Grove City rolls to fourth
straight victory
GROVE CITY, PA, April 6, 2002--Sophomore Patrick Donahue (Lafayette,
IN/Lafayette Jefferson) improved to 9-2 on the season at first singles with a
6-1, 6-0 victory as the Wolverine tennis team eased past visiting Westminster,
7-2, on a frigid Saturday afternoon at the College Courts.
Freshman Phil Springirth (Erie, PA/Harborcreek) moved his singles mark to 8-3 with a 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 2. Senior Nick Zapf (Pittsburgh, PA/Thomas Jefferson) rallied from 0-6 in the first set to win a super tiebreaker 10-5 at third singles, while freshman Andrew Geisler (Bradford, PA/Bradford) boosted his stellar mark at sixth singles to 10-1 with a 6-4, 6-4 win.
Grove City, winner of four in a row and seven of its last eight matches, improved to 8-3 overall.
Grove City vs. Westminster:
| Position | Grove City's Line-up | Result |
| First Singles | Patrick Donahue (So., Lafayette, IN/Lafayette Jefferson) | Won 6-1, 6-0 |
| Second Singles | Phil Springirth (Fr., Erie, PA/Harborcreek) | Won 6-0, 6-3 |
| Third Singles | Nick Zapf (Sr., Pittsburgh, PA/Thomas Jefferson) | Won 0-6, 6-3, (10-5) |
| Fourth Singles | Geoff Gehring (Jr., Madison, OH/Madison) | Lost 7-6 (6), 6-3 |
| Fifth Singles | Chris Spiker (Sr., Grove City, PA/Grove City) | Lost 6-3, 6-7 (5), (10-8) |
| Sixth Singles | Andrew Geisler (Fr., Bradford, PA/Bradford) | Won 6-4, 6-4 |
| First Doubles | Zapf/Spiker | Won 8-5 |
| Second Doubles | Donahue/Spingirth | Won 8-5 |
| Third Doubles | Gehring/Steve Light (So., Lancaster, PA/Manheim Twp.) | Won 8-3 |
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