GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College men's tennis team earned a berth in the Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship Tournament finals by earning a 4-0 home win Thursday afternoon over No. 3 seed Franciscan (8-14) at Walters-Zbell Courts. 

Second-seeded Grove City (9-4) took a 1-0 lead by winning twice in doubles action. Senior Isaac DeMan (Rockford, Mich./Rockford) and sophomore Ryan Kirkpatrick (Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine) picked up a 6-2 win at second doubles while junior Eric Jordan (Landisville, Pa./Hempfield) and sophomore Garrett Ranney (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) teamed up for a 6-2 victory at No. 3 doubles. 

DeMan, Kirkpatrick and senior Wesley Morgan (Loganville, Ga./Homeschooled) then clinched the team victory by winning singles matches in straight sets.

Grove City will visit top-seeded Allegheny in the championship match Saturday at 1 p.m. Allegheny blanked No. 5 seed Washington & Jefferson in the other semifinal played Thursday afternoon, 4-0.

The tournament champion earns the conference's automatic berth in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament.

Singles
1. Allen Morris (GRO) vs. Aaron Heinlein (FRN) 6-4, 3-1, unfinished
2. Kiser Swain (GRO) vs. Christopher Yvars (FRN) 6-3, 2-3, unfinished
3. Isaac DeMan (GRO) def. David Bourdelais (FRN) 6-1, 6-4
4. Ryan Kirkpatrick (GRO) def. David Drejza (FRN) 6-1, 6-3
5. Garrett Ranney (GRO) vs. Kolbe Olszewski (FRN) 6-1, 1-3, unfinished
6. Wesley Morgan (GRO) def. E. Webber-Bernal (FRN) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles
1. Allen Morris/Kiser Swain (GRO) vs. Aaron Heinlein/Christopher Yvars (FRN) unfinished
2. Isaac DeMan/Ryan Kirkpatrick (GRO) def. David Bourdelais/Kolbe Olszewski (FRN) 6-2
3. Garrett Ranney/Eric Jordan (GRO) def. David Drejza/E. Webber-Bernal (FRN) 6-2