MARION, Ind. -- No. 1-seed Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis quickly dispatched No. 5-seed Grace (Ind.) 5-0 on Thursday night to advance to the Crossroads League Tournament Championship. IWU will host No. 2-seed Marian (Ind.) on Saturday with the winner advancing to the NAIA National Tournament this spring.

MATCH VITALS

• Crossroads League Tournament Semifinals
• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 5   |   Grace - 0
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 12-0   |   Grace 11-5
• Tournament Seed:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 1   |   Grace - No. 5
• Location:   Sutter Tennis Center   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana 
   

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella/Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Jackson/Copeland (GC) 8-4
• No. 2:  Rachel Bottorff/Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Kurkova/Fitzpatrick (GC) 8-1
• No. 3:  Kelsey Vessels/Olivia Reed (IWU) def. Lawrence/Lewis (GC) 8-2
  
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Rachel Bottorff (IWU) def. Kurkova (GC) 6-0, 6-0
• No. 2:  Marissa Klein (IWU) led Copeland (GC) 5-3
• No. 3:  Alex Mella (IWU) led Jackson (GC) 6-0, 3-0
• No. 4:  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Fitzpatrick (GC) 6-0, 6-0
• No. 5:  Olivia Reed (IWU) led Lawrence (GC) 6-2, 3-0
• No. 6:  Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) led Huber (GC) 6-0, 5-1
   

UP NEXT FOR WOMEN’S TENNIS

• Indiana Wesleyan hosts the Crossroads League Tournament Championship match vs. No. 2-seed Marian (Ind.) on Saturday at the Sutter Tennis Center. The championship match begins at 2 p.m. and the winner earns the Crossroads League automatic bid to the NAIA National Tournament in May.