CEDARVILLE, Ohio -- The Indiana Wesleyan University men’s tennis team suffered a nail-biting 5-4 defeat on Thursday at Cedarville (Ohio) in the NCCAA Midwest Regional. Three Wildcats failed to pick up the decisive fifth point in three set losses during singles competition. 

Game Vitals

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 4   |   Cedarville - 5
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 10-9   |   Cedarville 12-6
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - Not ranked   |   Cedarville - Not ranked (NCAA II)
• Location:   Johnson-Murdoch Tennis Complex   |   Cedarville University   |   Cedarville, Ohio
   

What Went Down

• Cedarville gained the early 2-1 advantage following the completion of doubles matches.
• Austin Christner (SO/Goshen, Ind.) and Andrew Block (FR/Fishers, Ind.) captured the lone double point for Indiana Wesleyan with an 8-1 win at No. 3.
• Leonard Mathews (SR/Merrillville, Ind.) and Brandon Dubuque (SR/Marion, Ind.) fell 8-6 at No. 1-doubles while the No. 2 team of Tyler Abbott (FR/Atlanta, Ga.) and Daniel Smith (SR/Crown Point, Ind.) were defeated 8-5.
• The Wildcats and Yellow Jackets split the six singles matches which was enough for Cedarville to earn the team victory at 5-4.
• Tyler Abbot won 6-4, 6-1 at No. 3-singles play. Austin Christner picked up a 6-4, 7-5 win at No. 5-singles while Andrew Block was victorious 6-3, 6-1 at No. 6-singles.
• All three Indiana Wesleyan singles losses were three set defeats.
• Leonard Mathews was defeated 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 at No. 1-singles, Brandon Dubuque fell 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 at No. 2-singles, and Daniel Smith lost 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4-singles.
  
   

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan hosts the Mark Richards Memorial Tournament next weekend at the Sutter Tennis Center. IWU will play one match on Friday and two more on Saturday.