MOBILE, Ala. -- No. 8 Indiana Wesleyan University made quick work of No. 9 Middle Georgia State in a 5-0 victory in the NAIA Women’s Tennis National Championship Second Round in Mobile, Alabama. The win gives Indiana Wesleyan their first ever appearance in the national quarterfinals.

Game Vitals

• Tournament:  NAIA National Championship - Second Round
• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 5   |   Middle Georgia State - 0
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 33-6   |   Middle Georgia State 15-8
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 8   |   Middle Georgia State - No. 9
• Location:   Copeland-Cox Tennis Center   |   Mobile, Alabama 
   

What Went Down

• Indiana Wesleyan swept doubles play and led 3-0 early.
• The No. 1-doubles team of Katie Wilson (SR/Middletown, Ind.) and Lucia Solis (FR/Tucuman, Argentina) plus the No. 2-doubles team of Rachel Bottorff (JR/Newburgh, Ind.) and Alex Mella (FR/Libertyville, Ill.) both won by 8-5 scores. The No. 1 team trailed 5-2 before winning the final six games while the No. 2 team trailed 4-1.
• Kelsey Vessels (JR/Roanoke, Ind.) and Ellen Hornet earned an 8-3 victory at No. 3-doubles.
• Lucia Solis did not lose a game at No. 2-singles en route to a 6-0, 6-0 victory.
• Mikayla Marazzi (JR/Abbotsford, BC) collected a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 5-singles.
  
   

Coach’s Corner

• “This is a historic win tonight. First time for the women’s tennis team to make it to the Elite Eight. We will enjoy this win tonight then go back to work tomorrow as we have a very difficult challenge as we face No. 1-seed Georgia Gwinnett.”  -- IWU head coach Eddy Shigley
   

Extra! Extra!

• Indiana Wesleyan improves to 12-16 all-time at the NAIA National Championship. The victory on Wednesday was the first ever in the Second Round.
• Indiana Wesleyan was one of eight teams to earn byes in the First Round.
• Katie Wilson broke the program record with her 115th career doubles victory.
  
   

Next Time Out

• Indiana Wesleyan will battle No. 1-seed Georgia Gwinnett in the NAIA National Championship Quarterfinals. That match will be at 10 a.m. ET on Thursday in Mobile, Alabama.