MUNCIE, Ind. -- No. 16 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis had their first match of the spring and played for the first time in over four months. Indiana Wesleyan beat Taylor in the IWU-TU Rivalry Match sponsored by Marion General Hospital in a warmup for their upcoming Spring Break trip.

Game Vitals

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 9   |   Taylor - 0
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 16-0   |   Taylor 9-6
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 16   |   Taylor - Not ranked
• Location:   Muncie YMCA   |   Muncie, Indiana 
• Brief:  No. 16 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis had their first match of the spring and played for the first time in over four months. Indiana Wesleyan beat Taylor in the IWU-TU Rivalry Match sponsored by Marion General Hospital in a warmup for their upcoming Spring Break trip.
   

What Went Down

• The No. 1-doubles team of Lucia Solis (FR/Tucuman, Argentina) and Alex Mella (FR/Libertyville, Ill.) plus the No. 2-doubles team of Rachel Bottorff (JR/Newburgh, Ind.) and Kelsey Vessels (JR/Roanoke, Ind.) each won by scores of 8-3.
• The No. 3-doubles team of Ellen Hornett (JR/Fishers, Ind.) and Courtney Siepman (SR/Plainfield, Ind.) made quick work in an 8-0 victory.
• Lucia Solis won 6-0, 6-1 in No. 1-singles.
• Alex Mella won her No. 2-singles match by a final of 6-1, 6-1.
• Marissa Klein (FR/Evansville, Ind) finished with the point at No. 3-singles by a score of 6-3, 6-2.
• At No. 4-singles, Kelsey Vessels earned a win by a 6-1, 6-0 margin.
• Courtney Siepman won the fifth match with a 6-1, 6-3 score.
• Gabby D’Aniello completed the sweep with a 6-1, 6-4 victory in No. 6-singles.
  
   

Coach’s Corner

• “I thought the girls shook off some rust in doubles and then played very well in singles. This was a really good preparation match for spring break. On spring break we are playing 10 teams ranked in the top-30 in the nation and six of them ranked in the top-10.”  -- IWU head coach Eddy Shigley
   

Extra! Extra!

• The match with Taylor is the first of the spring season. Indiana Wesleyan went unbeaten in the fall season with a 15-0 record as they won the Crossroads League regular season and tournament championships.
  
   

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan opens their Spring Break trip on Friday as they head to the Southeast. Their first game is at No. 12 Cumberland (Tenn.) on Friday in Lebanon, Tennessee.