MARION, Ind. -- Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis made quick work of Crossroads League rival Grace (Ind.) on Thursday in a 9-0 sweep. Grace managed to win just eight games all day as Indiana Wesleyan prepares for an important day of play on Saturday.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 9   |   Grace - 0
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 2-0, 2-0 Crossroads League   |   Grace 1-1, 1-1 Crossroads League
• Location:   Sutter Tennis Center   |   Indiana Wesleyan University   |   Marion, Indiana 
   

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella/Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Natalie Kurkova/Jenna Jackson (GC), 8-0
• No. 2:  Lizzie Bauss/Olivia Reed (IWU) def. Carrie Copeland/Molly Fitzpatrick (GC), 8-1
• No. 3:  Rachel Bottorff/Kelsey Vessels (IWU) def. Gabrielle Lawrence/Mariah Lewis (GC), 8-0
  
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Rachel Bottorff (IWU) def. Natalie Kurkova (GC), 6-1, 6-0
• No. 2:  Marissa Klein (IWU) def. Carrie Copeland (GC), 6-2, 6-1
• No. 3:  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Jenna Jackson (GC), 6-0, 6-0
• No. 4:  Alex Mella (IWU) def. Molly Fitzpatrick (GC), 6-1, 6-1
• No. 5:  Oliva Reed (IWU) def. Gabrielle Lawrence (GC), 6-0, 6-1
• No. 6:  Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Jayna Huber (GC), 6-0, 6-0
   

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

• “The girls are playing phenomenal tennis. Really proud of their consistency of play and patience on the court. Saturday will be a test of our character for our young team as we play both Marian (Ind.) and Taylor (Ind.).”
  
   

UP NEXT FOR WOMEN’S TENNIS

• Indiana Wesleyan will play a pair of Crossroads League matches on Saturday. First up is Marian (Ind.) at Sutter Tennis Center with a 10 a.m. start time and the team will travel after that game to play at Taylor (Ind.) in Upland at 3 p.m.