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Men's Tennis

Jones, Morris headline All-Conference picks

GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Presidents' Athletic Conference recently honored six Grove City College men's tennis players as All-Conference selections, as voted upon by the league's head coaches. 

Junior Benjamin Jones (Clayton, N.C./Clayton) and freshman Allen Morris (Perry, Ohio/Perry) both captured First Team All-PAC distinction in both singles and doubles competition.

Junior Isaac DeMan (Rockford, Mich./Rockford) earned Second Team All-PAC in singles action and Honorable Mention as a doubles player. Freshman Kiser Swain (Frisco, Texas/Omar Trevino) joined DeMan on the Second Team All-PAC singles squad. Classmate Ryan Kirkpatrick (Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine) earned Honorable Mention All-PAC in singles play and senior Nathan Clark (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) netted Honorable Mention in doubles action.

Jones and Morris anchored the top of Grove City's singles lineup this season. Jones went 7-4 as a singles competitor this year while primarily holding down the No. 1 spot in the singles lineup. Morris, meanwhile, finished his rookie campaign with a 10-5 singles record. Morris played extensively at second singles but also went 2-1 in the No. 1 singles slot. 

As a duo, the Jones-Morris combination went 7-5 at first doubles this season. 

DeMan compiled a 9-4 singles record this year while playing exclusively in the upper half of the singles lineup. He went 6-1 during conference play and won 4 of his 5 matches when slotted into one of the top two singles spots this season. As a doubles player, DeMan led Grove City with 12 total doubles wins. He and Clark finished 5-0 at second doubles this year, including a 4-0 conference record. 

Swain solidified Grove City's singles lineup by playing primarily in the No. 6 position this year. The versatile Swain moved up to No. 3 singles during the conference tournament and finished his rookie season with a 7-4 overall singles mark. Swain also shared the team lead in doubles wins as he accumulated a dozen wins with six different partners in 2024-25.

Kirkpatrick shared the team lead in singles wins by posting a 10-4 mark. He saw action at third, fourth and fifth singles this season. Overall, Kirkpatrick won 7 of 8 matches in conference play. 

Clark earned his first All-PAC honor by going 7-1 as a doubles player this season. In addition to his 5-0 record while paired with DeMan, Clark and Swain went 2-1 as a doubles duo. 

Grove City finished 11-5 overall and 7-1 in conference play. The Wolverines finished as league runner-up after advancing to the conference tournament title match.

 
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Players Mentioned

Nathan Clark

Nathan Clark

Senior
Isaac DeMan

Isaac DeMan

Junior
Benjamin Jones

Benjamin Jones

Junior
Allen Morris

Allen Morris

Freshman
Kiser Swain

Kiser Swain

Freshman
Ryan Kirkpatrick

Ryan Kirkpatrick

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nathan Clark

Nathan Clark

Senior
Isaac DeMan

Isaac DeMan

Junior
Benjamin Jones

Benjamin Jones

Junior
Allen Morris

Allen Morris

Freshman
Kiser Swain

Kiser Swain

Freshman
Ryan Kirkpatrick

Ryan Kirkpatrick

Freshman