MOBILE, Ala. -- Top seed Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis began their quest for a NCCAA national championship in convincing fashion with a 5-0 victory over Southern Wesleyan (S.C.) on Tuesday in pool play action. IWU completes pool play Tuesday morning against Dallas Baptist (Texas).

Game Vitals

• Tournament:  NCCAA National Championship - Pool Play
• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 5   |   Southern Wesleyan - 0
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan   29-6   |   Southern Wesleyan 8-14
• Location:   Copeland-Cox Tennis Center   |   Mobile, Alabama 
   

What Went Down

• Indiana Wesleyan dominated doubles matches as Southern Wesleyan managed to win just three combined games.
• Lucia Solis (FR/Tucuman, Argentina) and Katie Wilson (SR/Middletown, Ind.) opened with an 8-0 win at No. 1, Rachel Bottorff (JR/Newburgh, Ind.) and Alex Mella (FR/Libertyville, Ill.) earned an 8-2 victory, and the team of Kelsey Vessels (JR/Roanoke, Ind.) and Ellen Hornett (JR/Fishers, Ind.) won 8-1 at No. 3-doubles.
• The Wildcats won the first two completed singles matches to earn the 5-0 team victory
• Rachel Bottorff was up 5-1 in the first set of No. 3-singles when Chyna Jones was forced to retire.
• Marissa Klein (FR/Evansville, Ind) made quick work of Elizabeth Mulkey at No. 6-single by a 6-0, 6-0 margin.
  
   

Coach’s Corner

•  “The girls played very well today. We had a terrific week of practice and today we saw the fruit of that disciplined focused practice.”  -- IWU head coach Eddy Shigley
   

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan plays Dallas Baptist (Texas) at 9:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday in the final match of pool play.