TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) - Top-seeded Allegheny College and second seed Grove City College both posted 4-0 sweeps Thursday in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Men's Tennis Semifinals and will face off in the Tournament Championship Match Saturday at 3 pm at Allegheny.

Two-time defending champion Allegheny (19-6) advanced to their third straight final with a sweep over Saint Vincent (16-5). The Gators collected 6-1 wins at second doubles from freshman Arick Baldwin (Oakwood, Ohio/Oakwood) and freshman Olivier Erkens (Gouda, Netherlands/Coornhert Gymnasium) and at third doubles from junior Benedek Kaibas (Salgótarján, Hungary/Mikszáth Kálmán Gimnázium) and freshman Levente Mihaly (Békéscsaba, Hungary/Békéscsabai SZC Széchenyi István) to clinch the point in doubles and take a 1-0 lead into singles.

Action in singles quickly went Allegheny's way, with straight-set wins at the top three positions. Posting 6-0, 6-0 victories was freshman Kristian Janci (Kysucké Nové Mesto, Slovakia/The British International School Shanghai) at No. 1 and senior Anton Hedlund (Hovas, Sweden/Katrinelundsgymnasiet) at No. 2. The final win came at third singles, where Mihaly was a 6-0, 6-1 winner.

In the other semifinal, Grove City (11-4) won at first and third doubles to take the lead against Franciscan (10-7). The initial win was the tandem of senior Nathan Clark (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway) and freshman Kiser Swain (Frisco, Texas/Omar Trevino) by a 6-1 count at third doubles, while the duo of junior Benjamin Jones (Clayton, N.C. Clayton) and freshman Allen Morris (Perry, Ohio/Perry) were 6-3 winners at No. 1.

The Wolverines' spot in the championship match was clinched with three singles wins. Already up a set at fifth singles, freshman Garrett Ranney (Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) won by retirement, which was followed by a 6-0, 6-4 triumph by Morris at second singles. The last win that propelled Grove City into the final came at No. 6 where sophomore Eric Jordan (Landisville, Pa./Hempfield) logged a 6-1, 6-2 win.

Allegheny won the regular season meeting at Grove City by a 7-0 score on April 3rd. This will be the third year in a row the teams are meeting in the final, with the Gators winning the previous two by identical 5-1 scores. A win by Allegheny would be their seventh PAC crown in program history, while the Wolverines will be trying to win their 30th conference title.

The winner of the PAC Championship Tournament earns 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 5 with first-, second- and third-round matches slated for Friday-Sunday, May 9-11.

Quarterfinals - Tuesday, April 22, 2025
No. 4 Saint Vincent 4, No. 5 W&J 1 - Box Score
No. 3 Franciscan 4, No. 6 Westminster 0 - Box Score

Semifinals - Thursday, April 24, 2025
No. 2 Grove City 4, No. 3 Franciscan 0 - Box Score
No. 1 Allegheny 4, No. 4 Saint Vincent 0 - Box Score

Championship - Saturday, April 26, 2025
No. 2 Grove City (11-4) at No. 1 Allegheny (19-6) - 3 pm