GREENCASTLE, Ind. -- No. 11 Indiana Wesleyan University women’s tennis pulled out a hard fought 6-3 victory over in-state foe DePauw (Ind.) by a 6-3 score on Wednesday evening in Greencastle, Indiana. Following three tightly contested doubles matches the Wildcats earned the team victory with four straight set wins in singles play.

MATCH VITALS

• Score:  Indiana Wesleyan def. DePauw (Ind.), 6-3
• Records:  Indiana Wesleyan 19-6   |   DePauw 5-3
• NAIA Top- 25 Rank:  Indiana Wesleyan - No. 11   |   DePauw - Receiving votes (NCAA III)
• Location:   DePauw Indoor Tennis & Track Center   |   DePauw University   |   Greencastle, Indiana 

DOUBLES

• No. 1:  Alex Mella/Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Maddie Lee/Gretchen Wilder (DPU) 8-6
• No. 2:  Alyssa Seneviratne/Meredith Breda (DPU) def. Ellen Hornett/Olivia Reed (IWU) 8-6
• No. 3:  Rachel Bottorff/Mikayla Marazzi (IWU) def. Megan Galle/Sarah Wilder (DPU) 9-7
   

SINGLES

• No. 1:  Rachel Bottorff (IWU) def. Gretchen Wilder (DPU) 6-0, 6-2
• No. 2:  Alex Mella (IWU) def. Ali Bush (DPU) 6-0, 6-1
• No. 3:  Colleen Morris (DPU) def. Marissa Klein (IWU) 7-6, 6-3
• No. 4:  Lizzie Bauss (IWU) def. Megan Galle (DPU) 6-4, 6-1
• No. 5:  Alyssa Seneviratne (DPU) def. Olivia Reed (IWU) 7-5, 4-6, 10-7
• No. 6:  Thewuni Devaraja (IWU) def. Meredith Breda (DPU) 7-5, 6-4
   

COACH SHIGLEY SAYS…

• “Great match today against a very good DePauw team. The girls played with tremendous heart and courage. Really liked their effort tonight.”
   

UP NEXT FOR WOMEN’S TENNIS

• Indiana Wesleyan will compete in the Olivet Nazarene Invitational this weekend in Bourbonnais, Illinois. IWU opens with a single match on Friday vs. No. 5 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) and then plays a pair of matches on Saturday.