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Men’s Tennis Bested by Geneva

Men’s Tennis Bested by Geneva

ALTOONA, Pa. – In its final home match of the 2022-23 season, the Penn State Altoona men's tennis team suffered an 8-1 defeat at the hands of non-conference opponent Geneva College on Friday evening at the Adler Tennis Courts.

Geneva (5-5) got off to a strong start by winning all three doubles matches. The Golden Tornadoes proceeded to win five out of six in singles, including coming out on the winning side of several tightly-contested matches, two of which went to tiebreak.

Penn State Altoona (10-4) picked up its lone point of the match in No. 2 singles, where Casey Hess (Annville, PA/Annville-Cleona) defeated his opponent 6-1, 6-3 for his team-leading 10th overall singles win this season.

The Lions close out their regular season schedule on the road tomorrow, Saturday, April 15, facing Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference opponent Mount Aloysius College in a doubleheader. The start time of the first match is slated for 2 p.m., with the day's action taking place at the Ebensburg Tennis Center.