MARION, Ind. -- No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis defeated No. 17 Northwestern Ohio and No. 18 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) to end the regular season on Senior Day at the Mark Richards Classic. The wins give Indiana Wesleyan a new program record with 28 wins in a season.

Game Vitals vs. Olivet Nazarene

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 5   |   Olivet Nazarene - 1
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 27-6   |   Olivet Nazarene 9-8
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 9   |   Olivet Nazarene - No. 18
• Location:   Sutter Tennis Center   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana 
   

What Went Down vs. Olivet Nazarene

• Indiana Wesleyan won two of the three doubles matches for the early 2-1 lead.
• Katie Wilson (SR/Middletown, Ind.) and Lucia Solis (FR/Tucuman, Argentina) won 8-1 at the top doubles position while Kelsey Vessels (JR/Roanoke, Ind.) and Ellen Hornett (JR/Fishers, Ind.) pulled out an 8-2 victory at No. 3-doubles. The No. 2 team of Rachel Bottorff (JR/Newburgh, Ind.) and Alex Mella (FR/Libertyville, Ill.) were defeated 8-6.
• Indiana Wesleyan won the only three singles matches that were completed as it gave them five points for the team win.
• Rachel Bottorff won 6-2 6-0 at No. 3-singles, Mikayla Marazzi (JR/Abbotsford, BC) earned a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 5-singles, and Marissa Klein (FR/Evansville, Ind) collected the point at No. 6-singles with a 6-2, 6-0 victory.
  
   

Game Vitals vs. Northwestern Ohio

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 5   |   Northwestern Ohio - 1
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 28-6   |   Northwestern Ohio 10-8
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 9   |   Northwestern Ohio - No. 17
• Location:   Sutter Tennis Center   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana 
   

What Went Down vs. Northwestern Ohio

• Indiana Wesleyan once again earned two points in doubles play. Katie Wilson and Lucia Solis won 8-0 at No. 1 while Rachel Bottorff and Alex Mella were victorious 8-3 at No. 2. The No. 3 team of Kelsey Vessels and Ellen Hornett lost 8-4.
• The Wildcats won the first three singles matches that were completed to earn the 5-1 team victory.
• Lucia Solis captured a 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 win at No. 2-singles, Rachel Bottorff gained a point at No. 3-singles with a 6-0, 6-1 score, and Mikayla Marazzi won 6-1 6-1 at No. 5-singles.
  
   

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan awaits the release of the 206 NAIA Women’s Tennis National Championship bracket. The national tournament will be held May 17-20 in Mobile, Alabama.