October 3, 2014
Wolverines fall to Mount Union in fall finale
ALLIANCE, Ohio -- The Grove City College men's tennis team concluded the 2014 fall season with a hard-fought 5-4 loss at Mount Union on Friday afternoon.
Senior Peter Riley (Woodbury, Pa./Northern Bedford) was the team's lone double-winner on the day, teaming with classmate Colby Beighey (Fombell, Pa./Riverside) for an 8-6 win at first doubles before defeating the Purple Raiders' Malcolm Leake 6-1, 6-3 at first singles.
Freshman Matt Lynch (Eighty Four, Pa./Bentworth) rallied from a first-set loss to earn a narrow three-set victory at fifth singles while fellow freshman Jon Fleet (West Chester, Pa./Hendersen) also earned a three-set victory at sixth singles.
The Wolverines are scheduled to begin the spring portion of their schedule on March 20 at Westminster.
Grove City at Mount Union
Position | Grove City's Lineup | Mount Union | Grove City Result |
First Singles | Peter Riley (Sr., Woodbury, Pa./Northern Bedford) | Malcolm Leake | Won 6-1, 6-3 |
Second Singles | Colby Beighey (Sr., Fombell, Pa./Riverside) | Rob DeMarco | Lost 6-4, 6-2 |
Third Singles | Dan Schafhauser (Jr., Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) | Ben Swope | Lost 6-3, 6-4 |
Fourth Singles | Jon Graber (Jr., Atglen, Pa./Octorara) | Jeff Williams | Lost 6-3, 6-1 |
Fifth Singles | Matt Lynch (Fr., Eighty Four, Pa./Bentworth) | Jackson Schneider | Won 3-6, 6-2, 11-9 |
Sixth Singles | Jon Fleet (Fr., West Chester, Pa./Hendersen) | Chase Krummel | Won 6-1, 2-6, 10-3 |
First Doubles | Beighey/Riley | DeMarco/Williams | Won 8-6 |
Second Doubles | Graber/Schafhauser | Leake/Schneider | Lost 8-4 |
Third Doubles | Fleet/Lynch | Swope/Krummel | Lost 8-4 |
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