LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- No. 15 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis played their second and third straight NAIA Top-10 opponents on Saturday and earned a split. IWU opened with a morning victory over No. 6 William Carey (Miss.) and then lost their final Spring Break trip match to No. 2 Georgia Gwinnett.

Game Vitals (vs. William Carey)

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 5   |   William Carey - 2
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 22-2   |   William Carey 7-7
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 15   |   William Carey - No. 6
• Location:   GGC Tennis Facility   |   Georgia Gwinnett College   |   Lawrenceville, Georgia
   

Game Vitals (vs. Georgia Gwinnett)

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 0   |   Georgia Gwinnett - 5
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 22-3   |   Georgia Gwinnett - 6-1
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 15   |   Georgia Gwinnett - No. 2
• Location:   GGC Tennis Facility   |   Georgia Gwinnett College   |   Lawrenceville, Georgia

What Went Down (vs. William Carey)

• Indiana Wesleyan took down a second straight NAIA Top-10 program with a 5-2 win over No. 6 William Carey.
• The Wildcats struck early with a pair of doubles victories.
• Indiana Wesleyan won No. 1-singles as Katie Wilson (SR/Middletown, Ind.) and Lucia Solis (FR/Tucuman, Argentina) pulled out an 8-2 victory while the No. 3 team of Kelsey Vessels (JR/Roanoke, Ind.) and Ellen Hornett (JR/Fishers, Ind.) finished an 8-4 win.
• The No. 2-team of Rachel Bottorff (JR/Newburgh, Ind.) and Alex Mella (FR/Libertyville, Ill.) was defeated 8-2.
• Katie Wilson made quick work en route to the win at No. 1-singles with a 6-0, 6-0 victory. Rachel Bottorff secured the team win with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 3-singles.
• Mikayla Marazzi (JR/Abbotsford, BC) suffered the lone IWU loss in singles with a 6-3, 6-2 defeat at No. 5-singles.
• Lucia Solis and Alex Mella were both winning their matches before the match was called when Indiana Wesleyan secured the five points for the win.

What Went Down (vs. Georgia Gwinnett)

• Indiana Wesleyan fell behind 3-0 following the completion of three very competitive matches.
• Kelsey Vessels and Ellen Hornett lost a tight 9-7 match in No. 3-doubles.
• The No. 1 team of Katie Wilson and Lucia Solis plus the No. 2 team of Rachel Bottorff and Alex Mella both lost by identical 8-4 scores.
• Katie Wilson was defeated 6-1 6-0 at No. 1-singles and Alex Mella also lost 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4-singles to conclude the match at 5-0.

Extra! Extra!

• Indiana Wesleyan collected the program’s first ever win over a top-10 opponent on Friday with a 5-2 win over No. 9 Keiser (Fla.) in West Palm Beach, Florida.
  
   

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan finishes their Spring Break trip to the Southeast and heads back home to Marion. IWU plays next on Friday, March 18 against No. 5 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) at the Sutter Tennis Center.