March 27, 2006
Grove City tops Thiel 8-1, gives Walters win No. 300
GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College men's tennis team improved to 3-1 overall and 3-0 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference Monday afternoon with an 8-1 victory over PAC rival Thiel at the Grove City College Courts. It is Grove City's third straight victory.
The victory is also the 300th tennis coaching victory for 34th-year Grove City head coach Joe Walters. Walters has a 289-111 record as men's tennis coach. He also guided Grove City's women's tennis team to an 11-1 mark in 2004. Monday's match was also Walters' 400th as head men's tennis coach.
Grove City will visit Allegheny Wednesday afternoon in non-conference action.
Thiel at Grove City:
| Position | Grove City's Lineup | Thiel | Grove City Result |
| First Singles | Brent Moon (Sr., Lima, Ohio/Shawnee) | Brian Gowday | Won 6-3, 6-2 |
| Second Singles | John Moyer (Fr., Pittsburgh, Pa./Shady Side Academy) | Keith Williams | Won 6-0, 6-0 |
| Third Singles | Chris Baker (So., Bethlehem, Pa./Erie McDowell) | Geno Bianco | Won 6-1, 6-1 |
| Fourth Singles | Jeremy Dwyer (Fr., Duncansville, Pa./Hollidaysburg) | Tyler Ochs | Won 6-2, 6-1 |
| Fifth Singles | Sam Fortna (Sr., Annville, Pa./Annville-Cleona) | Zachary Richards | Won 6-0, 6-1 |
| Sixth Singles | Kyle Johnson (Fr., Arlington Heights, Ill./St. Viatos) | Blake Betteridge | Won 6-1, 7-5 |
| First Doubles | Moon/Moyer | Gowday/Williams | Won 8-1 |
| Second Doubles | Johnson/Dwyer | Bianco/Ochs | Lost 8-6 |
| Third Doubles | Baker/Fortna | Richards/Mark Coney | Won 8-1 |
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