MACON, Ga. -- No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis captured a huge 5-1 win at No. 8 Middle Georgia State on Friday in their second top-10 match of the day. IWU had the lead in two unfinished singles matches and a tie in the third before the match was called when the Wildcats earned the team victory.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan - 5   |   Middle Georgia State - 1
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 14-1   |   Middle Georgia State 1-2
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 7   |   Middle Georgia State - No. 8
• Location:   John Drew Smith Tennis Center   |   Middle Georgia State University   |   Macon, Georgia 
   

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Gokhale/Persiani (MGS) def. Alex Mella/Lizzie Bauss (IWU), 8-4
• No. 2:  Ellen Hornett/Oliva Reed (IWU) def. Ashley/Garcia (MGS), 8-1
• No. 3:  Rachel Bottorff/Thewani Devaraja (IWU) def. Heer/Cocoma (MGS), 8-1
  
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Rachel Bottorff (IWU) def. Persiani (MGS) 6-3, 6-1
• No. 2:  Alex Mella (IWU) vs. Gokhale (MGS) 3-6, 6-2 unfinished
• No. 3:  Marissa Klein (IWU) def. Ashley (MGS) 6-1, 6-0
• No. 4:  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) vs. Heer (MGS) 7-6, 1-0 unfinished
• No. 5:  Olivia Reed (IWU) vs. Garcia (MGS) 6-2, 4-1 unfinished
• No. 6:  Thewani Devaraja (IWU) def. Nino (MGS) 6-1, 6-1
   

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

• “Great win today against the No. 8 team in the country. We had tremendous composure and better patience this afternoon. Our point structure was greatly improved this afternoon.”
  
   

UP NEXT FOR WOMEN’S TENNIS

• Indiana Wesleyan plays two more top-25 matches on Saturday in the Georgia Gwinnett Invitational in Lawrenceville, Georgia. IWU plays a morning match vs. No. 25 Cumberlands (Ky.) at 9 a.m. and then No. 19 Xavier (La.) at 5 p.m.