DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- No. 15 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis split a pair of matches in the state of Florida during their difficult Spring Break trip. IWU opened the day with a morning victory over No. 21 Southeastern (Fla.) and finished with a grueling, hard-fought defeat at NCAA DII Embry-Riddle (Fla.).

Game Vitals vs. Southeastern

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 9   |   Southeastern - 0
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 19-1   |   Southeastern 5-3
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 15   |   Southeastern - No. 21
• Location:   Woodlake   |   Southeastern University   |   Lakeland, Florida 
   

Game Vitals vs. Embry-Riddle

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 2   |   Embry-Riddle - 7
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 19-2   |   Embry-Riddle 1-4
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 15   |   Embry-Riddle - Not ranked (NCAA DII)
• Location:   Crotty Tennis Complex   |   Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University   |   Daytona Beach, Florida

What Went Down vs. Southeastern

• Indiana Wesleyan won the Top-25 showdown with No. 21 Southeastern by a 9-0 score.
• No. 2-doubles Rachel Bottorff (JR/Newburgh, Ind.) and Alex Mella (FR/Libertyville, Ill.) plus the No. 3-doubles team of Kelsey Vessels (JR/Roanoke, Ind.) and Ellen Hornett (JR/Fishers, Ind.) both won by 8-0 margins.
• Katie Wilson (SR/Middletown, Ind.) and Lucia Solis (FR/Tucuman, Argentina) cruised to an 8-3 win at No. 1-doubles.
• The Wildcats won their six singles matches in straight sets to clinch the 9-0 team score.
• Lucia Solis won 7-5, 4-1 (retired) at No. 1-singles and Rachel Bottorff claimed a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 2-singles.
• Katie Wilson finished No. 3-singles with a 6-0, 6-4 victory while Alex Mella easily won No. 4-singles by a 6-0, 6-2 outcome.
• Mikayla Marazzi (JR/Abbotsford, BC) won 6-2, 7-6 at No. 5-singles and Marissa Klein (FR/Evansville, Ind) took the point at No. 6-singles with a 6-2, 6-2 victory.
   

What Went Down vs. Embry-Riddle

• Doubles featured three tightly contested matches with Embry-Riddle winning two of the three.
• Kelsey Vessels and Ellen Hornett won 8-6 at No. 3-doubles for the line IWU doubles victory.
• Katie Wilson and Lucia Solis dropped a close 9-7 contest at No. 1-doubles and Rachel Bottorff and Alex Mella lost 8-4 at No. 2-doubles.
• Marissa Klein gained the only singles point for the Wildcats at No. 5-singles. Klein won 7-6, 2-6, 10-6.
• Two Wildcats lost in three sets. Rachel Bottorff was defeated 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 at the top singles position and Lucia Solis dropped a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 decision at No. 2-singles.
• Alex Mella lost 7-5, 6-2 at No. 4-singles and Mikayla Marazzi lost 6-4, 7-5 in the No. 6 match.
• Katie Wilson retired in the first set due to injury.
   

Coach’s Corner

• “The girls played with incredible courage and heart today. They fought hard with every point, even though they played two matches today. We are getting better each time out. We are gaining invaluable experience that will reap benefits at the end of the season.”  -- IWU head coach Eddy Shigley
  
   

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan will continue their Spring Break trip with two more matches on Tuesday. IWU first battles No. 21 Southeastern (Fla.) at 9 a.m. in Lakeland, Florida then plays at NCAA DII Embry-Riddle (Fla.) at 3:30 p.m. in Daytona Beach, Florida.