Allegheny to Host Grove City for PAC Men's Tennis Title Gators, Wolverines Post Semifinal Wins to Reach Final 4/25/2024 9:45:00 PM TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) - Defending champion and top seed Allegheny College and second-seeded Grove City College cruised to wins in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Men's Tennis Tournament semifinals Thursday to advance to Saturday's championship match. The Gators (14-5) were winners by a 5-1 score over the fourth seed Franciscan University (8-11) in Meadville to reach the championship match for the chance to defend their title. Allegheny claimed an 8-2 win at first doubles and an 8-6 decision at second doubles to carry a 2-1 lead into singles. Allegheny quickly seized control in singles, winning the first set in all six flights. Gator junior Will Jarvie (Wilton, Conn./Wilton) won his second match of the day with a 6-2, 6-0 victory at third singles. Following a straight-set win by freshman Reid Stasolla (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) at sixth singles, senior Guillaume Emiliano Loinard-Gonzalez (Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico/Universidad Jefferson Morelia) pushed the Gators into Saturday's final with a 6-1, 6-2 victory at fifth singles. Grove City swept their way to the PAC final by virtue of a 5-0 win over the third-seed Saint Vincent College (15-7). The Wolverines won first and second doubles by 8-2 counts and claimed an 8-3 victory at third double for a 3-0 advantage. Needing just two wins in singles, Grove City quickly claimed those to advance. Senior Collier Kaufmann (Lowell, Mich./Lowell) did not drop a game at fourth singles, while sophomore Benjamin Jones (Clayton, N.C./Clayton) picked up a 6-1, 6-0 victory at first singles to cement the win and the trip to the final. Saturday's final, which is scheduled to start at 1 pm Saturday in Meadville, will be the second straight year the Gators and Wolverines match up in the championship tilt. Last season, Allegheny won by a 5-1 count to capture the PAC crown and earn their first NCAA Tournament berth as a team. All Tournament matches use the nine-point team format with the first team to five (5) individual match wins moving forward. The winner of the PAC Championship Tournament will receive the conference's automatic-qualifying bid to the NCAA Division III Championship. Team selections for the Division III Championships will be announced on Monday, May 6 with first-, second- and third-round matches slated for Friday-Sunday, May 10-12. 2024 PAC Men's Tennis Championship Tournament Tuesday, April 23 4:30 p.m. Quarterfinal #4 Franciscan 5, #5 Washington & Jefferson 0 Steubenville, Ohio 4 p.m. Quarterfinal #3 Saint Vincent 5, #6 Geneva 2 Latrobe, Pa. Thursday, April 25 4 p.m. Semifinal (1) #1 Allegheny 5, #4 Franciscan 1 Meadville, Pa. TBA Semifinal (2) #2 Grove City 5, #3 Saint Vincent 0 Grove City, Pa. Saturday, April 27 Championship start time tentative 1 p.m. Championship #2 Grove City at #1 Allegheny Meadville, Pa.