March 17, 2012
Wolverines edge Mercyhurst
GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College men's tennis team opened the home portion of the 2012 season Saturday afternoon by pulling out a 5-4 victory over NCAA Division II member Mercyhurst at the Grove City College Courts.
The Wolverines (2-1) secured the win by splitting the six singles matches. Senior Scott Yanak (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper Saint Clair) rallied for a three-set win at fourth singles to help Grove City erase a 4-3 deficit.
The Wolverines will open Presidents' Athletic Conference play Monday, March 26 at Thiel. The match will begin at 4 p.m.
Mercyhurst at Grove City
| Position | Grove City's Lineup | Mercyhurst | Grove City Result |
| First Singles | Caleb Fuller (Jr., Columbus, Ind./Homeschooled) | Keith Whittingham | Lost 6-1, 6-1 |
| Second Singles | Peter Riley (Fr., Woodbury, Pa./Northern Bedford) | Jorn van der Veer | Lost 6-3, 6-2 |
| Third Singles | Anthony Rosselli (Jr., Poland, Ohio/Poland) | Mauricio Canton Diaz | Won 6-2, 6-2 |
| Fourth Singles | Scott Yanak (Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) | Eric Drusko | Won 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 |
| Fifth Singles | Steve Harrison (Sr., Centreville, Md./Queen Anne's Co.) | Mike Vinopal | Lost 6-4, 6-1 |
| Sixth Singles | Andrew Deckert (Jr., Mechanicsburg, Pa./East Pennsboro) | Kamil Kepka | Won 6-3, 7-6 |
| First Doubles | Fuller/Rosselli |
van der Veer/ Whittingham |
Lost 8-1 |
| Second Doubles | Deckert/Riley | Drusko/Vinopal | Won 8-6 |
| Third Doubles | Harrison/Yanak |
Canton Diaz/ Dylan Wiesner |
Won 8-6 |
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