GCC beats Slippery Rock for
third year in a row
SLIPPERY ROCK, PA, April 4, 2002--The Grove City College men's tennis team
rallied from down 2-1 in doubles to win four of six singles matches and edge
NCAA Division II rival Slippery Rock University, 5-4, at The Rock on Thursday.
The win marked the Wolverines' sixth in their last seventh matches and improved their overall record to 7-3.
Grove City has defeated Slippery Rock by a 5-4 margin in each of the past three seasons.
Grove City vs. Slippery Rock:
| Position | Grove City's Line-up | Result |
| First Singles | Patrick Donahue (So., Lafayette, IN/Lafayette Jefferson) | Won 6-2, 6-3 |
| Second Singles | Nick Zapf (Sr., Pittsburgh, PA/Thomas Jefferson) | Won 6-2, 7-6 (2) |
| Third Singles | Phil Springirth (Fr., Erie, PA/Harborcreek) | Won 6-2, 7-5 |
| Fourth Singles | Chris Spiker (Sr., Grove City, PA/Grove City) | Lost 6-0, 7-6 (3) |
| Fifth Singles | Geoff Gehring (Jr., Madison, OH/Madison) | Won 6-4, 7-6 (3) |
| Sixth Singles | Andrew Geisler (Fr., Bradford, PA/Bradford) | Lost 6-3, 7-6 (5) |
| First Doubles | Zapf/Spiker | Lost 8-6 |
| Second Doubles | Donahue/Spingirth | Won 8-1 |
| Third Doubles | Gehring/Geisler | Lost 8-0 |
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