Gators top Wolverines, 7-2
MEADVILLE, PA, April 16, 2002--The Wolverine tennis team took the early lead at
Allegheny, winning two of three doubles points, but the Gators rallied to sweep
all six singles matches to post a 7-2 victory in Meadville on Tuesday.
Sophomore Patrick Donahue (Lafayette, IN/Lafayette Jefferson) and freshman Phil Springirth (Erie, PA/Harborcreek), this week's Presidents' Athletic Conference player of the week, improved to 7-1 at second doubles with an 8-6 victory. Junior Geoff Gehring (Madison, OH/Madison) and sophomore Steve Light (Lancaster, PA/Manheim Twp.) won by the same margin at third doubles to move to 8-1 on the season.
Grove City dropped to 10-5 overall.
Grove City vs. Allegheny:
| Position | Grove City's Line-up | Result |
| First Singles | Patrick Donahue (So., Lafayette, IN/Lafayette Jefferson) | Lost 6-1, 6-3 |
| Second Singles | Phil Springirth (Fr., Erie, PA/Harborcreek) | Lost 6-1, 6-0 |
| Third Singles | Nick Zapf (Sr., Pittsburgh, PA/Thomas Jefferson) | Lost 6-1, 6-1 |
| Fourth Singles | Geoff Gehring (Jr., Madison, OH/Madison) | Lost 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 |
| Fifth Singles | Steve Light (So., Lancaster, PA/Manheim Twp.) | Lost 6-1, 6-3 |
| Sixth Singles | Andrew Geisler (Fr., Bradford, PA/Bradford) | Lost 7-5, 7-5 |
| First Doubles | Zapf/Chris Spiker (Sr., Grove City, PA/Grove City) | Lost 8-2 |
| Second Doubles | Donahue/Spingirth | Won 8-6 |
| Third Doubles | Gehring/Light | Won 8-6 |
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