NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – The four-seeded Westminster men's tennis team won, 7-2, at home against five-seeded Geneva in the first round of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Tournament.

"It's always good to get a PAC Tournament win," said head coach Jeff Layman. "We can't be satisfied with that and need to come out Friday in the semifinals focused against a very good Grove City team."

This marks the first time since 2004 that Westminster (10-5, 4-3 PAC) has won 10 matches in a season.

First-year Ellian Ascencio (Venetia, PA / Peters Township) picked up victories in No. 1 singles (6-4, 6-2) and No. 1 doubles with junior Sam Scotford (Poland, OH / Poland Seminary) (8-3). Junior Jimmy Oberlin (DuBois, PA / DuBois Area) won in No. 2 singles (6-3, 6-2) and in No. 2 doubles with sophomore Jacob Mack (Carnegie, PA / Chartiers Valley) (8-1).

The Titans will next compete against top-seeded Grove City in the PAC Semifinals on Friday, April 29 in Washington, Pa. Start time is 1 p.m.

Singles competition
1. Ellian Ascencio (WES) def. Nate Heidengren (GEN) 6-4, 6-2
2. Jimmy Oberlin (WES) def. Jacques Guillembet (GEN) 6-3, 6-2
3. Sam Scotford (WES) def. Josiah Shaver (GEN) 7-6 (4-0), 6-4
4. Amos Luptak (GEN) def. Logan Mannheimer (WES) 4-6, 6-2, 10-8
5. George Oliver (WES) def. Jadon Hooke (GEN) 2-6, 7-5, 10-6
6. Alex Greissinger (GEN) def. Jacob Mack (WES) 4-6, 7-6 (3-0), 10-5
 
Doubles competition
1. Ellian Ascencio/Sam Scotford (WES) def. Nate Heidengren/Jacques Guillembet (GEN) 8-3
2. Jimmy Oberlin/Jacob Mack (WES) def. Amos Luptak/Jadon Hooke (GEN) 8-1
3. Logan Mannheimer/Noah Weiss (WES) def. Josiah Shaver/Kameron Donaldson (GEN) 8-4