April 16, 2016
Wolverines stay perfect in PAC with pair of sweeps
GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College men's tennis team remained unbeaten in Presidents' Athletic Conference play by sweeping league foes Geneva and Westminster 9-0 and 9-0 in a pair of matches on Saturday morning and afternoon at the Walters-Zbell Tennis Courts.
Five different Wolverines earned four victories between the two matches. Sophomore Jon Fleet (West Chester, Pa./Hendersen) defeated Geneva's Eric Abbott at first singles and Westminster's Kornel Foremski at second singles while teaming with junior Nathan Roberts (Ocean City, N.J./Ocean City) for a pair of victories at second doubles. Roberts also added individual wins at fourth singles against Geneva and fifth singles against Westminster.
Sophomore Zack Sprunger (Ashland, Ohio/Ashland) downed Jesse Hooke for a second-singles win over the Golden Tornadoes before returning to his usual third singles flight for a win over Westminster's Ethan McCarthy. Sprunger also earned a pair of wins at first doubles, pairing with junior Jimmy Covatto (Beaver, Pa./Beaver) against Geneva and with senior Jon Graber (Atglen, Pa./Octorara) against the Titans.
Senior Thane Feldeisen (Ann Arbor, Mich./Greenhills) and junior Jason Wichert (Collegeville, Pa./Methacton) won at third doubles in both matches. Wichert earned individual wins at third and fourth singles, respectively, while Feldeisen won in the fifth and sixth slots.
Grove City didn’t drop a single set in
either match.
The Wolverines (7-7, 6-0 PAC) host Thiel on Monday at 4 p.m. in conference action.
Grove City vs. Geneva
Position | Grove City's Lineup | Geneva | Grove City Result |
First Singles | Jon Fleet (So., West Chester, Pa./Hendersen) | Eric Abbott | Won 6-0, 6-2 |
Second Singles | Zack Sprunger (So., Ashland, Ohio/Ashland) | Jesse Hooke | Won 6-2, 6-4 |
Third Singles | Jason Wichert (Jr., Collegeville, Pa./Methacton) | Evan Shaw | Won 6-1, 6-1 |
Fourth Singles | Nathan Roberts (Jr., Ocean City, N.J./Ocean City) | David Streit | Won 6-1, 6-1 |
Fifth Singles | Thane Feldeisen (Sr., Ann Arbor, Mich./Greenhills) | Caleb Hoal | Won 6-1, 6-3 |
Sixth Singles | Miguel Esteban Diaz (Fr., Soria, Spain/IES Castilla) | Ethan Stahl | Won 6-0, 6-4 |
First Doubles | Sprunger/Jimmy Covatto (Jr., Beaver, Pa./Beaver) | Abbott/Shaw | Won 8-1 |
Second Doubles | Fleet/Roberts | Hooke/Streit | Won 8-4 |
Third Doubles | Feldeisen/Wichert | Hoal/Stahl | Won 8-2 |
Grove City vs. Westminster
Position | Grove City's Lineup | Westminster | Grove City Result |
First Singles | Jon Graber (Sr., Atglen, Pa./Octorara) | A.J. May | Won 6-1, 6-0 |
Second Singles | Jon Fleet (So., West Chester, Pa./Hendersen) | Kornel Foremski | Won 6-2, 6-0 |
Third Singles | Zack Sprunger (So., Ashland, Ohio/Ashland) | Ethan McCarthy | Won 6-0, 6-2 |
Fourth Singles | Jason Wichert (Jr., Collegeville, Pa./Methacton) | Bryan Greig | Won 6-1, 6-1 |
Fifth Singles | Nathan Roberts (Jr., Ocean City, N.J./Ocean City) | Jon Clark | Won 6-1, 6-1 |
Sixth Singles | Thane Feldeisen (Sr., Ann Arbor, Mich./Greenhills) | Dylan Mick | Won 6-0, 6-1 |
First Doubles | Graber/Sprunger | May/Foremski | Won 8-6 |
Second Doubles | Fleet/Roberts | McCarthy/Greig | Won 8-2 |
Third Doubles | Feldeisen/Wichert | Clark/Mick | Won 8-1 |
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