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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