April 6, 2016
Wolverines down Bethany, stay perfect in PAC
GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College men's tennis stayed perfect in Presidents' Athletic Conference play by earning a hard-fought 8-1 victory over Bethany on Wednesday afternoon at the Walters-Zbell Tennis Courts.
Senior Jon Graber (Atglen, Pa./Octorara) and sophomore Zack Sprunger (Ashland, Ohio/Ashland) pulled out a 7-4 tiebreaker win to give the Wolverines (4-7, 3-0 PAC) a 9-8 first doubles victory and a doubles sweep for a 3-0 lead.
Grove City won four of the six singles flights in straight sets to clinch the match and a 7-0 lead, and junior Nate Roberts (Ocean City, N.J./Ocean City) rallied from a first set loss for a 6-4 second set victory and a 10-5 win in the tiebreaker to give the Wolverines their eighth win.
Drake Berlin earned the lone win for the Bison (4-2, 0-1) at second singles, edging sophomore Jon Fleet (West Chester, Pa./Hendersen) in a 10-point super-tiebreaker.
The Wolverines will look to remain unbeaten in conference play when they host Westminster on Friday at 3:30 p.m.
Grove City vs. Bethany
| Position | Grove City's Lineup | Bethany | Grove City Result |
| First Singles | Jon Graber (Sr., Atglen, Pa./Octorara) | Rhone Thrash | Won 7-5, 6-0 |
| Second Singles | Jon Fleet (So., West Chester, Pa./Hendersen) | Drake Berlin | Lost 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-4) |
| Third Singles | Zack Sprunger (So., Ashland, Ohio/Ashland) | Kyle Booker | Won 6-3, 6-1 |
| Fourth Singles | Jason Wichert (Jr., Collegeville, Pa./Methacton) | Marcus Hooks | Won 6-1, 6-0 |
| Fifth Singles | Nathan Roberts (Jr., Ocean City, N.J./Ocean City) | Chris Ray | Won 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-5) |
| Sixth Singles | Thane Feldeisen (Sr., Ann Arbor, Mich./Greenhills) | Jay O'Donnell | Won 6-1, 6-0 |
| First Doubles | Graber/Sprunger | Berlin/Thrash | Won 9-8 (7-4) |
| Second Doubles | Fleet/Roberts | Booker/Ray | Won 8-6 |
| Third Doubles | Feldeisen/Wichert | Hooks/O'Donnell | Won 8-1 |
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