan (GRO) def. Brennen Novotney (SVC) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1.
Ryne Talko/
Josiah Newton (GRO) def. Jack Citrone/Sam Butler (SVC) 8-2
2.
Gavin Miller/
Jameson Sposato (GRO) def. Evan Ray/Kyle Murray (SVC) 8-2
3.
Benjamin Jones/
Adam Scharnagl (GRO) def. J.T. Gockel/Brian Lee (SVC) 8-0