Box Scores: vs. Denison | vs. Oberlin

GRANVILLE, Ohio -- The Allegheny men's tennis team fell to Denison, 5-1, in its opener of the Great Lakes Colleges Association Tournament, but then rebounded for a 5-0 victory over Oberlin on Friday.

The Gators (7-8) swept doubles play before Mike Provenzano and Jonathan Jordan snagged singles victories to clinch the Blue and Gold win against Oberlin (3-16). Provenzano defeated Joe Leffler at second singles, 6-2, 6-2. Jordan claimed his point at sixth singles against Sergio Sanchez, 6-1, 6-1.

In doubles competition, Max Hennessy and Ben Hurtuk defeated Ben Godlove and Eliot Heaten on the first tier, 8-2. Provenzano and Jordan handled Leffler and Sam Townie at second doubles, 8-3, while Jacob Allmaras and Alex Bonfiglio swept Sanchez and Peder Davis, 8-0, at thirds.

In the loss to Denison (12-1), which is ranked ninth in the Central Region, Allmaras and Bonfiglio claimed the only Gator point. They defeated Tom Cawood and Adam Seeley at third doubles, 8-5.

Allegheny will be in action again on Saturday when it takes on Wabash. The match will happen at Kenyon, beginning at 9 a.m.